The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-18
ENTHUSIASM IS
THE FEATURE Of
BIG CONVENTION
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ward the great commercial work Of
our city. but to use our every effort
To continue In the paths OF business
integrity and preserve inviolate the
purity or her social life. To those
off you who have been to cur city We
especially appreciate that you come
again. and TO you who visit us for
the first time we exteud-a most cor
dial welcome and say TO you that We
Will not consider that We have meas
ured up to the requirements OF hosts
II you do not come again To both.
as far as your president will give us
time we wish TO say that for the days
OF this convention. the city and every
body worth while are at your disposal
We have much that We would like to
showk you. Historically Richmond
| has many points OF interest. The
home of the great jurist. John Mar
shall. Ii sti,i preserved. The old St
Johns church. where Patrick Henry
sounded the tocsin that initiated tho
Revolution, and where you can now
hear this great speech repeated on
the spot where ne stood. The capitol
of the State, once the capitol OF the
Confederacy. and the White House OF
the Confederacy. and many monu-
ments to Nirginias distinguished SOL
diers and statesmen.
I'VE wish 10 show you the James
river with its historic banks. We
can point out to you the very spot
where the falls reaching way back
to the mountains meet and are held
in check by the mighty tides of the
ocean, one hundred and fifty miles
away, which suggests our city as q
most appropriate place for this con-
vention, for here liz the incipiency of
the opportunity OF deeper waterways.
And now in closing allow me to
call attention TO the fact that the
representatives OF this body are from
nearly, If not wholly, the thirteen
original States. and that on these
States this country has to greatly de-
pend for sound safe and sane legfs-
iation, ard that II the representa-
tives in Washington from these States
will act as a unit, their influence in
such a noble cause as this body rep
resents must mean success. And. MI.
President. this body would not be
true to Its duty. II. before 1t adjourns.
it did not pass resolution commit
ting every delegate here to the propo-
sition OF insisting that their represen-
tatives and senators shall endorse
any bill that you may present to
carry out the great purpose for which
this body exists. Permit me to ex-
press, not only the sincere wish. but
the belief that this great scheme Is
an assured fact. and the qualification
and pleasure that comes to those who
have done their whole duty Will soon
be yours
MIR. Goulden Responds
Mr.. Carrington's utteranees were
greeted with great applause. and for
mer Congressman James A. Goulden.
OF New York, was introduced to re-
spond to Mr.. Darlington on behalf
Of the convention, the chairman call
ing attention to the fact that Mr..
Csoulden some forty years ago had
been one who sought for several
years to reach Richmond with III sue
cess.
Mr. Goulden spoke In a happy man
ner. returning thanks to the Rich
mond Chamber OF Commerce and the
good people OF Richmond for the
hearty welcome accorded the conven-
tom He said that he had been prom
ised by Mr.. Carrington that he might
see copy OF his speech during the
day, so he might know what to say
in reply, and when he had failed to
furnish him the copy he had asked.
that gentlemen what he should talk
about. having elicited tho reply that
he should talk about ave minutes
and ct down. Nx. Golden cEeatsd
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