The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-09-03

A@N@A<Ng ~ W Eah mn serious
Disenssioas Of Inferesf 10 fhe Fre-
fessien-EIeetaep Of Omcers.
The Washington and Oregon State Press
Associations united IN holding their an
nnai conventions in Spokane last week.
There were in the city more than 700
visiting editors and publishers, and Is
many Of them were accompanied BY mem.
beers Of their families, the total attend.
ance was nearly 400. In the absence Of
President Scobey Of the Washington As.
ISOLATION, First Vice President Brant Of
Vancouver presided President George b.
Small Of Baker City presided at the meet
ing Of the Oregon Association. The Ore
gon association selected Astoria as the
next place Of meeting, and the Washing.
ton association viii meet at Seattle next
year.
The associations were entertained BY a
musicale for the ladies, trolley ride and
reception for all. At the reception in the
Auditorium Thursday evening, Mayor
Olmsted Of Spokane welcomed the Wis
itors, which was responded to by j. "A. &.
Brant Of Vancouver, Wash, and ID. Nj. g.
Gault Of Hillsboro, Or. A. p. TugKelI 81
Tacoma delivered the Grafton and 1 poem.
written for the occasion BY Mrs Ella Hig
gins0n, was read. Historian Charles Prosch
reported that in Washington nine new
newspapers had been started during the
year. and four had died There are about
ESQ papers now published IN Washington.
Election of Omeeru.
The Washington Association elected y.
w. Durham Of the Spokesman Review.
president: O. n Moore, Seattle Times.
first vice president; j. Hannum Jones,
Aooksack Reporter, second vice president:
i. r. Baker. Tacoma Sun, third vice
president; Will A. Steele, Post IntelIi
geneer. secretary treasurer; Charles
PrOsch, Seattle, historian; I. G. NicElin,
Whatcom, orator; Frank C. Teck, What
com Blade, poet, and the following ex
eentive committee; L. M.wood, chairman,
Seattle Trade Register; Mrs. Minnie Sar-
gent, Pullman Tribune; c. NJ. Shuitz, Ia
coma Ledger; r. j. Hell, Tacoma Herald;
z NJ Day, Peoples Party News, New
Whateom-
Delegates and alternates to the national
convention were also elected.
The following are The officers elected
by the Oregon Association; President, ID.
NJ Ganlt Of the HillsborO Independent:
Grst vice-president, J. +. Stewart of the
Fossil Journal; second vice president, A
n. Fisher Of the Pacific Christian Adyo.
cate Of Portland; secretary, A. N. ToxieF
of the Pacific Farmer, Portland; treasurer.
Fred 7. Baker, Troutdale Champion; his
torian, A Noltner, Weekly Dispatch,
Portland; sergeant-at-arms, G. b. Small.
Baker City Democrat. The following ex-
ecutire committee was elected: j. S. Del.
finger, Astoria News; Isaac Stern, He
brew News, Portland; J. H. DOuthit, The
Dalles Monntaineer.
Both press associations were more than
pleased with the hospitality Of Spokane,
and the conrtesies extended by the rail
roads, especially those Of the Northern
Pacific in giving the use of a special train
to Occur d'Alene and the steamer ride on
the lake.
Below is a complete list of The visitors
from this state, as shown by the register
at press headquarters:
Warrington Men.
]. A. C. Brant, The Columbian. Van
couver; Dewitt C. Britt, The Leadtf Che.
Ian; j. L. Holland, Olympia; 7. G. Nick.
lin, Seattle; F. z. Alexander. Free Press.
Cheney; F. T. Hopkins, Tacoma; George
p. Jacobs, News, Tacoma; B. NJ. Price. Can.
ital, Olympia; James 4. Risedorph, White
River journal, Kent; j. NJ. Taylor, Pa
ciic Mason, Seattle; I. ]. Bell, News. Her
aid, Tacoma; A. II. Stulfauth, Capital.
Ellensburg; c. II. Goddard and George
b. Baker, Courier Press, Dayton; ]. Han
mum Jones, Reporter, Nooksack; Mrs.
Ella Higrinson, Reveille, New Whatcom:
C. o. Void, American Forester, Seattle:
George Pruner, journal, Blaine; w. L.
Wheeler, Port Orchard: ID. X. Proud,
Olympia; C. l. Marsh, Times. Arlington;
Al. Ricardo, Statesman, WallA Walla; L.
L. Wheeler, Times, Waitsburg; r. n.
Kernigham, Banner. Buckley; S. L. Alex
ander, Free Press, Cheney; A. j. Morrow,
Mail, La Conner; James Vernon, Times,
Everett; A. E. Partridge, Seattle; Edgar
b Piper and win A. Steele, Post Intelli.
gencer, Seattle; o. b. Fuller, Advance,
Wenatchee; A. I. Ambrose, Argus, Seat
tie; f II. Thomas, Republican, Blaine;
@. f. Harrison, News Herald. Mt. Vernon:
A. W, Bower, Journal, Sultan; &. N.
Day and L s Day, News, New whatcom;
A. B. Ernst and A. I. Winsor. Review,