The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-02
RETURN 70 THEIR HOMES
STATE EDITORS FINISH THEIR
WORK IN TWO BUSY
SESSIONS
MUNRoE rs NEXT PRESIDENT
Plans Perfected for a Trip to the
Pan-Americon Exposition
at Buffalo Next
June.

The thirty-fifth annual convention OF
the Minnesota State Editorial association
is now matter of history, the conVen-
ton closing with yesterday afternoons
session. Many of the editors and their
wives returned last evening, and the re-
mainder will leave for their bones this
morning. The social aspect of the con-
Vention was not given SO much promi-
nence yesterday, the members getting
down to business in the afternoon espe-
cially with much good will. The election
of officers resulted in the unanimous
election of w. j. Munroe, of the Morris
Sun, for president. Other officers were
elected as follows: First vice president,
A. w McKinstry, Faribault; second vice
president, H. c. Miller St. Peter; third
vice president N. S Gordon, Crookston;
secretary c. p. Stine ST. Paul; treas
urer, David Ramaley; executive commit
tee, Messrs. F. j. Meyst, II. P. Hall and
c. G. Whitney.
A resolution introduced by c. s. Mitch
ell, of the Alexandria Post-News, yes
terday afternoon occaSioned considerable
discussion. The resolution, which was
adopted by good-sized majority, recon-
n1ended that the executive committee be
instructed to exclude from membership
in the future all publishers of publica-
tons, except newspapers published at
least once week, of legal size.
TO GET OFF AT BUFFALO.
The executive committee reported on
the excursion to be given the first week
Of June. The editors will leave Saturday
evening, June l, for Buffalo, where they
will remain four days, visiting the Pan
American exposition. From Buffalo they
will go to Toronto, remaining there until
Monday, when they will leave for home.
w. 5. Chamberlain, managing editor
of the Minneapolis Journal, who address
ed the convention in the morning on
Rise of the Afternoon Paper" annOunc-
ed to the editors that when the conven-
ton meets next year in Minneapolis his
paper would be turned over to the edi-
tors for one day, the executive commit
tee to take the management of it.
A telegram was sent to Congressman
F. c. Stevens asking that the Minnesota
representatives in congress be requested
to support the Fairbanks amendment to
the Loud bill, now under consideration
by the house. The original bill limits
the number of sample copies that can be
sent out by newspaper publishers and
calls for 1-cent stamp on every paper.
The amendment protects the interests of
the publishers of the country newspapers.
The convention instructed the legislative
committee to watch closely national leg
iSlation.
The address of the afternoon was read
by A. M. Wells, editor of the Renville
County Reveille, and for three and a
half years night editor of the Omaha
Bee Mr.. Wells spoke on THE City VS..
The Country Newspaper" The argument
was in favor of the latter. Instructing
the reading public in the country was
not nerVe-racking business. Elegance of
diction was not sacrificed to the peremp-
tory demands for copy always audible
in the city newspaper office. Best of all,
ones identity was not buried.
At the morning session Joseph A.
Wheelock, dean of the Northwestern
Journalistic guild, addressed the conven-
ton for the first time in thirty-five years.
Mr.. Wheelock was present at the organi-
cation of the association in 1865, but
since that time has not attended any of
the conventions. In his address he dwelt
open to the courageous, able and honest
editor. Henry R. Cobb, editor of the
Park Rapids Enterprise, one of the
brightest country papers in the state,
presented a paper on 1.-THE Real Thing"
He divided newspapers into two classes,
those which are talked about and seldom
seen, and those which are regularly pub
lished and found upon the pantry shelves
of every farm house in the land. The
first newspaper, of course, was the ideal.
Before adjournment the convention
passed a vote of thanks to the CONNER
cial club for it's hospitality; to the street
railway company for transportation to
and from Saltwater; 10 Warden Reeves
for his courtesy in entertaining them: to
Condo Hamlin for the smoke social ten
Gered the members Thursday evening;
and to the daily press.