The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-03

The Southern Illinois Press Asso
citation which some years ago was 1
lively organization but iapsed into {
state of innocuous desuctude and re
mained that way for several years
yesterday awoke from its comatise
state In response TO call issued sev
eral weeks ago and now bids fair to
become NEST aggressive organiza
tion.
The old association met the last
time In 1891 in Metropolis, the mem.
hers being entertained jointly by the
people Of that place and Brookport,
nearby town. w J. Sell of GRAY
vile, was then president. Roy Alden
Of Pinckneyville vice president, G. a.
Wolf of Brookport secretary and r.
b. Thompson of Metropolis, treasurer.
The editors assembled yesterday
afternoon at 80 o'clock in Parlor
Y at The Halliday in answer to a call
issued by a committee composed of
Messrs. w, J. Sell of GRANVILLE, H. W,
Trevillion of Marion, W. Il. Ward of
Metropolis, l. Il, Robertson OF Carter.
willie.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. Sell. Mayor Parsons then gave
an address of welcome which was
responded to by Hon. @. ]. Page Of
Marion.
Chairman Sell then stated the pur-
pose of the meeting and called for
opinions of the editors present re-
garding the matter OF having a per
manent organization. All heartily IA
yored the plan, brief remarks being
made by nearly all present
1t was decided to organize taking in
all newspaper workers in the district
south of the b. & o. S. w. railroad.
Officers Elected.
A committee of three. Messrs. H. Z.
Robertson of Centrlia, Edgar A. Davie
of Anna, and f.. w. Young of Enfie'1,
was appointed to nominate officers
and reported as follows For presi-
dent, w. J. Sell vice president, o. J.
Page, Marion; secretary, Fl, w. Tro-
Wilton, Herrin; treasurer, Thomas J.
Howorth, Chester.
The report was accepted and a mo-
tion prevailed declaring these officers
to be elected.
The chair appointed an executive
committee of five members composed
of Messrs. Davie, Trovillion, Robert
son, Page and Young.
1t was decided to call the first reg
uIar meeting of the association some
time before June /, 1908.
Messrs. j. l.. Hammond of Anna,
S. X. Casey of Marion and II. l.. Fin
ney of Cairo were appointed com
mittee to draft constitution and by
laws.
To Ask Roosevelt's Aid.
Probably the most important delib-
Grafton of the meeting was motion
made hy Hon. O. J. Page OF Marion.
and unanimously carried, instructing !
the secretary OF the organization to
confer with President Roosevelt and
ask that an investigation of the news.
paper trust be made and that every |
effort be used to influence the legal |
department of the government to dis.
solve the paper trust which has rails
ed the price of paper to an exorbitant
figure I'm other words to quote Mr..
Page, ITO get after the newspaper
trust with big stick"
Impromptu remarks in happy vein
were made In response to calls. Con-
gressman p. T. Chapman of Vienna.
and David s. Lansden, president of
The Bulletin company. of Cairo.
The convention adjourned at
O'Clock after vote of thanks to
Mayor Parsons for his courteous in
vitation to the reception at The Mag
nolia last evening.
Those Who Attended.
Among the editors and others in at
tendance were:
o. J. Page Leader. Marion.
LIE Robertson. Herald Carterville.
c. W. Burk. News. Christopher.
r. L. Finney. Labor Journal. Cairo.
s. X. Casey, Press and Post, Ma
rion.
z. w Young. Express. Enfield
George B. Walker. Wholesale Jour
nal Cairo.
Bessie NJ. Turner Bulletin. Cairo
II. W. Trovillion. News. Herrin-
WI. Sell. Mercury. GRANVILLE
John T. Galbraith. Free Press. Car
bOndale.
Edgar A. Davie. Talk. Anna
r. W. Jones. Progress, Johnston
Citr-
J. L. Hammond. Democrat. Anna
II. l. Frier. Republic. Benton.