The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-19
SCENE OF CONFUSION
 IN CONVENTION HALL
Editors Jsin in Support and Defense
 of Resolutions.
Conner Declares He Has Never Before Been Treated With Such Dls- cOurtesy-Others Express Re. sret at the Occurrence.
 Greer Says No Insult
 Was Intended.

With a declaration that he had been insulted by the Alabama Press Asso- citation and with eyes moistened by tears, Governor Braxton Bragg Conner reached for his hat, and, with few softly spoken words of thanks for .he invitation extended him to address the association, he turned and walked slowly from the auditorium of the Commercial Club last night, and' most dramatic scene came to a close.
 Never before in the history of the Press Association has such sceae been enacted at its meetings as oc- cured last night following a speech by the Governor and a series of resolu- tions introduced by Editor c. H. Greer of The Marion Standard.
 The scene was one of turult and President Mel stood on his feet ior several minutes and rapped and rapped for order. He was forced to declare that as long as he was the presiding officer of the Association, he would recognize no one on the floor only un- der parliamentary rules.
 The trouble began with the reading of a series of resolutions which imIne- diately followed the Governors ad- dress. The Governor declared they were an open insult to him and to the 1OVernOrS S once.
 The resolutions were not intended as an affront, so the author declared. and he agreed to erase anything the Governor objected to, but the affair had reached such an advanced stage that nothing that was done seemed to stem the tide, until a pacifying resol1- ion of four lines. introduced by Major w. w. Screws. editor of The Adpar-. tiser, was accepted by the Associa tion and ended the unpleasant incident
 Governor Conner was invited to ad- dress the Association last night by the Association. and accepted Soon after the session was called to order at $50 o'clock. President Mel intro- duced the Governor, who spoke for about an hour, along the same lines used by him in his campaign, advocat- ing curbing the corporations, taxation. anti-pass law. He criticised newspa- pers and newspaper men, admitting that many of them were opposed to his policies. He was attentively lis- tened to throughout the address.
 Resolutions of Censure.
 Just as the Governor resumed his seat. Editor Greer was recognized by the chairman and read a series of thir- teen resolutions. in the reading of which MT. Greer was very emphatic.
 The resolutions were as follows:
 Whereas, the Alabama Press Asso- citation has heard with pleasure the address of the Governor of Alabama rRt the invitation extended by this As Skociation,
 And. whereas, this Association, its membership coming from the very fountain of public sentiment is com petent to reflect and disseminate true and popular opinion. therefore be it,
 Resolved, by the Alabama Press As sociation, in Convention assembled for the thirty sixth annual session.
 That we heartily endorse the Gov ernor's position and efforts in behalf of popular and higher education, be- cause just so high as the standard of education is raised. just so high the standard of citizenship is fixed.
 Second. That we commend the lib eral policy enunciated by the Governor in his message to the Legislature in behalf of the Confederate soldiery of Alabama.
 Third, That we commend most hear tly his assistance in the cause of tenn perance.
 Fourth. That we commend him for his efforts for equalization of the tax values of the State, but submit that equalization does not necessarily mean an increase of the tax burden of the people.
 Fifth, That we commend the Gov ernor's efforts to restrict child labor law as far as he goes.
 Sixth, That we commend his efforts to relieve the State of unjust treatmen, by corporations.
 "Seventh-That we commend the pa triotism which prompted him to rec4de from the untenable position of taxing money loaned in Alabama.
 "Eighth-We commend him for strictly observing his party obligation in the appointm of the Hon. John H. Bankhead to succeed the lamented Morgan. but regret his impuisive in timation that the will of the people. as expressed at the primary, was not binding.
 grets the personal political and off cilal hostility shown by the Governor towards the great developers of the State. especially the great arteries of commerce. While we deem 1t neces- sary they should be regulated and con trolled, they must be encouraged and are entitled to that consideration and protection their large investments and their large proportion of taxes paid should guarantee them.
 "Tenth-We regret the tendency Of the Governor of the State to confoun1 the executive and legislative author ity as promulgated by our constitu- tion, and we also regret the failure of the Legislature. at times to appre- cate this plain provision of the fun. damental law of the state.
 "Eleventh-We regret the failure O, the Governor to appreciate the import ance both to the industrial and agri. cultural interests of the State in :he encouragement of immigration
 "Twelfth-We regret exceedingly that the ma atchless resources of Ala bama are not displayed at the Ter Centennial Exposition at Jamestown.
 "Thirteenth-We deeply regret the SaiIura of executiya and IeqisIa-