The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-02
7. P. A. CONVENTION
TRAVELLING MEN ACT ON IMPORT
ANT MATTERS.
A Resolution Was Adopted Calling ON
Congress to Promote Commercial
interests by Immediately Act
ing on Tariff Question.

Asheville, N c., June 1.-The adop-
tion by the rising vote of the entire
convention of a resolution calling on
Congress to promote the commercial
interests of the country by taking inn
mediate ACTION on the tariff question;
demands made in official reports for
the enactment of laws making rail-
roads liable for the loss of CONNER
cial travellers samples as for baggage,
and the presentation of q resolution to
discourage tipping" hotel walters,
were the features of the second session
of the t. P. A., at the Auditorium this
morning.
The. reading OF the reports OF the
legislation and national railroad COM
mittees took up the entire morning.
and 1t was after the presentation of
the former by Chairman John S. Har-
wood of Richmond. Va, that j. P.
Wollerstein of Maryland offered the
resolution relative to prompt congress
sionaI action on the tariff bill.
Mr. Harwood's report dealt with the
parcels post bill, the national excess
baggage bill. the good roads bill. the
steel car bill, and the tariff. The re-
port was explicit in its declarations
concerning the parcels post bill. urg-
ing the association to use every legiti-
mate means to defeat 1t.
Chairman F. w. Crandall of Missouri
read the report of the national railroad
committee. 1t was a detailed and COM
prehensive review of railroad condi-
lions affecting travelling men, and II
urged a uniform classification law.
Rate laws were discussed at length.
with the general conclusion that rate
legislation was very much complicated.
The present system of pulling mile
age at the ticket window instead of
he In nf the
Southern roads, was sharply cricitised.
The railroad report was received with
loud applause.
During the progress OF the session,
reports were read from various cities,
urging the association to employ all
fair methods to defeat the repeal of
the duty on leaf tobacco. The after
noon session was taken up by the read
ing of the reports OF the national press,
hotel, good roads and legal commit
tees. A touch of sentiment was lent
to this session by the adoption of a
resolution providing for the forward
ing of a congratulatory message to Miss
Daisy Wilson of Houston, Tex. daugh-
ter of National Chaplain DR.. Homer T.
Wilson, on the occasion Of her mar
rage tonight to DR.. Frank C. Beall,
prominent surgeon Of Fort Worth.
Tex.
A cara party bhO A$NA~o
the convention at the Manor this
morning, and ball at the Battery
Park tonight were among the social
events scheduled for the entertainment
of the visitors.
The air of the convention is rife with
political strategy and trades" and
"swaps" are the order of the day In
the fight for the ONCE of Secretary and
Treasurer.
, A caucus OF the Missouri delegation
this morning resulted in the announce
ment of the candidacy of p. J. OMeara
of Indianapolis for President. This
announcement Is regarded as move
to split up the vote of the Indiana
delegation which is solidly supporting
Schuyler IT. Logan of Lafayette, Ind,
Secretary and Treasurer against H T.
LaBeaume of st. Louis. LeBaume's ad-
herents, however, disclaim all knowl-
edge of the combine" and assert that
their man will easily defeat the In
diana candida te for the secretaryship.
In some quarters. O'Meara's -candi-
dacy for the presidency Is warmly ad-
vocated, and there are some delegates
who declare that he can defeat Eenry
O. Grady of Louisville. KY, the pres
ent incumbent of the presidential chair.
The election of officers and the selec-
ton of next years convention city is
scheduled for tomorrow.