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Show Tho Cotton Convention. White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., 23. The cotton convention today-elected today-elected John Phelps, of "ow Orleans, president, Stephen Harrison, of New York, vice-president. Tho following directors were elected: E. C. Stone, Galveston; W. L. Treuhclm, Charleston; Charles-ton; Henry Hall, Mobile; J. W. La-throp, La-throp, Savannah; W. A. Goodwin, Memphis; J. F. Whclees, Nashville, and W. C. Reynolds, Norfolk. It was moved that the convention recommend re-commend to congress an early completion com-pletion of the Texas and Pacific railroad rail-road and an acceptance of the pro-!-sition made by Colonel Thomas A. Scutt. |