The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-26
ASSURANCES OF ACCEPTANCE
MT. Vandiver Has Letter from
 Editor of The Commoner.
Re.oIution onered by Major Screw. UnanimeusIy Adepted--Next ses- .ion to be Held In Meat-
 somery--Morxsn ana
 Jelks to Speak.

Ham J. Bryan will speak at the State Fair In Montgomery during October. He will address the newspaper men of Alabama on Editors Day at the Fair. By resolution unanimously adopted to- day by the Alabama Press Association. Editors Day at the great Montgomery fair was formally endorsed. and Mr. Bryan, as editor of The Ccmmcner, was Invited to address the newspaper mon.
 ". F. vandiver. of Montgomery. as- sured the editors that Mr. Bryan would accept their invitation. He has just had a letter from the Nebraskan dated in London. practically promising to attend the fair.
 Mir. vandiver came to Gadsden to address the Association in the interest of the Alabama AGricuitural Assoota- ton. and 1t was at the close of i. an earnest. forcible address setting forth the objects of the Association that the Montgomery man spoke of "Editora Day" and his letter from Mir. Bryan. The mention of the Nebraskan's name brought out the first great enthusiasm of the meeting. Mir. vandiver was cheered when he disclosed his program to bring Mir. Bryan to Montgomery. When Mir. Vandiver. who had been i'm vited to address the Association, re~ tired. Major Screws of Montgomery. was recognized. He sent forward resn- lutions as follows;
 The Resnlutfann Adopted.
 Whereas the Alabama Agricultural Association has designated one day ot the State Fair. which is to be held under it's auspices at Montgomery, oe- tober 2s-2T. as Editors Day. and haa asked this Association to arrange A program and invite e speaker.
 'arherefoie be 1t resolved that we cordially and earnestly request Hon. William J. Bryan. editor of The Com, monar. Lincoln. Neb., to address ue on that occasion. on such subject aA his own Judgment and inclination may
 eReaoived that copy Of these reao. .futions signed oy the president and secretary be sent to Mir. Bryan un3ef the seat of the Association with ths added assurance that hts presenes with us will be hailed with dellshs not only by the newspaper editors ot Alabama. but many thousand of hls admiring countrymen and countrywot men"
 Amid enthusiastic appianss K. F. r. Nell. of Selma. moved the adoption Of the resolutions. which was seconded by w. T. Wear, of Opeiika. and they wera adopted by rising vote
 The thfrty-fifth annual meeting of the Press Association did not begin until o'clock this afternoon. Througb- out the day newspaper men of all sec tons of the State were arriving ak Gadsden railway stations. and were being whisked away to the top o& Lookout Mountain, where the sessions were being held at the fine Bellevue Hotel
 As Mfr. vandiver was anxious to leave Gadsden. he was invited on the floor of the convention soon after ik was organized He made splendid im- precision, speaking in his usual direct and business-like fashion. He told tha editors of the importance of agricai- true to this State, and of the benefits that would flow from an agricultural fair in the heart of the agricultural district. Several times he was ap- but 1t was when the name of Bryan was mentioned that the conven- tion broke Into uproarous cheers.
 Editors win Work for Fair.
 Before Mir. Vandiver went down the mountain to Gadsden he was assured by scores of editors that their papers stood ready to help the Alabama As~ riculturai Association in all of its un- 
 The newspaper men were welcomed to Gadsden by Alto V. Lee, Jr.. and Rev. J. R. McAdullan. The response was made by ". ]. Parker of The Bessemer 
 Governor Jelks and Chief Justice had been in the hotel through out the day and soon after the can- vention was organised. committees. ok which Major Screws was chairmans eS- corted them into the convention hall. They were appiauded With enthusiasm and Governor Jelks was given a seat on the right of President Greer. After attending to the internal affairs Of the organization. the convention heard it's oration by Editor Brooke of The Luverne Critic. Then Mrs- Lula Jud- son Moody of Bessemer read the ans nual essay prepared by Miss Virginia Clay of Huntsville. who was absent
 Bruce Kennedy of Montgomery ad- dressed tho convention on What i4 News and How to Get It."
 At 5 o'clock the Association ao- Iourned until o'clock tomorrow morn Ing At the morning session Governor Jelks and Senator Morgan will speak rived here tonight from Bailey Springa
 Tonight the citizens of Gadsden are giving the newspaper men a grand bah at the Bellevue Governor Jelks led he grand arch with Mrs. Everett I. Schuler. From Il o'clock to } o'clock the party paytook of a Dutch lunch, at which a humber of happy speeches were made.
 Mir. Vandlver left tonight at o'clock Tor Birmingham. In his address to the editors he emphasized the thought that .he success of the Agricultural Fair at will be whatever the edi- .ors of Alabama determined to mako t.
 The next session of the Association will be held in Montgomery.
 
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