The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-11
EDITORS Of OKLAHOMA
Hold an Enthusiastic Session
al Oklahoma City.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Buck" Campbell of the Hen
Messy Kicker is President.

I2pldated railway service was serious
obstacle to large attendance. neverthe-
less the annual meeting of the Oklahoma
| Press association. from a utilization
| standpoint. was an unusually successful
gathering, conducive alike to the pleasure
and profit of the editors who attended A
/ sudden shower during the afternoon in
terferred somewhat with the hospitable
| intentions of the warm-hearted and cour-
teous citizens OF Oklahoma City. cutting
short q drive intended to include the o.
servation of the many places OF beauty
and interest of which the people are
| justly proud
Mayor Allen welcomed the visiting edi-
tors. and his graceful, witty address left
! no doubt as to his southern nativity or
| the generous hospitality SO warmly ten
dered. Inspired with the charm and
warmth of Mayor Aliens welcome, Presi-
| dent Niblack eloquently responded.
The following new members were add
| ed to the association: L. F. Laverty,
| Guthrie State Register; c. P. Walker. Ok
| lahoma D. L. Beeman, McLoud Sunbeam
R. E. Stafford. Oklahoma City Champion {:
| G. B. Townsend. Mangum Star; J. w.
Lawton. Arapahos Bee: w. N. Allison.
Chandler Democrat-Telegram;T Tom Jar
| Doe, Norman Topics; L. L. Beeman, Nc
Loud Sunbeam.
The election of officers resulted as fol-
| lows:
President-'Buck" Campben, Hsnnessey
| Kicker.
Secretary-Lon Wharton. Perry SEMI
| mel.
Treasurer-E. N Yates. Perry Enter
| prise-Times.
Corresponding sscretaryJT. F. Hensley.
FL Reno Democrat
| Voice Presidents-John Golobie Guthrie
| State Capital; R. L. Blakeney, Okiaho-
man; G. B. Townsend, Mangum Star.
| Executive Committee-J. J. Burke, Nor
man Transcript: Frank Greer. Guthrie
! Capital; D. W. Perry. FL Reno Globe.
| Hon. Sydney Clarke of Oklahoma City;
Hon. D. II. Morgan. of Perry; DR.. Delos
| Walker of Oklahoma City, and w. l..
Farquaharson. of Hennessey. were made
| honorary members of the association.
The evening session, until the banquet
was announced was devoted to the read
ing of papers on topics of peculiar inter-
est to the fraternity. Ebert W. Hoyt OF
Ponca City gave the members his views
on 1.-THE Small Daily in a Small Town"
which he summed up as really not pay
ing venture in itself. but was a valuable
adjunct to a weekly newspaper and help
in securing job work patronage
In the discussion which followed Mr..
Hoyts remarks, Colonel z. N. Yates. of
the Perry Daily Enterprise-Times. stated
the truth in a nutshell when he said that
the towns do not support the local news
papers as they should. Shirley Chapman
of the Ell Reno Daily Star. replying to
question as to the cost of printing daily
newspaper, said: Expense per week, $50;
income per week, SIS" Frank McMasters
told some funny personal experiences
while conducting a small daily in min
ing town.
Lincoln Mckinley of the Newkirk Re
publican, read a thoughtful and carefully
prepared paper upon a subject that is OF
peculiar Importance to the fraternity just
at this time-"Can News be Legally
Copyrighted?'' in which he inclined to the
negative side OF the question.
What Results Would Have Followed
quickly disposed of by Frank McMaster
who naively admitted that he did not
know what he Ellsworth bill was.
Frank Greer OF the Guthrie State Capt.
tai. spoke on ''The Growth of the Terri
torial Press" and it was the opinion OF
this successful editor and publisher that
the average newspaper man tin the terri
tory has not been disappointed. The
psendo newspaper men-the half-nedged
printer, the ambitious school teacher, the
jack-leg lawyer, the uneducated preach
er and the political demagogue, are
gradually dropping out of the ranks, but
the true newspaper man is generally do
ing we'll. These conditions could be bet
tered. however, by a more strict business
method. 4,
Foreign Advertising Rates" called
forth a racy and witty discussion. in
which Dan Peery, Lon Wharton. T. F.
Hensley, e w Hoyt. E. E. Brown. Greer
and others shone prominently, until the
exchange of ideas and repartee was clos
ed by a call TO the banquet hall. where
Caterer Jack Young had prepared feast
that Luculus would have envied- Hon.
Sydney Clark presided as POSTMASTER,
and the speech-making continued until
after midnight.
The association accepted the invitation
OF the Commercial club Of Eureka Springs
Ark, and adjourned 10 meet on the 9Th
inst, in that city, in conjunction with the
Press association Of Arkansas, Texas and
Missouri.
The newspape men inattendance were:
J. J. Burke Norman Transcript; ]. 3.
Campbell. Hennessey Kicker; 7. 2. Hen
sley. FL Reno Democrat; F. II. Greer.
Guthrie Capital: z. E. Beeman. Chectaw
City News: c. c. Hudson. Guthrie Regis
ter: Lee L. Beeman, MeLoud Sunbeam;
Burt r. Beeman. Choetaw City News; Dr.
L L Beemau. McLoud Sunbeam; ". Il.
French. Chandler Publicist; L F. Laverty,
Guthrie Register: p L Stafford. OkIaho-
ma City Companion; Jno. Randall Black /
well Times-R Record; Frank McMaster. Nc I
Masters Magazine: L Mckinley. Newkirk
Republican: John Go,obie. Guthrie Capt /
tai: F. W. Hoyt. Ponca City Courier; Lon /
Wharton. Perry Sentinel; L J. Bedford. /
Heanessey Clipper: z. z Brown. Oklaho- (
ma City Timas-Jour1al; " ?. Harper. !
Oklahoma CITY Times-Journal; r =
Stewart. Guthrie Leader: ~. T. LittIe. /
Perry: J. ". Layton. Arapahoe Bee. p 4
J. Blake. Enid: r y Yates, Perry En- 1
te-prise-Tirnes: D r. Pesry. e. Reno /
Globe: Charles P. Walker, Oklahoma CITY 4
Oklahonau; r Q. Blaksnsy. Oklahoma /