The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-05
A, F. A. ANNUAL MEETING.
A Fair and Complete Statement of Re-
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cent Occurrences.
 Bessemer Weekly.
 SyIacauga has withdrawn, rescinded or cut out her invitation to the Alabama Press Association to meet there and be here guests this year. She assigns as the reason of this action that some member or members of the Executive ,e change the place of meeting from Syl- acauga to Golden. The latter Is fact, but these resolutions were never voted believe If they had been put to vote. that they could not have commended exceeding two votes. They were intro duced under a misapprehension. This was explained to the representatives, of Sylacauga, those present, and the ex- planation accepted and the adjournment taken with perfect harmony and good feeling prevailing and a determination on the part of all present to do all in their power to make the meeting at Syl- acauga a grand success.
 The question of the invitation by the Sylacaugans to MT. Conner to address the Association was explained satisfac- sent sylacauga, in which town he held large business interests. to which there could only be ccmmendation.
 The action of the town resembling the invitation Is of course a surprise and one sspeS'''t'i of o"r pleasantest a' Association meetings there. We regret their action
 It almost looks as if the Sylacaugans were miffed because they were notified that MT. Conner could not address the local paper had stated he intended to do. It was explained that partistn sub- jects could not be discussed before the Association but that an address from so able a man as MT. Conner on any neu- tral subject would be highly appreciat- ed. No subject. however. was stipu- Herald, stating that the committed re- quired him to speak on Education" which is absurd. The subject Mir. Co., mer says he had chosen would have greatly gratified every member of the Association.
 However. the matter Is passed now, andad and if syiacaHga is pleased her pro try and have a good time meeting prob- ably at Coden.
 The Sylacaugans or at least some of them are still making much ado about very little. In Fridays Montgomery Journal is a column interview with Dr. J. J. Hunter of Sylacauga. which simply teens with misstatements and wrong deductions. The doctor assumes to be very indignant at the way he says the Association has treated Sylacauga. The It's Executive Committee have In the slightest degree treated Sylacauga in other than the most appreciatfve man. dially accepting it. No step antagon- izing this has been taken by either the Association or the committed. Not an d may have expressed a belief that owing to circumstances. many members would find 1t inconvenient to go to Sylacauga, and one introduced resolutions to change place of meeting, but they were withdrawn without action, and in the presence of the representatives of Syl- acauga pledge was made to do all in their power to make the Sylacauga meeting the best and most enjoyable in the history Of the Association, and this resolution was cordially accepted by tat
 Now will these people please cease
 l. The meting or the Executive Com mittee was called to consider changing
 This is wholly erroneous The mem bers had never heard of Its being con- thought on the part of one or two of the members, and promptly dropped when the sentiment of the committee was developed. The meeting was called for different purpose altogether
 ?. That the committee presumed to dictate to MT. Conner the subject on which he was to address the Associa tion.
 This is simply rot. It was only sus;; g gested to the sylacaugs;ans, s; who stated dress he naa M nndef p fhe constitution and practices of the Asso- citation political and partisan subjects or discussions liable 10 arouse bitter so able a man as Mir. Conner on any proper subject would be highly appre- ciated. .+.44 +.@.> t@.5.#@4 :.~:
 Now to show a little two- facedness on the part of sylacaugans,- The Syla- cauga Progress. which Dr. Hunter says Is his paper. but which the representa- tives from that town said that he was now out of and had nothing to do with, published short time ago that Mir Conner had been invited to address the Association upon the subject of raif- road rates revision.
 There you are! Could a grosser act of discourtesy to the Association be chronicled than that? -
 The Association nor the Executive Committee have occasion to regret any act of theirs whatever in the premises They have not been in the slightest de- gree discourteous or ungrateful of un- appreciative. If the Sylacaugans can say this much of themselves then let the incident be considered closed