The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-05
ENDS WITH BANQUET
Railway Postal Clerks Left
For Home Last Night.
ST. JOE NEXT YEAR
Officers and Delegates
Elected Yesterday

The seventh annual convention of th'
Seventh Division Association of Railwa!
Postal Clerks convened yesterday morn
ing at 10 o'clock in the court room in tbs
federal building. The delegation was no
as large as usual, owing to the extension
Of one weeks time which has been made
in weighing UP mail matter and owing
10 the numerous washouts on all railways
entering Wichita
President W. S. Tllton called the meet
ing to order and introduced Postmaster
Thomas C. Fitch, who delivered the az
dress of welcome in his own mastery
way. His speech was the talk OF the del
egates. il being full of spice as well as oil
profundity. After short talks by Mr.. D.
f. Barnes Of this city and President Til
ton Of st. Louis, business became the or
der Of the day. The following commit
tees we're appointed by the chair:
Credentials-Stice, Rose Edgeworth,
Hartman. Hays and Catterlin
Observation-Disclosures Muldoon, Tul-
ley, Moore and Tate.
The committee on credentials reported
the following delegates as entitled to
seats in the convention:
Denver-P. Hayes, f. ". Pierce, H. D.
Talifuro, E. Deeds, S. H. Kinnisore. Kan
sas City-E. H. Edgeworth. ". T. For
dice Sedalia,-G. T. Taley. T. 3. Baird,
E. E. Bixby, ]. T. Catterlin. st. joe
A J. Moore, P. L. Hartman, J. N
Thomas St Louis. L. Stice, W. L. TIL
ton, T. c. Null, ]. H. Muldoon. Charles
Garner, R. W. TAFT. J. y. Stene. w. H.
Bridges. w. H. Tate. wichita-W. H.
Lane, 3. L. Leatherock NJ J. Davine
John Nelson. George Lewis, H G. Rose
L. F. Cochran
Executive committee-H. G. Rose,
wichita; W. H. Tilton, St Louis; T T.
Taylor. Kansas City; S. H. Kennison,
Denver; J. E. Tuley, sedalia; D. NJ. Nc
Elvain, Fort Scott; John NaylOr, st.
Joe
Committee TO investigate insurance
similar to that now in force with railway
employes-H G. Rose, Wichita; C. Har-
vey Edgeworth, Kansas City; ]. S.
Stice, St. Louis.
Tho committee on resolutions submit
ted the following which was unanimously
adopted:
We the railway postal clerks OF the
seventh division, in convention assembled
DO hereby reafirm our allegiance to our
national organization and pledge to its
officials our continued support.
Resolved, That we most heartily en-
dorse and approve the management Of
association affairs in the wise, prudent
and business like manner in which they
have been conducted by President Shafer.
In view Of the present foreign COM
plicauons into which our government
has unavoidably been drawn, the time
appears inopportune TO press our just
claims for Reconsideration and the course
Of our national president in deferring
The pressure OF our claims during these
troublous times meets our approval. We
are decidedly Of the opinion that the
period in which this matter IS deferred
should he used by our officers in strength
ening our organization and in preparing
70 make a vigorous campaign for reclas-
sif1cauon when the time is ripe for the
same.
I'VE desire to commend the associat ton
CttAN4tAA VI TIE INdllNdy Mali ana us
able editor, Mr.. James Elliott. and we
heartily endorse the editorial entitled
Delicate Questions" published some
time since. and the sentiments therein ex-
pressed represent the sentiments Of this
Division association.
Resolved. That IT IS the sense Of this
that the National Association
OF Railway Postal Clerks be requested
70 petition the honorable general super
intendent Of the railway mail service 10
authorize the various division superin-
tendents to request transportation for
clerks when required; provided. however.
that said division superintendent shall
use their discretion in passing upon each
individual application
We heartily thank our superintendent.
T. u. Norton. for his efforts in securing
US transportation and for the interest he
has manifested in our behalf.
Whereas, Through the hospitality
good fellowship and genial disposition
WHAT IC Void TDhnro