The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-28
EDITORIAL MEETING.
Minneapolis Entertains the Pencil
Pusbers of the State.
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The Tkirty-Sixth Annual Meeting of'thl
Minnesota state Editorial Association
a Grand. Success in sAttend- {:
ance anf Interest.


The largest gathering of state edi-
tors in the history of the organization
assembled in Minneapolis, Feb. 20 to
attend the thirty-siXth annual conven-
ton of the Minnesota Editorial assoc
citation, the business sessions of which
were held at tbs West hotel. Every
railroad brought it's quota of country
editors to Minneapolis early in the
morning.
At night it was estimated that 225
editors, with their ladies, were in
complete possession of Minneapolis,
where the local ''press gang" did all
in its power to make the annual meet
ing and visit of the country editors a
joyous and mellow success.
The business meeting, called for 10
o'clock, was an hour late in starting.
But for two hours previous to that
the lobby of the West was thronged
with the country pencil pushers, shak-
ing hands and cracking jokes at each
others expense.
The mayor, in ten-minute talk,
extended the welcome and hospitality
of Minneapolis to the assembled ed
itors. His remarks were greeted with
enthusiastic applause. Mayor Ames
told the delegates that he had judic-
iously mixed newspaper work and
medicine into his 60 years of life, and
had learned much of both. He re-
ferred to the editors as men "who
stand behind the lead pencil and paste
pot" and who, as moulders of public
opinion, were potent factors in push
ing civilization along.
Wallace G. Nye, on behalf of the
Commercial club. extended the editors
a welcome on behalf of that organi-
cation.
President w. J. Munro, editor of
the Norris Sun, responded on behalf
of the association. He had many COM
plimentary things to say of the COM
mittees of local newspaper workers,
who had made such complete arrange
ments for the visiting editors con-
vention and comforts.
President Munro has but lately re-
turned from a two months trip
through the sunny south, and shows
the effects of the balmy climate in
which he has been basking.
President Munro, in his annual adj
dress, referred to the fact that it was
usually the correct custom to confne
remarks by the president to matters
of direct interest to the craft, but he
felt constrained to refer to the social
side as well. He spoke of the excur-
sions of the association of the past
year, and mentioned the courtesies ex-
tended to the association by various
companies and indi-
He also referred to the jun
ket planned for the present year.
But matter that was of bread and
publisher, he said, was the report of
Edwin G.. Madden, third assistant
postmaster general, relative to the
abuses which have arisen in second
class postal matter.
''The subject is one of vital concern
to the legitimate press of the country,
the action of the department in seek
ing to correct these abuses is entirely
right and proper, and in the best in
terest of the legitimate press of the
country" said the speaker.
After the presidents address, the
reading of the papers assigned to GER
tain members of the association were
taken up. The first four Of the six
following papers were heard at the
session:
''How to Publish Good Paper in a
Small Town." j. J. Folsom, Hinckley
Enterprise.
''The Country Editor, a Business
Man or Philanthropist," II. C. Miller,
ST. Peter Free Press.
Comparative Worth of Advertising
in the Daily and Weekly Field,' G. S.
Pease, Anoka Union.
Amenities of Country Journalism"
III. M. Wheelock, editor of Wheelock's
Weekly, Fergus Falls.
Relative Value of the Local and
Editorial Pages" C. A.. Bennett, Gran
lite Falls Journal.
DUTY of the Citizen to the Local
Press" R. M. Pope, Mora. Kanabec
County Times.
The association reassembled again
at $3.50 in the afternoon, and after
few unimportant announcements the
other two papers were read.
The afternoon session was of less
than an hours duration, the presi-
dent and members evidently believing
in placing as little restraint as posi-
Bile upon themselves and their fellow
editors.
President Munro appointed COM
mittee on resolutions, consisting of
Frank A. Day, chairman; Senator
John A. Johnson, ST. Peter; A. M.
Welles, Redwood Falls. The National
Editorial association meets at Hot
Springs, Ark, April Is, for four
days session. The delegates will
probably make ST. Louis the rendez-
vous and go to the convention hall in
a body.
Irving Todd, Hastings Gazette, exec
utive committeeman from the State
Editorial association, and Joseph
Leicht, Winona Herald, executive COM
from the publishers assoc
citation, were named as committee