The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-08

clared in order, and nominations for
president were requested. Mr.. Dis
mukes, of st. Augustine, in a speech
of much praise and compliment,
placed the name of President c. w.
Lamar before the convention. Half
dozen seconds were heard. z. T. Mon
roe of Ocala, nominated J. S. Reese.
| Messrs. w. A. Blount, Jr., and w.
Readings and Chas. L. Hobbs, were
appointed tellers. Thirty-nine votes
were cast. Mr.. Lamar was given 26,
and Mr.. Reese 13. Escorted to the
chair amid cheers, Mr.. Lamar was re-
! ceived by Mr.. Hardee, the retiring
| president, and then introduced by him
in these words: Gentlemen, your
president"
In a short speech he said in ac-
knowledging the rounds of applause:
Gentlemen Of the convention, | feel
| the honor you have conferred upon me
more than l can express. and l highly
appreciate it. I have filled every po-
sition within the gift of bank. and
have given my business life TO the
banking line. I shall strive to carry
out strictly the policy of the conven-
! ton, and carry it out along the high
! standard set by my predecessors.
| Gentlemen, I thank you very much"
OTHER OFFICERS.
Other officers elected were as fol
lows:
First Vicc-Ple sjdent-George w.
Saxon, of Tallahassee. He was op-
posed in nomination by John Trica u
| Tampa
Second TiceJJesident-A. Living
stone, .lr., Of Madison.
Third Vice-President-J N. Hooker,
| of Barlow
| Fourth Vice-President-C \. Fair
cloth of Gainesville.
| Fifth Vice-President-Ca Warfield
| of Fernandina.
| y-Treasurer-Geo. R. De
| Saussure Of Jacksonville.
Executive Council-Arthur F. Perry
of Jacksonville, Thos. P Denham OF
Jacksonville, Henry Gaillard of Jack
Isonville, John Trice Of Tampa; and
George D. Munroe Of Quincy.
| Delegate to American National
| Bankers Association-W. K. Hyer, Jr..
of Pensacola. He was opposed by c.
E. Garner, president of the Florida Ma
tional Bank Of Jacksonville, and John
P. Dismukes, president of the St. Au-
gustine National Bank.
Vice-President from Florida to Ma
tional Bankers AsSociation-J Simp-
son Reese of Pensacola
In nominating an opposition to Mr..
Reese in the person of DR., Robinson,
a Jacksonville banker, Mr.. Dismukes
of st. Augustine, said that he did not
want to take all the good bankers
] from Pensacola at one time and send
lthem to California to conventions
this meeting with a reply from Mr..
IDeSaussure, who seconded the Reese
nomination by saying: The Pensa-
cola bankers have proven in the last
l thlrty-six hours that they are entitled
to anything we can give them
NEW BUSINESS.
L. t. Monroe asked the convention
to meet next year in his home city
Ocala, while Mr.. Dismukes placed St
Augustine in nomination, saying that
he represented the associated banks
of that place, presented pressing in.
Vltation for next years convention
Ocala was chosen in a vote of % to
10. z ElEH ssssg
Z. w. Lane of Jacksonville, present
ed the conventions thanks for cour-
tesies extended bankers in Pensacola.
THANKS were especially given the
bankers for the excursion on the bay
for the Country Club entertainments
and Osceola Club privileges, and ex-
press thanks We're rendered the local
press, the San Carlos hotel manage
iment This was presented. in form of
a resolution. which was adopted with
rapidity and with a will.
Mr. Warheld presented a resolution
pledging the Florida State Bankers
Association to the task of raising not
less than $4,000. to be used in the
purchase and presentation of a suitable
silver service to the battleship Florida
1t was adopted.
4 resolution by T. T. Monroe raised
the salary of the secretary-treasurer TO
$3.50 per year.
A resolution of thanks was proposed
to Rear Admiral Young Of the navy
Iyard, for the capital manner in which
he entertained Mr.. Dismukes and the
Icrowd generally on Fridays bay trip.
The DeSaussure resolution was then
lcalled up, and met with opposition by
DR.. Robinson of Jacksonville, who
said the adoption of the same would
Iannihilate state banks. He also said
that it was undemocratic and without
THEORY.
Mr.. Dismukes took the position that,
in the adoption of the resolution. the
state banks would completely lose
their individuality and it wouId mean
the sale of them to a few men. He
Ialso pronounced the resolution I'M
democratic.
Mr.. Lane said the fact that it had
been offered by Mr.. DeSaussure
whose knowledge Of banking science
was alone a recommendation for its
adoption, was a good recommendation
in favor Of the proposed measure, but
he thought it premature right at this
time, and then he said he was against
some Of its provisions. He said mat
ters of the nature referred to should
be left to the monetary commission
| The resolution. after some further
discussion, was killed. It provided
that in order to unite the commercial