The record-union., 1898-08-24
REPUBLICAN EDITORS.
Their League Holds an Annual
Session-Purposes of the League.

The California League Of Republican
Editors had large and very harmoni-
Gus meeting last evening, the occasion
being the adjourned annual session of
the league, the earlier meeting having
been held week ago, when the officers
were elected. President Haskell called
the league to order at the Capital Hotel
at $50 o'clock, and stated that the
businss to be considered was an
amendment to the laws and considera-
ton of the interests Of Republican pa
pers as advocates of the tenets of the
Republican party. He was glad to see
so good an attendance, some thirty pa
pers being represented from the several
sections Of the State while others We're
present to unite with the league, which
has over half hundred papers in it.
T. G.. Daniels said the purposes of the
league were pure and praiseworthy,
and ought to command the respect of
the party. Upon the Republican press
the party depends very largely for its
success in promulgating the doctrines
Of the party, and it is entitled to fair
reward for service rendered. The pa
pers ask no gratuity, no subsidy, but
wish to be treated by the Central Com
mittees, State and county, fairly. He
called on Mr. Lennon to address the
league on the subject
A. B. Lennon said that he was a
member of the State Central Commit
tee. He believed the laborer worthy of
his hire. The politician has much use
before election for the press, and none
after election. The press makes the as
pirations of men possible. The editor
labors every day in the year to main
tain party principle, but the politicians s
money goes over the bar of the saloon.
That influence has TO be bought. The
Republican paper does not have to be
purchased, but it is entitled to recog-
milton, and by organization it can Sc
sure it, and in that way alone he had
labored, and should continue to do so,
to have such recognition accorded by
the Central Committee. Not always
had he been successful. He referred,
for instance. to cases where Republican
papers work hard to elect Republican
County Supervisors, but after success
the printing often will go to rat of
flee. while the paper has only unpaid
hills to show for its work. He spoke at
length in that strain. The papers
wanted only fair treatment, and moth
ing more. They asked for no gratui-
ties. Orators are paid in the cam
paigns. but who thinks of asking the
country editor how he manages to pay
his printers?
Mr.. Daniels said conditions are now
better than they were before the Cali
fornia Press Association, of which he
Is President, and before the league had
been formed; but there was still room
for more Improvement. The country
paper is the local exponent of Repub-
lican principles, and as such is entitled
to recognition that is fair.
At this point a recess was taken to
permit applications for membership to
be made. during which ten papers en-
rolled themselves. bringing the mem.
bership up to fifty-six.
| On the call to order Secretary Brown
read the proposed amendment to the
| laws making the Executive Committee
consist of nine members instead OF
| thirteen, the nine to include the four
elective officers. The amendment was
unanimously adopted
| The league then went into election for
| the ave members Of the committee at