The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-17
BIRMINGHAM Is HOST TO
COTTON VISITORS TODAY
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ernoon it Is believed that several thou
sand people will have arrived to attend
the convention. Local reception commit
tees have been busy since yesterday
morning receiving delegates and visitors
and assigning them TO rooms
Mayor George b. Ward will deliver the
address of welcome at the opening of the
convention tnis morning in behalf of the
city of Birmingham while President W
II. Seymou. of the Alabama state division
will welcome the delegates on behalf Of
the state
Response 20 the addresses OF welcome
will be made by President NJ. L. johnson
of the Georgia state division
Following these addresses, President
Harvie Jordan will deliver his annual
address
Jordan Out of Race.
Just after he had called the executive
committee rf the Southern Cotton associa-
ton to order Yesterday morning In he
council chamber of the city hall, Presi-
dent Harvie Jordan announced that he
would not stand for reelection, nor would
he accept the position If elected
While President Jordan has on several
occasions said he would not stand for re-
election, 1t was the general opinion of
those interested in the association that he
would accept the place if rendered to
him again
His announcement yesterday was posi-
tive, and It seems that the organization
will have to lool. elsewhere for an execu-
tive head.
While there is no avowed candidate in
the field as Mr. Jordan's success, the
friends of Walter II. Clark of Clarksdale,
Miss. are interesting themselves in his
| behalf, and 1t is possible that he will
be selected for the place
President Jordan called the executfre
committee together yesterday morning
shortly before II o'clock in he city hall.
/ and after the roll was called the body
went into executive session. In a short
/ address in which President Jordan briefly
reviewed the histor.. arr work of the
Southern Cotton association and thanked
the members of the committee for their
hearty cooperation and good will. he an
nounced that he would not stand for re-
| election as president of the association.
About twenty-five members including
several presidents of state divisions. were
present at the opening of the session.
| President Jordan ruled that proxies would
not be allowed a voice In the proceedings
OF the committee. The question came up
on the report of proxy from Louisiana.
The committee held three sessions yes
terday. the last adjourning at II 80 o'clock
last night to meet again al o'clock this
afternoon. All the sessions were execu-
tive and none of the proceedings were
given out The officers stated after the
night session last night that nothing def
mite had been accomplished; that Tie
committee had been busy all day in dis
cussing plans for the future welfare of
the association, and especial attention hal
been given to the proposition of orgap-
izing a holding company.
Some of the officers will probably be
elected at the session to be held this
afternoon. 1t was announced last nigbt
that frequent meetings of the committee
would be held during the remainder of
the week. and it Is possible that the firal
sessions will extend into next week
Many questions of great Importance to
the association are being considered and
II is said that the discussion at times
were very interesting.
When asked In reference to the rumor
that he would retire from the presidency
of the Southern Cotton association Tor
the purpose of accepting the presidency
of the proposed Southern Cotton company
President Harvie Jordan said yesterday:
"Tthere is absolutely no truth In the rn-
NOR and I am at loss to understand
how 1t was started
THE question of officers for the hold
ing company has not yet been discussed.