Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-06-04
The state Editorial Convention.

The State Editorial convention. |
The State Editorial Convention was
held at Columbus on Friday last;
goodly number of the brethren were
in attendance and harmony and good
feeling prevailed. The time, one day
was too limited for the convention to
give the various subjects that ought to
have been considered that deliberate
thought which their importance de-
served, and at the same time to fully
enjoy the social reunion of the edlto-
rial brotherhood. But little business
was transacted.
The convention passed q resolution
in favor of the postal bill which has
already passed the House of Repre-
sentatives, by more than two to one,
which extends to publishers the right
to send one copy of their paper to any
bona fde subscriber in the county free
of postage, and to allow free ex-
change of papers through the mails as
they did previous to July last. This
bills now pending in the Senate, and
will probably pass before Congress
adjourns. This act, we are confident,
will meet the hearty appreciation of the
masses of the people. One other sub
ject of Importance to local papers was
mentioned, but for want of time, was
not brought before the convention in
parliamentary manner; that was in
relation to postmasters accepting the
agency for foreign papers, and using
their official position to procure sub
scribers for papers from abroad to the
disadvantage of local or county news.
papers. This is subject which effects
the interests of the local papers, and
we hope to hear from the country
press upon this subject.
Every postmaster throughout the
county seems, by virtue of his office,
to be an agent for foreign papers that
have no interest in common with the
people in the locality of local newspa-
pers, and in this way the circulations
of county papers are greatly damaged.
The committee. on Permanent Or
ganization recommended the election
of officers as follows, and their recon-
mendation was adopted:
President-J. M. Comfy.
Vice Presidents-James A. Estill
and S. N DeLacourt
Secretary-David s. Fisher.
TreasHrer-L. Harper
Executive Committee-A. J. Mack,
c. Nichols and Mr.. Bascom.
The committee also suggested that
G. E. M. Jennings be chosen a special
secretary to make permanent record
OF the organization from the time of
the first meeting in Springfield.
The members of the press were
handsomely received and courteously
treated by the brethren of the Colum-
bus press and by the citizens. In the
afternoon the editors were conveyed
in carriages to several points of inter-
est in and about the suburbs of the
Capitol city The first point visited
was the Fair grounds for the Ohio
State Fair. A great many worl1men
are engaged in preparing these grounds
for the coming State Fair, and they
will be put in superb condition fol
that grand annual occasion. The next
point of interest visited was the Peni-
Tertiary. As none of the fraternity
had personal rights in that reformato
ry institution, none of them were left
behind to enjoy its hospitalities. The
next point visited was the new Luna
tic Institution; it is the most immense
building in the State, and whatever
claims any of the members of th'
s press may have had upon this inatitu
b ton for treatment, the building being
l. in an unfinished condition, it was no
- convenient, therefore, for any of tn
d members to remain. The next poin
= visited was the Idiots Institution-no
g less an appropriate place for "rurs
roosters" than either of the former hu
name institutions-bu this institutio
being filled, there was no room for ed
"a itors there; so, after partaking of tn
c. most elegant and bountiful hospital
of ties of the gentlemanly Superintend
ent, DR.. Doran and his accomp lishe
lady assistants, the carriages wei
= again filed and the distinguished gen
:" tlemen returned to the city where, a
- ter transacting little business at I'll
ee Board of Trade rooms, the conventio
= adjourned to meet next year at Colun
80 bus in two days convention.
r THE BANQUET.
10 At 81 o'clock in the evening the Il
us cal press entertained the members {
or the Association at banquet at th
ry American Hotel, and there was larg
er attendance, not only of the press gans
n but of prominent gentlemen in othe
a professions.
,h Hon. John q. Thompson presided
l. and after long time had been spel
in discussing Col. Blunt's exceller
spread, he called the assemblage to o
der, and announced toasts. which we
ia replied to appropriately. Many
ay them were brim full of pathos, an
. brilliant with sparkling diamonds
ICE wit and eloquence. Among the hapE
ng participants of this rich banquet, We
! a Hon. Allen g. Thurman, our U.
Senator, who responded in his usu
of appropriate and eloquent style to tt
ars following sentiment:
ap "Orators and the Press"
lly We have neither the time nor t
,es room to notice all the tOasts and Il
ito eloquent responses made to them
res members OF tae press and others-sr
1,,, fca If tO saV If was n most eniOvaE