The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-23
OPINION NI0ULDERS.
THE STATE PRESS ASSOCIATIONS


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. HUNTINGTON, ". Va, December oO.-Tht
day opened unnropltiously for the meeting
Of the Press Association; Il cold, irivin,
rain, plenty Of mud and the river full oI
Ice, all helped to dampen the ardor Of ,our
workers. Extensive preparations have been
made. For the past week Messrs. Peter.
son, Of the Republican,, md Bennett Of the
.ldretiisr, have worked like beavers to
make the meeting a success. To them be.
longs the praise. The Association meets
In the hall OF the Knights Of Honor lately
finished, IN, perhaps, the handsomest block
IN the city, m, ambitious stone, and the
bnnquetiig room next door make Il mos,
desirable place. The condition Of the river
ior the liast few days promised only Il small
turnout, 10 when J. Dountain, OF the l'nt.
nam Dtniocrdi, put In II solitary appearance
last night, nobody WAS wondrrinliy iisap.
pointed. Morris. tho poet Of the Riichie
GGsdte, smiled on NJ this morning. O,hen
kept dropping In, I'LL nj noon qui,c Il mum.
bcr partook Of tho ciiy's hospitality.
| Al 2'3O O'Clock this AFTERNOON the Asso.
ciatlon was called to order by President
Morris, who, in happy little speech Of
five minutes, congratulated the Association
on It's growing influence, IN influence
always 10 DO used Tor the good; urged the
necessity Of cooperation and harmonious
action, and closed with an appeal for har.
lnony and good naturcd discussion. The
roll call showed tho following members
present: /. W. Morris. Of the Richie Ga.
.ttte, President; Senator ". NJ. q. Dawson,
oi the kingwood JOunIdl, Secretary; A. b.
White, oil the STATE journal, Corresponding
Secretary; J. II. Fleming, OF the Morgan.
town Ntr Dominion; ]. D. Dountain, Of
the Putnam Dcaocrat Claiming Smith,
of SDlitHs Iader; II. ~. RooI, OF Inc
Moundsville Reporter; C. NJ. Wells, Of ihe
Witt county Mentor I. 7. McDougaland W.
NJ. Workman, OF the Ceredo Eairpri~; q.
L. Thompson, OF the linton Herald; +. II.
Swami, OF the Charleston Ereniny Gale ].
y. Henderson, Of the st. Adams N0npareiE
IL. X. Shnmate, of the Wayne .li,ucait;
John I. Gibson, OF the Huntington Com.
'aeIridi; +. 4. Bennett, of the Huntington
-ldFertier; W. I. Wallace, Of the Hunting.
ton Arg"s; A. J. Lacy, Of the Nems; and j.
J. Peterson, OF the RpIbticun.
Alter roll call the minutes Of the pre-.
vlons meeting were read and approved.
The report OF Committees being called,
Mr.. A. B. White, Of the .Committee 10
Consider II Sliding Scale OF Rates OF .Adyer.
tislng, &C., presented the report, a copy
oil which had been mailed 10 every editor
in the State. This, being the most i'm.
poIlant affair before the Association neces.
sarily occ:lsioneda warm debate. A motion
10 postpone until the regular meeting In
the summer WAS voted down, and after
some discussion motion 10 take up the
report by sections prevailed, and pending
the discussion the Association adjourned
to meet at Ir.M.
EVENING Session.
The further discussion Of the report of
the Committee on "Sliding Scale" &c., was
taken up and vigorously carried on till
5 O'Clock, when the Association adjourned
till after the banquet, which had been
rendered by the citizens OF the town. After
an hour and Il half OF pleasant intercourse,
gie doors OF the banqueting hall were
thrown open, and the editors with their
new friends sat down to an nppetizing
banquet.
Alter doing ample justice to the good
things OF this life, Major Bennett, as Master
OF Ceremonies, announced the ioasts ofthe
evening, which were responded to as fol-
lows:
The Press, p. W. Morris; The Bar, II. C.
Simms; The State, G. J. Thompson; The
Occasion, 4. b. White; The Times, W.
NJ o. Dawson; The Civil Service, General
j. G. Breslin; The General Issue, Samuel
Gideon; The Delunct Press, II. NJ. Albums.
In addition to the regular toasts III e
following gentlemen responded to senti.
tnents rs follows: The Judiciary, Judge
Im D. McGinnis, The Public Schools,
Professor Kellogg.
General j. II. Obey was called and made
u happy little speech. The lion. Eustuce
Gibson also claimed strict attention. Ferd
Swami responded 10 storms Of applause,
while Major Bennett. on behalf OF the
citizens Of huntington, sped the parting
guests with wishes for n "AIerry Christmas
and Happy New Year"
RESOLUTIONS.
On the return TO the hall at lee::50 o'clock
the report OF the committee on Sliding
scale" was adopted in part, and further
action postponed till the regular meeting,
The Committee on Resolutions then olIeI.
ed the following:
Resolred, Tint the thanks OF this associa.
ton be rendered 10 the citizens OF Hunt.
ington for the splendid banquet given on
the evening OF the 10Th inst. That the As.
socintion maniiests its thanks to the officers
Of the Chesapeake ( Ohio Railway, the +.
l.. 4 Il. 5. Railway, and the Kentucky Cen.
tral ltailroad for the Courtesies OF their re.
spective roads.
Hc*oirti, That the papers throughout
The State be requested TO publish these
proceedings.
Resoittd, That the thanks of this Associa.
lion are due and arc hereby extended 10 |
J. j. Atther, general passenger agcnt OF the |
Scloto Valley Railroad, and TO Thomas 7. |
Barry, general passenger agent OF the
Marietta Il Cincinnati Railroad for cour.
tesies extended 10 members en- route TO the |
meeting ut Huntington, and that the Sec.
retary OF the Association be instructed 10 |
notify the gentlemen OF this action.
He!oired, That the thanks OF the visiting
members oi the Press Association ure also
extended to the local press and their able
allies, the business men Of Huntington, for
their very hospitable and courteous enter
tainment.
Appropriate resolutions were passed con-
cerning the death OF George Cozad, late OF
the Register. A vote oi thanks wis tend.
cred G. y. Lallancc for The cleean, repast
served. a vote eoi thu nks was Misc rendered
to General ]. G. Brcsln, the geutlenanly
agent Of the Chesapeake & Ohio road OF |
this place. An invitation to visit the En-.
gine and Car Works and other points Of in.
terest, WIS declined with regret.
The Association then voted TO accent the |
kind invitation. Of the Chesapeake 4 Ohio
and take the excursion to Cincinnati, after
which they adjourned at I:90 T.. W., to meet
in .lhrkersburg next summer.
The visiting editions all leave in the
morning, together with visiting editors
from Kentucky and Ohio. lresiien, Nor.
ris will visit Wheeling during the coming
session Of the Legislature, together with |
one member Of the Association from each
Congressional district to work in The inter.
est OF legal advertising.