The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-18
THE NATIONAL I. P. A.
Chairs Decision on the Report Of the Gre
DENTAL Committee 0vcrruIcd.
INTEREST CtNrfRs IN THE PRESIDENCY
Three Avowcd Candidates with Tailx
Of Dark Horse--Rcports OF
Committees Were read.

Louisville. Ky. May 17.-Part OF the
session CT the Travellers Protective assoc
citation today was devoted 70 the reading |
OF reports. There was hght at the be-
ginning on the credentials committees re-
port recommending that delegations be al
low ed TO MI In with members OF theic
divisions. Tho president ruled the report
out OF order on constitutional grounds. An
appeal was taken and The chair was over
ruled.
The reports OF Ludlow and Peak were
loudly applauded
The Texas Benevolent League OF Travels
ers has caught tho delegations and 1t is
almost assured that 1t will be adopted bS
/ n any or the divisions
| There is opposition to Brother Wilson.
The Georgia delegation is ASKING for the
election OF Rev. Mr.. Plunkott OF thai
state as chaplain
Tonight the Missouri boys are giving a
reception.
Inc morning. session was devoted 10 The
pulling OF wires ana laying oil plans for the
annual election OF president of the order.
sam T.. Jones OF louisville wbu was re-
gdrNied as a certain winner having witnN
urawn, the race became more open With
three candidates. 1bey are II. Il. benson
OF San Antonio, Texas. I. b. Laste OF
Montgomery. Ala, ana Charles X. Dufnn
or rorro Aaute, ina, who IS tho ~ esent
head and a candidate Cor recollection.
There is also talk OF a dark horse, 80
be sprung tomorrow
Just before adjournment for dinner Pres
ident Dufin read his annual report. TN
association now numbers labs members
a net gain of 976. Six hundred and hfty
two claims were paid during the year
aggregating $50 900, The president spoS'
of the advantage OF Interchangeable Wlie
age tickets.
At the afternoon session the report -
J L. w. Phalen OF Chicago chairman OK tn
railroad committee, was laid before tn
convention. 1t discussed at length tn
move to secure reduction In rates To-
excess baggage. The report held out lit
l tic or no hope OF change In the rates
: An interchangeable ticket for excess BAG
7 gage might, however, be secured In thu
near future. The outlook in this direc
, ton was much more favorable The repor
: called attention to the way in which som
= OF the railways in the South and Yves
a are run. Instead OF speeding trains t'
= make up for lost time shorter stops ar
!. made, time being allowed merely for TAX
- ing on aud off the mails instead OF 10
accommodating passengers and ALLOWING
: their baggage TO be put of ana on. II
n such instances the report recommended
q that the different travellers forward thei
A complaints TO the division railroad com
- mlttee. which should In turn complain L
. the railroads themselves The report wa
II clear and we'll worded and was listene
d to with interest by tho delegates.
q IL was followed by the reading OF I'll
n reports of the railroad committees OF Wis
a cousin. Missouri and Indiana. vote {
o thanks was given the railroad committe
e for the able manner In which Its bus
ness had been transacted.
8 The report Of the hotel committee sug
gested that action be taken to have rur
n ncrs from hotels wear badges to prevel
Ie thieves from posing in their places az
Vt making away with the travellers baggag
ls Colonel John S Harw0od of Rlchmon
presented the report OF the National les
lslative committee II reviewed the les
islation favorable to the association SO
cured during the year and took shar
n rap at trusts to thwart which II state
National legislation would be necessary.
: Tho report Of the National omploymet
committee was OF very favorable natur
! During the year II applications for place
y were received from members. while o
l. the other hand merchants asked for II
AZ statesmen. the request being filled In se'
enty-seven instances.
> A verbal report was made by Nation
to Chaplain Homer T. Wilson Of Fort Wort
Texas. Ho referred to the charity Of II
w organization and stated that Inquire
i, elected the information that twenty pos
y, heard from had In the past year give
~ 500 each on an average for charitable pu
80 poses The post AT Knoxville had in twel'
~ years distributed 5000 In charitable field
Rev. Wilson said that from further n
nuirles he found that the majority of u
Travellers Protective Association devote
as much MS 81 year at least To Chart
making grand total Of NJ least $4,000
~ year from the "A moo members OF the o
u, ganlzation
~ Tie annual report Of National Attorn'
30 Henry T. Kent OF 81. Louis reviewing II
~ litigation In which the association ia Il
volved was read.
The balance 81 the afternoon session WI
devoted 10 reading tho reports OF the al
D. ferent State presidents reviewing the pr
an gress NJ their divisions.