Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-09
THE EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION.
A Permanent Organization Effected
Yesterdays

ing was called to order at 2o'clock by the
President of the Association L. M. Holt,
of tho San Bernardino Times, who intro
duced Mayor Bryson. His address OF
welcome was as follows:
Gentlemen of the Editorial association Of
Southern California:
Were one of your ilk, 1 could talk
with greater freedom to you. L
understand 30 well how great the power
is for good or evil, which you WELD, that
it is with some timidity I address you.
This is the first occasion on which SO
large and representative a gathering of
young gentlemen from the press has hon
ored our city, and am proud to be the
first official head of the municipality to
bid you welcome. l have, with many
others, always entertained the idea that
you, one and all better enjoyed the strife
of newspaper life, than to come together
in harmonious meeting, and it is espec-
tally gratifying to see, by the Iumte
here, that that idea has no foundation in
fact, and that it is but the weird phan-
tasm of popular fallacy.
Gentlemen, no country, or section OF
country, where you or yours have not put
your shoulder to the wheel and pushed
the cart along, has ever succeeded. No
individual who has ever ignored your aid
has got along. Your power singly to do
good to the person or the community is
immeasurable, and when such body as
is here congregated resolve on a united
move, the result can only be tremendous.
In my experience with you in South
ern California, l can heartily say that
your endeavors have always been di-
rected in the interest of the public good,
and they have generally attained their
object. am glad of the federation OF
the talent, genius and inspiration Of the
editorial strength of Southern California,
and l sincerely trust that your organiza-
ton will be most harmonious, successful
and perpetual.
Gentlemen, again bid you welcome,
and hope that the sojourn of those who
are from without our gates will be most
pleasant.
The President, L. M. Holt, replied in
q neat speech, thanking the citizens of
Los Angeles for their hospitality.
He then introduced Colonel Ayers, of
the HERALD, who made the address of
the occasion. After brief review Of
the development of the State and the
part which the newspapers have played,
he spoke of the mission of the editor to
tell the truth to the people and to extract
this truth from the diversity of opinion
which he sees around him. "The OBJ
ject of this Association" said he, "as
understand it, is to learn what is the
genuine spirit of this section and to en-
body it in the newspaper" He spoke
of the division of the State and the SEN
timent that this section is not, by geog-
raphy, climate or material interests q
part of the northern half of the State,
met with hearty applause.
Various kilograms and communica-
tions were then read from absent editors
avowing their interest in the work OF the
Association, and expressing their opinion
on the work which lay before it.
The minutes OF the last meeting, which
took place in Pasadena two weeks ago,
were read by the Secretary and adopted
by the Association.
Scipio Craig, of the Citrograph, the
Chairman of the Committee on Consti-
tuition, read the document as arranged by
the Committee, section by section. Sew
eral amendments we're adopted, and the
whole was then made the Constitution of
the Association.
= Election of officers being next in order,
General Boyce, of the Tribune, nomi-
mated Colonel j. Ayers, of the HERALD,
whom he characterized as the "Nestor Of
the press of Southern California" for
President of the Association. On unani-
NOUS vote, the Secretary was Instructed
to cast the ballot for Colonel Ayers, and
he was declared President.
The following list of officers was then
filed, the Secretary casting the ballot in
each instance: First Vice President, L.
M. Holt, of San Bernardina; Second Vice
President, John r. Berry, San Diego;
Third Vice President, Walter III. Nixon,
of Santa Barbara Secretary, w. l.. Vail,
Pasadena; Treasurer, George Rice, OF Los
Angeles.
For members of the Executive Com d.
mittee nominations were made by a
special nominating committee of three,
consisting Of H. q. Osborne, 81. j. Vail
and Scipio Craig. The following were
chosen: Daniel Webster, Ventura; War
rem Wilson, San Diego H. 3; Booth!b3y,
Fresno Frank J. Dyer, South Riverside !;
D. M. Baker, Santa Ana.
1t was moved and carried that the
Executive Committee be instructed to
have the constitution and list of men,
bers printed.
Mr.. Osborne offered a resolution,
which had been drafted the Chamber of
Commerce, calling attention TO the ad-
vantage which would come to the south
ern section of the State through the COM
pletion of the Salt Lake and Los Angeles
Railroad, and urging the people of the
section to hasten the work. The resolu-
ton was carried unanimously.
Scipio Craig offered a resolution
urging the appointment of II. u.
Osborne to the position of Public
Printer, heartily endorsing his candidacy.
Several Democratic members OF the asso-
citation warmly seconded the resolution
and it was passed without a dissenting
vote. Mr.. Osborne was called upon for
a speech and he replied, thanking the
association for the compliment and assur-
ing them that, if appointed, he would try to
serve his country in way to do credit to
the organization OF which he was prond
to be a member. A vote of thanks was
then passed to the officers who had thus
far served the association, to the Cham
ber of Commerce and Board OF Trade,
and to the local press of Los Angeles.
The meeting then adjourned.
Those present at the meeting were {:
Henry G. Tinsley, Progress, Pomona;
Charles H. Smith, the Hotel Gazette;
P. H. Bodkin, Southern California Christ
ian Adrocate; Captain ]. McDivitt, Santa
Paula Chronicle; G. A. Bell, Porcupi'ae,
Los Angeles; r. A. Marshall, Times,
Burbank; E. E. Mcfarland, San Pedro
D.J., Cnorco p Woo1f C.nfanp1 Rasu-