Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17
TWO HUNDRED STRONG.
Annual Meeting of the Kansas Editorial
Association a Success.
aA,ubjeots of Interest TO the Profession Dis
Cussed In Practical Manner-MoVe-
ment for Monument TO Eek
Gov. MartIn-New OGicers.


II. A. Perkins, state president, called
the meeting to order and introduced
Hon, w. r. Smith, who welcomed the
editors on behalf of the city. Presi'
dent Perkins responded in behalf of the
editors.
When President Perkins called Tues
day mornings session together there
were nearly 200 editors present, includ'
ing a number of women President
Perkins annual address dealt largely
with the affairs which concern only
the members of the fraternity.
He discouraged the publication of patent
medicine advertisements Mt cheap rates and
asserted that man who would insert such an
advertisement In his paper ought to drop II
.Hrom his columns or get out OF the business as
quickly as possible, as he would never make 0
udecent living He vigorously opposed the pos
tai bill now before congress and suggested that
THE members OF the association discuss IL and
make strong protest against It's passage He
advocated the formation of an association by
publishers OF the ESQ papers In Kansas TO erect
IA monument to the late Gov. John A. Martin.
Among other important questions to which ref
ference was made In the address was the ques-
tion Of dividing Kansas into two federal dis
Etrcts, which he strongly opposed He said
6that 1t should be the duty OF the republican
newspapers 20 correct the faults Of the repub-
lcan party and the duty Of the populist and
democratic newspapers to amend the wrongs
in their respective parties instead of the pres
.ent system of a newspaper Of one party putting
all It's efforts forth to correct the fos Of the OPP
position party,
A resolution expressing regret at
the death of ex-Gov. Osborn was offered
by George w. Martin, of the Kansas
Getty Gazette, and adopted f. d. Co
burn, secretary of the state board Of
agriculture, was then called on and
made speech eulogistic of Kansas
City. He also said that under no cir
,cumstances would he be a candidate
for governor of Kansas.
Charles w. Lands, of the Osborne
Farmer, read o paper on 'The Local
Department of Country Paper" which
was commented on by j. 2. Gebhart,
aof the Pratt Union. points in Collect
ing Delinquent Subscriptions" was the
subject of paper read by Lyman
Naugle, of the Wellington Voice, 1t
was commented on by r. L. Simons
Caldwell Journal; w. c. Palmer, Jewell
City Republicans; j, S. Carpenter, Coun-
'cil Grove Republican; R. H. Cad
wallader, Louisburg Herald; T.
II, Roberts, Oskaloosa Independ-
pent Other subjects were dis
"cussed by representative men. A COM
mittee, composed of " j. Lane, M. M.
Beck and Charles f. Scott, was APP
pointed to ascertain the views of the
association relative to an appropria-
ton for a monument to eX-Gov. John
"A. Martin. After complimentary
lunch served by the Federation of
Women's clubs, the editors were driven
over the city, taking in all of the places
of interest, including packing-houses,
manufacturing establishments and
residence districts. 1t required 100
carriages to accommodate the editors,
At the Midland hotel in Kansas City,
Mo-, Tuesday evening the editors were
given an elaborate banquet by the
commercial club, and reception at
the club rooms followed, President Per-
skins presiding. Speeches were made
by Charles f. Scott, lola Register; r.
II, Lindsay, Kansas City Times; Conner
Davies, Concordia Kansan; Z. L. Van
,dergrift Kansas City Star; George w.
Martin, Kansas City Gazette, and Rob-
cert Gillian.
The final business session of the as
sociation was held at the commercial
club rooms at nine o'clock Wednesday
morning and at 4:3O in the afternoon
many of the newspaper men left on the
excursion over the Kansas City, Pitts
burg & Gulf for Port Arthur At the
morning session the following officers
were elected:
President, s. H. Dodge, Beloit Gazette. Vice
.presidents-First congressional district NJ NJ
Beck, of the Holton Recorder; Second district
j. Frank Smith, of the Pleasanton Observer;
Third district, G. e Moore, Cherryvale Repub-
lican; Fourth district, w. A Morgan, Cotton
wood Falls Leader; Fifth district George Il.
Smith, Maryville News; Sixth district, w. K.
Loofbourrow, Atwood Patriot; Seventh dis
trict, s. b, Gephart, Pratt Union. Secretary
u. W. Morphy, Topeka Advocate. Treasurer,
d. S. Carpenter, Council Grove Republican.
The association adopted resolution
calling for the organization of an asso-
citation for the purpose of collecting
funds for the erection of a monument
to mark the last resting place of the
late Gov. John A. Martin. The reso-
luton, introduced by V. j. Lane, of
the Wyandotte Herald, carried with it
the appointment of three members
from each congressional district to
form such an organization. A resolu-
ton was also adopted favoring the
holding of great exposition and fair
in the two Kansas Citys in the year
1908, in commemoration of the Tooth |
of the Louisiana purchase. |
On motion of Ewing Herbert, of Hi |
awatha, a resolution was adopted call
ing on Gov. Leedy to provide for suit
able display of Kansas resources at
the Omaha exposition and to appoint
commissioners to have charge of the
r. w. Richardson, represent
ing the exposition management, ex-
tended an invitation for the editors to
visit Omaha and inspect the buildings
and grounds. The invitation was ac-
cepted
Indian Claims Kansas City Land.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 11.-Joseph
Boulanger, a quarter-blood Usage In
dian, who says he is nephew of the