The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-12

O1JEN Bill.
But The Tobacco Men Were. Not
Il Tilt oil Tic sub-
mr.. LANDsTREET REFLECTED
Richmond ,1.It1!. Man M Again Made Made,
Head Sofs4tllc Organization.
Some Lively Discussions.

| 3 Us Is
Qt'rom our Regular Correspondent B&
WASH1NGroN, y. c., Dec. 11.-Tho
second annual convention Of the Assoc
citation ofs1ndependcilt Tobacco Manu-
facturers adjourned this afternoon. one
oil the primary objects OF tic convcn-
ton, 1t was thought some days ago, was
to adopt measures looking TO II united
effort to secure the passage or th'a Often
luwney bill gforbddlilg manufacturers TO
give away; coupons or other Things OF
value with cigars. cigarettes, sinoltlhg TO-
bucco or plug. Tic convention ulu en-
ddrsc the bill this afternoon, but ten or
the Twenty-Five firms represented IN tht
convention voted against such action. 1t
was stated after the final session this
afternoon that four Of tho five members
OF tho executive. committee were opposed
To tho bill.EWlth two-fifths of the mem
bcrship Of the. association, nnd four
ffths OF the executive committee opposed
TO the proposed legislation, there Is not
much hope ofits passage.
congressman, Address Commit
Representative Swanson, of tho Dam
villo district; \ Representative Nv. w.
| Kitchen, Of tho Winston Salem district,
North Carolina y Representative Trimble,
CT tll.a Louisville district, and Represen-
tntivc aTawney,sof f. Minnesota, addressed
the convention yesterday and to-day TO-
Sether, and assured the delegates that
they stood rcudylto help them III any way
possible, hut that they should unite on
some measure. l.'rhe convention endorsed
the BIZ proposed, but they did 3not take
the advice Of the congressman and unite
rot SO as you could notice it.
iryh
that he would be guided in the ma tier OF
supporting the bill by the wishes Of
his constituents Mr.. J. d. Spencer and
Mr.. w. T.. Handbook leading independent
manufacturers or Danvlle, said Tonight
that they were con fident that a large NIT
iority OF the manufacturers Of That city
ana Of tho entire Fifth District were OPP
posed to the proposed legislation. Oppo-
sition Is not based so much on the wish
Of tho independent manufacturers to use
tags and coupons, as the fear that IL
such a. law IS MADE, the commissioner of
Internal revenue will forbid the use OF
tags, on plug. t,.4
IN many cases the tag is worth n great
DEAL said Mr.. Spencer.
| MY firm manufactures n brand of plug.
which IS tagged, and sells for dollar
II pound. II we were forbidden to uso
that tag, It would mean that the value
| Of the tobacco TO US. would pc largely
! decreased '13#S.s.3 II: X :2.f
Elections Of Officers.
The oonyentiop at the morning scs-
sion elected the following oflcers: i
| PRESIDENT Mr.y.J ohm Landstreet Rich
| mond, Va. Z Te-electcd). tati!;
| Vice Prosidont HI.@ T. Miller. Of Phil
adelphla, re-elected).
Secretary Walter j. Fredander, Of
| Cincinnati. $50 ts4
treasurer, Adolpl1' osterlolf, of Rich
| morid.
Executive sBoard-AIcssrs. w. y. Bow.
Louisville, Ky; P. r. Whalen New
York; John Spencer Danville, Va; S. S.
Bloch, Wheeling, w Va; Brown, Salem.
N. G. III.
IT was said to-day that tho convention
lad received an Invitation to call on tho
President at nnysrate. there was no call
mt tho White House. a committee did, call
! on Secretary Cortelyou. of the Depart
| mcnt Of Commerce and Labor and Inter
| nal Revenue Commissioner YcrkcS.