The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-11
THE LAST SESSION.
Closing Exercises of the Edi-
tOriaI Association.

At the meeting of the Kansas Edi-
torial association Tuesday afternoon,
President +. c. Raney was selected by
the ~executiV committee to deliver an
address at the meeting of the National
Editorial association, to be held in
Omaha on July 8. Mr.. Raney will prob
ably speak on The Newspapers of Kan
sas."
It was also decided by the association
to accept the invitation Of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railway for a free
excursion of the association mex sum-
mer to Colorado points, visiting especial
ly the sugar beet country near Rocky
Ford. Another invitation vas received
for an excursion to Galveston, but as
the Santa Fe invitation was received
first, it was accepted
Conner DaVie was unanimously rec
commended to the Kansas delegation to
the national convention as a candidate
for first vice president of the national
association. Mr.. Davie is now the third
vice president.
The following honorary members were
elected: F. d. Coburn, Governor w. j.
Bailey, Miss Zu Adams, T. J. Anderson,
Mrs. Noble Prentis, D. W Wilder, H. A.
Perkins. John Spear, Z. P Baker, L. F.
Randolph.
The committee which has in charge
the promotion of new legislation of ad-
vantage to the newspapers. Of the state
reported concerning the proposed in
crease in the rates which the state pays
for publishing constitutional amend
ments. The state pays a much lower
price than the regular legal rates, and
the editors want to have a law passed
changing this. George L. Tucker. editor
of the Eureka Herald and member of
the legislature from Greenwood county,
is to look after the bill in the house
THE CLOSING SESSION.
Tuesday evening the association held
it's closing session in the council chan
Der. nj went on record concerning an
official history of Kansas. The follow
ing resolution, signed by D. r.. An
thony and V. J. Lane, was adopted:
Whereas, There is no man living to-
day better fitted to write a history of
Kansas than Hon. D. W. Wilder; there
fore be it
.'.Resolved. That h Ii association re-
speetfully request the legislature TO
make an appropriation of such a sum
as it may deem necessary for that pur-
pose"
How to Handle Country Correspond
ence' was the title of a. pape by W. Z.
Blackburn, of the Anthony Republican
This paper was ably discussed by T. J.
Schall, of the Troy Chief. and others.
Mark p. Gretchen Of the Sedgwick
Paragraph. e. an interesting paper
on The Independent Country News
paper"
years experience. He conducts a profits
able and excellent weekly on indeDend-
ent lines-one of the few papers of that
kind in Kansas. He is prosperous. He
SdiO re never nelQ ONCE ana IS NOT q
candidate for Office.
The formal programme Of papers was
followed by a hodge-Dodge of reminis-
cences by old members of the a~ssocia.
ton This part of the programme was
led by D. r.. Anthony, of the Leaven-
worth Times, who gave some interesting
chapters from early Kansas history.
Others who spoke were C. 2. Townsley.
of the Great Bend Tribune; Y. G. Lane.
of the Kansas City, Kas-, Herald, and
Geo. W. Martin, secretary of the State
Historical society.
In addition to the list printed in Tues
days State Journal, the following ed
itors were added to the roll Tuesday
afternoon:
J. Irwin Gobel. Holton Tribune.
Victor Murdoch, Wichita Eagle.
Col. D. r.. Anthony. Leavenworth
T.-sas.
Dan B~usenbark. Eskridge News.
Ed NJ. Moore, Hutchinson News.
c. Z. Carroll. Alma Signal.
S. NJ. Strother, Abilene News.
? ]. G. Dick. Burton Graphic.
Geo. E Tucker, Eureka Herald.
r. NJ Scott. Pittsburg Cyclone.
G. P. Griffith. Hays City Republican.
Seth Wells. Erie Record
W. c. Teats. lola Record.
Will H. Peter. Olathe Mirror.