Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-03-04
OHIO EDITORIAL CONPFN
TON
[Condensed from the JournalIs Report.l

I
Warren Anderson. of the Xenia Gazette.
Chas. n. Allen, of the Steubenville Ga
; zette, was elected temporary Chairman,
and c. Parmenter, of the Lima Gazette,
q temporary Secretary, with J. X. Clymer
i of the Bucyrus Forum. Assistant Sec
retary.
In the afternoon n permanent organ
izatiOn was effected, with the following
officers:
L Harper, Mt. Vernon, President
!. l.. Boardman, Hillsboro, and S. a.
/, Lane, Akron, Vice Presidents.
w. J. Vance, Piqua Daily News, ]. NJ
Myers, Tifin, Secretaries.
The Committee on Business reported
resolutions, of which the following were
adopted:
I. Res0E7'ed, That our Senators and
Representative in Congress are ear
nestIy requested by the Ohio Editorial
Convention to use their efforts to secure
a reduction Of the duty on printing pa
per, if in their judgment the same can
be done without serious detriment to the
paper manufacturing interests.
2. ReSolVea, That we condemn the
practice of printers and publishers pay
ing commissions to county officers for
orders for public printing.
3. ReS0lUea, That to require the pay
ment of subscriptions in advance is the
true policy to be adopted in publishing
newspapers.
! 4. RSsoIvSa That the Ohio deIega-
ton in Congress be requested to oppose,
by their influence and votes, any change
in the present postage law regulating
the circulation of newspapers in the
United States.
:. Rcs0E5ea, That this Convention
deprecates the practice so largely prev
| alent with the publishers of Ohio, Of dis
eliminating against home advertisers by
taking advertisements from advertising
agents and outside dealers at less rates
than are charged to home advertisers.
! Mr.. Cuneo offered the following, which
we're adopted:
| WHEREAS. All pay taxes alike, and
are mutually interested in the welfare
and progress of the country, and to the
/ end that information of public interest
| may be brought before all
! 1. ReS0Iz,sd, That it is the sense Of
this Convention that all county printing
| to be required by the public good should
be published in the press Of both parties
at fair legitimate prices.
/ 2. Res0I5ed, That our Legislature be
| instructed to enact such a law as will
bring about the above result.
Invitations to attend the lecture Of
Olive Logan in the evening, a supper !
given by the citizens at the Murray House !
and the Oratorio of Esther, were accept |
ed, and the Convention adjourned to 8 !
o'clock a. N. on Friday.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS. i
The Convention was called to order
on Friday morning at O'Clock.
The Committee on Permanent Organi- I
zation reported as follows:
Ist. This Association shall be known 1
as the Ohio Editorial Association.
3D. The officers shall consist of a |
President, two Vice Presidents, a Secre- |
tary and an Executive Committee, con-
sisting of one Editor from each Con-
gressional District, who shall be chosen |
annually.
3D. The Executive Committee shall |
have. power to fix the time and place of |
holding the annual and other meetings. /
They shall also have power to appoint |
an orator and poet from each annual |
meeting.
The report was adopted.
Emil Rothe, of Cincinnati, was chosen
President of the Association; John Hop
ley, of Bucyrus, and Clifton NJ Nichols,
of Springfield. Vice Presidents John
M. Myers, Secretary; and L. Harper,
Treasurer.
The following Executive Committee
was appointed:
First Dstrict-T. A. Allen, Cincinnati
Times.
Second. r. Cockerill
Third-W D. Biclxham, Dayton.
Fourth-W A. Brand, Urbana.
Fifth. r Hunt.
Sixth--J. L. Boardman.
Seventh-Wauen Anderson, Xenia.
Eighth-H c. Thomson, Delaware
Ninth. S. Won Nalllenberg, Ere
mont
Tenth-Clark Waggoner, Toledo.
Eleventh-D. Mackley.
Twelfth-W. R. Vancleve, Circleville.
Thirteenth-Wm. D. Morgan, Newark.
Fourteenth-R. Butler, Oberlin.
Fifteenth-R. NJ. Stimson, Marietta.
Sixteenth-George Mcclellan, Barnes
vile
Seventeenth-A. w. Taylor, Alliance.
Eighteenth-S. A. Lane, Akron.
Nineteenth-Warren Pierce, CARROTS
Vile
A resolution to the effect that the Leg
islature ought to re-enaCt the old law
the publication of all laws of
general interest, in at least two papers in
each county, was tabled without discus
sion.
Mr.. Hopley offered the following:
ReS0kfed, That a majority of the EN-
eCutive Committee shall constitute a
quorum for business, and any member
of the Executive Committee may desig-
nate by letter any other member of the
committee, or the members of the COM
mittee present at any stated meeting. to
act for him; and such authority shall be
counted as equivalent to the presence of
the member in making up the quorum
Adopted. u
Mr. BalIentine offered resolution to
the effect that an inch constitute square |
in advertising. Adopted.
The resolution fixing rates of adver- {
tising, with the amendment, was voted
down.
Mr.. Brown, of Willoughby, offered !
resolution recommending that publish !
ers adopt the advance pay system on
January next. Adopted.
Resolutions of thanks were adopted,
thanks to Mr.. A. c. Black for
giving the use of his Opera House to
the Convention. I
Mr. Bickham said he never before had {
seen such delicate hospitality manifested {
toward Editors as had been manifested i
by the citizens of Springfield. Every j
care had been taken to have the MEM i
Oers enjoy themselves in such a way as {
each individual was inclined to adopt. t
This attention had been so cordial, and I
yet so delicate, that he moved hearty /
vote of thanks be given to the citizens of t
Springfield, one and all. y
This sOaS given and with a will, for all {
-elt that too much could not be said in s
of the citizens of Springfield. il
RECREATION. q
After passing resolutions of thanks to i
Railroad Companies and others the Con 5
'ention took recess, via. special train a
On the Little Miami Road to the Fair I
Grounds then down to Yellow Springs. [
ook a look at Antioch College, Cola I
ed in Jolly style at the Yellow Springs b