The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-15
OUR NATIONS EDITORS.
Tho Annual Convention of Quill.DrlVors
Mt st. Louis.


Mt st. Louis.
ST. PAUL, MINI, July 14.-This morn
ing's incoming trains were filed with
members Of the National Editorial
Association, whose seventh annual con
vention was called to order at II o'clock
in Lifts grand opera house with an
attendance OF between 800 and COO.
Archbishop Ireland opened the CON
vention with prayer. Mayor K. A.
Smith OF St. Paul, extended to the
delegates and their friends the freedom
Of tho CITY. United States Senator
Davis delivered the formal address OF
welcome. Times have changes and the
newspaper has changed with them.
From being servile, it has become i'm
pcrial. Senator Davis then paid, an
eloquent tribute to the city in which
the convention is being held, in whose
name he welcomed them. President
Stephens, OF the National Editorial
Association, responded to the welcome
address.
Mr.. Stephens, after returning thanks
for the welcome, said he considered tne
northwest as vivid illustration OF the
phenomenal progress OF the nineteenth
century, and continued:
"The northwest is distinctively repre-.
sentative of the cosmopolitan genius OF
our civilization. It illustrates the pos.
sibilities of our people when diveGsted
OF seCtionalism or unencumbered Dy
prejudice. The movement which within
twenty years has wrought the marvel
Gus progress Of this region has been
drawn IRON all sections OF this Union,
and in fact of the world, and ispeculiar-
ly of that restless, aggressive. spirit,
which, ignoring differences of every
kind, is absorbed chiefly by those con,
siderations which involve the material
and intellectual advancement OF tho
a number Of committees were then
appointed. Among those appointed
On CredentiaIs-C. NJ. Billings, Mass
achusetts; J. D. Ames, Ohio.
On Constitution and By-Laws-J. G.
Hemphill, South Carolina; S. E. Cooper,
Pennsylvania; F. G. Simmons, Nc
braska.
On Resolutions-A. p. White, West
Virginia; W. Bullet Fitzhugh, Virginia:
Sam Jones, Louisiana.
The annual address was delivered at .
o'clock tonight by A. Ii. seigtrlod, OF
New York.
He first congratulated the convention
that it was the largest ever held, and
that every State and territory WIS re-
presented, and complimented the news
papers of the country on their progress.
lie reviewed the history of the nation
nj organization, which had its sinception
near this city and explained its general
organization. The power OF the press
and acknowledging progress"were then
spoken of and the speaker said: "a
press to be pure must be prosperous.
TO be morally independentit must be fl
nancially independent, and to thus
make it is one Of the purposes of organ
ization."
The purpose OF the association was
educational rather than legislative, but
he thought rates for advertising could
and should be agreed on. l1e an
nounced the competition at this conven-
ton Of three type setting machines
the Mergenthaler, Thorne and Rogers
typograph.
It had been decided to hear from one
of the Canadian editors, OF whom n
good number arc in attendance, but the
lateness Of the evening session and the
probable weariness from travel OF the
delegates caused postponement OF that
feature OF the programme, and those
who cared for late hours spent the
night in the Press Club rooms in social
endowment,