New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-02-18
MINNESOTA EDITORS
The Brainy Men Of Minnesota in An
nual Convention Assembled at I.
St. Paul. ~" Is
Officers Elected and Arrangements
Made for the National Convention
in st. Paul.
FIRST DAYS SESSION.

St. Paul, Special Telegram.-The Mimi
esota Editors and Publishers Association
held their twenty annual convention
in this city. A more enterprising and in
telligent body of men could not be found
than that which gathered here, men who,
as moulders of public opinion have left the
impress of their work upon the common
wealth and are destined to leave it in a
still deeper degree.
AS soon as the convention came to order
the president, L. P. Hunt, of the Mankato
Free Press, gave his address. He extended
congratulations to the convention on the
fact that no state could produce better
class of editors. It was time that the
editors and publishers of Minnesota should
organize for mutual protection. Certain
legislative matters were recommended to
the careful consideration Of the members Of
the association. The speaker considered it
wise move to hold two meetings year,
thus separating business and pleasure A
legislative committee, composed OF the
ablest men in the association, should be ap-
pointed.
After the address the convention turned
its attention to business matters. Irving
Todd, of the Hastings Gazette; H. P. Hall,
st. Paul News and H. G. Day, Albert Lea
Standard, were appointed a committee to
select representatives to attend the National
Editorial association meeting to be held in
July next at st. Paul.
A message OF greeting was sent to the
Canadian Press association, which meets
tomorrow at Toronto.
A committee on resolutions was ap-
pointed, consisting of J. A. johnson, st.
Peter Herald; Soren Listoe Nordvesten,
and George Pease, Anoka Union.
Letters Of regret were read from H. E.
Hoard, W. J. c. Kenyon and Frank J.
Mead.
The treasurers report shows total of re-
ceipts for the year, including $51.93 on
s., O556S. Total expenditures, $1,S42, leav
ing balance on hand of $213,6S, with
$72.55 still due from the committee on the
publication of laws.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session the first topic on
the programme was that of Legal Adver-
Using" on which subject there was paper
by George n. Lanphere, Of the Moorhead
News. Mr.. Lanphere took strong grounds
against the printing Of legal notices at less
than the authorized fee. If this discount
was for the benefit of the mortgagor, in the
case of mortgage Sales it would not be so
bj ectio nable, but the discount almost uni
formly inures to the benefit of the attor-
neys in the premises or to the loan COM
panies holding the claim. The paper
closed with the following resolution:
Resolved. That the Minnesota Editors and
Publishers association, in annual convention
assembled, emphatically disapproves and con-
dennis the practice OF giving discounts from the
statute fee allowed for the publication OF legal
notices in the newspapers OF the state, and
views it practice which unnecessarily di-
minlsheS the legitimate revenues of the news
paper business thereby lowering its dignity and
honorable independence. 1t expresses the hope
state will hereafter demand the full legal fee in
every case OF sllch publication.
j. A. Johnson, of the St. Peter Herald,
took decided grounds against rebates and
declared that he had never yet given back
q single cent in such manner.
The editor of the st. Peter Tribune was
as fully opposed to giving rebates on legal
advertising as any one. He thought, how
ever, that there was needed something
stronger than resolution to break up the
custom of rebates, as such resolutions had
been repeatedly dsregarded.
There followed considerable further dis
cussiOn, in which everybody agreed that
all the editors should decide to never pub
ish legal notice at less than legal rates.
Mr.. Pease, of the Anoka Union, caused
commotion by stating that there would be
a bill introduced in the legislature this
session which would reduce the legal rates
by one-thlru. Several speakers advocated
an agreement whereby the papers would
all refuse to publish the notices at all if the
rates are reduced.
Mr. Paradis, Of the Midway News, moved
the amendment of a committee Of five to
l""1"'"tion which affected the