People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1896 — ILLINOIS EDITORS. [ARTICLE]

ILLINOIS EDITORS.

Fmm Association In Convention at Ckteaffo —The Program. Chicago, March 10. —The Rev. Ernest M. Stires, of Grace Episcopal church, Chicago, opened the morning session of the Illinois Press Association, at the Lexington Hotel today. The association, which includes newspaper men both in and out of Chicago, but chiefly from the territory not included in Illinois’ greatest city, has come to Chicago for its annual convention. Some forty members of the association were in attendance at the morning session, the rest being scattered over town buying type, arranging for paper and bettering their standing in general with the supply houses. C. D. Tufts, of the Democrat, at Centralia, was in the chair, and J. M. Page, of Jerseyville, took care of the records. Charles M. Tinney, of the Virginia Gazette, is treasurer. The afternoon session was devoted to the following program: President’s address —C. D. Tufts, Democrat, Centralia. “How to Obtain and Retain Circulation”—George C. Rankin, Republican, Monmouth; J. J. Penny, Independent, Murphysboro; J. Crawford Adams, Vldette, Peotone; John T. Day, Sun, Dixon. “The Country Daily—Does it Pay?”— Clinton Rosette, Chronicle, DeKalb; W. F. Thompson, Herald, Roodhouse; L. A. Constantine, Post, Aurora; Jacob Swallow, Palladium, Pan a. Tomorrow morning the delegates will observe the following arrangement as nearly as possible: Annual address —Owen Scott, Odd Fellows’ Herald, Bloomington. “Is a Long or Short Political Campaign of Most Benefit to Newspapers?” —George W. Cyrus, Journal, Camp Point; A. C. Bently, Times, Pittsfield; W. R. Jewell, News, Danville. “What is the Best Motive Power for a Country Printing office?” —J. W. Roberts, Register, Whitehall; Herbert A. David, Democrat, Carlinville; C. N. Walls, Democrat, Taylorville; Charles W. Bliss, News, Hillsboro. In the afternoon there will be shopping and in the evening the reception will be given.