The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-18
WAR MADE ON
 WALL STREET Cotton Growers in Con vention. JORDAN WILL LEAD AGAIN Tired of Being Robbed by Moneyed Interests. Foster of Shreveport Hopes Day Win
 Come when Farmer Not Mem-
 her of Association Cannot
 Market Product.
JORDAN WILL LEAD AGAIN

Birmingham, Jan. 17.-(Special by Long Distance Teiephone.) = Haryie Jordan will again serve as President of the Southern Cotton Growers As- sociation. r,s5z.
 Despite his announcement that he wished to retire from the duties Of the office, the Executive Committee of the Association tonight announced that Mr. Jordan would again be the standard bearer of the organization. Other of- ficers were chosen as follows: J. Q. Hickey of Texas, vice-President; F. H. Hyatt, South Carolina. Treasurer; pr. will Wood, Mississippi. Secretary; P. D. Smith, South Carolina, Organiser.
 President Jordan will be formally notified of his election tomorrow morn ing at g o'clock. Governor Hoke smith of Georgia reached Birmingham tonight and will adress the Association tomor- row on practical Means of Making Lint Cotton Bring a Just Price.
 some Radical Utterancess
 Birmingham, Jan. 17.-'ThFow on the Wall Street yoke," seems to be the predominant sentiment among the sneakers at the third annual conyen- tion of the Southern Cotton Growers Association which assembled here to- day.
 Ringing words favoring closer orr ganization among cotton growers ana standing up for what they think are their rights were cheered to the echo by the thousands of delegates who are assembled. The delegates seem thor l,oughly imbued with the idea that there has been more prosperity among cot ton growers since the formation Of the Association two years ago than ever before. and they applaud the speakers who urge still closer union and fur ther steps to protect their own inter ests and to refuse 70 allow the. prices of the Soutn's breat staple to De hKeG on Wall Street..
 Even radical utterances in the ex- treme were cheered. as when w. l.. Foster of Shreveport, La. exclaimed that he hoped to see the time come when a man could not sell his cotton unless he was a member of the South ern Cotton Growers Association. This was the closing remark of a speech by MT. Foster, which seemed to be re- ceived with the deepest sentiments of approval by the delegates assembled. Three sessions of the convention were held today. This afternoon the Execu- tive Committee assembled again but the sessions were in secret.
 The third annual convention began here this morning with a large at- tendance present. every one of the eleven cotton States being well repre- scented. After the invocation by Rev. A. B. Baughan of LaGrange, Ga, Pres ident Harvie Jordan presented Mayor George B. Ward, who welcomed the convention on behalf of the city of Birmingham. W. H. Seymour of Mont gomery. President of the Alabama Di- vision followed in an address of well come on behalf of the Alabama cotton growers, saying that the question with which the Association had to deal was not the production of cotton so much as it's marketing.
 He regarded the present convention as the most important ever held in Alabama because 1t has to do with the South's greatest product.
 Cause Is Just One.
 Our cause Is a just cause" contin- ued Mir. Seymour. It Is as holy as any cause for the reason that it looks to the welfare of our people. It is right and we must win." M. I. Johnson of Georgia, president of the Georgia division, responding to the welcome addresses, said in part:
 My friends, 1t is war. Not war