The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-10
PRESIDENT J. c. LANHIM.
VETERAN TRAVELLING MAN HON
ORED BY T.P.A.
The Greenwood Meeting Was Great
Success and Much Business Was
Disposed Of-Rev. III. III. COyingtOn
Elected Chaplain.

Greenwood, May 5.-With the ban
quet tonight the convention of the
South Carolina division Of the Tray
elers Protective Association Of Amer
lea was numbered among the pleasant
events of the past. The election of
officers. taken up during the day re-
suited as follows:
President, J. c. Lanham Of Sum-
merton.
Sscretary-treasurer, ]. w. Lillard of
Columbia.
Delegates at large to national con-
vention. J. II. Dudley, H. E. Heintish,
Chaplain, Rev. DR.. II. II. Covington
Of Sumter.
Next place Of meeting, Darlington.
The vice presidents, one from each
post, were: e. f. Miscally Of Charles
ton, ]. P. Fielder Of Spartanburg, c.
Ban Allen Of Anderson, r. L. Black
mon Of Darlington, d. A. Boykin of
Columbia, r. A. Magrath of Green
vile, b. M. Minter Of Greenwood,
Riley M. Strange Of Chester, w. r.
Phillips Of Sumter, and E. A. Griffin
Of Newberry.
The following were elected directors
for one year one from each post ex-
cept Columbia: l.. l.. Rogers Of Null
Inns, T. b. Pearce of Spartanburg, T.
e. Burriss Of Anderson, Riley NJ
Strange of Chester, ]. w. Coleman OF
Greenwood, l.. II. Carey Of Greenville
II. Lee Scarborough Of Sumter, w. A.
Livingston of Charleston.
The nine directors from Columbia
headquarters board, are A. B. Josey
Fl. b. Ivey, J. II. Dudley, Newton
Brunson, John Nj. Cohen, w. o. Futch
w. Lester Webb, j. E. Young and P
j. Drew.
The delegates to the national con.
vention at Philadelphia from the re.
spective posts are: T. L. Goff, Spar.
tanburg; A. B. Josey, Columbia. T. H
Pope, Greenville; r. E. Burriss, An.
derson; E. d. Sallenger, Charleston
G. c. Hammond. Greenwood; H. L
Scarborough. Sumter; L. F. Smoot
Darlington; r. r. Moffatt, Chester; A
C. Jones. Newberry.
For delegate at large the nominee.
and the votes received were as fol
lows: H. E. Heinitish, 60; ]. H. Dud
lef. 81; Walter T. Jones, %; M. A
Whisonant. IT; w. A. Livingston, II
The two first named were elected.
The committee on nomination.
made the following recommendation
for committee chairmen, which wa
adopted:
Chairman Of railroad committee, A
c. Jones; press. E. D. Sallenger
hotels, B. M. Minter: Legislative, l.. I
Parrott; employment, c. c. Pearce
sick and relief, r. M. Strange; goot
roads, H. L. Scarborough.
Greenwood has for two days bee,
the home Of the State convention O.
the Travellers Protective association
Of the South Carolina division. Ant
now that the meeting is over, tn,
members are loath to leave. "Yo,
would like to live in Greenwood" Il
the title Of board Of trade booklet
You bet" say the "drummers" on,
and all. They have had the Green
wood habit ever since Fl. A. Brnsor
established the Oregon hotel.
This meeting Of the convention ha.
been one Of the most pleasant in IT
history, although today there wa.
some powerful argyfying" over som.
questions Unanimously it was de
cided to push in an organized an(
systematic manner the fight for {
hotel inspector and for the mileag.
bill. There was a little difference O.
opinion over the manner in which
the mileage bill should be managed
in the legislature, but the conventio,
finally adopted with a few modifica
tions the resolutions presented by II
Is. lvey Of Post B, Columbia.
Perhaps the strongest feature O.
the day in fact of the whole con
vention was the address by ]. c. Ian
ham upon accepting the presidency
Capt. Lanham is one Of the oldes
travelling men in the State and Is tn,
Oldest member of the II. p. A. in poin
OF continuous service.