The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-01-21
EDITORIAL CcnREsPONDHNcE.

Thursday, Jan. II, 1869.
EplTOR1Al CcnnEsPoNDnNoE.
ST. PAUL, Ian. 10th, 1859.
The Third Annual Convention Of the
Minnesota Edition. aud Publishers' As.
soei.tion met at tho Historical Society's
Rooms, in tho Capitol, At ton o'clock
this forenoon. It va resolved to make
this meeting merely informal, aud to
adjourn until three o'clock before trans
acting any busissast
In tho afternoon the Convention ~
assembled, With over thirty editors, e.
elu,,vs Of honorary members, present.
In addition to the reading and accept
anes Of tho regular reports Of the dit
isrcut officers aud Of reports from Va
rious committees appointed At the pre-
yious Convention, considerable business
of importance was transacted. The
officers Of tho past year wero unani.
mously reelected:
P,e,!de~s-Hon. J. A. Leonard, Roches-
ter Post.
Tes-Pr<sidssts-A. J. Reed, St. Cloud
TINES, and L. s. Esher, &. Paul Pioneer.
.Rteo,dns Seeretsry-W. B: Mitchell, St.
Cloud JOURNAL.
Corresponding Sserssary- J. Fletcher VIII
liams, st. Paul Di,pa:eh.
1,ss.vrr-H. P. Hall, 81. Paul D;,patcA.
Exsess;ss Cssm;.tes-F. Driscoll, St. Paul
Pres, L. P. Plunmsr, Minneapolis H,6...
and r. Z. Davies, St. Paul Ro.ss..
A nunber Of invitations were reeeiv.
q, vhieh The Association did not feel
at liberty to decline, and among the
rest one from Cook l. Webb-vho have
one Of the finest Ivory establishments
in the souptry-for . ride around the
city in their mammoth sleighs, aud At
half past four the editors adjourned and
did a.slslghiog Co."
In tie evening, At half past seven,
he Coavsstion re-asssmbled At 1nger-
soils Hall, to listen to the annual ad-
dress from J. A Wheelock, Of the St.
Paul Re.., and tb. annual poem BY
d. A. Castle, Of the Anoka Ua;on.-
Mr.. Whselock's address Wa . finished,
scholarly production, and was listened
y With deep interest BY the quite good
sissd audience assembled, embracing.
beidss the Association, . number Of
Asnben Of the Legislature, citizens Of
st. Paul, and others. Capt. Castles
poem vas = musical flow Of pleasant
hnaies.
AZ the conclusion Of these exercises,
the Association proceeded to the Opera
House, in response to an invitation pre-
viously extended, and heard the princ,-
pal part Of one of the Concerts Of the
St. Paul Musical Society. The feature
If the concert va, a brass quartette,
Beethoven's "Vesper Hymn" which
drew forth raytur:a us encore.
Tomorrow morning the Association
meets again, and will probably conclude
its business BY noon. An invitation to
attend = reception At Mayor Stewart,
In the evening has already been accept.
cd.
The Legislature at eleven o'clock to.
day proceeded to the election Of Unit
ID States Senator, each House voting
separately. In the Senate Hon. Alex.
Ramsey received sixteen votes, and
Hon. c. y. N,sh i've votes. In the
House Of Rspresenta,ivea, Mr.. Ramsey
received thirty.six votes, and Mr.. Nash
eight. In the Senate one Demoerat
xas absent and in tho House one Re-
publican and one Democrat were absent
and oae Republican was excused from
voting The journals Of the two houses
will be read in Joint Convention at IL
n, tomorrow when Mr.. Ramsey will
be declared duly elected United States
Senator. Tho friends Of Mr.. Donnelly
and MI. Wilkinson have quietly and ID
god faith aequissesd in the decision o.
the caucus Of Thursd.y evening. They
have thss manifested . desire to sub.
serve what sppears to be for the best
interests Of the Republican party, with
. view 70 it, more perfect unity and
greater strength. This will be fully
folly appreciated by the masses Of the
party.
st. Paul i comparatively dull, thu
powerful lobby engaged in the Senate
rial CANVAS having dispersed. The Leg
islats.s Will now probably settle dowr
% business. Az - body it appears t
b sbsvs the general average.
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