The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-04-15
RETAILERS CONVENTION

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Lakeland presided and Secretary Har-
ry Burhans of Jacksonville was at the
desk. The following is the list of &C
credited delegates present:
w J. Fee, Fort Pierce; J. l. Horsey,
J. F. Mu1arkey, Fernandina; H H
Dickson, F. L. Helms, Orlando: F. L.
Woodward, Sanford; D. B. Harris,
Leesburg. ]. L. Love, w. P. Pettigrew,
F. c. Owens. H. NJ. Angel, Lakeland;
Louis Thompson, Inverness; l. {. Hes
ter, w NJ Barlow, DR.. ]. NJ. Good,
williston: E. c. Smith, William An
derson, Geo. E. Pasteur, Ocala; E. r.
Cox, r. ]. Phillips, J. r. Afford, Tai
lahassee: W. H. Chaille, Isador Cohen,
Miami; J. H. Perkins, J. 3. Shuman,
Monticello: a. NJ Mcmillan. Pensa-
cola; j. E. Nicholson, J. r. Thomas, w.
F. Hughey, Clearwater; NJ. Ellison,
Duval; J. T. Mahoney, s. Rega, Tam
pa: J. p. Brooks, J. S. Shane, Gaines
Vile; NJ. Ellison and S. D. Cheatham,
Jacksonville.
The secretary then read the report
of the executive committee, which in
substance was the organization con-
sisted of 80 associations with a num-
| Der yet to join. when they see the
| ISOLATION is success and not a fake,
as several preceding this one have
| proven.
| Up to date there are 492 paid up
members at s. head, with 200 yet to
be heard from and from the present
outlook the organization would prove
a strong and effective one for the
protection of the merchants of the
state against dead heads.
The expense of this work was
! $4,000, which compared to that of So
a day used <by commercial traveller
| was deemed reasonable. The secre-
| tary's contract on the basis of SO q
member, but seeing that the thing
| would be a go, notified the executive
committee they could consider the
| contract off and he would let the con-
vention say what his services would
be worth. This generous statement
| was received with applause. All bills
had been paid and about 5000 in the
| treasury. The adoption of the report
| was deferred until the organizat ton
! was perfected.
| a nominating committee was ap
| pointed to report at the night session,
| but before the committee was named
it was ordered that no man who was
| a candidate for office, either legisla-
| tive or state, could be an officer Of
| the State Retailers Association. Many
| speeches were made and all seemed to
be for Jackson for state railroad COM
| missioner, but said it was best to
make the organization without even
a suggestion of politics in it.
Those who spoke were Isador Cohen,
secretary of the Miami board of trade
and president of the local retail mer-
chants association; Owens of Lake
land; f. c. Smith of Ocala; NJ Eli
son OF Jacksonville: Mahoney of Tam
pa, and Hughey of Clearwater. who
| said suppose Jackson was made the
president of this organization again
and elected to the state railroad COM
mission, what would he have to do
| with legislation? Jackson was a good
man and had shown his worth to the
people and the peoples interest. In a
| word Jackson was wind TANNER,
but a doer Of sensible things.
Mr.. Dickson of Orlando moved that
a committee of five be named on Or
ganization. The president suggested
seven and so ordered He named
Dickson Orlando; McMillen. Pensa-
cola; Pasteur, Ocala; Mahoney, Tam
pa; Owens. Lakeland; Mularkey, Fer
nandina and Cohen, Miami.
! The delegate from Jacksonville OBJ
jected to the presidents appointment
at the secretary's suggestion, when
the president said he would refer the
matter to the association. Mr.. Cohen
of Miami we'll said the president did
not hardly know a member present
personally; the secretary knew every
body, and who was he to go to for
information but the secretary. Amid
applause it was moved that the list
as named by President Jackson stand
and it stood.
After considerable discussion on
how the secretary should be elected
namely, by the executive committee
and several other changes in the con-
stitution and bylaws, that have not
yet been adopted, the association ad-
jaurned until o'clock.
The nominating committee at the
evening session recommended the fol-
lowing names for the different posi-
tions:
Mr.. Dickerson of Orlando, president
| Mr.. Perkins of Monticello, first vice
president.
Mr.. A. Mas of Tampa, second vice
president.
Mr.. Phillips of Tallahassee third
vice president.
Mr.. Harry Burhans, Jacksonville
secretary.
! Mr. Conroy of Jacksonville, treas
urer.
Executive board: Mr.. Cheatham, OF
Jacksonville: Mr.. Mahoney, Tampa
Mr. j. F. Mularkey, Fernandina; Mr.
George Mackay, Ocala, and Mr.. Nc
Muller of Pensacola.
The names as handed in by the NOM
| mating committee were duly and
unanimously elected.
At the morning session today all of
the delegates were present. The bills
to go before the next legislature for
enactment into laws were adopted and
Will be sent to the Legislature for
passage. These laws will give the re-
tail merchants the relief they have
| long sought for and ben in sad need
of for their own protection.
The general growth and develop
| ment of the state was discussed. The
executive committee was instructed to
take up with the state railroad COM
| mission have that wit