Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-04
DECLINE THE ISSUE.
North Carolina Editors Defeat Resolu
ton Criticising Trinity Colleee


The members of the North Carolina Press
Association. in their final meeting of the
midwinter convention here yesterday aft
ernoon, declined to take issue with the
trustees of Trinity College of Durham, N.
c., over the Bassett incident, but adopted
resolution denounctng in strong terms
the action of the students of the college In
hanging Editor Josephus Daniels of the
Raleigh News and Observer in effigy The
convention came to an end with the dispo-
sition of the routine business yesterday
afternoon.
The afternoon session was the scene of
as lively a debate over the Bassett matter
as the morning session had been. The
committee appointed at the morning ses-
sion to prepare a resolution on the matter,
as stated In The Star yesterday afternoon
did not report until about 8 o'clock. The
resolution was read, and Immediately Mr..
n. N. Whitehead, who had precipitated the
debate at the morning session. obtained
the floor. An attempt was made to cut off
debate, but Mr. Whitehead declared In the
strongest kind of terms that he intended
to be heard If he had to bring tent and
camp out. He wanted to Know why the as
ISOLATION should pick out the hanging of
Mr.. Daniels in eff1gy as cause for criti-
cism, without going back to the root of
the evil, the primary cause Of the action
of the students. He presented another set
OF resolutions, which he believed covered
the case more fully, and which denounced
Dr. Bassett in unmeasured terms and sug
gested that he leave the state and go to
Tuskegee, where he belonged" Mr. II. T.
King of Greenville, n. c.. seconded the res
olutions Mr.. Archibald Johnson arose at
this juncture and said he hoped Mr.. White
head would have to stand alone In his en-
deavor to draw the association into the
trouble with Prof. Bassett. Mr.. Johnson
said he personally thought Bassett should
change his business and his residence, but
he believed 1t would be dangerous prece-
dent to adopt such measures as those pre-
scented by Mr.. Whitehead. Rev. Mr.. Blair
spoke against the Whitehead resolutions
Also and when vote was taken only three
members voted for their adoption. A mo-
| tion was then made to lay the report of
the committee on the table. and when this
was defeated the report was adopted by a
| large majority.
During the afternoon session Mr. Han
| mis- Taylor made a short speech to the as
ISOLATION and the unfinished business of
| the convention was taken up. Messrs. w.
| G. Dowd. Josephus Daniels and Benjamin
| Bell were appointed committee to con-
! slider q minimum rate of advertising for
| the papers controlled by the members Of
| the association. as provided In the annual
| Farriss, j. o. Atkinson and Archibald
| Johnson were appointed a committee to
| consider the question of raising the dues
| of the members, in order to provide sufi-
cient money to employ competent man to
| look after foreign advertising. This was
also in accordance with suggestions made
| In the annual report of the president
When this business had been finished the
| convention was adjourned
This morning the members OF the asso-
citation were the guests OF the North Caro-
lima delegation in Congress-, and were es-
corted through the city, visiting the Treas
ury Department. bureau of engraving and
printing, the White House, State Depart
ment and other points OF interest Some
of the members viii visit Annapolis this
afternoon, and others will go to Balti-
more. Almost all OF them will leave the
city before tomorrow.