The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-09-11


mani u. II. Paddock, Democrat, Fort
Worth j, y, Loaohman, n, W. H. H.
Guide, st. Louis G., H. Gibson, News,
WaXahaohlei Enoch Breeding Tele'
graph, Houston John II, bingham,
Enquirer, Mckinney T. T.. llawlcy
East Texas Bulletin, Marshall ID, q,
Venablc, Real Estate liulletln, Dallas
Ward Taylor, Jr., Jlmploculc, Jclltr'
son; 4, j, Crooks, Courier, sherman.
Motion by n. u, Norton, that an
election Of officers take place to'mor'
row. An amendment was made 10y
W. Y, Lender, OF the Marshall Iron
Age, 10 elect this evening,
Amendment carried,
II was then moved by Mr., Martin
that II committee Of Ave, on oonstltu-
ton and bylaws, be appointed. j, NJ.
Martin, j. ID. Elliott, Enoch Breeding,
A. l.. Dnrnnll and w. y, Leader, were
appointed by the chair
Judge Norton moved 10 tnkea recess
until . o'clock y. NJ. Carried,
EVENING SESSION.
Convention called TO order at =
o'clock by the vice president
The secretary's report was then
called, read and adopted.
Colonel Leader moved TO reconsider
the election of officers for this even
Ing, and make II the order for to.mor-
row Immediately after the report of
the committee on constitution and by
laws. Carried.
Irregular business was then taken
up.
The president read the following let
ter
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept Z.
Dr., q. A. Cutler;
DEAR SIR-Yours in regard to the
Texas press convention was received
some days since and duly forwarded to
our. general agent, William Henry
Smith, at Chicago, who instructs me
to say toyou and the gentlemen of the
convention that, owing to the short
time intervening, ii will be impossible
for us to have representation with
you on the 18th instant. Mr.. Smith
suggests that you send an accredited
representative to our annual conven-
ton at Put-in-Bay, near Sandusky,
Ohio, on the S0th instant, with power
to treat with us and the telegraph COM
pany, and have the matter definitely
settled, as we and the Toledo will
then know exactly what you desire
and devise means to render YOU the
service desired.
Yours faithfully,
WILL. 0. wooDsoN.
Colonel McLure, of the Dallas HER
AID then rose and read the following
letter from the general manager of the
American press association:
GENERAL AGENTS OFFICE,
AMERICAN PREss ASSOCIATION,
No. lbs BROADWAY, NEW YORK,
September 4, 1874.
GENTLEMEN--Have just returned
from two months business trip in
Europe. My absence is reason your
application received no attention. |
find that the rates of the Western
Union telegraph company are too high
to enable one or two papers in Texas
to receive our "reports. If the "press"
of Texas or the bulk of II could Join to-
gether In receiving our news, they
could make such arrangements with the
telegraph company for transmission
and with us for its use as would give
them satisfactory service Mt a low
rate. If the southern press" would
combine we would give them our news
ut Washington on most liberal terms.
They could make their own arrange
ments for transmission and keep their
own agent at Washington, by this
means they control the matter sent
south, and mould it to suit southern
wants. AT present, | understand you
are dependent upon men appointed by
the New York associated press and
whose actions in the manner of maxi
Ing up and manipulating the news in
the interest of political parties are fire.
quently severely criticised by southern
journals. BY making their own ar
engagements | feel confident the entire
southern press would get more salts
factory news service at cost little be-
You'd that now paid by the New Or
leans papers alone.
Very respectfully,
WIN. Is. SoMERvILLEE,
General Manager.
Colonel Elliott, of the State Gazette,
made an earnest speech of some
ength, forcibly objecting to the matter
Of the press dispatches received by the
Interior press of the state with certain
connected Herewith. Re
marks were also made by the chair
upon the same subject.
Colonel Leader of the Iron Age,
moved that member of the conven-
lion be appointed by the chair to rep
resent the press Of this state to confer
with the manager of the American
Press association. Judge Clark offered
IN amendment to thesame, which was
Idopted, and the chair then appointed
n oooru .(tlarH Taodar a,,d Elit~sA |