Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-07-15
THE EDITORIAL CONVENTION.


and in point of Interest aud good feeling has
never been equaled By any previous gathering
of the kind, The good citizens OF Milwaukee
done all that was possible to make our stay
pleasant aud enjoyable. About 80 members
of the Wisconsin Press were present, quite
number of whom were accompanied by their
wives and daughters. WATERFOWL was repre-
sented in the Convention by D. ". Ba!lou,
| of the Democrat Editor j. I. Moak, and
J. II. Reyes and VIM L. Norris, of the Re
Pablscd's.
In reciprocaton for the kindness shown the
! members of the Wisconsin Editorial Fraterni-
ty one year ago by their bretbern OF Minneso-
Ia, in organizing and carrying out for their en-
! ioyment, most pleasant and agreeable excur-
zion to ST. Paul and other points of interest IN
Minnesota, the Minnesota Editors were invited
to participate in the Convention and the Elk
curson. About twenty-five representatives OF
the Minnesota Press were present, headed by
their pleasap. and jovial President, DR.. j. A.
| Leonard, of the Rochester Post. Charles Sey-
mour, Of the Lacrosse Republican, the able and
worthy President of the Wisconsin Editorial As
ISOLATION called the Convention to ORDER and
after the ordinary routine of business was gone
through with, including fine opening choru
| blythe Glee Club, present from Lacrosse, as SIS
! ted by Mr. j. E. Mcguire, Of Cedar Falls, Iowa,
one Of the sweetest singers in the Northwest,
| the Annual Address was delivered by D. ".
/ Ballou, of the WATERFOWL Democrat. Mr.. Bal
| lou read his address in fine style, and it elected
marked attention throughout. It was pro-
ducton of rare merit, and we'll entitled to rank
among the best ever delivered before the AS
ISOLATION.
/ The annual poem was read BY A. NJ. Thomp-
son, of the GAINESVILLE Gazette, which was a
piece of composition of no ordinary calibre
and showed forth most enthusiastically the po-
etc genius of the writer lfr. Geo. Hyer, of
the Oshkosh Times, read very beautiful and
touching notice of the death of G. C, Sholcs,
who was one of the earliest Wisconsin Editors,
having edited the Wisconsin Democrat in Green
| Bay in 1886. The President, Mr.. Chas Sey-
mour, read an obituary of Charles Lobdell, of
the Lacrosse Democrat, who fell victim to
the railroad disaster at Angola, paying high
tribute to his character friend and brother.
Mr. b A. Chase, the lessee of the Planking-
ton House, the new hotel nearly completed on
the west side of the river, on Spring Street,
gave the Editors an invitation to visit the
building which was accepted by many, and
they we're not little surprised at the reception
they met with at the hands of Mr.. Chase. Con-
trary to their expectations and principles,
we'll arranged table of good things to partake
of in the drinking line met their astonished
gaze, and 1t must be mentioned that they did
justice to the OCCASION and became very much
bewildered in their plaudits for Mr. Chase
Amaguiticent Banquet at the Newhal House
closed the proceedings in Milwaukee, at which
some invited guests, including few memters
of the Illinois Editorial Association, were pres
ent After partaking of all the deicacies of
the season, with which the tables were crow
ded, mary toasts wsre given and responded to.
Here was the true f'teast of reason" for during
the entire excursion we listened to no such elo-
q. Carpenter and other speakers Of Milwaukee.
The banquet was over at Ii o'clock, and we
left our commercial metropolis with the most
Substantial entrances of her munifcence
and hospitality. May We always feel deep
interest in the growth ana prosperity of Mil
waukee.
Mr.. Pullman had generously provided train
OF his magnificent silver palace sleeping cars
for our accommodation, and thanks to him, we
| reached Chicago at o'clock next morning as
refreshed as if we had slept ia our own downy
beds at home. Accepting the invitation Of
| John &. Drake, Esq, proprietor of the Ire
mont House, to breakfast with him and after
IN ample and appeasing meal, we were soon
on our way to St. Louis, special train having
been provided for Us by the Chicago Alton &
ST Louis railroad. The popular and obliging
Superintendent of the road, Mr. J. G. McMullin,
and Mr.. A. B. Pullman, of palace car fame, &C
companied US, and added not little to make
our journey a pleasant one.
All day with lightning speed topping at
but few stations, we went on our way reioic-
lag towards ST. Louis. AT Springfield, Mr..
Pullman attached his splendid dining car,
| "Delmonico," to the train, and in it he served
up an elegant repast, which was gladly partak-
Gu of. On our way we had fine view of the
prairies and woodlands Of Illinois. Fer one
hundred miles out of Chicago the land is not
SO good or tue topography of the country So
handsome as the rest Of the route. Around
Bloomington YOU sstrike, perhaps, the hand
soonest farming country u the Union' with
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