Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-04
T.. P. A. SESSION IS WOUND UP
Delegates Conclude Their Business and GET
Ready for Departure,
TITLE WORK AND MUCH VISITING DONE
Report of the RESOLUTIONS Committed
Adopted and Trips 20 Some Ex-
~tensive Local Plants Taken
During the Day.

reported through Chairman Benson and Sec
rotary Bush. Most Of them were resolutions
OF thanks to all who had been connected IN
any way with showing the delegates the
hospitality Of Omaha, but among the others
was one standing by the government in
the war with spain, one faVofins 'be anu
scalpers' bill and one asking the railroads
for concessions in tn item of txIess bag
gage. All we're a;Gpted without change.
Following was the l'st:
Resolved. That the thanks OF the cohVeh-
ton be extended to the honorable mayor
and council of the city OF omaha lor .ue
kind welcome they extended us TO the COM
mittee on arrangement and to Messrs. X. T.
Hodgin and NJ. Wulpi, the efficient and zeal
Gus workers who did all In their power 70
make our stay pleasant, ana also 10 tne
efficient chairman on opening day, Mr.. U. "
Holmes; to Mesdames r. i. HodEin, Il. ).
S]treeter, NJ. Raley, d. e. Elliott, Mrs: d.
Branch and others of the ladies' committee
who so kindly took charge and looked after
the comfort. welfare and pleasure oil the
women who accompanied us: to the press OF
the city of Omaha. Special thanks are
hereby rendered TO The Omaha Bee, which
SO kindly took great pains In reporting ac-
curately the proceedings of the convention
and devoted liberal space in both Its edi-
tions; to the members OF the Iransmissls'
sippi Travelling Mems club for their hospl-
tality and attention extended us during our
stay in the city Of Omaha; to the Board of
Trade of the city of Omaha; to the executive
committee of the Transmisslsslppi EXPOSE
ton for courtesies extended to the members
and friends of the Travellers Protective AS
ISOLATION of America; to his royal highness,
King Ak-Sar-Ben Nv, and his royal mousse
hold for their splendid entertainment ana
further thanks be extended to them on pc
half of the candidates that passed through
the terrible ordeal of initiation urscathed;
to the Wholesale manufacturers. Jobbers, re
tail merchants. hotels and the citizens OF
the city of Omaha for the kindly interest
tA.- ,- -. Iannrnfinu thar hnGlnnCC
houses and residences in our colors.
Missouri division and Kentucky division
offer the following resolution:
That they hereby extend their heartfelt
thanks to the Wabash railroad for the fine
equipment of train; also for the excellent
service and courtesies extended us by their
representative who accompanied the party
from st. Louis, Mr.. Frank Berg.
Concerning Excess
A resolution concerning excess baggage
offered by w. A. Ryan was:
Whereas, There has not been any conces-
sion made by the railways in the matter OF
excess baggage and the same prices ana
scale of prices obtain now that prevailed
twenty years ago; and
Whereas, The charge now made for excess
baggage is made burdensome and oppresS.Ne
upon that class of trade and travelling men
who are compelled to carry large lines OF
samples.
Resolved, That the chairman of the rail
road committee be, ana ne IS neTtDy III
structed to inaugurate and pursue measures
looking to relief from said charges for ex-
cess baggage, to the end that the saihe may
be reduced and made less burdensome to the
travelling men and the houses they rep
resent.
Resolved. That in our belief a reduction
from the present scale of II per cent of 1
first-class fare to a scale based upon 10 pc
cent of a first class fare by the railroads as
charges for excess baggage, the same being
a 20 per cent reduction of scale would oper-
ate to remove the burdensome charge Of
which we complain.
Resolved, by the Travellers Protective AS.
sociation of America, in convention as.
sembled at Omaha, That congress be, anc
hereby is, respectfully requested to enact
house bill No. 7130, commonly known as thu
anti-scalpers' bill.
Be it resolved, by the Travellers Protect
i've Association of America in convention as.
sembled. That in the death of James T
Drummond of st. Louis, which has occurre,
since our last national convention, our as,
sociation has lost n friend who proved hi
loyalty and friendship when our association
needed a friend, and that we deeply regre
the loss of a manufacturer and man who 81
frequently showed that his sympathies wer,
with commercial travellers as a class, and
in fact, with all mankind. Be it further
Resolved, That these resolutions be sprea'
upon the minutes of this association, to b
made a part of this convention.
Endorses President Mckinley.
The ono Oh the war had been Introduce
by r. L. Simons of Colorado. 1t read:
Resolved, That the r. p. A. of America i
convention assembled heartily gives it's sup
port to the government in thought and dee
In the matter of the present war wit
Spain.
Finally one from Alloy Jacobs of Denver
Colo, was adopted that the convention
honor Joseph Wallerstein of Richmond, Va
the outgoing president, by electing him
.- A. A. uN.. lar1t rAtnntit nc
ISOLATION
Immediately after the convention acted o
them, II. l.. Benson, one of the Texas dele
gates, arose and said he had something 70
the good of the order" But what he di
say seemed to stir up a little storm.
His remarks were in relation to tn
triumph of President-elect Duffin the da
previous over the retiring president, Nj
Wallerstein. He accused the four centri
states of Illinois, Indiana, Missouri an
Kentucky with trying to run the Travellers
Protective association, and charged thel
with having effected a Combination
against the outside states in a cold bloode
manner IF this is to continue said h
you who represent these four states migl
just as well fix up all your business witho,
coming to any national convention and say
the expense" He also predicted that If IL
combination" were to continue the ''hr
thlhB III would know there would be l
delegates from the outside states. I
hoped all such combinations would stop.
smooth the Matter Out.
This brought to his feet w. A. Ryan
Indiana and several Others and for q lit
while a battle of debate was fougI
by the sympathlzers, respectivel
of Messis. Wallerstein and Duff
the delegates from the outside states takiI
one side and those from the four stat
named by Mr.. Benson taking the otht
Mr.. Wallerstein, himself, tried to pour
on the troubled waters, saying he was IN
in any way sore over the outcome of 4
election for the national presidency of I
association, and among the others who TO
the floor was Mr.. Dufiin. the new presideI
In his closing remark Mr.. Dufin said Z"
one had given more loyal support to t
man who was elected at Nashville last We
(Mr, Wallerstein) than the candidate
had defeated" Mr.. Dufin had been