The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-05-19
K. OF ?. WILL MEET HERE
The Grand Lodge Decides at Topeka
TO Meet Here Next Year Which
Means Another Big Convention
Day.
4 WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN" STORY
An Arkansas City Girl Gives an H.
terview in which she Claims to
Have had an Affair With Gen.
Funston.

The meeting of the Repu bicsn edi-
tore of the second congressional dis
trict which convened in lola Tues.
day and closed Wednesday was q
very successful one in every way.
The editors arrived from every county
in the district except Wyandotte and
Bourbon counties and they had good
time while here. Those in attendance
were: Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Sprsgue and
w a. Mitchell, Olathe Mirror
w. ID. Greason, Miami Republican;
Judge C. G. Clevenger and son, Keith,
Osawatomie Graphic; j. Frank Smith,
Pleasanton Observer; G.. +. Finch
and wife, Lawrence journal; j. l..
Brady, Lawrence World; VIC. MARI
ham, Baldwin Ledger; Chas. Norris,
Olsthe News Herald; II. j. Allen, OF.
tswa Herald: II. NJ. Brooke, Garnett
Republican Piaindealer; j. II. Sewers,
Spring Hill New Era; w. T. McElroy,
Hum boldt Union; &. &. Thomas, Mo-
ran Herald; G. A. Reynolds, Savon-
burg Record; Congressman J. d. Bow
ersock, of Lawrence, was the guest of
the association.
The association met at the odd Eel.
lows hall Tuesday afternoon and the
program as printed was carried out,
A paper by w. G. Markham, of the
Baldwin Ledger, ITO what extent
should a Republican Paper deal in
Partisan Politics Between Cam
paigns,n was the first on the program
and was followed 10y genera dis.
cussion.
Eugene Lorton, of the Mound City
| Republic, yves absent and his paper ON
the "Keady Print VS. All Home Print"
was omitted but the argument was
carried on spontaneously by the advo-
Gates of the two sides.
w. d. Greason, of the Paola Repub-
iican, spoke on personal journalism
and his paper excited general and
interesting discussions The editors
were not in favor OF personal journal.
ism so far as it applies to making at
tacks ON people, but the fact stared
them in the face that several of the
NEST prosperous aud ablest edited pa
pers followed the custom of making a
fight on opposing politicians and edI-
tors.
After the close of the literary pro-
gram the business of the association
was transacted 10y the decision to hold
the next meeting at Olatbe aud the
election of the following officers for
the ensuing year: Pres. c. f. Scott,
of Goa; Nice-Pres., w {. Mark ham,
of Baldwin; Sec'y, w. A, Mitchell,
of Olathe.
In Intervening "a reception was given
the editors by the commercial club in
the Odd Fellows building. There
were about eighty people present and
they enjoyed the evening thoroughly
Congress j, ID. BOwersock, of
Lawrence, was present and read n
paper ON The Reciprocal Obligations
of the Editor and the Parry" Mr..
B0wersock disclaimed all intention OF
following the subject given him, but
ne gave very interesting talk about
newspapers and their influence and
made an earnest appeal for indepen-
dent moral thinking especially on the
part of the country press. He paid a
high compliment to the country editor
for the good which he had done and
was continually doing, declaring the
country press the greatest moral influ-
ence outside of the church.
Henry j Allen, editor of the Otta-
wa Herdld late war correspondent in
Cuba, and later Gov. Stanley's private
secretary, was then introduced and
gave a talk on his experience in Cuba.
His story was listened to with the
deepest interest and frequent laughs
were occasioned by his disclaimer of
being the commander or leader of the
army, which he seemed to fear the
audience might gather from his words.
lie iolloWed the army from Chicka-
manga to Tampa and from Tampa to
san Juan hill, giving clear. graphic
aud deeply interesting scketch of the
campaign,
Alter Mr.. Aliens talk, which was
not half as long as the audience wish
ed it was, lunch was served In the
banquet room by Messrs Hall and
Barton. All the guests being seated
at prettily decorated and we'll served
tables. After the lunch the company
returned to the lodge room and spent
the remainder of the evening in a go
cial way.
Mr.. Allen and Mr. Brady left
for their homes on the night train but