The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-03
7. P. A. In CONTEST
CAMPAIGN FOR SECRETARY OVER
SHADOWS OTHER THINGS.
once of President Being BATTERED
by the Observation-Disclosures
mt Asheville Brings q Warm
Fight.

at Ashevtile Brings Warm
Fight.
Asheville. N. c., June 2.-Postponed
by political manoeuvering and hot
vention the election OF officers o. the
Travellers Protective Association goes
over another day.
There being no business session of
the convention until tomorrow after
noon. the election of officers IL not
looked for until late tomorrow night
After reports from the committees
and various officers, the convention
heard read letters Of protest from
independent tobacco growers in va
rious sections against the repeal of
the tax on leaf tobacco, and a reso-
luton providing for the immediate
forwarding of telegraphic. messages
to United States Senators Thomas s.
Martins Albert ~. Bevertdge and Mel
son W! AIdrichs Wherein hthe associa-
ton placed Itself on record as being
unalterabiy opposed to the repeal Of
the internal revenue tax on leaf to-
bacco, was adopted. 'a =
A resolution thanking the Southern
Railway for its effort in behalf of the
travelling men attending this conven-
ton. was adopted.
The first sign Of the extent of the
sharpness with which political and
drawn. developed during the reading
of the proposed constitutional amend
ments, the purport Of which was to
relieve the association from liability
In cases Of accidents to insured mem
bers resulting from dizziness. attacks
OF fainting or Inconsistencies. night
mare or somnambulism."
A roll call Of States resulted in a
vote OF 242 to 1s2 against the adop-
tfon of the amAndmAnG
The proposed amendment TO article
10, section /, Of the constitution re-
curing that in all cases OF alleged
death by drowning the body OF the
member be produced. unless there
were one or more eye witnesses to
the drowning, was finally tabled by
the unanimous vote Of the convention.
Messrs. LaBeaume and Logan are
the only candidates for the Office OF
Secretary and Treasurer, and this fact
has produced strained relations" be-
tween Indiana and Missouri. The
former State has sixty-three delegates
present and voting while Missouri
shows up with 81. On all questions
arising this morning these States were
Numerically opposed.
President Henry A. Gray, OF Louis
willie, Is not a candidate for re-eiec-
ton. The avowed candidates for this
ONCE are P J. O'Meara OF Indian
apolis; Thad Howe. OF Chicago, and
A. l.. Byrd. of Columbia, s. C.
The contest for the presidency is
dwarfed by the warmth Of the fight
for the ONCE OF secretary and treas
Furer and 1t is said that the presiden-
| tial chair Is being bartered around in
caucuses in deals that viii advance
the interests OF the LeBeaume or Lo-
gan factions. Both sides are con-
fdent of victory.
The members Of the associate gave
an entertainment tonight for the BEN
efit of the widows and orphans Of de-
ceased brothers.
will be entertained on the Biltmore
| estate.
After a caucus lasting for several
hours tonight. the Missouri delegation
which is solidly supporting LaBeaume
for secretary and treasurer, claimed
that the election Of their candidate
was assured.
The Indiana delegation. still in eau.
Gus. comedies nothing. and several OF
its members declare they will hght to
a finish.
II is said that as a result OF the eau
Gus deliberations tonight. Missouri will
throw her strength to Al Byrd, of Co
lumbia, S. c.. for the presidency, re-
cetving all or part Of South Carolina's
vote for LeBeaume In return.
The presence of unusual political
reneralship is evidenced tonight by a
Statement to the effect that the indi-
ytdual independence delegates on the
floor of the convention has been swal-
lowed up in the magnitude Of swaps
and trades which are being engi.
neered by skiIlful steering committees
by whom the voting tomorrow win be
ooutraIlad