The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-20
Two Hundred Delegates Answer
the Call Issued by the National
Association of Manufacturers
Last Year
GEN. DRAPER ELECTED
A VICE CHAIRMAN
Object of Convention to ForeStaIl
Tariff Agitation and to Harmo-
nize the Views of the Different
DeIegates-StrOng Plea for
Protection Made

| Washington, Nov. 19.Many of the
manufacturing industries of the United
States were represented at the ma
tional reciprocity convention, which
began its sessions today. There. were
| 200 delegates present in response to a
call issued by the National Association
of Manufacturers, at its meeting in
Detroit last June. The convention is
| representative of all sections and its
object is to give expression to the
Views Of the manufacturers generally
on the subject of reciprocity.
d. A. Tompkins of Charlotte, N. c.,
was chosen temporary chairman and
Theodore S. Search of Philadelphia
then was made permanent chairman.
The organization was completed by
the election of the following officers:
Vice chairmen, Gen. w. T.. Draper of
Massachusetts, T.. L. Hickman of
Georgia, Charles H. Harding of Penn
sylyania, James Deering of Illinois,
Titus Sheard of New York city and
Robert j. Morgan of Ohio; secretaries,
Edward H. Sanborn Of Pennsylvania
and E. p Wilson of Cincinnati
The convention adopted resolutions
of greeting to President Roosevelt,
pledging its support and expressing its
satisfaction at his administration. Mr.
Search, in taking the chair, outlined
the work before the convention. He
said in part:
"Our aim has been to forestall tariff
agitation, not to encourage it. 1t is
the duty of this convention to har-s
monte as far as possible the widely
differing opinions represented in this
body and to reduce, to clear and with
we hold in common. We are here to
harmonic our views, not to explain
our differences.
| This is no time nor place for senti-
ment, for theories or for statements
that cannot be fully substantiated by
facts"
The convention then took a recess
until o'clock.
Committee announcements and the
reading of papers, largely technical
occupied the afternoon session. The
following representative committee
will call on President Roosevelt to-
morrow at noon; Theodore c. Sears
of Philadelphia. Charles A Schieren of
New York, E. r. Wilson of Cincinnati,
| Edward Sanborn of Philadelphia, Top
pean A. Knight of Providence, r. L.
William A. Brice of Boston, Henry A.
Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury, VT.
| Richard Young of New York city
I A. P. Pitcoun of Philadelphia, George
NJ Sargent of Chicago.
The following were named as the
committee on resolutions: d. A.
Tompkins, Charlotte, N. c.; Gen. Will
liam f. Draper, president of the Home
Market Club, Boston; Hon T. S.
Hard, Little Falls, N Y; w. r. Far
rand, president Of the Farrand Organ
Company, Detroit, Mich; p. w. Gates
Allis- Chalmers Company, Chicago.
Charles Heber Clark of Philadelphia
made a strong plea to the convention
for protection. He took a position
| against any modification of the tariff
and against tariff concessions such as
he believed to be in contemplation.
He contended that past experience
showed that reciprocity treaty was
not beneficial to the country; that I'M
der the Dingley bill the balance of
trade had swung around in favor of
| this country. while the balance was
| against us under the Wilson bill.