San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-23
ANToNlo TEXAS. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER %. 1888 OnI
NATIONAL EDITORS.
Their Afternoon and Evening Ses-
sions and What They Did.

SlOnS ana "ndl lney biS.
Yesterday afternoon the session of the Ma
tiOnal Editorial association was continued.
About the first business to come up was an
| invitation from the fair directors to visit the
| fair and the tender of serenade from the
Mexican band This was accepted end the as
| sociation decided to attend the fair this after
| noon in force.
The chairman of the libel law committee re-
| ported. recommending the policy advocated
last year at the Denver meeting. long de-
| bate on the subject of libel followed, and the
| following sections of the report OF the COM
mttee were finally adopted:
az Where libelous publications are made
malice shall not be presumed unless retrao-
| ton, or apology is refused to be made; or I'M
| less the circumstances surrounding the pub
LEGATION and the refusal to retract or apollo
gize conclusvely prove malice.
90 civil suits should not be allowed by law
to be conducted as If the defendant were
criminal should be for actual damages and
these damages should be proven.
a. An explanation or retraction should be
given weigh hit in mitigation of damages.
(5) Defendant should be allowed to show alb
sence of actual malice and this should be
given weight in mitigation of damages.
90 That each state association connected
with this National association be requested to
procure If possible the enactment OF law by
its state legislature embodying these recon-
mendations and defining what constitutes
libel.
An amendment that plaintiffs to libel suits
be required TO give bonds for costs, and legis-
latures be requested TO legislate laws compel.
4 paper was then read by Mr.. Albert SWAIN
entitled THE Editorial"
J. X. Belts. of Arkansas, paper entitled Our
Duties to Advertisers
Committee on resolutions then repoI led,
and other resolutions offered were referred to
the committee.
The committee on Itineracy reported, re-
commencing that all intending taking the
trip 10 Mexico should procure a supply Of
Mexican money this morning.
A supplementary report of the committee
on credentials was read and the meeting adj
journed until the evening session.
Reassembng at, o'clock, the president
read an invitation from the Harmony club to
visit their club rooms. Accepted.
Committee on printing reported the follow
ing which was adopted:
1t is recommended that the recording secre-
tary and the executive committee make salts
factory arrangement with the publisher of the
National Journalist for printing the pro-
ccedings of the San Antonio convention in
the Journalist, 10 appear not later tlan jan
uary, 1889. The edition to be sufficiently large
to supply the delegates with all needed
copies
4 number ofinvitations from Texas cities to
visit them were read and referred to the
proper committee.
"A Plea for Poetry in the Paper" was read
by MIR. Pabor, OF Colorado.
"Dcadheads' was read by Mr.. ". Matthews,
of Illinois.
Uem," was read by B. S. Price, of Wisconsin.
The association then adjourned until this
morning.
MORNING SESSION.
Reasscmbling at S:45 a. IN. after roll call,
communication from Mr.. Gore, relative to the
establishment Of national headquarters for
editors. This was referred.
An invitation from the city of Detroit Mich,
to meet there next year was accepted. August
was the month chosen for the meeting.
Secretary Gregory of the southwest Texas
Immigration association. addressed the meet
ing and told them something about Texas.
The ttnal report of the committee on creden-
taS was read and adopted.
Annual election OF officers next took place
ard resulted as follows:
PreSident-J. X. Belts, of Little Rock, Ark.
First Vice President-JOhn Hicks, of Wis
COnSin.
Second Vice President-W. c. McClntock, of
Ohio.
Third Vice President-J. B. Stanley, of Ala
bama.
Corresponding secretary-E. P. Fletcher, of
Illinois.
Recording Secretary-Wm. Kennedy, of
Pennsylvania.
Assistant Recording Secretary R. H. Til.
ney, of Colorado.
Treasurcr-A H Lowrie, of Illinois,
Executive Committee-Alabama, R. N.
Rawls; Arkansas, W. W. Folsom; Colorado, X.
| G. Cooper; Inland Daily Press, J. W. Fornof;
Indian Territory, DR.. E. Q. Bennett; Kansas,
| L. r. Elliott; Louisiana, T. S. Jones; Massa-
chusctts, Charles D. Howard Michigan, Robt.
| Smith, Minnesota, Irwin Todd: Missouri, II. NJ.
| White: Nebraska Fl. NJ Bushnell: New York,
| A. o. Bonnel: Ohio, W. 5. Cappella; Texas. ID.
| c. Murray; Tennessee S. NJ keatiug; West
virginia, L. X. Oldnhfns W lScOnsln, NJ. +. ttluu-
| laub; Florida, +. E. Harris
| On motion, these committeeman were all
confirmed.
a report of the committee on expenses and
bills was read.
| Committee on memorials reported.
| A vote of thanks was rendered the Casino
| association for the free use of their hall; also
| to the daily press of the city for courtesies
| extended the association.
| A vote of thanks TO the citizens for their
| entertainment while here, was also extended.
1t was announced that a short evening ses-
| zion would be held tonight The business
| of the session Is virtually ended now, but the
| session this evening is intended more to ar
range the excursion into Mexico, than for
| any thing else.