Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-04
STATE EDITORIAL CONVENTION.


According to previous notice and agree
ment, a meeting Of the editorial fraternity
was held in this place, yesterday There
was u fair representation, and we hope to
see still moro interest shown hereafter. The
following are the proceedings as furnished
by the Secretary. - Muscattne Journal
Proceedings Of the first Io,oa Editorial State
Convention, held at Muscatine, on Tuesddy
May, LIST, 1855.
MORNING SESSION.
The Convention was organized by the
appointment Of Mr.. A. SANDERS Of
tho Davenport Gazette, as Chairman; Messrs.
LEWIS V. TAFT, of the Fl. Madison Plain
deater, Onion CLEMENS, Ct the Muscatine
Journal, II. w. LATHRoP, OF the Iowa City
Republican, aud WELLS SPcER, OF the Tip
ton Advertiser as Vice Presidents and Mr..
+. H. GRANT, of the Peila Gazette as Sc
cretary.
On motion Of Mr.. T. d. Eagll, Of the
Davenport Banner, it was
Resolved, That Committee Of three be
appointed, to nominate permanent officers
for the ensuing year. Messrs. Eugai, Nc
Firlind and Clemens were appointed said
Committee.
On motion of Mr. r bert Williams, OF
the Muscaiine Enquirer Committee of
FIVE, consisting Of heCommittee on officers,
and NJ essrs. Sanders aud Taft, were appoint
ed TO draft resolutions TO be presented at
the afternoon session of the Convention.
Suggestions and remarks were then made
BY Me.srs Sanders, Grant and Parker,
after winch the Convention adj jurued until
3 o'clock in the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Convention called to order. Mr.. Sanders
in the chair. Minutes of the morning session
read and accepted. Mr.. Ergal, from the
Committee to nominate officers, recon-
mended those elected at the morning session.
Report accepted, and officers reelected.
The Committee on Resolutions, reported
n series of resolutions, which, after debate
and ans ndment, were unanimously adopted,
as follows:
Resolved That we reprobate the course
too common among newspaper editors, of
personal abuse and vituperation, as derog.
atory 10 the dignity and influence snd we'll
being Of the Press, and that instead thereof,
we recommend cordial aud dispnssionate
discussion of principles, Of official conduct
and Of qualifications.
Resolved That we shall therefore devote
all the impulses OF eur hearts, and the dc
tates OF our judgments, to the cultivation
Of that entire cordiality which should per-
wade profession whose Observation-Disclosures are
thought, and whose sympathies and interests
are SO clearly interviewer with the eleva
ton oil the whole people.
Resolved That the system OF newspaq err
and advertising agencies, which has grown
up in the Atlantic cities may be made ben.
eft 10 Western papers! provided prepay
men,s are made by said agencies, and that
unless such pre- payment IS made, We sh Ill
hereafter publish none of their advertise
mepts
Resolved, That we earnestly recommend
To newspaper publishers aud JOB p inters OF
TIN. State, 10 establish as far rs possible,
uniform rates Tor advertising aud Job PRINT
ing, and with this view we would further
recommend that the publishers and printers
in the same town or district, ugree among
themselves upon the scale OF prices, aud
bind themselves, as honorable men, to i'd
here to il in all cases.
Resolved, That we would recommend TO
publishers in the same tou n or distinct, III
no case to underbil each other for the pur-
pose Of securing advertising and Job printing,
bH, to maintain good feeling and friendly
business relations.
Resolved, That as soon as convenient,
we will conduct our business upon the cash
principe-all subscriptions, advertisements
and Job work 10 b. paid for strictly in ad-
vance, except where we have mutual deal
ings with business men.
Resolved That the Press OF Iowa publish
no prospC ctus or advertisement Of any period
zeal or newspaper, unless d fair equivalent
be paid for the same
Resolved, That in laboring to advance
the prosperity oil our State by turtherng her
Rai.ruad interests, we will initiate the OK.
ample given Us BY the Railroad corporations,
and do ,hut which is Ter our business Interest
TO dp-make with them our courtesles "a
fair business transaction"
Resolved, That we recommend that the
Press OF the State hereafter insert no edi-
r al notices intended TO answer the purpose
of advertising, including notices Of maya
zines for less than ten cents per line.
Resolved, That we recommend the adop-
ton throughout the State OF a rule to charge
for each alteration in advertise ments.
Mr. Spicer then offered the following
| Resolved, That this Convention recon-
mend TO the Press Of Iowa, TO charge for
advertising not less than the following rates,
tor papers with q subscription list OF five
hundred or less, paper 24x36, TO wit
/ 50. az lines brcv'r or less) insert'n