The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01
IT CAN'T co ON.
President of the Western Negro
Press Association
Declares That Race Discrim-
nation Must Stop.
MANY EDITORS MEET.
Fifteenth Annual Convention of
the Organization.
Prominent Men of the Race in
Attendance.
MANY EDITORS MEET.

critical stage" declared President A.
J. smitherman. manager Of the
Scimitar of Muskogee, Okla. in speak
Ing before the delegates to the fif-
teenth annual meeting of the Western
Negro Press association at a banquet
holding Thanksgiving evening in the
St Johns NJ. E. church. corner Sew
enth street ard Topeka avenue.
Race prejudice" he continued,
and race discrimination are spreading
and no steps are being taken by the
national government to remedy this
deplorable condition.
something must be done This
thlng can not go on forever. But
whatever is done must be done
through the cooperation of the best
colored and best white people in the
country.
July 4, 1895. number of negro
editors met in the Pilgrim Baptist
church at Kansas City. Mo. and per-
1ected the first permanent organiza-
ton ever formed among colored
newspaper men of the United States.
The need for such an organization
was first appreciated by Prof Harry
X Graham. our present historian,
and Mr. Isaac Frederick, who were at
that time editors of the St Joseph
Mlrror and as a result of their con-
slant agitation and correspondence on
the subject. a convention of all the
colored editors west of the Mississippi
pl river was called Out of this grew
the " estern Negro Press association.
he purpose of the association is
not to place any restrictions whatever
on the publications in our district, as
some seem to think, but it is to lend
strength and broaden the scope Of
good influence wherever and when
ever we can.
we should remember hat we owe
-
las that peerless exponent of human
rights. who in his zeal to further the
interest of his people. established and
Published the first negro journal ever
published in America"
Prominent Editors Present.
Other prominent speakers slated to
speak at the banquet are Governor
w. r. Stubs w T. Vernon, supervisor
of schools. department of the interior,
Washington D. c.. and Prof. W, w.
Fisher. fiscal agent of the Western
university Kansas City.
Among the prominent men attending
the meeting are Harry r. Graham,
founder of the orga nization and first
president who is connected with the
Western university at Kansas City,
Kan. Edwin H. Hackley. in the post
Office department at Philadelphia:
John L. Thompson Of Des Homes, ed
liter Of the Bystander and Nick Chiles,
editor of the Plaindealer. Topeka.
There are 800 Eapers associated with
the organization and there are many
of the prominent editors here in the
city The territory covered is that ly-
ing west of the Mississippi river.
Delegates in Attendance.
The following are among those at
tending the sessions:
Arthur Harris, editor of the Search
light, Sedalia. Mo.
c. J. Walker. one Of the founders.
indianapolis, Ind.
Joseph d Rivers. editor Denver
Stateaman. Denver. Colo.
c. A Franklin. editor Colorado
Statesman, Denver. Colo.
r. F. Lee Bailey. editor National
Mirror. Kansas City, Mo.
A. J Hill, editor The Protest, st. Jo-
seph, Mo.
H. R. cayton, Seattle Republican,
Seattle. Wash
W. E. King, editor of the Dallas
Express. Dallas. Texas.
H. King, editor of the Afro-Ameri-
can. St. Louis. Mo.
P. H. Murray. editor St Louis Ad-
vance. St. Louis. Mo.
Paul Jones, editor OF the Paul
Jones Magazine, Topeka
Rev. p. c. Anderson. representative
of the Topeka Watchman-
Theodore NJ. Thomas, managing
editor the Waterman, Topeka
Rev. w. H. Hamlet, editor Western
Index, Topeka.
L. A. Bell. editor Of Wagner Amer
lean. Oklahoma.
s D Russell. editor of the Evening
Tribune. Taft. Okla.
Lewis Woods. editor Kansas City
Sun. Kansas City, Mo.
c. B. Murphy. assistant manager Of
the Scimitar. Muskogee, Okla.
P. c. Thomas of Kansas Baptist
Herald. Topeka.
]. G. Nemore. editor Los Angeles
Eagle Los Angeles. Cal.
r Z. Toliver. editor of Boley Pro
gress. BOley. Okla
Association called to order by Pres A.
Invocation. Rev. F. D. Lee. Chaplain.
Song-''star Spangled Banner" congre-
Rise and Growth Of Negro Journal
ism" p G. Thomas, Waterman, To-
peka. Kansas.
Ten-minute discussion.
Negro Journalism West. East. South
w. H. King. Central Afro-Anerican.
minute discussion.
Responsibility of Negro Press in the
DEVELOPMENT Of the Race" J. D. Cooks,
Defender, Milwaukee, Wis