, 1907-08-12
RESOLUTIONS BY WYOMING EDI.
ToRiAL ASSOCIATION AND
THE WAY THEY WE'RE
PUT THROUGH.
Some Of Them Of a Political Turn and
Were Opposed BY Two Leading
Papers Of State-Representative
Of Sheridan Post Declines to
Vote and seven Members Record
ed In Favor-in Memory Of Dead.

The members OF the Wyoming Press
association who attended the Lander
convention have returned home well
pleased with the pleasant reception
given them at Lander and much bene,
fitted by the interchange of ideas, and
discussions which took up the greater
part of the two days sessions. says
the Cheyenne Tribune.
The committee on constitution and
bylaws reported and the report
was adopted.
MI. NJ. C. Barrow presented a resolu'
ton of respect to the memory of the
late Colonel e. A. Slack which was
adopted unanimously.
Injected Politics.
The committee on resolutions then
made a report. 1t was found that criti.
cism Of the federal public land policy
and other matters claimed to be out.
side the proper province of a press
gathering had been introduced into
the resolutions and a lively debate en-.
sued. During the debate Mr.. Hurd.
business manager of the Sheridan
Post, withdrew from the resolutions
committee on the ground that he wish.
ed to take no action which might be
regarded as indicating the editorial
policy of his paper, as he vas not cor
nected with that department. Mr..
Walker held proxies of a number of
editors who were unable to be present
but he was not permitted to vote them.
The vote was as follows: Ayes-Bart.
lett, Leader; Hays, Mountaineer; Bar
row, Budget; F. H. Barrow, Enterprise;
Davidson, Birdseye Miner; Reed, Raw.
Inns Journal; Draper, Rawlins Republi'
can. Noes-Chaplin, Laramie Republi-
can; Walton, Wyoming Tribune; Hurd,
Sheridan Post, not voting.
Cheyenne "YelIow" Report.
This shows a vote of seven newspa.
pers in favor Of the resolutions, which
is quite different from the Leaders
statement that the resolutions were
Unanimously adopted Ivy the conven'
ton at which a majority of the editors
of the state were present. The resolu.
tions follow:
The Resolutions.
We, your committee, on resolutions.
submit the following for the approval
of this association:
Whereas, The members of the Wyo.
ming Press association have received
a most cordial welcome AMI have been
royolly entertained during our stay lie
the city of Lander; and
Whereas, It ,s a duty Of thu associa,
ton and the individual members to en-
ert its best effort for the development
of all sections of the state and assist
all worthy enterprises within the Dor.
ders of Wyoming; and
Whereas, The time has arrived for a
REIMBURSEMENT of the methods and chan
nels through which the state receives
its revenues; terefore be it
Thanks for Coar..s'es.
Resolved, That we heartily thank
the people of Lander, tia press Of the
city, the Lander club, and particularly
the Ladies' Booster club, for the many
courtesies extended, their generous
hospitality and the many efforts put
forth that our time here might be both
pleasantly and profitably spent, aud
that We unite in the declaration that
Lander is one of the most beautiful
cities of the state and her inhabitants
of a type that excels in good will and
loyalty to those things which make
for the betterment of our common.
wealth.
Commencing The President.