Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-29
ILLINOIS EDITORS.
They of the Republican Persua-
sion Flop Together.
ORGANIZED FOR THE COMING FIGHT.

Remarks Made by Long" Jones and
Senator Mathews-A Business Meeting
with Little Speaking and No ResoIu-
LONESOME News from the Districts
Preferences as to the Candidate for
President Next Year-BIaine a Prime
Favorite-No One but Fifer Spoken of
| for Governor of Illinois.
| CHICAGO, July 29.-Yesterday the Re-
publican editors of Illinois met to the
| number of more than 100 and organized
for the coming campaign. The meeting
was called TO order at the Grand Pacific
hotel in the ladies' parlor by Senator Mil
ton W. Mathews, editor of the Urbana
Herald. Besides the editors there were
present a number of the prominent Re
publican leaders of the state, among them
| Attorney General Hunt, Secretary of State
Pearson; George Prince of Knox county;
| General McNulta; John R. Tanner; Sem
ator Charles Fuller, of Belvidere; A H.
Jones, of Robinson; Dan Berry of Car
roll, and General J. S. Martin, of Salem
Welcomed by Long Jones.
Editor c. G. McNichols, of Momence,
was elected secretary, and Long" Jones
formally welcomed the editors TO Chicago.
In few well chosen words he stated the
objects for which they had been summoned
to the meeting on the call of the executive
committee. The political atmosphere had
been exceedingly hazy of late, and the
most strenuous efforts to resuscitate Re
publican principles would have to be made
if any substantial points were to be
reached in the coming campaign of 1892.
That was year and more ahead, but it
was none too early ito get together the
men whose pens welded inteliigently
could be such great benefit for the Repub-
lican party.
Chairman Mathews Remarks.
Chairman Mathews then spoke, his re-
marks being loudly applauded He laid
especial stress on the good that can be
wrought to the Republican cause through
the united efforts OF Republican editors
and especially country editors. The
great Republican metropolitan dailies, it
was true, stretched out their arms over
wide reaches of territory, but the country
sheet would reach where the great daily
would never penetrate, and Law nearest
after all TO the heart of the people. Dem
ocratic principles and Democratic aggres-
siveness were a growing menace to the
state. The Democratic population OF the
great city of Chicago was constant men
ace to law and order.
The Country Editors Needed.
He had noticed in his Democratic ex-
changes perfect flood of tree trade lee
lures; but Republican sheets were unpro-
vided with arguments to repel these seri-
Gus fallacies. They emanated from some
organization which was alive to the neces-
sity of obtaining the aid of Democratic
country editors. The Republicans had
never called on the Republican editors
until now, because, perhaps. they had
never felt their necessity. Much laugh
teri ThsIe should be an organization to
furnish articles to the country press on
all subjects of national importance-the
tariff and the silver question.
The Organization Effected.
A committee on organization was APP
pointed and reported in favor of naming
the body the Republican Editorial asso-
citation of Illinois, with officers as follows:
Milton w. Mathews, Urbana, president;
vice presidents, J. b. Brown, Galena Ga
zette; W. L. Jones, Lebanon Herald Rob-
ert NJ. Woods, Joliet Sun; secretary,
Charles S. McNichols, Momence. The
following executive committee was ap-
Ceremack, T. C. Macmillan, Robert W.
Patterson, Chicago; J. H. Hadder, Auro-
ra; Smith d. Atkins, Freeport; B. F.
Shaw, Dixon: John r. Marshall, York
vile; Charles Holt, Kankakee; Marsh
Hanna, Peoria; w. H. Eastman, Moline;
George NJ. Turner, Pitts6eld; S. W. Mich
olson, Jacksonville; H. d. Peters, Month
cello; NJ. w. Mathews, Urbana; Walter
Collier, Albion; A. &. David, Carlinviile;
H. j. Schmidt, Nashville, r. F. Lawson,
Kimmundy; B. F. Copeland, Marion.
Must Be Republican Editors.
Theodore Gestefeld and John A Evan
der, of Chicago, and B. B. Turner, of
Springfield, were named as members.at-
large, and then the committee was ordered
to meet on Aug. Is for consultation with
the central committee. 1t was decided that
only Republican, who edits Republican
paper, shall be eligible to membership,
and all the editors present signed the roll.
SOME EDITORIAL OPINIONS.
How Illinois RepubIfcaus Feel Re1,rd;n