Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-10
THE EDITORS DEPART.
THEY LEAVE THIS MORNING FOR a TRIP TO
PITISBURG.
Yesterdays Entertainment: at the Park-Banqust
and Toasis-Business Mssting-Elsc-
ton Of officers.

After two days visit in Wheeling
the members of the West Virginia Edi-
torIal Association will leave for Pitts
burg this morning at 7;3O in two special
coaches provided by the B. & 0. r, R.
Co.
The principal business OF the meeting
was transacted yesterday morning, the
session lasting till nearly two o'clock.
Yesterdays proceedings were marked
by larger attendance, and greater
manifestation OF interest in the business
considered by the Association. Many
members arrived during the night and
on the early morning trains. There
were probably more newspaper Ten
present than at any annual meeting yet
held by the Association. The mem bers
will leave this morning with an excel
lent impression Of the city, and the hos
pitality for which it is Justly famed.
THE. BUSINESS MEETING.
The association met yesterday morn
ing at 10 o'clock at the Chamber OF
Commerce. President Reed, Secretary
II. l.. SNYDER aud Treasurer w. ii.
Morgan all present. The secretary
called the roll which showed the follow
ing members present: +. Vernon Aler,
Marsinsburg; J. Slidell Brown, Kings
wood; Il. 5. BOreman, MtddlebOurne;
G. w. Boyer, Martinsburg; j. E. Curtis,
Welsburg; j. r. Clifford, Marunsburg;
j. +. Fleming, Morgautown; George NJ.
Fleming, Buckhannon; r. A. Gallaher,
st. Mary's; r. E. Hornor, Parkersburg;
w. l.. Mansfield, Wayne; w. II. Nor
gan, Morgantown, =. w. Norris, Har-
risville; J. f. McGlothlin. Ravenswood;
Z. T. McDougall, Ceredo; S. +. Reed,
Clarksburg; II, L. Snyder, Shepherds
town; James f. Thorn pson, Martins
burg; c. II. fancy, Wheeling; A. B.
White, Parkersburg; w. S. Wiley, New
Martinsvile.
The President appointed the follow
ing committees-On Resolutions: G. L.
Smith, w. K. Mansfield, A. b. White.
To examine treasurer's report: Jas.
T. Thompson, j. w. PlatteRburg, j. Z.
McGlothlR.
The following persons were then pro-
posed for membership and unanimously
elected: c. L. Smith and o. 5. McKin-
ney, Fairmont; Geo. A. Flo ding, Hunt
ington; J. w. Plattenburg, New Cum
berland; Jas. b. Morgan, Girardstown;
Will S. O'Brien, Buckhannon; b. L..
Morgan, Morgantown.
The report of the treasurer, showing
a balance of Sl34. Sc in the treasury, was
adopted, the committee TO examine it
having reported it to be correct.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year;
President, S. f. Reed, Clarksburg
Telegram
Vice President--W. S. Wiley, WetzcI
Democrat, New Martinsvile.
Recording and Corresponding Secre-
tary-Harry L. Snyder, Shepherdstown
Register.
Treasurer-W. II. Morgan, Morgan
town Post.
Historian-P. w. Morris, Richie Ga
zctiC, HarrsYille.
OTdLOT-b. W. i ldlbeu uuI IItIlJUCh
Courier, New Cum berand.
Poet-Robert McEldowney, WCt=cL
Democrat, New MartinsVille.
Toe election of delegates to the Ma
tional Editorial Associations meeting
in 1895 was postponed until later
time.
Il. +. Hornor thought the Association
sh ould devote more time to business
and upon his motion il was ordered
that an adjourned meeting of the Asso-
citation be held at Parkersburg some
time in next December for business
purposes solely.
ClarkSburg was chosen as the place
for the next annual meeting, TO be held
on the second "Wednesday in May, 1895.
The annual addresses of the Presi-
dent, the Historian and the Orator were
then delivered, and ordered to be
printed.
The following resolution, offered by
II. L. Snyder, was unanimously
adopted.
RcSOlUCd, That it Is the sense OF this
Association that the libel laws OF West
Virginia should be so changed so as TO
place newspapers upon the same foot
ing as other litigantS before trial courts.
And with a view to this end the Presi-
dent is hereby authorized TO appoint a
committee Of five, or less, TO look after
the needed legislation, and prepare a
bill similar TO that now pending in New
York, and the one which>is now a law
in Massachusetts,.
The President appointed upon this
committee: Cnas. IL. fancy, A. b.
White, c. b. Hart, and r. L. hornor,
and the chair was added to the com
mittee.
The Association then adjourned.
PRESIDENT REEDS ADDRESS.
In the annual address of the Presi-
dent, Mr.. Reed spoke of the rich con-
tributious made by the press TO the
progress OF the century and the Illus
trious names TO which the profession
could point with pride-"Bennett,
Greeley, RAYMOND, Bryant, Dana, Prem
tice. Grady, men whose fame is stamped
upon the glory OF our common country"
He traced the progress oil the press
from the time Of the invention Of the
art OF printing, "but not until we take
up the history Of the newspaper in
America, where freedom Of thought and
speech was vouchsafed, do we find it, in
a few years leaping TO heights so grand
and bewildering az TO almost defy the
com prehensiOn OF man.
AT the close of the revolution there
were 81 newspapers in the United States;
ia 1850 there were 1000, and to-day