The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-07

Special Dispatch to the Post-Inteliigencer-
PORTLAND. July 6.-Through its gen
erous and liberal entertainment OF me
National Editorial Association. the city
of Portland Is winning golden enconiums
from the half thousand visitors who rep
resent every state in the Union Every
body seems delighted with the cordial
Western welcome and bountiful hospital
ity extended. AS their stay In Portland
nears its close the editors speak toyfufly
Of their expected visit to Seattle.
The business OF the convention will end
at noon tomorrow. In the election of Of
ficers. Col. r. II. Henry. of Jackson, Miss,
will be chosen president, with ex-Gov
Matt Parrot. of Waterloo. Iowa. first
vice president Secretaries Page and
White and Treasurer Gibbs will be their
own successors. II they care to longer
continue In their respective offices.
The soJourn in Portland will practically
end with big reception tomorrow night.
Early Saturday morning the big train of
special Puilmans will leave for Astoria
and the seaside, returning late that night.
to continue Sunday morning on three
days trip through the Willamette valley.
returning to Portland at O'Clock Tuesday
evening.
The itinerary north has not been defi-
nitely arranged as yet This evening Sec
retary Page vas in consultation with the
Washington delegation. and from infor-
nation now at hand he agrees to carry
out the following programme. Leave
Portland Tuesday about midnight and ar
rive at Tacoma at o'clock wednesday
morning: remain the guests Of Tacoma
until o. clock that afternoon. when their
train will be boarded for Seattle; be form
ally received that evening by the Wash
ington State Press Association and city
oflicials, and remain the guests Of Seattle
until Thursday night at II o'clock. when
they will board the cars and be taken
over the Seattle & International railroad
to Vancouver.
Mr. Page had hoped to remain at Seattle
long enough TO have the editorial party
enjoy the trip to Snoaualmie Falls. but
he now thinks II probable that they viii
be compelled TO leave Thursday night.
There is still possibility of the party
going by steamer from Seattle to Victoria
and thence To Vancouver. VIII J. White,
Of Ottawa. inspector of agencies, is to-
day at Victoria trying To secure gov
ernment boat for the trip mentioned
II was found impossible to make any
other visits in Washington than at Seat
tie and Tacoma.
The association today received reports
of committees appointed yesterday. The
committee on reports of officers indorses
the opinion expressed by President Mac
Cabe on the subject Of advertising agents,
and recommends that no commissions be
allowed, but that agents be required to
collect from advertisers.
The committee recommended that a
special order looking TO the action of the
convention ON the subject OF a memorial
10 Eugene Field be presented 10 the con-
vention and the matter be referred 10 the
committee on memorials for tha. purpose
w l.. Eaton, of Rockford, III. read a
paper or Libel Laws urging that they
should be made uniform I'm various states
s. -. Cragin. ef Indiana. presented a
paper on job Printing as a Source OF
Revenue"
The convention was in session only a
few minutes this afternoon. when adjourn
ment was taken until tomorrow morning,
This evening the editors were enter
tanned by the Portland =, oman's Club
Delegates from Arkansas are working to
secure the next meeting OF the association
for Hot Springs.
w A. Steele. secretary cs the Seattle
Press club is sn the city. and wilt s,s sotn-
esi tomorrow BY Chairman p r. psner
member ~ the executive committee They
will consul; with members ~ the National
Editorial Association regarding the Jour
nsy through Washington.