The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-07-15
PRESS GANG MEETS
PENCIL PUSHERS GATHER AT
CHICK SPRINGS RESORT.
Address by Fairfax Harrison, Presi-
dent of Southern Railway is Fea-
ture ~ss Meeting.

dent of Southern Railway is Fea-
ture - Meeting.
Marked by the warm hearted re-
ception arranged by J. Thos. Arnold,
the South Carolina State Press asso-
citation met Monday night in its for
tieth session in the new hotel just
completed at Chick Springs. A large
number of newspaper workers were
in attendance at the initial meeting.
Mayor John B. Marshall Of Green
Vile delivered the address of well
come to the press members. The
speaker took a rap at present condi-
tons in South Carolina, when he
said that apparently all a cheap
little thirty-cent politician had to do
was to say he was against the news
papers to be elected to office" He
called on the newspapers to do their
jart in lifting South Carolina out Of
this deplorable state into a higher
region, where demagogues do not
flourish.
The initial meeting took place at
9 O'Clock in the handsome ball room
of the hotel. President Ed DeCamp,
Of the Gafpey Ledger, presided in his
usual gracious manner. The Rev. E.
Cody of the Baptist Courier made the
invocation. Mrs. J. NJ. Lundsden, the
vocal soloist, favored the association
with several beautiful selections, be-
ing applauded time and again for her
charming singing.
The committee on program consists
of J. D. Evans of the Florence Times,
A. K. Lorenz of the Aiken Journal
and Review, and McDavid Horton OF
the Columbia State. Joe Sparks was
named by Mr.. DeCamp as sergeant-at-
arms and "chief gun man., with
"Bi1lie" Banks as assistant.
In his address to the editors Tues
day night Fairfax Harrison, president
of the Southe. railway, told the
members OF the South Carolina Pr Is
association that the newspapers and
railways Of the South must work in
cooperation for the upbuilding Of the
South. He promised the cooperation
of his railway system and told of the
work that is being done for the bet
terment Of this section.
The members of the press aassocia-
ton Tuesday mixed pleasure with
work. During the morning there
were several busy hours when num-
Der of addresses were heard on the
newspaper business. All the papers
were freely discussed by the members.
In the afternoon the members of the
association were the guests OF the city
of Greenville. Two cars were provid-
ed for the trip to Greenville. An
automobile ride followed to the Coun-
try club where refreshments were
served.
At the morning session papers were
read by C. T. Martin of the Easley
Progress on Country Journalism"
from J. D. Evans of the Florence
Times on Evolution From Black
stone to Gutenburgism", anG from
James H. Moore Of the Columbia Rec
ord on Editorial Page. The ses-
sion was featured by general dis
cussion on the press and present po-
litical conditions. several taking part
Committees were appointed as fol
lows: To meet Fairfax Harrison, Au-
gust Kohn, W. W. Rall, G. w. Brun
son; to meet the Rev. and Mrs. Plato
Durham; H. C. Booker, G. R. Koes-
ter, ]. H. Hoore; on obituary, NJ. c.
Brunson, G. P. Brown, W. H. Wal
lace; on resolutions. H. L. Watson
S. S. Rittenberg, R. E. Gonzales.
At the afternoon session W. Wal
ton O'Hara, representative Of the
Panama-Pacifc exposition, made an
address and the association indorsed
the movement for South Carolina tc
have an exhibit at San Francisco next
year.
Papers were read by Miss Juanita
Wylie of the Lancaster News on "The
Faithful Press; by William Banks
of the Anderson Intelligencer on
Glow to Start a Daily; by R. E
Gonzales of The State and H. c.
Booker of the Greenyille Piedmont on
"The Paragraphers' Union.
A discussion of the need for an
equitable libel law engaged the atten-
ton of the members and after some
discussion a motion by August Kohn
that the association elect a general
counsel was adopted. F. Barron
Grier Of Greenwood was elected by
acclamation as general counsel for
the South Carolina Press association
The idea for the general counsel to
appear as the representative Of the
association in any libel suit in which,
a general matter affecting the whole
association on the matter Of libel IS
concerned.
The matter Of when the general
counsel is to appear is left to the
judgment of the executive committee
WIN in its judgment any point iot
possible libel in which the association
would be interested is involved. The
limitation of the times when the gen.
eral counsel is to be used is contained
in the following resolution, which
was offered by Mr.. Kohn and adopt
ed: "The general counsel of this as