The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1910-10-14
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The Mississippi press u delvins
Iato the mssty pages N history con.
esfnlns the state organization. and.
~ result, once mofs names sfe betng
sounded that wefe synonymous with
power. innueoce and individual and
community yifilIty. Those who bore
those names have long since passed
Into the silent BEYOND and they and
their deeds ara but memofles of q
glorious period of achievement
The Ciifion.Ledser epitomizes the
early history Of the organization as
| follows:
Noting the retirement of Capt. T..
X. Mayors from the active manage.
mcnt Of the PascagouIa DEMOCRAT.
STAR, the Brookhaven Leader says.
"Capt. Mayors has for nearly 80
years published one OF the very best
weekly papers 10 Mississippi, and his
passing from the ranks OF the active
journalists OF the state will be dis.
tinct loss TO the profession. lie Is
the only survivor OF the charter mem.
bers Of the Mississippi Press Assoca.
tion."
To the above the Vicksburg Herald
replies as follows:
major Isaac NJ. Partridge, an ante.
bellum Vicksburg newspaper writer
Of marked ability, was editor OF The
Herald and the charter member presi.
dent Of the Mississippi Press Associa
tion. He is living, and an inmate OF
the Arkansas soldiers home. The
first meeting Of the association was
at Jackson, In May or June, 1866.
After adopting resolution providing
for a charter organization the conven-
tion adjourned to meet In Vicksburg
in October, where the charter was
presented and adopted, and officers of
the association chosen. The present
editor OF The Herald, then connected
with the WoodvIlle Republican, at
tended the Vicksburg meeting, and
was chosen vice president OF the as
ISOLATION.
4 The editor OF The Herald has given
good history OF the organization OF
the Mississippi Press Association
The editor OF The Leader doubtless
fell into the error OF saying that Capt
Mayors was the only surviving char
ter member OF the association under
the impression that Major Partridge
: was dead, and he was not alone In
that impression.
The first meeting looking toward.
, the organization OF the Mississippi
Press Association was held In Jack
son May Is, 1866, one year after the
: close OF h0stilities between the states
when publishers, like others, were
trying to devise means to increas,
their meagre earnings.
There were present! ]. j. Shannon
J. L. Power, E. NJ. Yerger, J.. S
Hamilton and +. T. Cooper, Shan
2 non being elected chairman ant
k Power secretary all OF whom Ion,
I since passed over the river.
}. Nothing was done at this meeting
except to adopt resolutions favorini
the formation OF publishers as
sOciation, TO further the interest O
the press OF the state" and adjourniu
> to meet at Jackson on June 6, 1885,
after appointing committee to max
IN arrangements for the meeting.
The next meeting was 10 Jackso
! on the date above given, the follow
ing representatives being presents
A, j. Frantz, Brandon Republican
!. Jere Gibson, Meridian Topic; l. N
" Partridge, Jas. NJ. Swords, vicksbur
: Herald; T. B. Manlove, J. w. Kinsle,
Vicksburg Journal; P. X. Mayer,
Handsboro Democrats; J. d. Houston
. Lexington Advertiser; Singleton Ga
: rett, Canton Mail; S. W. Dale, Soutl
ern Journal: ]. j. Shannon, J.
Hamilton, j. L. Power and b.
pe Jones, Jackson Clarion and Standar
e. M. Yerger, Jackson Mississippia
" A. N. Kimball, II. M. Akin, ChIistis
Watchman; NJ. S. Ward, Pamela Sta
]. +. Mead, Natchez Democrat; Y
L. Oury, Carrollton Conservative;
L, McCallum, +. I. Cooper. I. I
Partridge was elected president; A.
Frantx, Hrst president, NJ.
Ward, second vice.president, J.
Power, secretary; p. X. Mayel
treasurer
or the above number all are de-
. except Mayors and Partridge, and t
- latter has left the state and 10
since retired from the ield OF jol
- ualism.
The next meeting was held
vicksburg, November 5, 1860, wi
fourteen representatives present.
,af B. Manlove was elected president;
s. McNeIley and J. l.. McCallu
vice presidents; J. L. Power, re-clecl
secretary; @. H. Wilson, treasur
Brandon was selected as the o,
place OF meeting.
So IL will be seen that while |