The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-06-23
The Meeting Of the Editors.

annual meeting at Snow Hill on Saturday
| of last week. 1t was one of the largest
and most successful conventions i'll the
history of the Association. The party
left Baltimore at 5 o'clock on Friday and
after delightful trip down the Bay and
up the Pucomoke river they arrived at
| Pocomoke City in the afternoon OF the
following day Thee they met with a
hearty reception from the citizens of that
progressive town who took the visitors in
carriages through the principal streets
Upon arrival at Snow Hill the editorial
whose hospitality knew no limits. ban
quet at the beautiful home of Congress
man elect Smith in the evening was a
brilliant affair The Colonel had pleas
ant word for every one, and his genial
and cordial manner wins hearts and
makes him wonderfully popular.
Sunday was spent quietly at Ocean
City, the editors being the guests of MIR.
John F. Waggaman, of Washington, who
has large interests at this attractive water
ing place.
Several interesting papers were read by
members of the Association at the bust
ness meeting, one by Mr.. Ashe, of Elkton,
on The Province of Party Paper" and
another by Mr.. Usilton, on The Business
Department" Discussions relating to
newspaper matters were also had, Messrs.
Arthur F. Haddaway, F. Eugene Wathen
and Paul Winchester being the chief
speakers.
The editor of the TIE ENQUIRER pre-
sented the following as a declaration of
was unanimously adopted:
The Maryland Democratic Editors, in
convention assembled, desire to give ex
preston to their recognition of the fact
enters upon the present campaign under
most suspicious circumstances.
The patriotic zeal and generous rivalry
existing between the friends of the re-
spective candidates whose names have
been mentioned in connection with the
Democratic nominations, manifest spirit
of reconciliation and harmony among
once discordant elements that gives in
spring hope of future success; and we
congratulate the people upon the pres
pect of the restoration of good manage
ment in every department of the State
government.
The Republican party having forfeited
the confidence of the citizens of Baltimore
has been deprived of its brief lease power
in municipal affairs through cordial re-
union Of Democratics, and the same in
fuence will be potent in the State cam
paign, if the ticket selected by the con-
ventiOn shall deserve the confidence of
the public and the devotion of the Demo-
cratic party.
The editors of Maryland pledge their
hearty sympathy and support to the can
didates, whoever they may be, believing
that the nominees of the convention will
be men of su CHI high character and ability
as to be guarantee that the reforms SO
greatly desired will be accomplished in
good faith, should the party again be en-
trusted with power"
On Monday morning the Association
held, on the steamer, its last business
meeting Mr.. Wathen offered a reso lu-
ton of thanks to the citizens of Snow
Hill and of Pocomoke, to John F. Waga-
man, who entertained the association at
Ocean City, and to the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, and to General Super
intendent Brooks and Superintendent
Holiday, of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, for the use of a special train
run from Snow Hill to Ocean City and
return, and to Manager w. J. Warning
ton, of the Colonial Hotel.
The following were selected to prepare
papers for the next annual meeting of the
association VIM H. Vanderford, George
W. Wilson, William Abbott, F. R. King,
T. Eugene Wathen, Paul Winchester,
John G. Mills, W. Scott Roberts and
Elihu S. Riley. Mr.. Riley is to write on
1.-The Colonial Printers of Maryland"
Mr. Abbott, on "Publishing Daily Pa
per-" Mr. King on "The Editor in Poll
tics" The other subjects are yet to be
selected 1t was decided hereafter to
publish year book of the association,
containing the itinerary of the annual ex
cursion and the papers read before the
association. Frederick Sasscer is to
write history of the association for the
first yearbook
The Association was never in better
condition than at present Officers fer
the ensuing year were elected as follows:
President-Joseph M. Street, of Belair.
Vice -President-W. B. Usilton of Ches-
tertown.
Secretary-Fred Sasscer.
Executive Comnlittee-George Z. Had
daway, of Easton; W. J. Price, of Centre
vile; John W. Avirett, of Cumberland
Charles Vanderford, of Westminster. and
F. V. King, of Leonardtown.
Papers were read by W. B. Usilton, of
Chestertown; Arthur Haddaway, of Eas-
ton; F. Eugene Walton, of Annapolis;
Paul Winchester, of Baltimore, and G. r.
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