St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-21
YVES OUT IN FORGE
bIG MEETING OF THE MINNESOTA
EDITORS, AND PUBLISHERS,
ASSOCIATION.
PRESIDENT WHITNEY HAPPY.
he CONGRATULATES THE ORGANI-
zATIoN ON THE SUCCESSES OF
esz THE YEAR.
FANS BIxBY,s. COMPARISONS.
Le Points Out the Superior influence
of the Wceklies Over the
Daily Papers.

Pallas Athene snubbed poor little
Saint Cecilia yesterday morning at
Sixth and st. Peter streets. The in
nocent, merry-hearted saint fed before
Miss Athene's Bostonian stare and left
Pallas alone in Conoyer Music hall.
Miss Athene adjusted her eye glasses
at lilo, and five minutes later the Min
nesota editors were called to order by
President Whitney. Secretary NJ. j.
Bowling had unexpectedly arrived
from Chicago in time to assume his
duties. About sixty-five members
were present and others arrived from
time to time.
A letter from John e. King, Of Ad-
rian, was read, announcing his inabil-
ity to be present, and H. j. Miller Of
Luverne, was requested. on motion, to
prepare paper on the subject previ-
ously assigned to Mr.. King; namely,
District Editorial Associations"
A postal card from the office of the
Saltwater Prison Mirror informed the
convention that the writer's ina bility
to attend was most sincere and by no
means of the conventional type" He
SOuld iCotLiiy ScCuIt Tic dIlOltIil uGcto-
sary for membership dues, but the rope
ladder with which to scale the walls
was unobtainable." a guarantee of sim
Oerity was added by the editors sig
natufe-:"Yours for life, w. r. San
ford
A communicate from Prof Maria
Sanford, of the state university, Mrs.
H. f. Brown and Mrs. Robert Pratt,
representing the Women's Improve
Ins Of Il Al,
the editors might agree to exclude
from their papers hereafter all sensa-
tional matter of a low and debasing
nature and all unnecessary details with
respect TO criminals. A similar COM
mUnicatiOn, which requested, in addi-
ton, the exclusion of demoralizng pic
lures, had been received from the Bal
timore Yearly Meeting of Women's
Friends. Both communications were
referred to the committee on resolu-
lions.
President Whitney spoke of the diff
ffculty in filing delegations to the con-
VentiOn Of the national association.
John Leicht, of Winona, thought that
each district in the state should be
represented, the more so as every
twenty-five members in a state aSso-
citation were entitled to one delegate
at the national convention George N
to the national convention at ST. Au-
gusta, said that Minnesota had not
been well represented there. The East
ern editors had controlled everything,
including the election of the national
officers. There had been much pleas
ure at st. Augustine, but little work
The programme then allowed
TOO LITTLE TIME FOR BUSINESS,
and one of the main objects of the ma
tional association was thus defeated
MIR. Leicht's suggestion was good
one. Men enough should be chosen as
national delegates, and they should
be men who would attend.
H. G. Hayes, of Sleepy Eye, then
moved that a committee of five be ap-
pointed by the chair to select delegates
to the national convention. Bronson
Strain, of Battle Lake, moved that the
convention name M. j. Bowling as
chairman of the delegation and as the
Minnesota candidate for president Of
the national association. The other
delegates could be named by the COM
mlttee. This resolution was ruled out
of order, and that of Mr. HAYES was
adopted with the understanding that
Mr.. Strains suggestion was recon-
mended for the consideration of the
committee to be appointed
1t was decided, on motion of H. J.
Peterson, of Litchfeld, that a commit
tee of five on resolutions be appointed
by the chair.
Mr.. Lanphere, chairman of the COM
mittee on business organization, re-
ported that the committee had, during
last year, effected the formation of
the Northwestern Publishers associa-
ton, to the stock of which $50 Mime
sofa newspapers had subscribed, and
OF Which the president was E. A. Para
dis, of Merriam Park. The new as
sociation had issued an organ, the
Northwestern Press, distributed it
among merchants and manufacturers
and would doubtless do much towards
extending the advertising business of
minnesota newspapers, both in this and
in other states. Mr.. Lanphere asked
that his committee be discharged. 1t
had been first appointed three or four
years ago and had accomplished it's
object
Discussion of Mr. Lanphere's report
revealed that various papers of equiv
Alent circulation have advertising rates
that differ to ludicrous extent. It
was suggested that publishers follow
me example Of the printers union by
adopting uniform, just scale of ad-
Vertlsing rates and rigidly adhering
to the scale. On motion of Mr.. Day,
the committee was thanked and dis
Iiai Seu. II. I. Hail aroused anticipa-
ZION by picturing the beatitudes of the
beefsteak supper, to be given this
evening, and the convention was re-
quested not to forget the banquet ten
hered by the G. A. r. committee.
The convention adjourned until 2:3O
p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The editors assembled at p. m, with
? larger attendance frightened by the
presence of many ladies' President
Whitney announced the following com
mi