Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-05-29

Resolutions-C. n. Allen, J. Z. Ruken-
brod and S. F. Whetmore.
To Report Officers for the Ensuing
Year. O. A. Campbell, W. W. White
| and A Thompson.
The Association then took recess till
| IL O'Clock.
The President called the Association to
order at o'clock, and Mr.. G. n. Allen, |
from the committee on business, reported |
schedule for the afternoon, which was
adopted.
Mr.. Campbell, from the committee on
/ Permanent Organization, made report re- |
commencing the election of the following
named gentlemen as officers for the ensu-
ing year;
President-Joshua saxtOn, of the Ur-
| bana Citizen and Gazette.
Vice Presidents-WiIliam Ritezel of the |
| Western Reserve Chronicle: and William
Millikan, of the Washington Herald.
Secretary. @. A. Campbell, Of the
Bellefontaine Republican.
Treasurer-C. n. Allen, of the Steuben-
vile Gazette
Executive Committed. Harper, of the
Mt. Vernon Banner; C.. Parmenter, of the
Lima Gazette; VIM. S. McCollister, of the
Circleville Herald.
The report was adopted unanimously,
and it was decided that the adoption of the
report elected the gentlemen proposed.
Mr.. Oscar I. Martin, formerly of the
| Springfield Advertiser, who had been ap
pointed at previous meeting to deliver
an Address on Journalism, was introduced.
Mr. Martin favored the assembling of edi-
tors in conventions, and considered the con-
yening of the Ohio Association after
| lapse of two years a token of renewed in
terest in the profession. Conventions
| would tend to centralize the aims of the
profession, which was shaping itself in
the direction of system bringing order
out Of what had beencha0s. The effect
iyeness of the press must consist in the
Capitalization of its powers, and annual
migrauons to common centres would gain
for editors advantages similar to those pos
sessed by ministers, members of the bar
and physicians in the associations apper-
tanning to their professions respectively.
Mr.. Harper, of the Mt Vernon Banner,
offered the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the Secretary of this
Convention be directed to prepare and
publish pamphlet from the proceedings
of the Convention, including the very able
and eloquent address this day delivered by
Mr.. Oscar T. Martin.
After some discussion the resolution
was adopted.
Mr.. Allen, from the committee on reso-
lutions, reported the following:
RESOLVED, That this meeting of Editors
in Convention assembled, request our Rep
resentatives and Senators in Congress to
favor and support an amendment to the
present postal law, graduating the rates of
newspaper postage, as in their judgement
, may be equitable in its operation on the
newspaper press, namely: A rate within
the county where the Newspaper is pub
lished; rate within the Congressional dis
trict and outside of the county where the
paper is published; a rate within the State
: and outside of the county where the paper
is published; and a rate outside of the
State where published. And also to amend
the postal law so as to prevent the evasion
Of postage on newspapers by means of ex-
t press carriages.
f Resolved, that the members of this con-
vention request the concurrence of the ed
itors and publishers of the several States
. in securing the adoption of such measure
: as we have proposed in the above resolu-
d ton.
Resolved That the editors ane publish
: ers of Ohio regard as passed the. abolition
5 of the franking privilege, and ask no spe-
e cial fayors or privileges at the hands of the
G general Government.
Resolved, That the Secretary of this
Convention be directed to forward a copy
5 of the above resolutions to each of the
d Senators and Representatives in Congress
e from Ohio, and to the Postmaster General
. Considerable discussion followed, and {
!, | number of amendments were offered, al
! of which were voted down. One propo
i sition was to ask for graduation of post
age according to the distance, making thir.
r ty miles the local limit. Mr. sCuneo (whC
: is a Postmaster) explained how this would
= be utterly impracticable. General Brink
}. erhoff and Mr.. Nicols declared against any
action on the resolutions. Mr.. Fichols
e said he wanted to pay his postage like 9th
It er people. Mr.. Harper objected to the
d same postal charges for delivering papers
is at the home office as for delivering thou
sands of miles away. The question OF de
livery of papers by express was touched
= Upon. There appeared to be no disposi
o ton to ask for a return to the old system
a The resolutions were finally adopted, pre-
is cisely as reported.
p The President of the Convention re
" ceived note from General Comfy, express
" ing regret at his inability to attend, on &C
= count of sickness in his family.
Thanks were returned for the use of tn
y Council Chamber, and the Convention ad
III jouTned to meet in Columbus at the call o
p the officers.
is After the adjournment, majority of tn
ee members of the Association accepted a
n. invitation from members of the press 0
# Columbus to excursionize around the city
- and took seats in carriages awaiting i
~ :: front of the City Hall building. They Wis
II tied several of the public institutions
he the parks. ETC., occupying about thre
or hours in the trip. On their return fror
no Sullivant Hill they tarried a short time
en- the ancient and honorable town of Frank
Sc linton, at the establishment of Mr.. Hick
r.. who headed the procession of carriage
with his spanking team.
state Convention.
The Republican State Convention at G.