St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-12
The Anoka Editor Elected
President Of the Editor
ial Association.
independence in Journalism
Discussed by Knights Of
the Quill.
Other Interesting Subjects to
the Fraternity Treated in
Raey Style.
Proposition to Have the AS,
ISOLATION Branch Out in
Business.

The attendance at the morning ses-
sion of the editorial convention yester-
day was small, but as the day wore or
toward noon belated editors and pub.
fishers strolled in one by one, a triie
fatigued, perhaps, from overindulgence
In st. Paul's hospitality the night be
fore, but still capable of wrestling with
the business of the day.
Elmer E. Adams, of the Fergus Falls
journal, opened the ball with paper
on Country Correspondence Of Coun-
ty Newspaper" Mr.. Adams favored
the publishing of all items of local in
terest and weekly correspondence from
surrounding subscribing townships. lie
gave five cents per inch for BREWER mat
ter as the rate paid ON his paper for
country correspondence, which he con-
tended should be we'll got up and care
fully edited, as one of the most impor-
tant adjuncts to the country EDITORS
prosperity. He gave as his motto, "a
quarter of column of home news is
worth page of stuff about China and
Turkey"
The brief discussion of the paper was
had by w. B. Mitchell, Of the st. Cloud
JOurnal-Press, and was participated in
by Luther Osborn, of the Glyndon
News. and c.. Joseph Leicht, OF the Wi
mona Herald.
1.-THE Annual Row" was the title of
the paper read by w. G. Whiteman, of
the Ortonvile Herald-Star. By this
name he designated the difference be-
tween the papers and the county COM
missioners. Legislation, he thought,
ought to cure the row about the county
printing, but some blame rested with
the publishers. Mr.. Whiteman cited
several instances to strengthen his
views on the subject, and thought that
the office of county printer ought to be
elective. The discussion which followed
bers of the craft. The men who took
part in il were Luthor Osborn, ID. Ra-
maley, W. G. Whiteman, Gen. Jennison,
of the Red Wing Republican. and Jo-
seph Leieht.
The paper by Y. G. Seward. OF the
saltwater Messenger, on "Independ-
ence IN Journalism" was interesting IN
the extreme. He opposed editorial par
tisanship, and hoped the time would
come when the country papers would
be independent OF parties, type foun-
dries, paper manufacturers and spring
poets. Mr.. Seward was humorous in
his remarks and was heartily applaud
ed. Gen. Jennison and G. L. Smith, of
the Farmers Tribune, Minneapolis, dis
cussed the paper with spirit and intelli-
gence.
An invitation from the Citizens
Union of Lake City urging the associa-
ton to take its next outing at Lake
Pepin. was read by A. j. Myers. of the
Lake City Graphic Sentinel. After dis
cussion the matter was left with the
executive committee.
E. G. Gottry, of the Pine County Pho
neer, explained the causes of newspaper
failures in an interesting paper, Jour
nalistic Suicides" He advised princi-
pally, Get bonus" and in enumerat-
ing the reasons Tor failure, voiced the
sentiments of the entire association.
A. w. McKinstrey's paper on Home
and Foreign Advertising" covered
much of the discussion of Mr.. Stacks
paper. read on Wednesday. Mir. Nc
Kinstrey was the last essayist of the
morning session.