The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-07
CITY NEWS.
EDITORS IN TEENS
Amateur Editors of the Nation Meet
and Pull Wires Indus
triously.
Charge of Plagiarism Made Against
One of the Honor
Winners.

Apparently believing that politics is the
greater part Of editing, the members OF
the United Amateur Press association IN
convention assembled at the West hotel.
are devoting themselves to the annual
election Of officers with enthusiasm.
At the first session in the hotel club
room this morning, the thirty-five dele
gates present were in CONDITION OF
armed peace, only awaiting the coming
of the morning, and the ballotlng Tor OF
fcers to develop into open war incl
dentally charge Of plagiarism against an
honor winner lends interest to the pro-
gram. ,
Political honors are 80 coveted by the
future Charles A. Danas and Horace
Greeleys and Ruth Ashmores that long
and bitter war. on paper, has peen Wageo
between the rival candidates for president
for many moons, and from far western
Kansas City to far eastern Newark. N. j.
Now the opposing forces are ABOUT 10
clash and the 1S-year- old editors are walt
ing in a condition of animated suspense,
as it were for the coming OF the NOR
row.
The three prominent candidates for
president Of the ASSOCIATE ton, which is
composed of journalists of the strictly
amateur sort and of rather tender years,
are Ira Eugene Seymour Of Kansas City,
Nelson D. Roberts of Mosinee, Wis, and
Miss BERTHE Kiump of Newark. N. J. Mr..
Seymour is the editor Of The Venture,
which, he states, Is IAN amateur maya
zine Of merit aud the other candidates
are responsible for equally worthy pub
locations.
Mr. Roberts cause Is championed by the
present incumbent. j. A. Clerkin OF Jer-
sey City, while Editors Albert E.. Gull
Of Jersey City, J. NJ. Reilly Of the same
place are backing Miss Klump. Mr.. Sey-
mour Is the only candidate on the ground
Mr.. Roberts being detained by the neces-
sity of working in his fathers store and
Miss Klump by the inconvenience of the
long trip.
This morning Mr. Seymour met Messrs
Kelley and Call on the floor Of the con-
vention and there was a good deal Of
glaring and heated conversation going on
but the real thing comes Tomorrow.
The business of the convention this
morning was routine. This afternoon was
devoted to a visit to the Walker art gal
lery and to newspaper row. This even
ing the Commercial club will entertain tn,
delegates with trolley ride.
Awards made by the annually appointed
committee of judges were announced a:
follows to-day: Stor yalureate, Joseph e
Cohn Of Philadelphia honorable mention
Flora Stewart Emory Of Baltimore county
Md. poet laureate, Flora Stewart Emory
honorable mention. William J. Clemens
OF Rhode Island; essay laureate, w. Kay
Smith of Philadelphia; honorable mention
Josephp E. Cohn of Philadelphia ; edi
torial laureate, BERTHE Klump of Newark
honorable mention, c. H. Russell of Phil
adelphia.
A mild sensation was produced by tn
refusal of President Clerkin to sign tn,
Klump certificate. Tending the considera
ton Of charges of plagiarism. The matte
will go before the board Of directors
Considerable uneasiness is occasioned b,
the non-appearance Of the secretary witt
his reports. Until report can be mad
on the condition Of the members due
the proxies cannot be votetd and Their
Is great dismay in the Roberts camp