The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-23
NAME PADUCAHAN
VICE PRESIDENT
OF ASSOCIATION
State Development Convention
Adjourns to Meet Next Year
at Henderson, KY, After.Best
Session in History Of Organ
izatiOn.
SOME RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED

Louisville, Nov. 23.-Putting itself
on record in a set of ringing resolu-
tons as favoring a better and more
public school system,
believing II TO be the chief factor in
the advancement and development of
the state; favoring scientific road
building and the extension of rail-
roads in the state, the fostering of
recommending an
amendment to the constitution that
will facilitate tax reform, the sixth
annual meeting of the Kentucky
State Development association closed
its business session yesterday after
noon. The final parting was at
banquet given at the Gait House last
night by the citizens of Louisville to
the delegates and members of the
general assembly.
Joseph w. Porter, of Fayette
county. was unanimously elected
president OF the association, Edward
McDermott, of Louisville, declaring
that ii would be utterly impossible
for him to serve in that capacity any
longer. Frank NJ. Fisher, of Nc
Cracker county, was elected first
vice president, and r. c. Ford, Of
Bell county, was elected second vice
president. After the adjournment of
1.-THE convention the newlyelected ex-
ecutive committee met and reelected
James r. Kellar, of Louisville, sec
rotary and A. Y. Ford, of Louisville.
treasurer.
Henderson Next Meeting Place.
Henderson was chosen as the next
place of meeting, after an exciting
little contest from her sister and
neighbor, Owensboro, but the dele
gates from greensboro showed the
magnanimous spirit by saying that
they would aid Henderson in giving
the delegates a royal welcome to
western Kentucky. The date Of the
next convention win be fixed by the
executive committee.
More Money for State Fair.
The convention also recommended
that the State Geological Survey DO
maintained at the expense of the
state and that an appropriation be
made by the general assembly OF
such funds for five years, so that the
state fair may be put upon basis
equal to any of the state fairs in the
country. 1t is also recommended
that a new mansion be built for the
governor Of the state in keeping with
the progress of the commonwealth
and in close proximity to the new
state capitol. The Legislature is also
asked to appropriate $1,000 to the
work of the State Delopment asso-
Iciation.
New Constitution.
The constitution of the association
Is almost entirely changed. II pro-
vides that the association shall meet
in Louisville each year preceding the
session of the general assembly and
that it shall meet in cities out In the
state in other years. The executive
committee is to be composed of one
member from each congressional dis
trict and four from the state al
large, with a central committee OF
the four members from the state al
large, the president and the member
from the Fifth congressional district
The members of the association
are to be composed of members ap
pointed from business and CONNER
cial organizations not conducted fol
: private gain, by the fiscal courts o.
, the counties, mayors of towns and
; cities, by educational or charitable
institutions, not conducted for profit
, Funds for the association are to b.
; raised by private subscription or b!
} appropriation by the general assemb
ly.
, Opposes Peaceful Armies.
The speech of former Gov. Brad
3 ley at the banquet last night on Law
). and Order" was the feature 6 tn
e occasion. He was particularly EN-
( platte in his allusion to the freedom
I of the ballot In the state, saying tina
: every voter should have the right t
: cast his ballot and have 1t correctl
{ counted. In regard to the organize
bodies of farmers riding through tn
g country he said: Eve want no NOR
4 peaceful armies, armed with buggy
!. whips and sticks marching throug
the country" He declared that Ker
t lucky wanted men banded .ogethe
for the enforcement OF the law an
: not for the purpose of breaking 1t.
i He also said that he was a sta
|, wart Republican. but he held'the We
N fare of HIS state abova his marty