The Detroit times., 1911-07-20
INSURGENCY IS
ELECTION FEATURE
Delegates to Editors Convention Are
Trying to Break Away From sys-
TEN Of Boosting Vice President.

OF Artesian. N. Dsk., is the present
first vice-president.
One branch OF the insurgents Is ad-
vancing Milton McRae, OF this city,
as the proper man to hold the presi-
dents Office during the next year. The
agitation for McRae originates among
men from Ohio. In which state there
are a half dozen papers In the Nc
Rae-Scripps combination. Another
branch of the opposition TO Mr.. Dow
dell Is boosting Joe Mitchell Chapple,
OF Boston, editor of the National Mag
azine. 1t looks as II the insurgents
Will have to join their hopes TO the
Boston man, for Mr.. McRae says that
II would be impossible for him to ac-
cept the nomination.
There are too many other inter
ests that take my time TO allow me to
accept the honor OF the presidency OF
the National Press association" said
Mr.. McRae to The Times. II have
been offered the presidents chair OF
the American Newspaper Publishers
association also, and have been forced
to decline know nothing OF the ac-
ton OF the members of the conven-
ton. but II will be impossible for me
to be their president"
Mr.. Chapple, the other man put for
ward by the insurgent element left
the city, Wednesday night, for his
home In Boston, but II Is understood
that he Is willing to accept the office.
The rebellious movement is no dis
credit to the present first vice-presi-
dent, Mr.. Dowdell. II Is urged that a
man who has larger field than a
country newspaper is needed this year.
The advancement of the new organic
alton needs a man who Is nationally
known and In close touch with news
papermen OF the whole country. II is
also claimed that the precedent of ad-
vancing the vice-presidents is harm
ful. as II places too great limitations
on the choice of men.
The matter of choosing n conyen.
ton city for 1912 was left to the Ma
uonal Council. elected Wednesday,
with provision that an informal bal
lot Ia to be taken. Thursday afternoon.
to guide the council.
Buffalo, New York, Omaha and Rich
mond, Va, had personal representa-
uves to present their invitations to the
convention and some twenty-five form
al invitations lay on the presidents
desk from cities scattered all over the
country. Geo. G. Lehman OF the
Buffalo Chamber of Commerce, spoke
for his city; K. v. Parrish, of the
Omaha Commerce club, for Omaha:
Chas. c. Overton, of the Brooklyn
Journal, for New York, and VIM. T.
Dabney for Richmond.
Aside from hearing the report of
the committee on credentials and the
invitations for 1912, the Thursday
morning meeting was devoted to three
addresses.
George A. Hubbell. president =,
Lincoln Memorial University and edi.
,or OF the Mountain Herald. Cumber-
iand Gap, Tenn, spoke on Education
py Press and School in the Shadow
OF the Cumberland Mountains" Mr..
Hubbeils university is situated in the
MIDST OF the mountains OF Tennessee
very near both Kentucky and Vir.
gina. IL is school of some 500
students, mostly from the poor. bur
energetic class of mountain whites
The point of Mr.. Hubbell's address
was that the school and the press
are doing much in the mountains 10
inform, instruct and inspire the mao.
pie OF that country, who are from the
sturdy Anglo-Saxon stock that set.
TIED there after the Revolutionary
war, and now, when trained, make the
foremost citizens Of the country.
Inc speaker took occasion 10 take
rap at patent medicines.
II we would breathe deeper and
eat more wisely and. above all. leave
alone the willy patent medicines. we
would be better off," said Mr.. Hub
bell.
Another startling statement was
that the baseball leagues of the
south are doing wonderful things to.
wards the promotion of true fellow
snip among southern men"
The south is the great coming
region OF the country" the speaker
said In closing. with its new indus.
trial achievements, with its political
power, with its Anglo-Saxon blood do
Ing larger and larger things, a glori-
Gus future awaits the southland"
Ovid Bell, Fulton, Mo-, talked Oh
the Country Weekly" He urged
above all else that the editor should
be good business man, because gooI
business made him independent. Ho
gloried In the fact that the universe.
ties are providing special courses in
Journalism, and that young men OF
ability are making the editing of
country weeklies their profession
now, rather than stepping stones 20
city Journalism.
Frank Y. Norris, OF the Butler
Paper Co., of Chicago, gave the ed.
tors points on Cost Accounting" He
urged system In the keeping of the
Office books, elimination OF waste. and
showed the advantages OF a careful
ly-kept cost system In the business
Office.
The convention adjourned at 1873
o'clock, to take luncheon at Parke,
Davis q Co.'S factory, which was in.
spected Immediately following the
luncheon. The election OF officers
will be held this afternoon. A trip
into Canada will be taken by many of
the members at the close of the con-
vention.
On account OF the unusual pressure
Of business, II was necessary to call
special meeting for Wednesday
evening, when three excellent ad-
dresses were heard and the national
council OF the new organization, the
National Press association, was chos-
en-.
In his address on The Newspaper
mans Duty and Responsibility with