Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-23
B1HalNGHAM STATE HERALD SATURDAY.. JAN0ARY g.
This report was adopted By INGENIOUS

This report was adopted By unanimous
vote
A paper on coast and harbor defense
was read by Thomas Ewing Miller. rep
resenting the navy.
An able paper on the Importance of the
navy as a defense to the coasts of the
country was read by Lieut.. W. F. Full
loTn. of the cruiser Raleigh.
w. b. Halderman, of the Louisville
Courier Journal, Offered a resolution of
thanks on behalf of the convention to the
Tampa Board Of Trade and II. B. Plant.
This was adopted with enthusiasm.
The following was introduced and
adopted:
Resolved. That when this convention
adtourns, It adjournS subject to the call
of the president and pending the next
meeting of this convention the executive
committee ts authorized to maintain the
Organization by filling all vacancies that
may occur.
Resolved, That the next meeting of the
convention be held at Washington, ID. O.
Col, w. D. chipley, of Pensacola, pre-
scented In the name Of President Ill. b.
Plant and the officers of the Dattlesnlp
Raleigh an invitation to the delegates
and visitors to visit the ship at o'clock
this Afternoon. Mr.. Plant placing spe-
cial train at their disposal. The invita-
ton was accepted, and the delegates had
q royal time.
W.B. Haldeman, of Kentucky, offered
a motion that the thanks of the conven-
ton be extended to the Tampa Board or
Trade and President Plant for the mag
nificent manner In which they have been
entertained here, which motion was
adopted.
A. b. Farquhar, of Pennsylvania, was
introduced to read a lengthy paper on
coast defense and Notifications.
CoLChipley then asked that Capt. Ed
ward Davis, who was present as the rep
resentatiye of Gen. Miles. commander-in-
chief Of the army. be called upon, which
was done. Capt. Davis thanked the con-
vention but said that the ground had al
ready been fully covered by that distln-
guished- veteran. Gen. Schofield
Cox John P. Nicholson. of Philadelphia,
then. took the fioor and electrified his
hearers by a short address.
The following from Col A K. Mcclure,
OF the Philadelphia Times, shows the i'm
portance he attaches to the convention
and its object:
The subject that has summoned this
national convention is one that should in
terest- every patriotic citizen in every sec
ton of the country. Independent OF the
fact that the ports Of the south receive
commerce from fully one-third of the
states. of the union, north and south, all
must be interested in putting our entire
sea ports in the best defensive position
possible. This has been much neglected
by the government and there Is eminent
for an expression to come from represent
tative men of every state of the union de-
manding improved defenses for the SOUTH
ern coast. In addition to the question OF
improving the defenses of our southern
harbors I regard the Tampa convention
as specially important at this time II
will bring together representative men In
politics and business from every section
of the union. Such intercourse at this
time to promote cause OF general inter-
est, cannot but be wholesale In bringing
our people into closer business and politt-
cal sympathy and hating the present
tendency to sectionaiism that has extend
ed beyond the old sectionalism of the
north and south. Political organization
on sectional lines is grave peril to ma
tional harmony and TO national prosper
ity. There is not an interest In the west
and south that Is not the interest OF the
north and east. They are on different
lines and run in different channels, but
while they are distinct as the pillows
they are one as the sea In hindering or
advancing the prosperity OF our great
republic"
Col Isaac H. Trabue, of Punta Gorda,
presented a resolution urging the inn
provement OF Charlotte harbor, which the
secretary began.to read, but on motion of
w. A. Carter Il was referred without
further consideration to the proper COM
Col. chipIey moved that the secretary
incorporate all papers which had been
read in the regular proceedings of the
convention, which motion was adopted.
Col Chipley also extended TO the con-
yention an invitation which he had re-
ceived from the officers of the good roads
congress to be held at Orlando, beginning
Feb. 2. The secretary was instructed to
reply to the officers of the association.
thanking them for the courtesy.
The convention, having disposed of all
business properly coming before 1t, then
adjourned.