The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-06-03
THE FOURTH ESTATE. "
Proceedings of the Editors Annual
Meeting at Newberry.
THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Resolutions Against the Prevalence
of Crime and on the Death Of Sena-
tor Earle.

berry the 23d annual session of the
State Press Association was called to
order in the opera house by President
E. H. Aull. The association was
welcomed to the city by Mayor h. H.
Evans, Col. w. H. Hunt and Prof.
Geo. B. Cromer, and responses were
made by Vice President H. G. Osteen
and ". P. Jacobs on behalf of the as
sociation. The members who failed to
. rive Tuesday missed treat in their
absence from the welcome meeting at
the opera house. The house was
crowded an the audience reminded one
of commencement times. Much interest
was manifested and the speakers were
literally and warmly applauded. The
! editors were made to feel that they
were at home in Newberry. A Colum-
bia orchestra discoursed excellent
music.
At the morning session the business
of the association was taken up III ear
nest Rev. A. J. s. Thomas, OF the
Pautist Courier, read an able paper on
"lhe Newspaper as IN Educator. :" The
| remainder of the morning session was
taken up in the dispatch of routine
business. A number of applications
| for membership were received and
| there were evidences on all sides
! that there was more interest than ever
| tax en- in the association.
The bold stand recently taken by the
Episcopal Council of the Diocese Of
! South Carolina against the evils of
carving concealed weapons, homicides,
ETC., was discussed by the association,
and resolutions sustaining the action
and urging the press to unite IN the
cause of the right and fight the wrong,
were unanimously and heartily passed.
A resolution urging the South Caro-
lima delegation to do all in their power
| to secure the location of United States
sanitarium at Castle Pinckney, Charles
| ton harbor, was adopted.
Resolutions of regret at the death OF
Senator Joseph H. Earle were intro
duced by Mr.. Louis Appelt. The asso-
ciation adopted these resolutions by
| rising vote.
The annual address was delivered in
| the opera house by Hon. Patrick Walsh
| before large audience. The subject OF
his address was 'rThe Industrial
South" He spoke for an hour, review
ing the history of the South and show
ing clearly and forcibly that this sec
ton is the richest country in the world
agriculturally and the conditions favor
the development of the greatest manu-
featuring centre in the world. Senator
Walsh not only sustained his record as
q speaker, but demonstrated that he is
the apostle of the creed OF self help,
which will make the South what 1t
should be.
The afternoon session was opened
with the reading of paper on the law
of libel as supplied to newspapers, by
r. T.. Joynes, of the Keowee Courier.
This important subject was ably ham
died, and it was ordered that it be
furnished to the secretary for publca-
ton.
Louis Applet, editor Of the Manning
Times, read strong paper on the rights
of newspapers as regards legal adver'
tisements. Ordered that copy be
furnished the secretary for publication
in the minutes and that the newspapers
be requested to copy the same from the
minutes. A resolution was passed that
a committee of five be appointed to
draft q bill on this subject, to be laid
before the Legislature.
The privilege of the floor was e1-
tended to Mr.. Peters, of the Charlotte
| IN. C.) Register.
The privilege of the floor we've ac-
corded Mr. Charles n. Weed, repre-
senting Barnhart Bros. Il Spindler,
type founders, Chicago.
On Thursday considerable miscella-
neous business was transacted and sew
eral new members were elected. OH
GERS for the ensuing year were unanl-
mously elected as follows: President,
p. 81. Aull, Newberry Herald and
News; first vice president, d. &. Us
teen, Sumter Daily Item; second wee
president, DR.. w. P. Jacobs, Our
Monthly, Clinton; secretary, q. Y.
Langston, Anderson Intelligence;
treasurer, Maj. F. Melchers, Deutsche
Zeitung, Charleston; chaplain, Rev.
Sidi II. Browne, Christian Neighbor,
Columbia. Executive committee, W.
". Ball, Greenville Daily News; Louis
Applet, Manning Times: NJ. B. Nc
Sweeney, Hampton Guardian.
A resolution was adopted looking to
the formation of a central bureau for
handling foreign advertisements sep
arate and distinct from the State Press
association.
At the bicycle park Hon. g., s.
Mower rendered the association bar
becue, an entirely new feature in State
press entertainments About 200 per
sons in all were present. lmpromtu
speech making was spontaneous: Lieu.
tenant Governor McSweeney voiced the
sentiments of the fraternity in bestow-
ing praise upon the whole-souled gen
erosity of Newberry's large hearted clt-
izens, whose guests they were on tins
special occasion, and also comment
ing President Aull for his able ad-
ministration and work for the as
sociation, and concluded by presenting
an elegant silver water service to Mr.
Aull on behalf of the editors. This TOOK
Mr.. Aull entirely by surprise and ne
; could scarcely find words to express his
thanks. Editors Knight, Hemphlil
and Jaynes made spontaneous and
happy remarks, appreciative of New
berry's glorious hospitality, with spec
ial allusion to the kindly entertain