The Portland daily press., 1867-08-08


Correspondence OF the Press.[
BIDDEFoRD, Aug. Z, 1867.
Conventions and associations are in fashloh'
The base ball players have their asScciasohs'
the dentists have their annual conVehuohs'
the chess players have had congress. Inc
ramarlrable fact that two heads are better than
ono and n fortjori that fifty heads are better
tbon ono ia nowadays in a fair way to be
generally recognized. So it happened that
three wears ago the editors and publishers of
Maine met in Portland and formed an associa-
ton to be known as the Maine Editors and
Publishers Association The association had
before it two distinct objects, namely to pro-
mote the interests of publishers as such, and
to create professional feeling among the ed
itors OF the State. Both these objects are re-
cognized i'll the preamble to the constitution,
and both have been steadily kept in view by
the association. The second convention was
held in Bangor, and the third, last year, at Au-
gusta. The experiment is an experiment no
longer; the association is established. The
fourth annual convention, which met in this
city to-day is attended by representatives OF
nearly thirty papers, from Aroostook county
to tn North and Washington in the East, all
drawn together in this Southwestern corner
of the State by the interests of a common pro-
fession.
The convention met in the rooms of the city
government at 10 o'clock this morning, and
was called to order by the President, Mr.. L. III.
Elwell, of Portland. Mr.. Elwell remarked
that as the art of printing had been called
"the art preservative of all arts SO the edito-
rial profession had been the profession subser-
Went to all interests except its own. He be-
lieved the time had come to assert the rights
Of journalists as members of a distinct and
honorable profession, and congratulated the
convention upon the increasing interest in
these annual gatherings. The roll was called
at the conclusion of the Presidents remarks.
and it was ascertained that the following MEM
bers of the association were present: ~
| John E. Butler, Biddeford journal lass1.
J. +. Place, Biddeford Journal la
William Noyes, Maine Democrat. Saco. -.
VIM 3. NOyes, Maine Democrat, Saco ~ /,
Edward H. Elwell Portland Transcript. 81
M. N. Rich, Portland Price Current. '0laisa
H %nnnh M Adam Adams, Eastern Argus Portland.
N. A. Foster, Portland Press f1 ta 40 30 D
ID. w. Richardson, Portland Press
Nelson Dlngey, Evening Journal Lewiston.
| John j. Perry, Oxford Democrat, Paris. "a
| "; q a; g Pidgin, Oxford Democrat, Paris. ls
r. =. Swift Pennington Chronicle. - ..l H.
~. Haskell, Livermore Falls Gazette
VIM. Ill. Wheeler, Bangor Wing ~ 'al.i4.
Wm Il. Stevens, Bangor Times.
Joseph Bartlett, Bangor Jeffersonian.
w. s. Gilman, Aroostook Pioneer. Pre- soue
| Isle. ..
VIM. M. Rust, Progressive Age, Belfast if
A. Sprague, Democrat and Free Press,
Rockland. -,,l.,,.,r ,..s iI.,.f .-f4 -
Geo. W. Drisko, Machias Union. 'hl 'Aioo'
John l.. Stevens, Kennebec Journal, Au-
81. K. Morrill,, Home Journal Gardiner.
e. ., Bailey, Kennebec Reporter, Gardiner.
H. A. Shorey, Bath Times dlIhN N G51a
George W. Quinby, Gospel Bangor, Au-
gusta. ',tF aa 's'aeif iitiHG p 'iI-FTF''>>l
Joseph A. Holman, Maine Farmer. Auousta
Z. 5. Mansur, Musical Gazette, Augusta.
John HanscOm, Biddeford NSN9 R'~
Brown Thurston, Joseph b. Hall (saoroe A
Jones, Portland. ,,.,.'' ii, 49, - % -
Geo. A. Callahan, Lewiston.
Besides the members of the association there
were present as guests, the following represent
tatives of the press of Massachusetts, and New
Hampshire: $40 .'- NhHi ih'"'hH soi 9t
n. A. Horton, Salem Gazette, Mass
VIM. d Hackett, Boston Advertiser. NJ ~
y. q. Campbell, Democrat, Manchester, N
| r, A. A. Hanscom, Democrat, Manchester. N
Frank Miller, Portsmouth IN. H.) Chroni-
| Asa Mcfarland, Concord IN. H. States
man. Of r-,...s el .rr.lstl l>--,l,' -. $50.
Charles D. Howard, Danvers (NIass.) Wiz
Edwin Fernald, Great Falls IN. H.5iAdyo-
cate. ,rr , -. - - ~
Ihere were also present represen tatives of
the advertising agencies of s. M. Pettengill &,
20. OF Boston and New York, and G. w. At
well & Co. of Portland g ''4S
The programme of business submitted by
Mr. Joseph b. Hall, of Portland, required the
! appointment of committees on rates of adver.
using, on job printing, and on advertising
agencies, to which were subsequently added
committees to determine the place Of the next
meeting and to nominate officers for the ensu.
ing year. After the appointment of these
committees the convention adjourned I'LL half
past 1. .f,.f,... ..-,...-5.. f.i.-.-.a. -.
The afternoon session was fully attended
and was very animated. The committee on
advertising reported through the chairman
Hon. Nelson Dingley of Lewiston, proposing
an amended scale of prices and touching Incl
dentaliy upon the topic of advertising agen-
cles, which was more fully handled by Hon. j.
- Hairs committee, to which that subject was
more particularly assigned The whole matter
was very thoroughly discussed. Mr.. Brown
Thurston, of Portland, reported from the COM
mttee on job printing. o ,,ey o,itsslzf, a,e
Hor.. John. L. Stevens, of Augusta, reported
Lat his committee had fixed upon Bath as the
place for the next ANIMAL convention, and af-
ter discussion the second Wednesday in Au-
gust was fixed upon as the time. Mr. VIM E
Stevens, Of Bangor, then reported the follow
ing nominations: ID 'Hel 4ii,1 .tiais ~
For President-E H. ElweII. q tsAi a4Hel
For Vice Presidents-Brown Thurston, Will
liam I'll. Wheeler, Geo. w. Drisko. Oh 11iiasr
For Recording Secretary. E. Butler. "a
| For Corresponding Secretary-H. w. Rich
ardson. rsl H. y.,i4 ,,-,r, i..,. h., d. ~.
For Treasurer-H. A Shorey. ~, r... h.
For Executive Committee-Nelson Dingley,
Joseph B. Hall, John L. Stevens. -
For Essayist-Enoch Knight; substitute,
H. w. Richardson. 9dos tiaaAAii5Ai *
For Poet-E. H. Elwell Ai @ " -a A2.
On motion Mr. Stevens was instructed to
cast the vote of the convention for the nomi-
nees, who were thereupon declared elected. b
The convention then listened to an excellent
essay on Journalism" from Mr. Stevens of
Bangor, and report ON newspaper history in
Washington County, from Mr.. Drisko, of
which more anon. saRq.,of -afte seaahf
This evening social reception will be given
to the members of the association, at the Bid
deford House. I s,...f .,..i ..ss. l....r r. W..
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