The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-08

urge q legislative appropriation. The Clay amendment was adopted and the amended resolution was adopted.
 President Daugherty announced that he would appoint that Committee today. Election of Officers.
 The next business was the election of officers.
 o. r. Smith of the Selma Post. nomi- mated James A. Daugherty of Brming- ham. for reelection; II. M. Hooper. of Mobile, as President of Post c, seconded | the nomination.
 | In a twinkling J. L. Clay had moved that the election be made by acclama- | tion and MT. Daugherty found himself | reelected as President before his pro- | tests could be heard.
 | Secretary Higdon announced the selec- ton of Mir. Daugherty who arose and be- | gan to speak. lie concluded by rendering his resignation.
 And l take pleasure in nominating | MT. Daugherty was saying. ''I make the point of order" cried J. | l.. Clay of Selma, that the gentleman | is taking up things that have been done. '' | But gentlemen-' protested MT. 1 Daugherty.
 "I rise to a point of order" declared l k. Cunningham. of Birmingham. 'The l gentleman has talked more than five min | utes"
 This was too much for MT. Daugherty | and he sat down.
 O. P. Gaut paid A high tribute to MT. l Daugherty. but said he knew that MT. l Daugherty desired 10 lea ye the office. He | concluded by nominating J. w. Mabry of Birmingham. as President. l The Convention was thrown into con fusion uy the friends of MT. Daugherty | -ineluding every one pres ant-and MT. | Daugncrty yielded the chair to Secretary Higdon. who ruled that MT. Daugherty had been elected. and hat the order was the selection of First Vice President | L. c. Cardinal of Montgomery, moved | that a Nominating Committee be chosen to select five presidents. l II. .I Hopper of Mobile. then nomi- mated F. l.. liigdon of Birmingham, for reelection as Secretary and Treas R. Cunningham of Birmingham, and on motion of ]. l.. Clay of Selma, the re- election of Secretary Higdon was made l unanimous.
 Secretary Higdon made a speech warm | ly thanking tha Association. He alluded to his pride in the fact that this was | the eleventh time he had been elected ! Secretary and TrGasurer. He said he was q charter member of Alabama Division and he deemed 1t an honor to be mem- ber of the Association.
 Secretary Hgdon moved that the As sociation elect eight Presidents, one from each Post in the State. The present Association law provides for "one or more ce-Presidents.'
 The motion of Secretary Higdon was adopted and the President announced the
 Nominating Committee as fololWs; l.. C. Cardinal. Montgomery; o. P. Gaut, Bir- mingnam; Ii. M. Hopper. Mobile. and J
 l.. Clay of Selma. The Committee re-
 tired
 At this iuneturo Secretary Higdon reac
 q telegram from s. U. Hallman, Secre
 tary of AnnistOn. expressing regret tha
 his Post WAS not represented
 Speech making Was General.
 President F. J. Meyer If Montgom ry
 Post. reverted to the election of a Pres
 Ident. Hc was loyal to MT. Daughcrty he lyaid Mir pausherty had done vali
 ant work and if any man was entitled
 to endorsement it was MT. Daugherty H.
 realized it Was not a good precedent tt elect the same man every year. but MT Daugherty had made an exceptional re
 cord He sad hc would like for it to g
 on record th1t hereafter the Asso ,idtioi
 would not elect a President for but on | term. , Frank P. O'Brien of Birmingham. mad
 some facetious remarks about Mir. Meyer