Editors At Lansing

A meeting of tli republlcao edltoriia] asso-iation of thiis state was held in Lamsing last Tliursilay, at whk-h aiimi? forty editora were present. The dis ussions were inteiTHtinK and helpfal not iiiiy to fbemseïrea but to the party. Kesoiinions were paased urgniíí the li'irNlatun' to stand by the sajjinaw platSorm, for abori Meslona, the repeal f tl' Miner.law, the mortraire tax law and otter aqnawback leirNlafion. The session cloued wlth au elegant banqnet at the Downey liimse. giittcn tip in Landlord Downe y ' best style, and teodered by the state o:fi:ial.s and members of the legiBlatare. Qov. Rleh acted as toastnuaster, proving hduuwlí a jolly niaster of ceremonJee. Among tiue toasts was one by Senator J. R. M(Iatighlin, wli! sjKjke on the neede of the University. It ivas a ríngtag plea for one-fiftih of a mili tax to put the prlde of Michigan on a firm footing. Tlie officers eleeted were Perry Powers, pres.; E. X. Diniik-y, vice pres.; T. S. Batea, se.; and E. O. Dewey, treasurér. Th eiecutire commlttee of the Mlchiiran 'mss Assn-iat u niet at I-ansini- last week and declded to cali its auiniai meeting in July, and go ai-ound iVdin Detroit to ("liicago by boat, Wthile attendlng the W'orld's Fair acconunodatioDs are secured cloee by tiie grocmda at rcduced ui in a club house. The followtog are dLlegatea eh'osen to attend the annual convention of the national presa aseoedatlon beid in dilcago tbs last week ín May : I M. Sellers, Oedar Bprlngs ; E. N. Dinuley, Kalamazoo ; Wm. P. Xesbitt, lüii lïapids ; S. C. Rowlson, Hillsdle ; Theo. Quinby. Detroit; C. H. Petera, Saginaw : 0. S. Osborne, Soo ; E. O. Dewry, Owobko ; J. E. JVal, Ann Arbor, and James ,! urn, Holly.