The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-12
l5arkls Gaynor?
A EVENT IN JOURNALISM.
Major Hcmphill's Change of Base stlrs
Editors Of the Southland.


1t is an announcement of more than
ordinary interest that James Calvin
IIemphill editor : in chief of tho
| Charleston News and Courier, sewers
| his connection with that influential
| journal TO become the editorial head
| of the Richmond Times Dispatch 1t is
| significant from many points OF view.
| For thirty years Major Hemphill has
| been a part of the Charleston news
| paper, having in 1850 become local
reporter BY his industry and talents
he forged his way through the va
rous rounds or promotions of daily
(. newspaper until he became It's guild
ing head.
Furthermore the Charleston editor
| approaches his sNtieth birthday. 1t Is
altogether unusual for man of his
age. South Carolinian at that, to make
so vital a change. Coupled Herewith
Is the interesting fact that he goes
from South Carolina to Virginia. 1t
4 would seem that the Old Dominion Is
4 drawing heavily on the Carolinas IN
taking to be the head OF her institu-
!. ton, the University of Virginia. Ed
!, win A. Alderman, native of VIII
4 mington, n c., and OF her leading
newspaper, The Times-Dispatch, Major
Hemphill, born in Abbeville. S. y
Like John G. Calhoun, he Is Scotch
Irish, and displays the tenacity of pur-
pose. the courage of conviction and the
forccfulncss Of character which have
!. made that virile stock master builders
| and workers in an advanced civil
4 cation.
n Major lIemphill is a college grad
: uatc, having taken his degree at Frs
: kline College. a Presbyterian institu
nr ~; fot
: great men. he taught school a shor
n time before finding himself. A fey
. months employed in the tasks of tn
school room sufficed, lie launche
y straightwaS into journalism, editing
g newspaper in his native town. Sine
Is that time he has been diligently
ii work until he has reached a high pos
tlon of commanding influence
Southern journalism.
G. In tho position so ably filled thes
past years he followed a long line G
worthy mon. Six years ago yesterda
L. the News and Courier celebrated 1t
j. Tooth anniversary, With just pride an
commendable enterprise it publishe
an edition in honor of the event, tn
q historical value Of which is inestima
Of BILE. Tho Courier was founded by tw
IN New Englanders, Loring Andrews an
/, Aaron s. Wilmington, Andrews file
an untimely grave, but Willingto
II continued connection with the pape
u UP to the time of his death durln
IS the Civil War.
i, In this connection it may be note
> how great Southern newspaper
W founded by New Englanders, ha,
ae constituted persistent type, survi'
e. ing In the main to the present tim
- The changes have been, as with II
- Courier in connecting the name
ar some other journal. Tor purposes
t. illustration il is sufficient to mentit
r. the louisville Journal, now the Co
~ rior-Journal and George d. Prentic
the Mobile Register and fhaddeus Sa
n ford; the New Orleans PicaYune al
he George w, Kendall; the Galvest
on News and Lillard Richardson @
- Nashville the name National Bann
was first used by two Bostonians. W
began the publication Of THAR pap
on in 1S22--chattanooSnN ews,