The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-19
Proceedings of the State Press
Convention.
FIRST DAY.
BATON ROUGE, July 4, 1873

chant returned a to the members of
the Convention for the honor conferred
upon him in his selection as temporary
chairman.
On motion of MI. E. L. Weber of the
Dunn Leader, q committee of three was
appointed to examine the Credentials of
Proxies, and to report the names of all
those entitled to membership. On this
committee. the, Chairman appointed
Messr. Weber, Annis and Burch.
Lho Convention then, on motion took
a recess until 6 P. NJ, in order to give
the committee. time to make I'D their
report.
Again at 6 P. NJ. the Chairman called
the meeting to order, after which the
committee made the following partial
report and asked for further time,
which was granted.
To the Hon, President and Members. of the
Press Convention of the State of Louisiana :
Gentlemen-YOur committee on Gre
d~entlals beg leave to report the follow
lowing papers represented
Gazette Comet, by W. G.. Annis.
Grand Era, by J. H. Burch.
Sugar Planter, by H. J. Hyams.
Dunn Leader, by E. L. Weber.
Point Coupee Republican, by J. E.
BresIuX.
Opelousas Journal, by J. W. Jackson.
OpelOusas Courier, by D. J. Jones, proxy.
White Hall Gazette, by Will. H. Tun-
nard.
Patriot-D Democrat, by Samuel Lam
bert.
Donalsonville Chief, by L. E. Bently.
Respectfully submitted,
E. L. WEBER, Chairman.
W. ANNIs,
J. H. BURCH.
The names of Messrs. Robert Bond
and Henry GrOsgean Wee presented
as representing respectively the New
Orleans Picayune and the New Orleans
Times, and they were invited to take
seats in the Convention
The Convention then on motion ad-
jOurned to meet again at 8 o'clock, A.
NJ, Saturday July 9Th.
W. W. MERCHANT, Pres.
w. H.. TUNNARD, Secretary.
SECOND DAY.
At nine o'clock the convention re-
assembled, when sixteen papers were
found to be represented.
A motion was then made and carried
to proceed to a permanent organiza-
ton.
W. c. Annis, of the Baton Rouge Ga
re te-Co net, was nominated for Presi-
dent, and there being no opposition was
elected by acclamation.
Will. IL. Tunnafd, of Red River News,
was then nominated for Secretary, and
there being ne opposition was elected
by reclamation.
On taking the chair the President
elect thanked his friends for the hon
or they had thus conferred upon him,
and hoped that, though inexpe fenced
III the business of p esiding over pub
lie assemblies, he would do nothing
which would be disple. sing to any one.
He would use his. best efforts to give
general satisfaction.
On motion the President appointed
the following gentlemen as ac0mmittee
of i've to make a draft of such business
as might be thought proper in their
Judgment to bring before the Conven-
ton /:
Capt. W. E. Merchant, of the Brash-
ear News, Chairman.
MI. }. W. jackson, of the O~plelousas
Journal.
MI. Robert Benefited of the White
Hall Gazette.
Hon. E. L. Weber, of the Dunn
Leader.
Hon. J. IT. Burch of the Grand Era.
The President was, on motion, added
to the committee. -. -
A recess until 10 NJ, was then, on
ion, taken to give the committee
time to make up their report.
Upon re-~assembling, after the recess,
Capt. w. B. Merchant, Chairman of
the Committee on Business handed in
the following report:
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To the President and Members of the Con-
yention:
Gentlemen-YOur special committee
OF business having considered the oh
jeots designated in the call for this con
vention to-wit: the necessity of a re-
form of certain abuses practiced upon
publishers, by newspaper and advertis-
ing agents and other persons in distant
cities, beg leave to report that they
have considered the matter thoroughly
and find that the only remedy against
abuses complained of, is for publishers
to agree upon a scale of rates to be
charged by every publisher of a news
D per, and to that end your committee
have fixed a scale of rates, which thew
respectfully submitfor adoption. Your
committee would further suggest that
such resolutions be adopted as will
carry out the scale of rates adopted by
this convention by all publishers in
this State, and to that end your com
mittee report the annexed resolutions
and recommend their adoption.
Your committee would further re-
commend the adoption of the resolution
offered by Hon. j. Henri Bureh in re-
lation to the free transmission of papers
through the mails of the United States
as amended by your committee.
Your committee would further re-
commend the adoption of the ~resolu-
ton herewith reported resolving this
body into q permanent organization.
Respectfully submitted,
w. B. MERCHANT. Chairman.
w. G. ANNIs,
e. L. WEBER,
J.HENRI BURCH,
ROBERT BENEFILD,
j. W. JACKSON.
Resolved, That the following scale of
rates be and the same is hereby adopted
by the convention for all advertise
ments coming from advertising agents:
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