The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-26
SEVENTH DISTRICT EDITORS.

oSVEN n DlC nv COt u Oil-t
Special Dispatch to the Dairy Eagle.
PRATT, Kan, April 25.-The Seventh
District Republican Editorial association
was in session here yesterday and today,
over twenty editors and their ladies being
present Mayor Saunders made the adj
dress of welcome at the opera house last
evening, which was appropriately respond
ed to 10y President 5. u. Meade of the Nc
Pherson Republican. Hon. Edward Hoch
of Marion, who was expected to be the
speaker OF the evening, was absent.
The business session was held today at
She court house The new members ad-
laitted were Morton Albaugh of the King
ynan Leader. Courier, James Il. PARCEL of
9he Kiowa County Signal, ", T. Will
Jams of the Eminence Call, Frank Ian
strum Of the Pratt Republican and Grant
Howell of the Arlington Enterprise. A
number of important topics were discuss
ed, which showed that the editors are
fully alive to all business, moral or politi-
cal matters affecting themselves or the
d strict. Garden City was selected as the
next place of meeting.
Among the topics ably presented and
warmly discussed were The Relation OF
Country Editors to Politics" by Morton
Albaugh Of the kIngman Leader Courier;
"rhe Publishers ana the Advertiser" by
J.. G.. Miller of the Pratt Republican and
Undergraduate in Journalism" by 1. j.
Palmer Of the Meade Republican. The an
nual address OF President Meade was full
of thought and sound counsel.
Mrs. Denton, district president OF the
Equal Suffrage association, senta letter,
requesting the cooperation or the RepuD-
lican editors.
The following were among other imDor-
Lant resolutions, passed:
Resolved. That the Seventh District
Republican Editorial association wishes TO
express 10 the Hon. Il. w. Perkins its
hearty commendation Tor the mastery
manner in which he has completed the uu-
expired term of Hon. +. b. Plumb; that be
has carefully cared for every interest of
his constituency, public or private, and
that he is especially entitled to the thanks
Of the people of the district Tor his able
md successful management of the bill |
opening to settlement the Cherokee strip,
ana we wish especially to thank Mr.. Per
kns for his efforts in securing a relief bill
through congress to right wrong done by
I he Indian department to member OF
khiS editorial association.
"ResOlved, That this association wishes |
TO call the attention Of the ready print |
houses to the fact that much objection |
able advertising matter Is being allowed |
10 encroach upon the patent sides, eSpe- |
cIaily in the form of patent medicine adj |
vertisements We ask each member of |
this and other editorial associations to !
carefully scan their patents, and to notify |!
the ready-print houses to abate any objec- |
tionable matter there discovered. If cause /
for complaint continues we are prepared /
10 act to protect our readers and ourselves |
from imposition.
The following new officers were elected :
President-James Kelly of the Pratt |
Times.
-president-J. J. Miller of the Santa
Ee Monitor,
Treasurer-William L. Bolton OF the
kiOwa County Signal.
Secretary-Mrs. George W. Noffett. (re-
elected over her earnest protest..
Executive cOmmittee-ColonelM Mills of
Garden City, j. T. Junkin of Sterling, S
Il. Meade of Mcpherson, r. j. Palmer of
Meade aud Morton AlbaUgh of kingman.
Tonight the editors are the guests of the |
citizens of Pratt at an elegant banquet
THE IFS OF FRUIT CULTURE.