The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-26

TIE GEORGIA PRESS ASsOCIA-
TON IN SAVANNAH.

The Associations New Ofacere-Mr
Gantt's Resolutions-The Drive t,
the Wharves and the Visit to thu
Kansas City-The Excursion to Ty
bee-The Editors and Their Wive
Delighted With savannah-Off Il
Florida and Havana.
| Savannah had more editors yesterda,
than it will be likely TO have again in long
time. The Georgia Press Association held
its twenty-second annual nesting at tht
DeSoto in the morning, and in the after
noon the members of the association visitet
the wharves and the new steamship
Kansas City, by invitation Of t.
! Ocean Steamship Company, and wer'
given an excursion to Tybee by the Savan
nah and Atlantic railway. Last nigh
ninety of the party left for trip through
Floriday. Twenty-eight will go to Tampa,
seven will stop at Jacksonville and will visi
st. Augustine, and fifty-six will go through
| to Havana.
THE ANNUAL MEETING.
The meeting was tie largest that the
ASSOCIATION has ever held. Most of tn,
members arrived by the early morning
trains and were met at tho De Soto by the
| reception committee. Between thirty and
forty ladies, wives and daughters
Of the members, were in the
party. The meeting was held il
the banquet room of the De Sot-
at $50 O'clock ana was called to order by
Col. j. II. Estill, president. Fifty-seven
papers were represented and eight were
subsequently elected members of the asso-
citation. The papers represented were:
Augusta ChrOnicLe-E. b. Hook.
Atlanta JourndL-H. II. Cabaniss.
Macon Eoening NeoUS-E. c. Machen.
Savannah Evening 1imes-G. Hartridge.
Albany NelUs and Adrerttser-W. w.
Turner.
Americas Recorder-W. L. Glessner.
Athens Southern Fdrnler-L. j. Brumby.
Brunswick Acknowledgements. G.
Stacy.
Darien Gazette-R. w. Grub.
Butler Herdld-W. N. Benns.
Camilla Ctarion-J. L. Underwood.
Covington Enterprises. w. Hawkins.
Canton AdUdnce-Ben +. Perry.
Crawfordville Democrdt-C. G. Moore.
Dublin Post-T. b. Hicks.
franklin Nelus-P. j. McCutchen.
Fort Valley Eitterprise-W. NJ. Kersh.
Atlanta Georgia 1'eacher-V. Z. Orr.
Jonesboro NeIUS--J. b. Stewart.
Monticello NelUS-Mrs. A. 7. Penn.
Macon Wesleyan AdU0c0te-J. w. Burke.
Marietta JOurndL-W. S. n. Neal.
McRae Elte1priSe-A. L. Ryals.
Perry Home JourndL-J. II. Hodges.
Quitman Press-C |. Grower.
Sandersville Herald-William Park.
Thomasville Enterprises. B. Buer.
Townsville Iimes-John Triplett.
Washington Gdzette-J. w. Chapman.
Sumner Worth co. LocdI-W. A. Allen.
Sylvania IeIephORe-W. l.. Matthews.
Athens BGnner-T. L. CAN'T.
Bainbridge Democrdt-J. NJ. Brown.
GAINESVILLE Gdzette-J. G. McMichael.
Cuthbert EnterpriseAppeGI j. W.
Stanford.
Jackson NetUs-W. E. Harp.
jackson ArgUs-D j. Thaxton.
Forsyth AdUertiSeT-J. T. McGinty.
Lawrenceville Herdld-T. NJ. Peoples,
Covington STAR. w. Anderson.
Atlanta Southern CuLtiUator-G. w.
Harrison.
Lithonia NetC Era-E Steadman.
Statesboro Eagle. A. Branuen.
Willacoochee NeUs-E. L. Vickers
Buena Vista Patriot-S. H. Christopher.
Swainsboro Pine FOreSt-A Harrington
Hawkinsville DiSpotcb-J. L. Waterman
Fort Gaines Adrertiser-W. B. Graham.
Milledgeville CHF0nicle-W. J. Vaughn.
Blakely Early Co. NslcS--W. w. Fleming
Gainesville Edgle--J. H. Butt.
Newman Herald and AdUertiSer-S. w
Murray.
Montezuma Record-W. T. Christopher.
Washington Chronicle-B. s. Irwin.
Ringgold NetO South-W. T. Bankston.
LaGrauge Reporters. p Galloway.
Calhoun TimeS-H. A. Chapman.
Atlanta Kind Words-J. A. Hayden.
Fairburn NeiOS-K. A. Nisbett.
Atlanta ChrOnicle-H. 2. Moore.
DOhlin IN -offo-A m
Jesup SentineL-Ben Milleken.
Macon Ielegaaph-F. G. Bell.
MORNING News. H. Estill.
Treasurer u. Z. As. r. Weston
| The first part Of the meeting was devoted
] to the settlement of dues and the election of
| new members, and to the reading of the
officers reports. Invitations were accepted
| from the jacksonville Sub-Tropical expos
| ton and the Merchants week committee
and from the board of trade, extending thC
privileges Of its rooms.
THE ASSOCIATIONS NEW OFFICERS.
| The election of officers followed. A com
| mittee on nomination, consisting of j. w
| Burke, II. w. Grubb, and T, NJ. PEBBLE.
was appointed. The committee retired. anc
| after short conference submitted its report
| as follows:
PRESIDENT. H. Estill.
First Vice PreSideat--T. NJ. Peoples.
Second Vice President-T. L. CAN'T.
Treasurer-S R. Weston.
Recording Secretary. w. Chapman.
| corresponding Secretary-W. $. N. Neal
Executive Committee-John Triplett, j
| W.. Stanford, j. II. Butt, w. w. Turner
| c. |. Grower
| Col. Estill, in the face OF Mr. Burke's mo
| tlon for his reelection by reclamation, de-
clined the office. He has been president of
the association for twenty years, and he be,
| lIeved that it was time that lie be allowed
to retire. The association at first refused *
entertain his declination, but finally did so
and Maj w. L. Glessner of the Americas
Recorder was elected president. Mr.. Yves
| ton declined a reelection as treasurer and
j. w. Burke was elected.
MR.. GANTT's RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. CAN'T offered the following resolu
| tions and moved their adoption:
| WHEREAS We, members of the Georgia Pres
Association, in convention assembled, look witt
| pleasure and appreciation upon any and ever,
movement calculated to enhance the prosperity
| OF our agricultural community and relieve on
| struggling farmers from TIN wrongs of iniqui
tous and oppressive tariff, the despotism o
| trusts, eXtoruoners and the dangerous influence
of combined capital; and
WHEREAS, We consider the organization of the
farmers alliance movement calculated Il
| further this great end, and place this worth,
and honored class of our people in position
| where they can demand their rights and b,
! united effort assist the Democratic party in de
/ feating the unjust and ubiquitous designs of tn,
| republicans, which party is grinding the toilinl
masses into poverty that a favored few may
| accumulate unreasonable fortunes; and
| WHEREAS, We watch with delight the won