Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-24
ALoU1s1ANA PRESS CONVENTION.
IN. O Democracy

On. O. DemoCrat.)
A proposition, made almost stimuli
taneously by several country papers
Of this State-ths holding Of q State
press convention this fall-has been
crystalized, as it were, by the Baton
Rouge CArIroLlAN and q date and
place for tho convention propoSed-
tho first Menday'in October, at Baton
Rouge. This subject recalls many
memories, not altogether fattcring Or
pleasant. A convention Of tho kind
in Radical times was, Of course, i'm.
possible, with Louisiana filed with
Republican papers, supported by
public pap, but representing nothing.
Soon after the Inauguration Of Mich
oils, however, the idea was suggested,
and quite q number ofpapers indorsed
it. The matter, however, was never
sufficiently considered and the meet
ing was q failure, very few represent
atives Of tho press being present. No
proper organization was made, and
| those editors who had taken the
trouble to come to Baton Rouge scat-|
tered without doing any thing what
ever. This failure seemed to thorough
~ dishearten our press, and for some
years past no calls for q convention
| have been made. No better time for
q movement of this kind has ever
offered itself than the present. There
is plenty Of time between now and
:, October 10 that all the details of the
convention can be thoroughly agreed
on and arranged. No objection can
be made to either the time OF place
suggested by the CArlrOLIAN. Baton
Rouge is a cool and pleasant city,
destined soon to be our capital, and
October is q month when editors have
not too much to do, but when the
business season Of the year is just
, about beginning,
:. OF the advantages Of a press asso-
iation and annual convention it il
scarcely necessary to speak. That 6
=, State boastipg Of over sixty papers
, many of them powerful and inhuen
tial, should DC the only one in thu
Union without an annual press con
vention, is q constant slur on Louis
lana. All ofour neighbors, Arkansas
. Mississippi and Texas, boast Of abl
and influential press associations
" Their conventions each year ar
. numerously attended; the editor
confer with each other and exchang
views, and the press is able by unio
. to accomplish much that none Of til
, papers could singly do. The meetin
~ of the Texas editors is ono of I'll
greatest events in the Lone St1
State, and the city where they assen
bic, lavish}y pours out its money
IL entertain them Hospitality. The Nc
u Orleans papers have found it wise
" have representative at the press col
u ventions Of both Mississippi NJ
" Texas !; how gladly then would thu
welcome q convention Of the elito
~, H.: of Louisiana, met to determine que
for tions affecting the press Of their ov
as State. In such q convention won
hi. M be found some of the ablcst men
us Louisiana, who have done much {
leu IT,. their State, but who, with unio
nd could accomplish so much morc.s .
nc And to have q convention of Il
hc kind there is needed only little o,
nd speaking on the part Of the count
l!y papers. If these would but agree |
all fore October, and suggest such :
~" rangcments as are necessary, enou
]" Louisina editors could meet in the t
lis to organize press association, AZ
our once organized, all the work would
md speedily accomplished.
the A large number Of country pap
1''' ts' have already declared themselves
,ol. favor Of a press convention. WI
ICE, have the others to say!
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