The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-17
BUSINESS MEV OF ALABAMA
 DETERMINED ON AN EXHIBIT
LILY WHITES CONFER BUT
 FIGHT SHY OF REPORTERS

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 There was quite a stir in republican circles last night because of a little gathering of the lilly whites at the Hill man, which seems to have assumed the form of a conference behind closed doors.
 While there were some twenty-five of the most prominent of the lilly white" leaders of the state at the conference, it was denied to reporters that it was conference" State Chairman Wellman and National Committeeman Dimmick, both leaders of the lilly white" wing of the party, were present, but they denied themselves to newspaper men. In re- sponse to cards the state chairman dele gated Mir. Conway of Huntsville to meet the reporters and do the talking.
 There Is no conference at all," said Mr. Conway, as he made his exit from the elevator, having come from room 1S4 where the cards of newspaper men had been sent to MT. Wellman. MT. We'll man merely came to Birmingham as a delegate to the convention of the State Commercial and Industrial association. and this meeting with his political friends here tonight is purely accidental In fact this is not a political gathering. sSev- eral of MT. Wellmans friends have call ed at his rooms, but these calls have been purely personal.
 So delivering himself. MT Conway took oh to {os., Con to Chairman William Vaughan and J. W. Davidson, who was the chairman of the famous lilly white convention held in Birmingham last year. MT. Vaughan and MT Davidson had just left the apart ments of MT Wellman and were appar- ently taking a little breathing spell in the >-<<% %<<<~-<-<<<<<~><< the thousands of visitors from other sec- tions of the state than anything else that could be erected. He also said that it would be great advertisement for the state as it was the place in which the President of the Confederacy had taken the oath of office.
 MT. Poole Talks.
 Commissioner of Agriculture Poole was called on ana said:
 "I am pleased to be able to speak to you this afternoon. As you all know 1 am heart and soul in this work and want you all to feel like you can call on me at any time that my services are needed. As you know I have in my possession cer- tain state funds set aside for the agricul- tural department and with the sanction of Governor Jelks I can use part of this for an exhibit at the exposition. l think that there would be very little trouble in getting Governor Jelks to allow $10,000 of this money to be used for getting up the state exhibit and maintaining the same during the exposition.
 While 1t is little late, believe that with that amount I can get up an agricul- tural exhibit which will surpass anything any other state will have, and I am cer- tain that there is plenty of time to get up a very fine exhibit. At the Buffalo exposition had only s5oO0 and six weeks. but Alabama carried off more prizes for her exhibit than did any other south ern state. I will always aid you both as a man and as commissioner of agricul- ture.'
 Will Gall on the Governor.
 MT. Wilson of Mobile offered a resolu- tion that the board of directors of the Alabama Worlds Fair association ask Governor Jelks to give $10,000 for the state exhibit. The resolution was passed.
 At the morning session no business was done except to appoint a committee of three to draft the resolutions which were afterwards presented and passed.
 In opening the meeting yesterday morn- ing President Lane said:
 Tn opening this called meeting of the Alabama Commercial and Industrial as- sociation. I wish to say that the meet ing was called at the request of Presi- dent F. M. Jackson of the Birmingham Commercial club, backed up by letters from several other commercial organiza- tions throughout the state.
 Jefferson county has set an example which many counties will follow. It has taken the lead and it did well in doing so. for those who have been fighting the movement have stated that counties could not make an appropriation for this pur- pose under the new constitution. State ments to that effect were all wrong and the action of the Jefferson county board of revenue puts a stop to all this talk. and shows other counties what can be done
 q am sure that many other counties will follow the lead taken by this great mineral county, and that other appro- priations will be made. l can speak for Madison county.
 A Business Basis.
 Another thing I wish to emphasize Is that this movement must be put on a business footing. and that business man recognized all over the state must be put at the head of it. This is not posi- tion for job hunter and none shall have . the place. It requires good deal of self sacrifice for a business man to give up his business to take hold of a movement of this kind, but we must find a man who IS in position to attend to 1t and get him to take active charge"
 President Jackson of the Commercial club then moved that a committee of three be appointed by the chair to ar range the preliminary details of the meeting, giving a name to the organiza- tion to be affected. The motion was pass ed and President Lane appointed Rufus N. Rhodes. Max Hamburger. Jr., of Mo- bile and T. w. Smith of Huntsville
 Those present were Dr. J. w. StaRe F. M Jackson, J. B. Gibson, Ross Smith. R. R. Poole, commissioner of agriculture: Cupepper Exum, M. V. Joseph, R. N Rhodes, T. H. Motion. M. N Malone. Charles P. Lane, chairman of Alabama Commercial and Industrial association. Max Hamburger, w. K. Wilson, ]. Paui Wilson, Mobile; l.. l.. Gilbert Mont gomery; Thomas W. Smith and c. p. Lane. Huntsville; A. B. Camper. Flor ence; J. M. Cranford. Jasper; G. H Estes, James J. Smith, F. W. Dixon, R. H. Hagood.