, 1874-05-27
First Days Proceedings Of the As
SOCiasi0n.
Address by James ", sheahan, Esq
The Duties and Responsibilities OF
Editors.
Emancipation Of tho Press from
Political Slavery.
Journalistic Dea1headisIn.

MORNING SESSION.
Tho nununl neotiug Of tho Illinois Press Asno-
station MAI hold At The Sherman House yesterday
morning, President Z. D. Buck In the chnir.
Tho attendance WA very 1hrRc.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. ]. ". Grain.
THE PRESIDENT
stated tint ho ysas greatly rleRsed to sce 80
nany editors presont. Tho Association was y
pronor subject for oopgratulatlon, from tho fact
Tint its membership now included only those
touitimate]y connected with the press, and doad-
boats wero no longer stigma upon 1t. Since
thu last meeting, tile Association had suffered d
great loss In the .doath Of two members OF tho
Executive Committee, James shoatl, Of tho
Gaze,ie. mud ]. D. lIoudy, Of tho Rachvtew
Uettocrat.
Tho Chair appointed, as Committed Oh Orc
dentipls, @. N. Whitney, George W. sorippe, aud
n. Il, Clay. Ou motion Of Dir. Morrist, OF
Springfield, all pcrsons present. whoso names
ysoro not on the printed list worc invited to so-
lator thor llanos with the Committoo.
T. 7,ra;1vol,, Ghairmnn 't Of tho Chicago Com
nitteo OF Arrangements, presented his report
III which occurred with great frequency y: such
implied to Clicago, to tho old lake,'' to ono Of
dooarohs atoamo5s and 1 ysrlos othef M H.
n
Bradwoll coiihlstad IN " magnificent pun OF
Chicago, which would hayo sounded bettor COM
lug from somebody >wAo didn't live in the great
est city in tue werld. --.......-..
The President took tho hint, and was promptly
IN hand With many adjootives Of tiattoring
cleraotor relative to Chicago. He said tho PRESS
Of this city showed disposition to ignore aud
undorrato the country press, and 10 hoped cal- III
cago would mover grow 30 large as to think She
waa tho State OF illinois, but always remeube,
Tint gh6 was in tho State.
BUSINESS.
Mr.. j. NJ, At1uf moved to amend tho bylaws
py mnking the annual dues 81 each instcad ot
81. This was nc carried Then III. Admir- advocated
the consolidation Of tie oilicos Of socretary and
Treasurer.
Mr., j, W. Clinton, the Treasurer, thought
there slonld DO N1nancial Secretary:
pointed, consisting OF Messrs. Bailey, Woods,
Hopeman, Adnir, and Mrs. Alyra Dradwen.
Mr.. g. K. Haviland oiTerol an amendment to
the Constitution, giving ts Executive Commit. a,1'
tee authority to designate tho date OF holding
annual meetings. 1t was adopted.
mr.. J. W. Clinton moved to amend tho by-lawf
by making members pay up all arraarages before
they are roinstated in membership. Action upon
tho motion WIS postponed for one day.
MEMBERS pnEsnFT.
Tho Committee on Credentials presented the
following report Of ua"mbors preHent: Il. D.
buck, Courier, Chn:scsten; John II. Adair
iIhicago 8. I. Bradbury. Patriot WaukegaN
George Bart, Jr,. Re6.bican. Henry; j. g
Barr. Standard, Benton; J. D. Dralwell, Leqa
Nc,Cs. Chicugo; d. d. Drockman, itessdgc
= Mount Sterling, L. 9. Brown, Signal, Joliet
O. ", Crain, Tribune, Decatur; J. ". Clinton
Press, Polo; J. IL Cook. Rceord, Hennepin
II. L. Clay, Goxettc, Carrolltun; Ed Dysoi,,
Times, Rushyilo; W. r. Davidson, Democrat
Lewiston Spoucer Ellsworth, Homo Journal
Lrcon $. a. Efteraon, Record Bushnell; J
II. Furnnn, Gtzette, Sandwich; T. y. Ford