Show NEGRO EDITORS MEET WESTERN PRESS ASSOCIATION IN SESSION Colored People Welcomed by Gov WellsPapers Read and a Stirring i Speech Made by Pullman Porter The fifth annual session of tho Western Negro Press association began be-gan Its proceedings yesterda mornIng morn-Ing In St Marks schoolhouse President I Presi-dent W W Taylor of this city called I the session to order and J Gordon McPherson of this city was chosori I secretary There were present G E Carr of the Sioux City Searchlight J M Booker of Coloiado Springs Mrs A J Young of Lcadvlllc and the following follow-ing Salt Lakera W w Taylor oC the Plain Dealer J Gordon MaPhcrson I Rev A Wagner Mrs J 1 Irvine i I Mrs W W Taylor Mrs E Smith I r Miss Mary Howell Miss Betty Howell 31 II Voss and Abner Howell There will be a further addition to the sessions 1 ses-sions attendance this morning The chair appointed tho following committees I On Resolutions G McPherson Mrs Ewing Miss Mary Bewail On Condition oC the AfroAmerican I Citizens Rev A Warner Mrs E Smith Mrs Howell On the Status and Needs of Race Newspapers In the Territory oC the Negro Press Association C Carr Mrs A J Young 11r W W Taylor I On Condolence on Death of Members J M Booker II II Voss A Howell j On Address to the People J M I Booker Mrs A C Callaway Mal Edwards Ed-wards II II Voss G C Can Miss Mary Howell read a paper on The Power of the Press in which she held that the newspaper should I I always aim for accuracy punctuality and dispatch In collection of news and I should strive to lead and lift rather I than to merely follow or do anything to j lower a public moral tone I WELCOMED BY GOVERNOR At the afternoon session Gov WelD made the address of welcome Gov Wells said It Is doubly pleasant to welcome citizens of the colored race who are engaged In the noble work of J J uplifting their fellowmen and continued con-tinued There Is no disputing the fact that because of race prejudice the negro In this country has had to light his way Into public recognition j Inch by Inch and the fact that he has I succeeded so well Is evidence of tho superior force ability and courage within him The Governor paid a tribute to the achievements of the colored troops at San Juan hill and spoke In a congratulatory congratu-latory way of colored soldiers having been given army commissions for gallantry gal-lantry In action He also said there are more negroes in the employment of the Government than ever before and the salaries and wages paid out to these employees amount to about GC00000 per annum You are fighting your way into civil and military prominence ho said and you arc therefore entitled to the respect of your fellowcountrymen and to the welcome of the Governor of L1C every State wherein you wish to reside re-side APPRECIATIVE RESPONSE Mr Booker made a fitting response stating that It was a high distinction for any organisation to be addressed l by the Governor of the State and a r vote of thanks was given the Governqr The chair announced an Invitation to visit the lake by thc Womens Republican Repub-lican club which was accepted with a vote of thanks H H Voss read a paper on Organized Orga-nized Labor and the Negro in which he held that dislike of the negro in the labor field began among the poor whites of the South when the negro began to learn trades and try to lift himself and the aim of the labor unions Is now to keep the negro In menial work In the subsequent discussions dis-cussions Mr Can spoke of hlghschool educated blacks In Iowa being obliged to black boots on the streets because higher callings were shut off to them due to public prejudice STIRRED THEM UP Something of a circus occurred here at the appearance of P W Upshaw of Kansas City a Pullman porter on the floor His speech was on the cyclone order and he claimed the woes of the race were due to a mistaken finan ciering The colored people ought to concentrate their financial energies pray and stand together lie had no use for the white trash of the South where he was raised and considered the average colored man l great sight better than they He wanted cooperation co-operation o effort sink or swim together to-gether The brother was given a whoopup of a reception althougu some of his remarks were not Indorsed by the convention Editor J II Chlldcrs of the Topeka Plain Dealer sent In his paper on The Future of the Negro Press which was read by Mrs Taylor Tho said negro pies contributed much to tho growth of the people and the people had the same right to look for Justice honor and Integrity In tho editorial chair as the pulpit In all the essential qualifications fications for ultimate success tho 1catons uilmate negro ne-gro press was well advanced A number of papers 1 went over until this today morning the session beginning at 030 |