The Saint Paul globe., 1902-02-22
THEIR WORK ENDED
STATE EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION
CLOSED A SUCCESSFUL
MEETING
]. LEICHT ELECTED PRESIDENT
Proposition to Establish an Insur-
ance Association Is Defeated
Many Thought Old Line In
surance Preferable.

The labors of the Minnesota editors,
who have been meeting at the West
hotel for two days, were finished yester-
day afternoon after the election of Of
ficers for the ensuing year.
The following officers We're elected:
President Joseph Leicht, Winona Herald;
first vice presiden,, H. c. Miller, St Peter
Free Press; second vice president, Henry
r. Cobb, Park Rapids Enterprise; third
vice president, A. M. Welles, Redwood
Reveille; treasurer, David Ramaley, A. o.
U. w. Guide, st. Paul; secretary, c. P.
Stine, St. Paul Executive committee, +.
j. Meyst, Minneapolis; H. p Hall, st.
Paul, and c. c. Whitney, st. Paul.
The morning session was taken up prin-
cipally in considering a resolution that
was offered by H. S. Saylor, of Buffalo,
asking for the appointment of COM
mittee of three with authority to IN
corporate sucn an association latter in
surance to the amount of 100000 on ma
terial and printing office buildings owned
by the publishers OF newspapers in Min
nesota had been subscribed" 1.,e reso-
luton also provided that lie committee
be authorized to draw funds not to exceed
$100 from the association treasury.
AS soon as this resolution was present
ed a number of editors were on their feet
in a moment and wished to be heard in
opposition to such a proposition. Z. +.
Macdonald, of the St. Cloud Times, said
that 1t would be a grave mistake for the
association to go into any such plan
as they were organized primarily for
social purposes, and for them to. stand
sponsor for an insurance organization
would be going out of their sphere.
c. s. Mitchell, of the Alexandria Post,
said that he always found it good busi-
ness policy to get his insurance from ole
line companies and let mutual affairs
alone. Mr.. Day. of the Fairmont Sentinel.
was in favor of any scheme to defeat the
insurance trust, as an adjunct to the as
sociation, as he was of the opinion that
such a plan would only result in dis
organization. P. V. Collins and many
others were opposed to the plan on gen
eral principles.
Mr.. Saylor who presented the resolution
said that he had been a member of the
association for seven years. and he could
not see where he derived any benett
from it, and it was his opinion, that if
the editors of Minnesota had brains
enough to get out newspapers they GER
tainlY ought to have business ability
enough to form an insurance association,
and look after the matter of their own
insurance, which certainly could be done
at a much less figure than they were pay
ing others at the present time to look
after it for them
From remarks which followed appar-
emily Mr.. Saylor was the only one who
had not derived any benefits from the
organization, as there were a number
who testified to the influence that body
welded in the securing of beneficial laws,
and there was a committee before the
legisla ture at the present time whose OBJ
ject was to get through legislation that
would increase the revenue of printers in
the state.
A resolution was adopted approving the
position taken by Edwin c. Madden in
relation to the stand he has taken in the
correction of abuses in second-claSS mani
matter. A copy of these resolutions will
be sent to him as well as the the states
representatives at Washington. A res
OiUtiOn was adopted heartily secOnding
the invitation extended to the National
Educational association to meet in Min
EeapoliS in June, 1902
The report of the executive commit :
tee recommending that next years outing
be made to Georgian bay. The date was
set June Z, and it is understood that the
$40.
A resolution was adopted extending a
vote of thanks to the newspapers, and
all who have been instrumental in making
the present meeting such a pronounced
success 1t was unanimously adopted.
The entertainment accorded the ladies
yesterday was a success in every respect.
They visited the university, and were en-
tertained while there with a musical pro-
gramme given by the Ladies Thursday
Musicale in the chapel. The programme
was received WITH great enthusiasm, anu
President NorthrOp voiced the apprecia-
tion Of all of the audience Following
the programme President Northrop in
formally received the visitors in his Of
flee, after which guides took the party
in groups around the campus
Most Of the visitors left last evening
for their homes. There are a few, how
ever, who will stay over in the city a
few days longer. before returning to
help the ''devif get out next weeks is
sue of the paper, at which time they will
give suitable expression as to the man
ner in which they were cared for while
they were guests in the city.