The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12
MIR. FORBES RESIGNS
CANDIDATE QUITS PRESIDENCY OF
 COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION,
Board of Directors Urged Him to With- draw Resignation, But He De- ciined to do sO---The
 COrrespOndence.

A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Commercial and Industrial As- sociation was held last evening at which time President A. G. Forbes rendered his resignation because of his candidacy for the Mayoralty of Mont gomery.
 The correspondence shows that the Board declined to accept the resigna- ton as originally rendered and en- deavored to get Mir. Forbes to with draw 1t. This, however, the Board was unable to do. and 1t was accepted with great reluctance last night,
 Vice-President John Tullis, IT,. was designated by the Board as Acting President, and the election of a suc- cessor to Mir. Forbes was deferred until a future meeting.
 There were present at the Board meeting F. P. Glass. John Tullis, Jr., w. B. Davidson, George W. Ellis, G. w. Barnett, J. c. Haas, George A. Thomas, F. P. Chaffee and Phares Coleman.
 The Board extended an invitation to the Alabama Livestock Association to hold it's ninth annual meeting in the rooms here on March 2Sth and 2sth, and will assist in securing reduced rates for the occasion.
 B. F. Evans, Manager Savings De- partment of the Union Bank and Trust Company, and Ralph D. Quisenberry, Superintendent of Massey's Business College, were elected to membership.
 The correspondence in relation to the resignation of President Forbes was as follows:
 Montgomery, Ala, Jan. 2s, 1904. ! Hon. A. G. Forbes. President, City:
 Dear Sir-Your resignation as Pres ident of this Association was presented to the Board of Directors at their meet ing this evening, and after a careful consideration of the same from every possible viewpoint, the following res- olution was unanimously adopted:
 |" Whereas, the Hon. A. G. Forbes has this day rendered to the Board of Directors his resignation as President of the Commercials and Industrial Asso- citation, assigning as a reason for so do- ing his candidacy for Mayor of the city of Montgomery; therefore,
 !" Be 1t resolved. by the Board of Directors of the Commercial and In- dustriaI Association, That while keenly appreciating the high regard for the proprieties of life actuating this step on the part of MT. Forbes. but believ- ing that there can be no inconsistency in his occupation of the office of Pres ident of this Association and his can- utudCy TUT lHS 0hdyOEdliy Ol hohlkOH- cry, and hence that there can be no we'll founded reason for his resigna- tion, we earnestly request MT. Forbes to withdraw the same and to continue to be the executive officer of this As- bociation.'
 Yours very truly.
 The Board of Directors.
 By l.. L. Gilbert, Sec"
 Montgomery Ala, Jan. 2S. 1905. ITO the Board of Directors of the Com
 mercial and Industrial Association,
 City:
 "Gentlemen-Since the receipt of Sec retary Gilberts letter of the 23rd inst, advising me of the resolution passed by your honorable body on that date, in connection with my resignation as President of the Association, have carefully considered the matter from every viewpoint, and while I appreci- ate most highly the expression of con- fidence, as we'll as the compliment ex- tended to me by your resolution, I am constrained to believe that in politi- cal campaign some harm might be done your Association should my resignation be withdrawn as requested. Hence to avoid the possibility of any criticism, would ask that you receive and &C., cept my resignation as rendered on the Gofu lnSt.
 Permit me to take this occasion to sincerely thank each one of you for the assistance rendered and the confi- dence placed in me In the conduct of the Associations affairs, and also to thank each member of the Association through you, for the good work that has been done by them through the As- sociatiOn's committees and to urge that this work be continued. as much good will result to our city by the success- full termination of the important matt ters now pending.
 q have the honor to remain, with much respect.
 Yours very truly.
 GA. G. Forbes"
 Since his election as President of the Association MT. Forbes has been very active in it's behalf His administra-' ton has marked one of the most sue cessful periods of the Association.