The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-26
AFTER PRESIDENT SMITH.
Savannah t. +. AS Want Him Re-
moved From the Georgia Division.

Savannah t. r. AS Want Him Re-
moved From the Georgia Division.
President Max Krauss and Secretary
Carl Herman of Post A of the Travellers
Protective Association, a committee APP
pointed at a meeting of the post held Sat
urday to draft resolutions to the national
officers and directors of the association,
have completed their work. They were
empowered to send on their resolutions
without submitting them 10 the post for
approval il being known that the presi-
dent and secretary thoroughly understood
the position the members of the post take
in the matter demanding their attention.
The following are the resolutions that
will be sent on by the secretary to-mor-
row:
Whereas, The national officers have
seen fit to invite each member of the Geor-
gia division, asking that whatever differ
ences may exist in the division be brought
up Through the proper channels and set
tied in the proper way, and whereas, re-
cent actions of President f. e. Smith of
the Georgia division together with his still
more recent open letter; entitled, "Presi-
dent E. E. Smiths Reply have served TO
stin further widen the breach and in
whereas, since the board of directors of
the Georgia division has seen fit 10 decide
that President Smith is no longer entitled
to act as the president of this division,
be it therefore, resolved:
That Post A begs to call attention to
three important facts for the considera-
ton of the national officers: First, that
President Smith has moved from the state
and is not in touch with the members or
g.. -.
mary and necessary to have a president in
reach who can occasionally be present to
attend board meetings and direct affairs;
third, that until this state of affairs is
corrected harmony cannot be restored or
interest reawakened, while, on the other
hand, to continue as at present, will cause
further lapses and possible disruption OF
this post.
1t is further resolved, that the state di-
rectors at once take appropriate action
requesting the national officers to assist
in bringing about remedial results, as they
say in their Dec. Is circular that THE as
ISOLATION is greater than any one man or
any one set of men," and by proper in
fluence and persuasion they should be able
to prevail upon President Smith to resign
for the good of the association, so that,
with the removal of the cause of the fric-
ton, the division can place some one at
its head who will take up the work &C
lively and again bring the division up 70
its former standing"
The statement to the national officers
will &c on to say that Post A can con-
fdently promise an increase in its MEM
bership of fifty or more before the next
convention provided the bar to the pros
perity of the division, as It is seen here,
is removed. Further, 1T is said that Post
is satisfied that similar results car
he secured by the other posts. The reso-
buttons go on to say that. in submitting
them through the state directors to the
national officers. the post acts entirely
in the interest of harmony and for res
toration of old times and conditions.
The members of Post A are incensed
with President Smith. They say his home
is now at Chicago, but that he viii not
resign his office, saying he cannot grace
fully do so. They do not care what lack
of grace he displays, IL he will only step
out There are many members here who
have always taken great interest in the
ASSOCIATION, and they would dislike to see
il lose all prestige
The open letter to which the resolutions
refer was written against eX-Nationai
President Joseph Wallersteln Of Rich
mond, the members OF the post say, and is
a thoroughly unjustfed and baseless at
tack upon him. The ex-presidenrs stand
ing in his own community Is adduced by
Mr.. Smith 10 show that he was not such
a man az might have been fitted for the
position, and it is further stated that the
writer can secure afidavits 20 show chat
the salary OF the president had been at
tached while he was IN Office. in reply 10
this. a member Of the Savannah post g.
in receipt Of "A letter from ex-Presldent
Walcrstein denying the charges ia toto.
r. r. AS Al over the country viii
a. O.
iutereat. Some Of those in GEORGIA en-
ployel "a laWyer 10 80 through tha by-
laws ana constitution to ecc lf some
ground might not b. discovered upon
which Mr Smith mas De- oompeliel 10 re-
elgu. but found n9tbing.