The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-07-10
Editorial Convention.

The Editors of the 18th and 1871
Opera House in the city of Canton
on Thursday afternoon, june 26th
1874.
President opened the meeting wit
brief congratulatory address, afte
which the minutes of the preViou
meeting were read and approved.
Roll of members present, 5. d
Harris, Democratic Press, Ravenna
w. A. Birchard, Constitution, War
rem; G. Ii. Matthews, Ohio Demo
crat, New Philadelphia j. w. Gllles
pie, Local, Alliance; j. v. LawleI
Carroll County Chronicle; e. e. Tay
Ter. Massillon; Il. G. Mcdonald, In
dependent, Niles; E. S. Holloway, In
dependent Register, CoIumbiana w
r. BroWnlee, News, Canfeld Josial
HartzelI, Republican and Repository
Canton; VIM. Reitzell, Chronicle
Warren w. K. Brown, Monitor, AL
lance; o. N. Hartshorn, Mt. Union
4 John Frost, New Lisbon, Ohio Jas
E. Graham, Chronicle, New Philadel
i phia; A. McGregor, Stark County
1 Democrat; p. e. Young, Buckley,
! State, New Lisbon James A. Estill
Holmes County Farmer j. K. Ru
kenbFod, Salem Republican; r. G
Musgrove, True Press, Alliance; w
F.. Hart, True Press, Alliance; S
O.. Woods, Ohio Patriot, New Ais
/ bon; John McGregor, Stark County
i Democrat /; Robert Folger, Massillon
4 W. III. Cox, Republican and Reposi
tory, Canton p. Cuneo, Republican
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On motion of Holloway, commit
tee of three were appointed to nomi
nate officers for the ensuing year.
The chair appointed the following
] gentlemen upon this committee =
Messrs. Holloway, Gillespie and Nc.
Donald.
On motion of McGregor. commit
| tee of five was appointed on business
and resolutions.
The following gentlemen were ap.
pointed upon this Committee Reit.
| zell, Rukenbrod, Gillespie, BFownlee
and FrostI n
A report was made by the Treas.
urer to- the Convention, which was
accepted. jl .sas sa
/ Ia On motion the meeting adjourned
until l 30 p. m. June 9th.
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The Convention met pursuant to
adjournment, in the parlors of the St.
Cloud Hotel on Friday afternoon,
June 81, at 80. o'clock. ae
Il The committee appointed to nomi-
nate officers reported as follows: For
President, Josiah Hartzell; for Vice
President, P. G. Young for Secretary
and Treasurer, r.. &. Mcdonald.
The report was accepted and the
nominees unanimously elected by the
ConYention. h IsI ~
I The committee on resolutions and
business submitted the following,
which were adopted i.i
Z Resolred, That we approve of the
total abolition of the franking priVi-
lege. fl.-Tse.a @ m
= zReSOleed, That we re-afirm the fol-
lowing resolution adopted at the late
State Editorial State Convention, re-
qnesting our Representatives and Sen
ators in Congress to favor aud sup
port an amendment to the present
postal law, graduating the rates of
newspaper postage, as in their judg-
ment may be equitable iu its opera
ton on the newspaper press, namely !:
Aarate within the county where the
paper is published, rate within the
Congressional district, and outside of
the county where the paper is pub
lished; rate within the State and
outside of the county where the paper
is published; and a rate outside of
the State where the paper is pub
lished-and also to so amend the postal
laws as to prevent evasion of postage
on newspapers by means of express
carriages.
ReSolVed, That members of Con-
gress will violate the spirit and pur-
pose of the new law in attempting
any evasion of its provisions, by Yot-
ing themselves stamped envelopes
and postage stamps, as a part of their
usual allowance of stationery.
ResolUed, That newspaper publish
ers cannot, with due regard to their
business interests, reduce the price of
their subscription by dedueting post
age on their regular rates. a
q ResOlUed, That as members of the
N. E. o. Editorial Association, espe-
ciallY those who are in the same Con-
gressional, Judicial and Senatorial
Districts, we continue as heretofore
the mutual exchange of papers.
ReS0lUed, That we return to the cit
izens of Canton our cordial thanks for
the hospitable reception; the most
bountiful and elegant entertainment
extended to us during our stay in
their midst, and congratulate them on
the marked prosperity of the extern
siYe manufacturing enterprises, which
has gained their city an enViable dis
tinction as one of the mostprosperous
in the States. +. -,9fI.5a.. s ss4F
in Resolved, That the visiting MEM
bers of this Association acknowledge
themselves under especial obligations
to the gentlemen connected with the
press. of Canton for the liberal pro-
vision made, to render our visit pleas
ant in all it's features .sa.lf.t0
ReSo9Ued, That Messrs. Reitzell and
be requested to furnish
copy of the Grafton and poem deliv-
cred at. the editorial banquet, to the
press for publication. nc arggi.
ResogUed, That the counties of Tus-
caraWas, Wayne Holmes and Knox
be added to the territory embraced by
this Association, and that the pub
fishers in the same be cordially re-
quested to attend our meetings and
in our deliberations.
On motion it was resolved that the
next meeting ofethe Association be
held at Salem on the first Thursday
and Friday in June next. esHol
On motion Mr.. McGregor was ap-
pointed Orator, and Mr.. Matthews
Poet for the next meeting.
On motion Mr.. Frost was continued |
as committee of one to procure sta
tistics and history of the press in
Ohio, and to report at the next meet
ing,
Onmotion the meeting adjourned.
w. A. BIRCHTRD, S. d. HARRIS,
aI rTa Sec'y. - Pres't. |