The sun., 1895-05-25
DEMOCRATIC EDITORS PROTEST..
No Taking OF Editors Ont or the state to
he Tried for L.ible,

No Taking OF Editors Ont or the state to
he Tried for Lible.
Tho Democratic editors of the State Of New
York opened tho second day of their annual
Convention yesterday with O discussion of the
libel laws and Of the silver question. While
these subjects were being talked over and the
editors were busy drawing up resolutions to be
presented to the Convention later in the morn
ing their wives and families were being driven
around tho Park and up the Riverside Drive
There were sixty-fve women in the party, and
they left the Hotel Normandie at O o'clock 1t
REQUIRED twenty carriages to carry them all,
and among the places visited were the Casino,
where lunch was served; Grants tomb, and the
Claremont
In the belief that there would be an election
of officers In the morning the editors did con-
siderable electioneering before the Convention
was called to order. Their work went for naught,
however. as the first announcement made by
present officers would serve until the next regu-
lar meeting which may not be held for a week.
!, Invitations from a number of clubs to visit
their houses were read, and then Editor Green.
how of Horneisvile offered the following resoiu-
Whereas. The present libel laws which were
culation differed materially from those that
exist to-day, and are unjust and ineuuitable
and are total failure as. protection to the
public against sensational and malicious as.
into court under the Implication Of being "a
matter how honorable his motives and how, hinh
his character, and being adjudged guilty until
he has proved himself innocent;
Res0lued. That tho Chairman of the Conven.
tion appoint a committee Of seven, the Chair
man of which shall te resident Of Albany to
act In conjunction with representatives of other
presses and associations to aid in securing the
passage OF a law more in keeping with the mod
erh system OF newspaper publication, and
which will be a protection to tho publisher and
the public al cf,, S11cerned;" ri
ing amendment protesting against the attemnt
ed extradition of Charles A. Dana and il was
,nanrm6u1y r6Ss AMID great aPgauss
soclation OF the, State Of New York enter its
most solemn and emphatic protest against any
any editor OF this State can be CHARGED Hvii With
libel and be forcibly taken to any other State or
cial district than where the alleged ofrence, was
or whsre and from which place the
cii, IN urging the adoption of the amendment Mr..
We are here as a Democratic association not
,hm Inc DemocraGy represents the sovereignty OF
nnlP} tae people. men can go before the supreme
which amount to threats. why we, too, can
ia fss r our arms IN protest of any action injurious
Editor Hunt Of Rochester then offered A reso.
iiu.,on in On the financial question. 1t was as fol-
',Resolrsd, That. acting in harmony with m.
pTat pTn,icy recently ennnciated in the Democratic
nos, platforms, OF New York State. the New YORK
and will resist with ali its energy and ebiiitS
every ever attsmpt to commit the national Democ-
the free and unlimited coinage OF silver "A W
After a brief discussion the resolution wa.
From 2 until : o'clock the editors and that,
anihes attended an informal reception at the
SlmS where they were
bcll, and Sylvester j. O'Sullivan. N"a