The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-04
TAX CONFERENCE
MAY MEET HERE
Virginia Delegation 1nvite d
Delegates to Come South
Next Year.
MEETING WAS SUCCESSFUL
Senator Keezell Bigger Than
Houses on Milwaukee
Streets.

delegation to tho Fourth international
Conference on State and Local Taxa
ton. held at Milwaukee during the
past week. under the auspices OF tho
| international Tax Association, have
returned to their homes. Speaker II.
u. Byrd and Commissioner D. s. Free
man arrived in the city yesterday
morning. Senator Keezell and Colonel
Bowman left them at stanton to re-
turn to their respective homes, respec-
lively at Keezletown and Salem.
| Governor and Mrs. nann, William
Hodges Mann. Jr., and Lieutenant
Governor Ellyson returned by way OF
Niagara Falls. reaching Richmond at
1870 last evening. Deputy Insurance
commissioner j. N. Brenaman went to
Atlantic City, and will come to Rich
mond Tuesday. c. G. Maphis, chair
man of the State Board OF School Ex-
aminers. was with the Niagara Falls
| party.
1t is more than probable that the
| association will hold Its next annual
| session in Richmond. Dr. Freeman
was elected member OF the executive
committee. which will select the place
OF meeting, and 1t is a safe bet that
Business Manager Dabney will proceed
to figure out several cogent reasons
why Richmond is good place to have
q tax conference.
Large Attendance.
| Commissioners Freeman said yester-
| day:
The meeting at Milwaukee was a
success In every sense of the word.
The attendance was large and included
the best known tax experts Of the
country. Among those present were:
A. S. Foote, president of the Ohio
Board of Commerce: lawson Purdy,
Tax Commissioner CT New York City;
A G. Pleydell, of the New York TAX
Reform Association; the Governor Of
Mississippi, the Premier of Manitoba,
and two special represent atives of the
British government
1T so happened that the Virginia
party was the largest single delega-
ton, and consequently was signa,ly
honored at the hands of the associa.
| ton. Governor Mann was made vice.
chairman and was named by the dele
cation as member of the committee on
| resolutions. In addition to the other
honors which came to our delegation.
| the Governor and his party with
| Lieutenant-Governor Ellyson were
feted by the reception committee and
We're given most cordial reception.
Governor Pleased Crowd.
The feature of the convention. be-
yond question, was Governor Mann's
response to the addresses of welcome
| delivered by Mayo: Emil Seibel and
Governor ]. O. Davidson. There were
a number of responses, and most of
them, it must be confessed, Were some
| what tedious.
! THE Governor caught the humor OF
/ the crowd, made the best speech any
of the delegation had ever heard him
make, and won the hearts of the peo-
pie.
I'VE found that most OF them were
trying to solve problems very much
similar to ours. and were employing
much the same means; but we found
some reason for consoling ourselves in
the thought nat no tax commission
had more problems or more complex
problems than ourselves. Few States
present as many different industries
and as varied soil as Virginia; conse-
! uuently. few of them have such tax
tangles to unravel.
'It is very probable that the con-
! ference will meet next year In Ricn-
mond We gave the members a cor
dial Invitation to discuss their qucs-
tions here next year. and we found
them. as was to be expected, glad of
an opportunity of coming to Richmond.
The final decision was left to the ex
ecutive committee, and as we have a
certainly have a fine chance Of secur..
ling the convention.
| Senator Keezeil was, in some re-
| spects the marked man of our delega-
ton. AS soon as we assured the awe
inspired delegates that he was as
powerful mentally as he was physi-
cally, he was everywhere received With
marked cordiality. He addressed the
convention very briefly on segrega-
ton. but he talked over our problems
with many OF the delegates. The a1il-
waukee papers featured him, and
printed his photograph, with those OF
few other delegates. The Senator
was crossing the street at the time.
and it shows him In splendid com
parison with the house on the oppO-
site side.
Heard Politics.
"Of course. we talked politics with
number Of delegates from the varl-
Gus sections of the country. We found
| the general impression prevailing in
| the East and Middle West that Harmon
has lost ground recently. and that
Gaynor's attempted assassination add
| ed TO the general reSpect III iWllcIt iie
Is held 1t is generally thought that
both Ohio and Indiana will go Demo-
cratic this fall, and there was gener-
nj air of Democratic confidence every
where.
1--WE were all amazed to see the
strength of the progressives in tho
West. The Milwaukee papers,or most
Eof them, are 'stalwart' in their polt-
! tics; but 1t was easy to see that they
I were on the defensive. Delegates from
/ other Western States told us that In
their part of the country. the pro
rressives were controlling the situa-'
ton. In fact. 1T is said BY conserva'
tive men that In Iowa and thereapouts
Ithe old Republican organization nae
nra ctically ceased to exist.
"While we We're in Milwaukee, May
or seidel declined to serve on the
committee which is to receive MI
Roosevelt next Tuesday, owing tc the
latters opposition TO socialism. This
raised a storm, but the soclallsts loua-
! IN applauded their chief.
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