The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-18
MAY SPRING DARK HORSE
II. p. A. DELEGATES NOT YET JET
TIED ON PRESIDENT.
Withdrawal of sam p. Jones-RepOrt
Of the Railway Committee Pre-
sented at Yesterdays Session.

LOUISVILLE. KY. May 1.-THE morn
ing session of the Travellers Protective AS
sociation was devoted to the pulling of wires
and laying of plans for the annual election
of a president of the order. Sam p. Jones,
of Louisville, who was regarded as a GER
tain winner. having withdrawn, the race be-
came an open one with three candidates.
They are H. L. Benson, of San Antonio,
Tex; l. B. La Taste, OK Montgomery. Ala,
and Charles r. Dufin, of Terre Haute, Ind,
who is the present head and a candidate
for reelection. There is also talk Of a dark
horse to be sprung tomorrow.
Just before adjournment for dinner Presl-
dent Duffin read his annual report. The as
ISOLATION now numbers 14,12s members. a
ret gain Of $40. Six hundred and ffty-two
claims were paid during the year. aggregat-
ing sS7 goo. The president spoke of the ad-
vantage Of interchangeable mileage tickets.
AT the afternoon session the report OF
l.. w. Phalen, Of Chicago, chairman OF the
railroad committee, was laid before the con-
vention- 1t discussed at length the move
to secure a reduction In rates for excess
baggage. The report held out little or no
hope of a change in the rates. An inter-
changeable ticket for excess baggage might,
however. be secured in the near future. The
outlook in this direction was much more IA
vorable. The report called attention to the
haphazard way in which some OF the rail-
ways in the South and West are run. In
stead of speeding trains TO make up for
lost time shorter stops are made, time be-
ing allowed merely for taking on and on
passengers and allowing their baggage to
be put on and off. In such instances the
report recommended that different travellers
forward their complaints to the division
railroad committee, which should In turn
complain to the railroads themselves. The
report was clear, concise and well Worded,
delegates. 1t was followed by the reading
of the reports of the railroad committees
of Wisconsin. Missouri and Indiana. A vote
of thanks was given the railroad commit
tee for the able manner in which its bust
ness had been transacted.
: The report of the hotel committee sug-
from hotels wear badges to prevent thieves
from posing in their places and making
away with travellers baggage.
Col. John 5. or R1chmond, pre-
scented the report of the national legislative
committee. 1t reviewed the legislation ia
vorablo to the association secured during
the year and took a sharp rap at trusts, to
thwart which, 1t stated, national legislation
would be necessary.
The report of the national employment
committee was of a very favorable nature
During the year III applications for places
were received from members, while on the
other hand merchants asked for 1N sales
mtU, luc IcIucSl DciilS iiC III SCNChty
seven instances.
A verbal report was made by National
Chaplain Homer T. Wilson, of Fort Worth,
Tex. He referred to the charity of the or.
ganization and stated that inquiries elected
the information that twenty posts heard
from had in the past year given 500 each
on an average for charitable purposes. The
post at Knoxville had in twelve years dis.
tributed $1,000 in charitable fields Rev. VIII
son said that from further inquiries he
found that the majority of the L. +; A de-
voted as much as SO q year at least &c
charity, making a grand total of at leas,
$4,000 a year from the 1900 members of the
organization.
The rest of the afternoon session was de.
voted to reading the reports of the different
state presidents reviewing the progress OF
their divisions.