The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-07-04
Ghe Kenosha telegraph
Thursday, July A, 1881.
The Wisconsin Editorial Convention.
SPARTA, Wis, June 18.

sion in this place to-day. The attendance was
large beyond precedent, nearly one hundred
and fifty editors and publishers being present
The most cordial good feeling prevailed among
the fraternity, and the whole proceedings
were conducted with the utmost harmony
The crowd is one of the liveliest, best.looklng
and most intelligent l ever saw togel her. The
Association was called 10 order by President
Charles Seymour, Of the Lacrosse Repu0tcaR.
President Seymour made a stirring address,
in which he enumerated the programme Of the
pleasure excursion for the week. A letter was
,aI from Col. Cyrus Aldrich, of Minneapolis,
cordially urging the members OF the Assocla
ton to accept the Inequalities OF that city. A
like letter was read from d. Sinclair, President
Of the Minnesota Editorial Association, invit-
ing the Wisconsin Editors to make themselves
at home with the citizens Of st. Paul let
ter was also read from j. NJ. Hoyt, formerly
Wisconsin editor, but now sojurning In Italy,
deeply sympathising with the objects OF the
Association, and regretting his necessary alb
sence.
A list of those present, and who had paid
their annual dues, was read, numbering ABOUT
one hundred and fifty.
General Atwood nominated DR.. j. 8. Bow
en-. Jr, of Madison, as an honorary mem Der Of
the Association, and he was unanimously eject
ed
General j. w. Rusk, Bank Comptroller OF
the State. was elected an honorary member.
All of the State officers, and a number OF
other gentlemen and ladies, were also made
honorary members.
A committee appointed for that purpose, re
ported an order of business.
Mr. Andrews, of the Peoria Gll.) Transcript,
was elected an honorary member, and also
General Milton Montgomery.
The Treasurer, Gen, Atwood, read his re-
port. The association is out OF debt. The re
port was unanimously adopted.
The Executive Committee offered the fol-
| lowing resolutions
ResOIUed That the Corresponding Secretary
| be directed toobtain and publish with the pro
ceedings of this Convention list, containing
/ the name, post office address and county OF
| each newspaper published in this State togeth
er with the names of the editors and publish
| ers, respectively.
| Resolved. That as change is not always pro
| gress or Improvement, we recommend that nt
effort be made to obtain any change in exist
ing legislation relative to the rates allowed fol
| advertising.
Resolved That the officers of this assoca
! ton be directed to ask the Legislature for al
act ofincorporation for this body.
Resolued, That the Executive Committee fol
the ensuing year be directed to inquire and re
port at the next session as to the expediency
| of establishing fund for the education of the
deceased publishers Of Wisconsin.
| Resolved That the Executive Committee re
peat the Recommendation Of former years
LDaJ eatu Dubliollti illC SNdCC lO " al ~
of his paper regulurly to the Historical 30
ciety.
Tie committee regarding a full and accu
rate history of the press Of Wisconsin matter
| of interest and importance, not only for pur
| poses of reference, but also as a record OF the
rise and PROGRESSES OF journalism III our 9lat'
| as a permanent memorial, recommend that eN
cry editor and publisher belonging to the AS
ISOLATION take 1T upon himself to draw up ;
brief narrative of his connection with the ira
ternty, embodying fun history Of the news
pa pers with which he may have been asSoCla
| ted, the same TO be published among the pro
ceedings from time to time. In this way GU
volumes will be made more valuable and use
| full, and form a body of facts that may be pre-
served in lasting form.
These resolutions and report were unani
mously adopted
The following resolutions concerning the lay
Of libel were unanimously adopted:
| WHEREAS, 1t is desirable that the law of Ii
bel should keep pace with the spirit of the age
and with the progress OF opinion in other rep
resentative governments, therefore,
Resolved, That a committee OF three be ap
pointed to memGrialiZe the Legislature to st
cure the passasge of law which shall EN-
brace the following principles:
l. That publishers of newspapers shall b
held bameless for printing the proceedings Q
public meetings; and that the responsibility
for libels, if any, contained in such proceed
Il0gS, snail rest exclusively WIFI tllC pCTNOu y
persons uttering the same.
q That in all actions for libel the plaintiff
shall be required to give bonds for the taxabl
costs in the case and a reasonable attorney
fee and that in all cases where the plaintiff
shall not secure Judgment OF damages equa
to the taxable costs, he shall be required t
pay all such costs, and a reasonable attol
neys fee, to be awarded to the defendant.
8. That in actions for libel if the jury shal
believe that the defendant was moved by con
siderations of the public good, and not b
malice, and that he had reasOna BILE ground TO
believing that the matter complained of
true, they shall find for defendant Pro0lded
That it shall be lawful for the Court in its dis
erection, to require the defendant to publish
statement OF the facts as ascerJained upon til
trial which statement may be prepared by til
Judge, and shall be published by the defend
ant under penalty of contempt.
The subject fthe next anniversary COnveu
ton was taken up. 1t was suggested that tn
Association Swing around the circle" at tina
time, taking in the cities of Chicago, Indian
Iapolis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Niagara Falls
Detroit &c. A gentleman from New 1oll
invited the editors to extend their swing t.
the top of the Adirondac mountains, Wher
there is to be a good gathering of editors, ant
other professions, to celebrate our Naiona
Anniversary. The subject was referred to thu
Executive Committee to report in the after
noon.
| Inc committee TO nominate OIHccIs HIdu
| the following report:
President2Charles Seymour, La Crosse Re
Vice Presidents. r. Bohan, Ozaukee Ad
gertiSer Geo. E. Ginty, Green Bay Gazette =
| w aldo Brown, Prairie du CHEN Union.
Recording Secretary-James Ross, at large
Corresponding Secretary-L. A. Proctor
Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Treasurer-David Atwood, Madison Joar
ndl
Executive Committee-D. W Balou, Water
town Democrat: Lutte Taylor, Prescott Jour
nal; A. j. High, Monroe Sentinel.
| The Ticket was unanimously elected
The committee recommended that Milwau
kee be the place for the next annual Conven
| ton, and the third Wednesday of June, 1868
the day, which was also adopted.
the following resolution was offered by thu
| Executive Committee, and passed by a nearly
unanimous vote:
| Resozoed. That it is the sense of this Associ
alton that the duty levied by the Government
upon prntingpaper should be abolished, since
| it is apparent that in no other way can thu
combinations evidently existing among paper
makers of this country be broken down, anC
| that our senators and members OF Congress
| from this State be urged by this Association
| to use their cndeavors to have The same car
ried into effect; and that the Secretary be in
structed to furnish each of them with a copy o
| this resolution.
The Convention then adjourned till O'Clock
The evening session was devoted principal,
to listening to the able and very interesting
address of DAVID ATWOOD, of the Madison
Journal. We regret that our want of space
forbids its publication.
| The excursion to ST. Pau, and its pleasures
incidents and enjoyments we read of but have
not the space to re-capitulate.
The 0urd Mill.
The Utica Herald strongly recommends thu
use of the curd mill in the manufacture q
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