The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-18

+ IN" election of directors wan next 4,
""""' lhe following NcrO elected
| olt ~ W MlchauN. nuuAton
Z 'N' y iieckiuau San Antonio
"'l thnrlea Manguld. naiinn
iosrhh q. iluOfh. Auatu f. NJ
"nh'e1I Austin H. NJ. Finch Almlln.
iost q W J. Hughes ualyeatou
"at II Thomas II Farmer waco.
'"i James uurrl,Y. Cnricaua
'Ht " Nniciry, iutt Worth
'", g. n,nnttt Ghlncsrlue
i1'' .'"n 81 l.rKor LlCiaaer
""uliu"l non Of rlaunip Was newt Ia
"'""' Ml Hlnhem placed INA nomination
N'' Homer + WILSON of Fou l,,ul lie
"''V hr'utitui aperch. a4tnE tLat tt,
Np"" 'h!lurnocH OF MIR William mad NM
'' 'o' association hal improved Inn
va" "'nl"h Nj Nlson Ia "a thorough
a iH8n. and the secretary heito,ed No,
n"uli b" nat bnci, ln tho Aan, MAC. 'rn,.
''o''eh wan Hn6nmuus
here Wors loud calls for Mr. u,,....
"u'u lhn result WAS announced ana 49,,
h'"'l'lHnh came forward ana uaIa N
N'i.uI address or thanks He opened
Me- Chairman ami ln1,os and Gont,..
,"'a During Tie deliberations ar tljs Az
''''"h We have chosrn uulcera for tn..
NurIeht paris ~ the work. Yam NM. .
"'iVd most noble aud excellent ee,ti.
"'n 10 pieaide over the BODY I'm tho dtllh.
''P''"nn hH proSliUnt You hayp rbn.,,n
a'ol el'N ANA treasurer to TOOK after IA,
,,n va, uhn"feWont Of the affairs. AMI n
"N"Id nf iifeciuis to represent IN. nr,.r
10 ne MANAGEMENT of the busincss nf u
Nv Hlul' ana Won have now sei,,tal .
'N"p'alh 90 look after tho splritunl tnt,r
''H pl VA" order and YOU have cort.iniv
+ 'Nrh III" the biggest ion I'm the buain,,-
p'uViatr me honor conferred ON me far
more MAN can oNpreka. and G.,I ',,
ine my friendH OF this aseociotl,,n "'h
run IN" drptha or my heart for the hnnn,
IVA on me ANA eHpnriRlN far III,
,"|""f 'thurr words expressive NJ annrec,.
~" nave Received from the members ~
nn wei, nor only In the convention. hui |
On IN" road for I have slopt In tb,. "n.
hels with them. have partnLrn ~ Nv . l.,'e
a hu ~ nash with them ana IN nav 800
Tor H. '"'' aul better !
i'in aoeeeh was very lengthy ana wa,
Nrhu'ltulY Wordnd ""'
lh' elecuon OF delegates TO the Nation,,
convention which meets IN Nnshr,, ii,'"n
scocted '''p"'"b "'ro
rost Q John \. Kennedy, Houston
n"et !, az Dieekmann, San Antonlo.
rott u John J Knight, Dallas
i"Hi U, Joseph o. noOih Auattu
loal q. W Hughes. Gaiyeston
Post II H. @ Barrett. Waco. '
loHl Dave Edel Coraicana
Post ] Howard Peak. Fort Worth
roa' l., l., Allen, I4aGrange
Iho following were elected alt"rnst,,
Post " Pot4cker.
IoAt u A r. peelman San Antonio
l'ost . Wiley n Stroud. Dallas
l'ast r II. NJ. Rundell Austin
l'ohi q, a, N hoscnnrld, Galvesto,
l"st H. Thomas II Farmer. Waco. !
io,i August Hoover, Corsioana
Iosl W n Craddock. Fort Worth
los' l., q " Walker Lsdranrn
george INN proposed that George W |
leVe'snd he selected delegate from nh. !
tale at large lie said that II would bs /
eompllmenl to Mr Cleveland and while {
nero are 10 be only nine delegaIes from {
eHAr, stun there would be some who could i
OF attend aud Mr. ClevelanI could take
lr place OF those unable to so 10 Nash. v
NE lie believed MIR Cleveland was en-
tleh TO the compliment
MI Hfaham made the same motion IA II
cara TO j NJ Benish chairman of the q
aunhhi press committee N
hsf were chosen by acclamati0n I,
Ihe Following retplution was offered nv b
y, r'hk AMI unanimously adopted
whereas The travelling men OF Amerlc, n
9 me representatives of the commercial al
teres' OF our country and while they rem. ei