The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-20

remained on hand, During the afternoon
OF the first day Judge G. r. Flandreau Of
ST. Paul extended an invitation in be-
half Of the citizens to members Of the as
ISOLATION to attend a reception at the
Hotel Ryan that evening, and the invita-
ton was accepted and greatly enjoyed.
/ The state officers and members Of the
legislature were among those present.
instead of formal papers the president
announced that special topics would be
discussed. and the first one proposed was
What Constitutes Good Newspaper"
The next day the committee, composed
or Messrs. Lamphere, Perkins and Para
dis, appointed the previous day sub
mitted report defining a newspaper, and
nearly the entire forenoon was occupied
IN the afternoon a second report was
being recommitted for some changes, and
in the afternoon second paper was
made, which was adopted. This report
was entitled What Shall Constitute
Newspaper" and as showing the cOncen-
sus of opinion after one Of the most elab-
crate debates which has ever occurred in
the history of the association, the report
is appended as follows:
A newspaper is a collection OF reading mat
ter in columns and sheet form, the matter
consisting Of general al local news, com.
ments and miscellaneous literary items.
printed daily, tri-weekly, semi-weekly,
weekly at an established Office or known place
Of business, equipped with the necessary ma
terial and skilled wOrkmen for printing the
same in whole OF in part, in village, town.
city or country where said Office or place
OF business Is located.
Provided that no publication shall be con-
sidered newspaper OF general circulation
unless 1t shall consist OF four pages Of five
columns to each page, each column OF no
less than seventeen and three-fourths inches
long, or its equivalent in space. and shall
print. publish and deliver at each regular
issue. not less than 24O complete copies to
paying subscribers. 3.
Provided further, that publications that are
substantially duplicate, publications
wholly made up OF patents or plates or pat
ents and advertisements, shall not be recog-
ni2ed as legitimate newspapers for general cir
culation.
The constitution was formally amended,
making me date OF the annual business
meeting the third Thursday and Friday in
February, instead Of "Wednesday and
Thursday as before. r
Election OF Officers.
The election OF officers elected more
than usual interest. it requiring three
ballots TO select the president.
The officers chosen were as follows:
President--Iohu A. Johnson. St. Peter Her
aid. N.-.-
First Vice Presidential c. Day, Albert Lea
Standard
Second Vice President-Alvah Eastman. st.
Cloud JournalPress.
Third Vice President-Bronson Strain, Bat
tie Lake Review.
Recording Secretary--Frank c. Barnum,
Sank Center Avalanche.
Corresponding Secretary-A. e. Kaercher,
Ortonville Journal.
Treasurer--Dayid Ramaley, A. o. U. w.
Guide.
Executive Committee-C. p Slime North
Western Printer; William Kinds, Shakopee
Argus: Joseph ,Leicht, Winona Westlicner
HarOld.
When tie election had been concluded
A. B. Lange of the Duluth Scandal Of
fered the following resolution, which was
adopted and has ever since been regarded
the rule of the association:
Resolved, That no member of this associa-
ton shall in future hold the Office of pres-
dent for two successive terms.
The death Of Victor C. Seward, editor of
the Saltwater Messenger, who was as
sassinated Oct. !. 1897, by a lunatic, who
shot him down in the street near his
office, was announced, and a paper appro-
pirate 20 the tragic event was duly pre-
pared and published in the proceedings for
1898. Mr. Seward was among the early
members Of the association having estab
lished paper at Redwood Falls In 1869,
and his sudden death was public loss as
we'll a private grief to the members of
the editorial association.
Instead Of making a formal summer
pleasure excursion or outing, it was voted
to visit the Worlds Fair at Chicago dur
ing the month OF Mag, and the officers
were requested to make the necessary ar
rangements for tie trio.
In accordance with this $50 visited Chi
go in May and in addition to seeing the
ing. Governor Nelson had designated May
exposition dedicated the Minnesota build
18th for the dedcatory exercises on behalf
of the state but for some reason recalled
it and this led the editors to dedicate it
themselves.
The dedicatory services began at II a.
NJ, May 18th, with the building packed TO
its full capacity. The parlors were hand
somely decorated for the occasion and
notted plants were in profusion.
The exercises were formally opened by
President johnson, who called upon DR..
Brown to invoke the divine blessing. This
was followed by a song by Oscar l..
Lienau Of the St. Paul Volkszeitung and