St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-22

ISOLATION for the faithful and eficient man
ner IN ~nlcn they have served us during the
past year.
Charles Mitchell moved and the con-
vent1en agreed that the sympathy of
the members be telegraphed to the re-
tlrlng president, who was called to his
old home, Marshall, early yesterday
morning, by a telegram that his young
son was about to die. David Rama1ey
moved that ladies be admitted to the
association, without the payment of
dues. The motion was adopted.
L. T. Hunt, of. sMankato, suggested
that the convention formally express
Its regret at the retirement Of J. S. Pin
ney, OF st. Paul, from the management
of the Western depaftment of the Amer
lean Press association.
HaP. Hall and FsfE. Barnum, in Sec
ondlng the motion, expressed their warm
appreciation of Mr-Pinney's treatment
OF the editors In the past. The resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted. Mr..
Pinney thanked the eeonv ention, and said
that he hoped itor be an editor himself
soon. He was about to purchase a
country weekly iof large circulation.
A discussion begun by r w. Collins,
OF minneapolis. on the best point at
which to hold the summer excursion,
| brought out the fact that the national
association is to gosthis year to Mexico,
Which is the destination desired by
many of the editors. The time required
for such an excursion and the necessary
expense of long trip renders the Sc
lection of that point improbable. The
Yellowstone National park was also
mentioned, but without enthusiasm.
| The matter was necessarily left in the
| hands OF the executive committee. M.
Il. Tew suggested incidentally, that the
committee consider the advisabiiity of
| pcstponlng the summer excursion I'M
til after the November election. There
would be a good deal of politics in 1896.
Mr.. Barnum then presented to the con-
vention H. E. Cooke, Crookston.a and his
bride of day. Mr.. Cooke thanked the
convention, and said he was as happy
/ as he looked. p. V, Collins moved that
the secretary, in line with the conduct
of the afternoons session, be instructed,
in behalf of the convention. to kiss the
bride. The president ruled the motion
out of order, as interfering with his
pFerogative.
Bronson Strain, the newly elected sec
rotary. then sang several songs, and
| the session adjourned with the singing
of America" by all the members.
Hon. Alvah Eastman, the new prest-
| dent, bids fair to continue the pros
| perity which President Whitney's able
management conferred upon the edi-
tors association last year. Mr.. East
man is known throughout the North
west as the editor of the st. Cloud
Journal-Press, a prosperous evening
daily. Mr.. Eastman is thirty-eight
years old, and has always been news
paper man. For dozen years he
edited the Anoka Herald. After a
short time spent in the service Of the
treasury department, he bought the
Journal Press from the editor who ha6
made it one Of. the leading weeklies
of the state. Hon. w. B. Mitchell.
This was in September, 1892. Mr.. East
man at once adopted daily issue.
The new president has long been prom
| inent among Minnesota Republicans.
In 1889 he was elected to the legis-
lature from Anoka and served with
much credit.
|, Bronson Strain, the unanimous choice
Of the convention for secretary, will
succeed M. j. Downing, who Is equally
popular amongs;the editors. Mr.. Strain
edits the Battle Lake Review. He is
d native of Richmondville. N. Y, and
is forty-one years old. He has pub
l1Shed newspaper ever since he came
to Minnesota, in 1880. His first ven-
ture was at Morris. Subsequently he
went to Ada Eleven years ago he
removed to Battle Lake and began the
publication of the Review. AS JUS
tice of the peace he has served for q
long period, and at the last session of
the legislature he was elected assistant
clerk Of the house of representatives.
He married. in 1881, Miss Mary A
Stanley. Mr. Strain takes an active
interest in the field sports for which
his part Of the staseJis justly famous.
Mr.. Strain was chairman of Henry
Feig's congressional committee, and
succeeded in reducing a hostile major
ity of almost 1000 votes to less than
100. I1z
A man with $3.50 can get the best hat,
a Gordon