Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-16
PRESS CONYENTION
E D L O Il S IN CONCERT AT
GOLDSBORO.
FULL ATTENDANCE FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE STATE
PIE r NJ 4 NE L ORGANIZATION
EFFECTED.
EXCURSION TO MOREHEAD CITY
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL.
GOTDSRORO Ma- 1itb


GoLDsBoRo, May 18th.
The call Tor State Tre3s Conven-
ton, to be held here to-day. has been
responded to very enthusiastically.
there being some twentv-eight members
present from all parts of the State.
The Convention met at II o'clock.
and was called to order by Capt. VIM.
Biggs, of the Tarboro Southorner.
when Maj. j. A. Engelhard, of the
Wilmington JOURNAL, was appointed
Temporary Chairman and Messrs.
John Speliman. of the Raleigh Senti
mel, and }. A. BOnitz, of the Goldsboro
Messenger, were requested 70 act as
Secretaries.
The Chairman addressed the meet
ing and explained the object for which
the Convention had been called.
The following gentlemen were
present and participating, viz:
Maj. J. A. Engelhard, of the VII
mington JOURNAL
Maj J. c. Mann, of the Wilmington
Post.
J. 4. Bonitz, of the Goldsboro
Messenger.
Jordan Stone, of the Raleigh News.
W. S. McDiarmid, of the Lumber
ton Robesonian
Capt. VIM. Biggs, CT the Tarboro
SOutherner
r. NJ. Furman, of the Asheville
Citizen.
Capt. J. D. Cameron, of the Hills
boro Recorder.
John Spellman, of the Raleigh
Sentinel
Geo. W. Mason, Jr., of the New
bern Republic-Courier
w. L. Hannaford, OF the Magnolia
Monitor.
Capt. r. T. Fulghum, of the State
Agricultural Journal
! L. Duffy, OF the Greensboro
;',,11.ut.
Co, S. D. Pool, of the Newborn
journal of Commerce.
Daniel Bond, of the Enfield Times.
Capts. J. B. Hussey and W. F.
Avery, of the Piedmont Press.
G. S. Baker, of the Franklin Courier.
&. t. Harris, of the Conco1 d Sun.
Capt. tombstone Jones, of the Char
lotte Observer.
G. r. Jones, of the Statesville In
telllgencer.
Dr. H. Z. T. Manning, of the Weldon
News.
E. \. Wilson, of the Kinston GA
zette.
$. L. Carrow, of the Raleigh Era.
j. y. Harrell, of the Henderson
Tribune.
J. A. Williams and n. 4. Mcclure.
of the Battleboro Advance.
w. S. Ball, of the Greensboro New
North State
Committees on Permanent Organiza-
ton, and to prepare business for the
nlD-- ItItNy IL
recess was taken until the afternoon.
On the reassembling of the Conven-
ton the Committee on Permanent Or
ganization reported as follows:
Presidcnt-Maj. J. A Engelhard.
Ticc- Presidents - Jordan Stone.
Maj. j. c. Mann aud p. T. Duffy.
RccoTding Secretary-J A. Bonitz.
Corrcspondi''g Secretary w. S.
Ball.
The Committee on Business submit
ted Il report, when a discussion ensued
on patent outsldes, advertising agen-
cles, legal advertisements, &c, all of
winch were referred to proper COM
mittees
The Committee on Constitution are
to report tomorrow morning, at 8
O'Clock.
A large number of editors dined to-
day with Mr.. J. 4. Bonitz, of the
-fesscngcr.
The Conv, ntion has accepted an
invitation extended to them by Z. r.
Stanly, Esq, President of the 4. & \.
&. Il. r. to make an excursion to
Morehead City tomorrow afternoon,
as also an invitation from S II. Street,
Esq, proprietor of the Ocean House,
at beaufort, whose guests they will be
while IN that town. We will return
here Oh Saturday
We are the guests here of DR.. S. P.
Wright, proprietor of the Humphrey
House, an elegant new hotel, which
has been recently erected in this town,
and which is one of the finest estab-
hshments in the State. 1t is replete,
throughout, with all modern convent
ences, and nowhere in the South Will
one find his wants more carefully
attended to. s.