Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-07-26
OUTING OF
THE EDITORS
Kentucky Press Association
In Session at GraysOn
Springs This Week.
BANQUET TUESDAY EVE,
Members Take Action Favor
able to Passage of the
Libel Bill.

Grayson Springs, July 25.-The
annual meeting of the kentucky
Press Association was called to order
in the big ball room of the hotel and
the roll was called by Secretary w.
Vernon Richardson. Col Noel Gaines,
of Frankfort, offered prayer and the
address of welcome was delivered by
M. E. Arnold, of the Leitchfeld Ga
zette. 1t was responded to by May
or Clarence E. Woods, of Richmond.
In concluding Mr.. Woods paid a
beautiful tribute to the late Richard
w. Miller, of Richmond. President
E. A. Gullion then read his annual
report
Jouet Shouse, of the Lexington
Herald, spoke on Features" and
asked the support of the Kentucky
editors for the Lexington fair.
MIR. Shouse was followed by the
Hon. Reed Embry, of Danville, on
"The Newspaper Man in Politics"
His reference to William Jennings
Bryan called forth a storm of cheers.
He also paid tributes to Henry Wat
terson, Col. w. B. Haldeman, the
late Richard W. Miller and the late
Col. W. c. P. Breckenridge.
President Gullion recommended
that hereafter the members of the
association should secure pledges
from candidates for the general as
sembly to support measures indorsed
by the association; that the consti-
tuition be revised. that the state fair
and state development convention
be supported. He favored the form.
ing of District Publishers Leagues
in the state and recommended that
membership in the one be condition.
al upon membership in the other.
He also recommended that the edit
ors make the trip to the jamestown
Exposition and that if any steps
were taken toward a state display
there the Kentucky press lend hear
ty endorsement.
The most important matter given
attention at the business meeting
was the libel bill, which was defeated
at the last session of the legislature.
At the suggestion of Col. w. B.
Haldeman, editor of the Louisville
Times, a committee of five was APP
pointed to draw up resolutions to the
effect that the members Of the asso-
citation would only support candi-
dates for Office favorable to the in
terests of the newspapers.
A banquet was held last night at
which the following toasts were re-
sponded to:
The Salt of the Earth" j. j.
Glenn, Glenn's Graphic.
"A Pretty Face" w. B. Brewer,
Fairview Review.
"Our Neighbor," Heber Matthews,
Hartford Herald.
What of the Outlook" 7. G. I'm
Hopkinsville New Era.
Random Shots" Tim Needham,
Courier.
1.-THE Never Ending End" Chas.
M. Meacham, Hopkinsville Ken
tuckian.
Col. Haldeman made an address in
which he spoke in complimentary
terms of the association and urged it
to continue with its good work. His
address was warmly received.
The election of officers will be held
tomorrow and is thought the fol-
owing will be elected:
President-David Wallace, War
saw Independent.
Vice President-Lew w. Brown,
Harrodsburg Democrat.
Secretary and Treasurer Vernon
Richardson, Danville News.
The association will remain in ses-
sion here until Friday, when the
will go to Bowling Green.
where they will be the guests of that
;ity Friday evening and Saturday.