The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-20
COMBEST IS PRESIDENT
NEW EXECUTIVE OF THE GINNERs'
 ASSOCIATION.
VIII Not Assume Ohice Until March, However-WIl Announce Appoint
 meut of State Vice Presidents.

Dallas. Texas, Dec 19.--At we'll at- tended convention of the National Gin ners' Association Dr. B. c. Comoest of Prosper. Collins county, Texas, was elected president to succeed J. A. Fay Tor of wynnewood l. T. N T. Black we'll of Dallas was re-elected secretary by exclamation.
 pr. Combest will not assume the ac- tive presidency untA about the middle of March The fiscal year vii doubt less be changed to end with the cot ton season instead of December ls. as at present.
 The incoming president Is empowered to select the state vice presidents tne secretary and at least two of the vice presidents. The report is also ordered to be issued after 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon when all the cotton markets have been closed and given to all en- titled to it simultaneously whether such members be present at headquar- ters or not and to the press and general Dues to the amount of fifty cents per gin stand for all plants ginning over 200 bales of cotton the last season or half that amount for plants ginning less than 200 bales was levied upon all members joining prior to September last, to assist in de:raying the expen- ses of the association.
 A resolution offered by s. T. Will jams of Purcell. I. T.. asking the aboli- ton of the Bureau of Agriculture's cotton crop estimates was adopted anu all southerns senators and congress- men urged to press the passage or such measure through Congress. A resolI ton was also adopted urging the gin rers to make no Tale reports or gln- ing statistics to any one except to the National Ginners' Association and to the census bureau. The convention ad- journed tonight to met again on the call of the president.
 MT. Taylor will finish the compilation ofhis baler eport and other statistics for the entire season up to December 12, tomorrow, when the same will be made public, this work having been inter- rupted by the general meeting today
 A meeting of the directors will bc held tomorrow.
 Prior to issuing his statement at a late hour tonight Senator Blackwell de- clared that he was the only one who was authorized to give out anything about the proceedings. He said all of the members had agreed not to divulge anything To questions regarding the rumors that there had been dissensions in the meeting all but one declined to reply. This one would not permit the use of his name. He declared, how ever. that he wanted to notify the members of the National Ginners' As- sociation who had not been present that only S2 votes were cast for presi- dent. He said that five men from Ok lahoma came with five proxies each and that there were only thirty-four mem bers present. When the election of president came up this morning 1t Is declared that these Oklahoma men suc- ceeded in winning over a few of the Texas men and these succeeded in electing D. c. Contest president.
 President Taylor said: This cleo tion will never hang I have con sented to finish up the matter I had in hand and will issue the last report which will be given out March IS. By that time I hope to have the associa- tion on5 a much stronger footing. My defeat for the presidency came about this way: There were thirty-four members present. The wet weather kept the rest away. Of the thirty-four three votes, while my opponent received eleven. but this man from Oklahoma voted proxies. According to our con- stitution he was permitted to do it. That 1t was unjust I do not care to say, although I have given more time and more money than any other mem Der to the good of the cause. I was greatly surprised at his action today when he out-voted me in this manner. My friends will hold a meeting here tomorrow to consider the matter and will announce their decision later. I repeat this election will never hang"
 Senator Blackwell was informed Of the statements which had been made supplementary to his statement of the proceedings. He emphatically declined to discuss the matter and would not affirm or deny the statements made by President Taylor.