Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17

| E. P. Caruthers, Barber County Index,
| Medicine Lodge
a. w Brown, Meade County Press
Democrat, Meade Center
Jno. l. Lee, Clark County Clipper, Ash
i land, Kan.
L. I. Purcell. Chronicle, Newton, Kan.
| W. J. A. Montgomery. Times, Sterling.
| Joseph Dillon, Hartland Herald.
John E. Watvons, Burlington Independ-
ent.
J. c. Riley, jr., Lane County Herald.
| j. NJ. MCGOWAN, Emporia Democrat.
George L. Williams, Democrat, Hia-
watha.
A. D. Dunn, Graphic. Seden
J. j. L. Jones, Advertiser, Wakefield.
| Henry Block, Boomer, Kendall.
| r. J. Colver, Abilene Daily Gazette
| w. IL. Dunning, Concordia Daylight.
VIII E. Stoke, Democrat, Great Bend.
| j. B. Chapman, Fort Scott Tribune.
b. j. Sheridan, The Spirit, Paola.
! T. McIntire, Arkansas Valley Demo
Frank T. Lynch, Standard, Leaven-
worth.
c. F. Barrett Post, Washington.
| c. K. Holiday, jr., Democrat, Topeka.
| Frank Parks, Sherman County Demo-
GRAFT
! W. II. Stiles. Norton Democrat, Norton.
j. NJ. Davis, Salina Evening Herald.
| H. L. Miller, Stockton (kas.) Democrat.
. Levi Pritchard, Graham County Demo-
crat.
W. E. Timmons, Chase County Courant.
J. L. Isenberg, Harper Daily Sentinel
Henry Shindler Leavenworth correspon-
dent Kansas City Times.
Charles A. Edwards, of the Beacon.
c. J. Griffin, Ell Dorado Democrat
On motion the following committee of
three was appointed by the chair to sug
gest officers for the ensuing year,
J. n. Davis, Salina Evening Herald"
Frank 7. Lynch, Leavenworth Standard"
Frank Prouty. Ford City Boomer" The
committee reported the following recon-
| mendations which ON motion were
adopted:
NEW OFFICERS.
President, V. J. Lane, Wyandotte
Herald"
First Vive-President, w. P. Hotchkiss,
Wichita Beacon"
Sccond Vice-president, G. F. Barrett,
Washington Post"
Secretary, Jos. B. Chapman, Fort Scott
| Tribune"
Treasurer, G. K. Holiday, Topeka
Democrat"
President Lane being called on for
speech said in substance that he thought
they should have chosen some older man
president, which remark received good
round of laughter.
Mr.. Chapman could not understand why
be had been elected secretary six years in
succession. He explained that he was not
Republican-he did not want Office
always. Speaking of Wichita, he con-
fessed that he had frequently said some
pretty mean things about her, but said:
after having seen her and having been
entertained by her citizens, stand here
tonight deeply penitent l feel just like
the old man did when he was pinioned by
the forks of a fallen tree during thunder
storm and who, fearing he was going to
die, got to thinking of the many mean
things he had done, until he felt so little
he just slipped through a crack and got
out. Now" said the speaker, in conclu-
sion, ''if there are any newspaper men
here tonight who have said anything
about Wichita for which they ought to be
penitent, want them to stand up" As
no one stands up he concluded they had
all slipped through cracks.
Mr. Hotchkiss being called upon, sug
gested that the convention repair to Carey
hotel, where they could partake of sand
witches and Democratic cheer.
A Delegate-'I second the motion"
Another-''What is specifically meant
by Democratic cheer?'"
On motion the meeting adjourned to
the Carey hotel TO partake of
lnnumerable sandwiches, unlimited
democratic cheer'-and to consult with
the state central bommttee as to the best
methods to be persued during the coming
campaign. The association was very cor
daily invited to meet at Leavenworth on
July Fourth, next.
Thus closed one of the most successful
annual meetings of the association which
Wichita, as a city, was pleased to entertain
and whom she will, at their earliest con-
venience, be pleased again TO entertain
the Kansas Democratic Editors and Pub
fishers Association.