Illinois newspaper directory. History of the Illinois press association

Illinois \i\\M'\i'iK Directors \m> IIimihoachieved a circulation of 90,000 and after the election it was continued until mergedwith the New Yorker in the new Whig daily, the New York Tribune, which Greeleystarted as a popular penny paper in 1841. The Tribune set a new standard in Americanjournalism by its combination of energy in news gathering with good taste, high moralstandards, and intellectual appeal. Dissension in the Sew ard-Weed-Greeley ring preventedthe nomination of Governor Seward at the Republican convention in 1860 and openedthe way for nomination of Abraham Lincoln. Greeley began to fail after repeated rebuffsbv his former associates and his achievements after 1862 were largely due to thestrength he had built in earlier years. His Prayer of Twenty Million,, an editorial in theTribune directed at Lincoln and urging the emancipation of the slaves, drew a responsefrom the president and was followed so closely by the freeing of the slaves that it wasgenerally credited with exerting great influence. Greeley was a protest candidate forpresident in 1872 but carried only six states. The success of the Tribune brought aboutenlargement of its staff and the editor eventually became a cog in the machine and exertedless influence as a writer and dictator of values. Greeley's name was still one to conjurewith at the time of his death, however, and his funeral, in New York, was attended by thepresident and \ ice president of the United States, by cabinet members, governors of threenates, and an unequaled concourse of spectators. In him the nation honored the greatesteditor it had known. Greeley was elected to the Hall November 21, 1930—Election 2.Henry JarvisRaymondHenry Jarvis Raymond (1820-1869), the founder and first great editor of the NewYork Times, plunged into politics and journalism immediately after graduation from theUniversity of Vermont. After the Tippecanoe and Tyler Too campaign he went to workon Greeley's literary New Yorker. When Greeley started the New York Tribune in1841 he made Raymond, then only twenty-one, the assistant editor. Meanwhile Raymondhad been elected state assemblyman and in 1841 he was made speaker of the state assembly.In 1843 he left Greeley and became associate editor of Colonel James Watson Webb'sNew York Courier and Enquirer. From that post he frequently engaged Greeley ineditorial debate and proved his strength by getting the best of more than un; controversy.He joined the Courier and Enquirer staff in 1843 and was made editor three years later.The New York Times was planned at Albany, New York where Raymond encountered afriend of business experience with the capital necessary for a dailv paper venture. Themeeting in Albany was the result of Raymond's participation in state politics and tookplace while he was serving as speaker in 1S43. The Times was not launched, however,until 185 1 when it made its appearance as a four-page, six column, penny paper. Thehigh merits of the paper at once won it a place in the New York held. Raymond continuedto take an interest in politics and served one term as lieutenant governor of New-York and one term in Congress. He was chairman of the Republican National Committeewhich directed the campaign that reelected Lincoln in 1S64. Raymond died suddenlyin 1869 when the Times was at a high point in excellence and influence and had multipliedten times in value under his editorship. He was elected to the Hall November 21, 1930Election 3.John Thaddeus DelaneJohn Thaddeus Delane (1817-1879), great editor of the London, England, Times,was educated at King's college, London, and Magdalen college, Oxford. As a collegeundergraduate he wrote articles for London papers. He was graduated from Oxford in1839 and went to work on the Times in 1840. When Thomas Barnes, editor of the Times.died in 1841, the 24-year-old Delane became editor. For 36 years from 1841 to 1877, he