St. Paul daily globe., 1896-02-20
MEMBERS OF THE e. AND p. ASSO-
CIATIoN HERE FOR THE AN
NUAL.
PLANS FOR THEIR PLEASURE
CHAIRMAN CASTLE AND COL. MON
FORTS CHEF SPEND AN EVEN
ING COLLABORATING.
RESULTS TO BE SEEN TONIGHT
When the Visitors VIII Enjoy Plates
of Humor and Roasts of Phil
Osophy.

The Minnesota State Editors and
Publishers association will begin its
annual convention in Conover hall this
morning. The association headquar-
ters, as for the last seven years, are
at the Windsor hotel.
The convention will without doubt be
the largest since the association was
organized. At least 175 delegates are
expected, and fifty ladies. It is prob
able that before the convention ends
the membership, now about $50, will
rise to 300 or more. The unusually sue
greatly stimulated the interest of
members and served in a large meas
ure to make 1895 the most prosperous
year that the association has ever
known. Even the chink of massy
gold usually so offensive to the ear of
the philosophic cogitator has been toll
Grated to an abnormal degree by the
editors of late, who have contributed
$500 more than their treasurer has been
able to spend for them. A score or
more of members are now in the city.
Most of them are at the Windsor.
This mornings trains will bring large
delegations, and by evening the atten-
dance will be complete. A morning
and afternoon session will be held both
today and tomorrow. The nights will
be held sacred to needed recuperation.
President Whitney's address will be
heard shortly after II o'clock this
morning, when the convention will be
called to order. OF the eight papers
which are to be read several will be
presented this afternoon, providing
their authors have arrived. The full
programme is:
1.-The Press and Legislation" Frank A.
Day, Martin County Sentinel.
THE Press and the Legal Profession" G.
". Stanton, Appleton Press.
Special Newspaper Editions Elmer e.
Adams, Fergus Falls Journal, president
Northwestern Press association.
Duluth Herald.
Business Interests of Local Newspapers .
Ed A. Paradis, Midway News, president
Northwestern Publishers association.
Deep Waterways of the Press A. C.
Weiss, Duluth Herald.
Daily and Weekly Country Press" Tams
Slxby, Red Wing Republican, president
North Star State Press association.
District Press Association John z. King
Adrian Democrat.
Outings of Editors" George w. Dodds.
st. Paul Dispatch.
Only persons outside of the newspa-
per business arc ever found without
views. Views beget discussion. There
will be plenty of both to follow the read
ing or several papers on the programme.
The Press and the Legislature" Could
any public mentor suppress an opinion
or the legislature? Again, there Is
''Ih1 Press and the 7
Is there possibility that this subject
might suggest, not the personal rela-
lions of the editors with the supreme
court. but the amusing subject of legal
printing, and the ducats which such
printing may be made to- exude? If the
possibility should occur to any one. he
may state view. and other views may
follow. Business Interest of Local
Newspapers" Is also a plethoric topic
as fruitful as the tariff
1t Is rumored, too, that an attempt
will be made to amend the bylaws so
as to bring the annual meeting a week
earlier than heretofore. This change is
suggested in order to enable the busi-
ness men of the Minnesota dailies to be
present at the editorial convention. At
present such representatives feel oblig-
ed to pass the third Wednesday and
Thursday Of every February at New
York city in attendance on the an
nual meeting of the American Newspa-
per Publishers association.
The question of county printing is
also likely to agitate the convention.
The controversies that have arisen be-
tween publishers and county commits
sioners have resulted in several appli-
cations by officers of the association to
Attorney General Childs for a definite
construction of existing laws The de-
cisions in every case have favored the
pretensionS Of the newspapers. Thus
the whole subject Of a uniform basis for
the estimate of county printing will
doubtless be opened up.
Still bleeding from the grievous
wounds Of intellectual combat, the dele
gates will manfully take places at the
banquet board at o'clock this even
ing. The banquet will be given at the
Windsor by the press committee of the
G. A. r. general committee. The press
committee is heded by Capt H A. Cas-
tie, and includes a large proportion Of
the important newspaper men Of the city
The banquet, or supper, as some of the
more Jeffersonian of the delegates pre-
fer to describe 1t, will have a whole
some attic flavor. The physical palate
will be gratified. while the mental taste
will be tintillated with the delicate
pateS of humor and the robust roast of
philosophy. Capt. Castle and Col Mon
forts chef were still collaboratin the
joint bill Of fare last night, and the au-
spicious result will gladen the earth
with this mornings sun.
Tomorrow morning the unfinished
papers on the programmes will be TAX
en- up. In the afternoon the annual
election will precede a final adjourn
ment The question Of candidates has
SO far attracted but little attention
among the delegates. That there will
be new president is certain. but
President Whitney could readily be re-
elected were 1t not that three years
ago an amendment to the constitution
was adopted providing that no presi-
dent should thenceforth be chosen for
two consecutive terms. John A John
son, Of st. Peter, then held the posi-
ton. He was succeeded by H. c. Day,
Of Albert Lea, who was the predeces-
sor of President Whitney All these
gentlemen were from the southern part
of the state. If. therefore, the ques-
ton of locality should arise, 1t is likely
that the new president would be chos-
en- from among the representatives of
Northern Minnesota. Alvah Eastman.
Of ST. Cloud, is first vice president, and
has been mentioned for promotion.
Sam Langum, Of Preston, ex-secretary
of the state senate, Is second vice
president but halls from a southern
county. Elmer Adams. of Fergus
Falls has also haan fhouonf oP ~,