The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-20
CHARTER SPECIAL
LAUNDRY TRAIN
Convention Over, Delegates
Scatter to Their
Homes.
FISHER WINS PRESIDENCY
Members Assert Meeting Just
Closed Best in Associations
History.
FISHER WINS PRESIDENCY

Asserting that the meeting here had
been the pleasantcst and most sue
/ cessful ever held. the 1000 Visitors
and delegates who attended the TWEEN
| ty-seventh annual convention Of the
Laundrymen's National Association of
America yesterday spoke their fare
/ well. Following adjournment shortly
! after noon, the thoughts OF the vlsi.
| tors at once turned toward home IA
| fast as they came in on saturday and
! Sunday, they. dropped out during the
afternoon and last night Whole tram
| loads of them were leaving ut inter.
! vals until early this morning.
Reviewing the events Of the ,ast
I few days, there can be nc question
/, that the delegates verdict is correct.
| This convention was indeed notable,
From all standpoints, business and So So
cial. IT was the greatest In the history
Of the organization.
With the rap of the presidents gavel
Yesterday morning at few minutes
which had been filled to its capacity
fifteen minutes previous. at once be-
came silent. The difference between
the 9penng YESTERDAY S.s and a. other days
the delegates were slow in assembling,
which had more than once caused me
president to express his displeasure.
Yesterday; however not even the blasts
summon the delegates to the conven-
ton chamber. Many of them We're
there fully an hour before the time.
Rivalry for Office.
The rivalry between the two candl-
dates for the presidency had grown
overnight, and intense interest was
felt in the election. The Western dele
cation was working with mi, might and
date, L. H. Fisher, of Kansas CITY,
while the friends OF Arthur W. Solo
mon. of Savannah, Ga, We're no less
active in their efforts to land their
To those who had followed the trend
of things 1t became evident late Tues !
day evening that the Western man !
had the odds in his favor, and general
expectations were but fulfilled when
he was elected yesterday The vote |
stood: Fisher, 143; Solomon, Il.
Following the announcement Of the !
result of the election there occurred |
one Of the most pleasant incidents OF
the whole convention. Rising to his
feet in the midst of the silence which |
followed the great demonstration at |
the announcement of Mr.. Fishers cleo
tion, Mr.. solomon. after paying grace /
full compliments TO his successful rival I
moved that the vote be made unani-
nous. For five minutes the applause
was deafenins. while his suggestion
was carried out.
The rest of the ticket being withou,
opposition was unanimously elected
The new officers are as follows:
President, L. H. Fisher. Kansas City:
First President. Mordecai B.
Florsheim. Richmond; Second Vice
President, P. NJ. Cave. Charlotte. N. c.:
Third Vtce-President, Hall Comstock,
Mlwaukee; Fourth Vice-President, R.
A. Fox. New Orleans; Secretary John
Il. Heath. New York; Treasurer. Carol
Thornton, Youngstown. o.: Sergeant
alarms. Major W. a. Turpin. New
York.
Members of the Executive Commit
tees. j. Crawford, New Haven. Conn;
Charles a. Wheeler, Fort Worth, Tex;
Henry w. Stoer. Cleveland. O.: W. p.
Webster. st. Paul. Mimi; w. E. Fitch.
La Sale, III.
Reports Of the secretary and treas
urer We're. presented yesterday and
Were unanimously adopted On motion
Of Otto Rice. of Chicago, the payment
Of the sum of $500 to Secretary C. A.
Werner for his services during the
year was authorized. Splendid tributes
were paid to the secretary and his
work in behalf of the organization, {
Creates Ripple.
Great excitement was caused during {
the session by the denunciation by r. {
Shaneberger. of Indianapolis,
Ind. of reports concerning Mr.. :