The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-17
SESSION OF THE EDITORS.
A MOVE TO RULE OUT ALL BUT
NEWSPAPER MEN.

Strong Arguments in Favor OF the
Purity Of the Press-Tha Country
Weekly Men Iusist on Their Right to
Run Their Own Business-The Ladies
on an Excursion.
ST. PAUL, MINI, July 16.-The editors
Keep morning paper hours and only a dozen
were present when President Stephens
raped for order at 8 o'clock, and others
Kept dropping in all the morning. Mr..
Woods OF Illinois gave notice of a resolu-
ton that no person shall be elected or app
pointed to any office or committee of the
association unless he is personally engaged
IN the editorial or business management of
newspaper. The intention is to limit the
attendance to the annual conventions to
newspaper men.
PURITY OF THE PRESS.
w. Z. Tabor of Denver read a communi.
cation from the members of the Baltimore
yearly meeting Of women Friends Of
Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania,
urging that some action be taken on the
omission Of details in the reports Of crimes.
including suicides, scandals aud breaches
OF faith and honor. He offered
resolution expressing sympathy with
all efforts made to preserve the purity of
the press, and urging the judicious use of
the blue pencil in sensational and criminal
reports, believing that the purer the tone Of
a paper the more powerful for good 1t be-
comes and the more effective aud exalting
Its moral influence. The resolution was re-
terred to the resolutions committee.
THE COUNTRY WEEKLY.
ID. l.. Martin of the Jackson MisSiSsippidn
opened the discussion OF the Country
Weekly" which was continued by J. w.
shannon OF the Huron Is. d. Huronite.
Most or she points which were brought out
by the question from different parts OF the
house were answered by Mr.. shannon, by
the president or by others in the body OF
the hall. During the discussion of taking
patents with advertising material, ex-Gov.
Hoard of Wisconsin, who publishes
Hodrd'S DGirymGn and Jefferson County
Union, said, II should resent it il anybody
assumed to own me, and think this applies
as well In business transactions as in the edi-
torial department. 1t is not necessary
for any county paper TO turn over its COL
umns TO any person or company publishing
patents" This was taken as the keynote of
the discussion that followed, and the further
points of great cheapness of advertising
when it comes in patents was also brought
out.
THE SECULAR PRESS.
W. d. H. Hunter, of the Lawrence Qud.)
Register, read a paper on the Secular
Press; 1ts Power for Good or Evil.n He
maintained that the power of the press was
exerted for good, and that the ministers
who denounce it are over-exacting. The
entire question Is a matter of a diff
ference of opinion as to what good"
consists of. AS TO what O secular paper
should be, he thought it advisable not TO
publish anything that could not be read by
every member of the EDITORS family. A.
Frank Richardson, a New York advertising
agent, read an entertaining paper on "Ad-
vertising," in which he upheld the agents
side of that question.
J. w. Scott Of Chicago spoke briefly on
the subject of "a Newspaper Bureau at the
Worlds Fair"
REPORT OF THE TREASURER.
IL was 2:3O o'clock before the afternoon
session was called to order. Vice President
Hunter occupied the chair, and the first
business done was the reading of the
treasurer's report, @ lengthy document,
which shows a balance Of S21 from last
year and total amount Of cash on hand of
81 ,685. The report was accepted amidst
considerable applause.
Theodore l.. DeVinne Of the Century
read a paper on "Ihe Mechanical Depart
ment OF a Newspaper.
W. H. Hills of the Boston Writer fol-
lowed with one on THE Editorial Depart
ment,n which Hon. Owen Scott OF Bloom
iugton, ILL.,, in q discussion which followed,
said was practically the whole newspaper
Mrs. A. E. Whitaker of Boston closed
the afternoon with paper on "Woman's
Interest in Journalism
A TRIP TO THE LAKE.
During the afternoon the ladies were
treated to a trip to White Bear lake, going
on the st. Paul and Duluth railroad in time
to witness a special regatta arranged for
their benefit and returning in time to enjoy
reception given by Gov. Merriam at the
capitol, and second and later reception at
the rooms of the st. Paul Press Club. The
local newspaper men were assisted 10 this
reception by the Minnesota Press Associa-
Cion.
During the afternoon President Stephens
announced the following committee to
visit the worlds fair commissioners and
confer with them regarding the newspaper
exhibit: Mai. Bundy Of Chicago, K. M.
Woods OF Illinois, Owen Scott Of Illinois, J.
A. Hsgsler of Indiana and j. A. Sleicner