Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-26
EDITORS CAPTURE LINCOLN
City Gives Up Without a Struggle
and Bids Them Welcome.
MANY CANDIDATES ON HAND
Democrats FearfuI the Diotation of
Bryan wnn Prove Disastrous to
the Party at Election
Time.

LINCOLN, Feb. 25.-(Special. )-Wfliam
=. Hardy, president Of the Lincoln Com
mercial club, welcomed the editors TO IAN
coin this morning and not only gave the
pencil pushers the keys to the city, but
showed them how to operate the same. ].
G. Elliott Of West Point assured the Ian
colnite on behalf Of the editors that the
town would be well looked after for the
next few days. The Judge Edgar Howard
who was to have responded to the poem
by A. L. BiKby failed to show up and be-
cause OF his absence Bixby was permitted
to escape after the reading Of the poem
without serious mishap. When the morn
ing session was concluded every editor
present shook hands with every ether
editor and a general social time was spent
In the afternoon John NJ. Tanner of the
South Omaha Democrat talked on his ia
vorite theme, Pork in Packages and
Politics. and H. T. Dobbins and II. NJ
Bushnell talked for and against the par
cells post w =. Hannah of the State His
tcrical society talked of the Historical
Society" Then every editor was allowed
to have his say and every other editor
sat patiently and listened
Tonight the Lincoln Commercial club
turned itself lose and gave the editors a
banquet at which 250 were present. w. A.
Selleck Of Lincoln was toastmaster and the
following spoke r. w. Watson of the
World Herald, Victor Rosewater, editor of
The Bee; VIII Owen Jones, editor Of the
State Journal. and Henry Richmond, editor
Of the Fremont Herald. This banquet was
held at the Lindell hotel.
The hit Of the session today was the
speech of the President Richmond of the
association who upon calling the convention
TO order said;
Richmond is brief.
In taking up the gavel to preside over the
two days, / wish to first electrify you with
thrill OF delight in the announcement that
the time-honored annual address of the
president will this year be dispensed with.
In mere word, l welcome you, thank you
for your presence here, and extend the
compliments OF the season Viewink with
much pride this splendid presence, l feel
impelled to paraphraSe popular advertise
ment and exclam:
"Herc's the stuff that makes Nebraska
famous."
And l might add with more truth and less
poetry, here Is well represented the most
Totent agency IN the upbuilding Of this
Ercat common wealth. Nebraska now has
OF these 5i6 are weekly papers, a majority
being well represented here. This, the
thrty-fifth annual convention Of the Ne
traska Press association is one of the mos
important in our history. | sincerely hope
that It will be abundantly fruitful of all
the good things which are annually har-
vested AT these meetings,
History in Newspapers.
William E, Hannan, assistant in the leg
islotive department Of the State Historical
society, spoke on preservation of the
Newspaper by the Nebraska State His
torcal Society" He said in part:
We wish to advance the proposition that
he historical society an institution
aU1 the Nebraska press as an institu-
ton should be co-workers in the field of
wiring making and preserving the MIS-
toric events OF. our state The press re-
cords, and ina large degree, makes his
to-% Il 'shoutd7 gU further and seek its
Preservation. This it cannot do alone, and
IL Is nj this juncture that the Historical
ttciety' demonstrates its mission, by stand
rig ready to receive. collect and preserve
the records of the day-hlstorical records,
u you pleasc--which are edited and pub
shed by the Nebraska press.
We cannot usurp your functions as re-
CrrdcrS, nor you ours as collectors of his
tory. But we can work together. That
there Is need for us Is admitted. A his
tOricai society Is primarily one OF record.
- purposes, its duty, is to gather and pre-
!"rve every evidence Of literary activity i'm
the state. This duty and privilege earn
% delegated TO individuals. 1t Is too care
less a method and the creation of such an