The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-24
MIR. SEARCH ELECTED
MADE PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN
MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION.
He Is PrOtectionist and Delivers an
phia to BE Next Meeting Place.

CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-This was the third
and last days session OF the meeting of
the American Manufacturers Association.
Mr.. Pliney Jewell, chairman of the nomin-
ating committee, announced that the COM
committee had nominated Mr.. Theodore c.
Search, of Philadelphia, for president, Mr..
Dolan having declined denomination on
account of sickness. Mr.. Search was then
elected president unanimously. Mr.. Search,
in accepting, saii AN association OF
American manufacturers organized for the
patriotic purpose of widening the markets
of our people and protecting our industrial
interests is one which must appeal to
the common sense and patriotism OF every
man enga yed in industrial enterprises. At
this time there are no objects that ap-
peal to the American people with more
force than these-tariff for protection to
American industries; an abundance of rev.
enue for maintaining national credits:
reciprocity with other nations to market
our surplus and the Nicaraguan canal to
make masters of American continental
waterways" He claimed our years OF pros
perity were identified with high tariff and
said: The lessons of our people under
We have AL been attending school. The
fees high, but let US hope that with
returning reason we shall never forget the
greatest economic lessons of the age and
that our demands for adequate protection
to all American Industries shall be fully
met by Congress which shall have faith
in itself TO dare to re-enact the Mckinley
bill or any other bill with sufficient viril-
ity to meet the situation. An abundance
of revenue is to-day one thing most needed
by our market; without ii we drifting
toward the straight road to bankruptcy, ma
tional and individual. Restore ii and
progress will Immediately. reassert itself
and we shall once more take up the march
for national power and Industrial enter
prise" He also ADVOCATED reciprocity and
strongly recommended the building OF the
Nicaraguan canal. the control of which.
he said, should rest solely with the United
States.
The committee on resolutions reported
resolutions petitioning Congress to author
ize the Interstate-commerce Commission TO
prepare a uniform classification OF freight
rates and to order the same put in effect
on all the railroads in the United States en-
gagged in interstate commerce. Also a res
olution favoring the creation of a depart
ment of manufacturers and one urging the
United States Senate 10 pass promptly the
emergency revenue bill.
Robert Laidlaw and e. P. Wilson, both
of Cincinnati, were reelected treasurer
and secretary, respectively. TIE following
gentlemen were nominated for vice pres-
dents by the delegat tons. from their re-
H. L. Storey; Connecticut. Pliney Jewell
Delaware Wash. Hastings; Georgia, j. +.
Hanson; Illinois, John b. Kirk; Indiana,
F; E. studebaker; Michigan, J. B. Howarth;
- l. r.irgsla1; New Jersey. BENJAMIN
Atha; Nebraska, n. c. Peter; New York.
Warner Miller; Ohio. Thomas b.. Egan;
Pennsvlvania, John H. Converse: Oregon,
E. J. Cole; Tennessee, c. d. Mitchell: Wis
consin, r. w. Sivyer.
Philadelphia was selected as the next
place of meeting. The date to be fixed by
the executive committee.
A resolution favorng the fostering OF
trade with Mexico was adopted. as was one
offered by II. L. Story. of California. call
ing on Congress TO treat domestic sugar as
II does wool and all agricultural products.
The convention then finally adjourned.