, 1866-12-14
WESTERN MAssoc clArEp PRESS
Special Convention Of Western
Editors.
ADMISSION OF NEW PAPERS.
Mr Halstead Explains the Recent
Action Of the Executive
Committee.
SPEECH OF MR.. BROOKS,
oinnerat the Briggs House
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The Report OF the Executive Commit.
tee Endorsed BY Vote Of
eS against 8.
APPOINTMENT OF COmmITTEEs.
The members Of the Western Associated Prees
reasEemhlcd 1t ten o'clock, syesterday morning.
purzranl to adjournment, In Professor McCoy's
lcctuIc Room, crosby's Opera House, the P1esI-
dent, Il. N.Wslkes, Esq, In the Chair.
The following papets were sdmilted ~ rcnpers
orihe Association: The Pittsburgh Earonic{t, the
New Albany ConmercIcl, and the Cleveland
:, The Committee on Resolutions on the DEATH of
that they were not yet prepared.
The report Of the Executive Committee was
then taken up. Before the motion to adop, wss
III. Phillips, oflhc Springfield Journal In N.
base made to The effect hat the .Journai Was The
only paper In the Association that has member
ship and does not pay for dispatches, stated that
eince 156l he had iaken substantially until recently
all the reports OF tho Associated Press.
Nj. ": F. Storey Inquired Ii a1l the dispatches
| OF the JgutcG! Eere not received through tho
l $$flES
ofpersonal explanations on Tie part of III. Hal
stead md Nr. Phillips. ''
NJ sSzipps otie.ed he following a. subsii-
hc1 1etoiore been receiving The Dispatches Of de
New lotk Assocaated tress By virtue Of contracts
! entered lhro tetHscn each tn0iHtdual paper. Or
the papers Of each individual city, AID .he said
Aeeoeta,lon and that over such despatcses thp
[ Wc.tcrn Associated Press hare fuffed{rtipn
stead ana q: WLi.e. u IeicFraea to said Dc:
sPa,e2es& ~ fenS1 e M ~ m assumption OF
Afhnl:sesd. 81 ne @ Cinelanan comMkreta!, vas
entn esueu apSu % - Iss ~ a. 70 the
r. ~, ~ ~ ~ 3de. - d;.nr,o ~, =! NGm IotK
sc,on hs hren t.te, 4 M ,h no. o'1T1oste ha ~ aste.
] csrtainly W wonid not hays y psoeeeded 10 SeW Yos
T. all .he5 nsa 1 ro5 nsen fsstsd wiz i1ll author
isci,on s.s nTrscr3 n Tsfncrrst; .nS t,a. ~, ~
tSsr h.S sn.hn,1 md rhs a.,s a NE" I, taat
y nrt J w. ,be setfG' ~ Wnen
n1oi,osei N 1ai. -. AN"'A @0o WI
Tte nn,pose Of the committee +, ro1n, Ia Ne.v
York xsa 10 IL to do something towards cfeetne
is-y .onn fonn that thc SAN. "a fde.s Pa
lad been ch.sred to MI. C1aic IesliT hcon I'D 10
diem. The pfoporh to efchane: Westefu for
1ha1 X We.ten ssoeaea PFes, ivr yond tnd
sn ee n r. ~: H. na1oS 70 raqs
NV xo1s Asssc,,tsa II, Pr y ss,us4 70 sssede 70
.usS, as,,. usI usEs1 las npuance oi ue IsEsa te
....s - ,;,s ,i,;. = t We u4Ens, !es y.
wanted our own Slate government, and onr
oya Representatives tn headquarters. We want
s sas a1. .3s 4Rs
Sew aofk M rress declined to % That; They vshsl
| 70 Eetaln tps e5el9sSe eohi.9! oi the matter IN
dlsni6ut!ne q news and ihat Is What ws have re
~ AnohsF pIopo.l,1o9 ~ ~ made to then, to take
! ueIcEu!As tEpeIt .! -ogs Notas nient as ncfe-
:oioFe, sna taa, ~e tscn oe e permitted M to hays orr
IMI agsn1s IN @ ~" & ap.s % oay news o. sa5bp1y
so 81 o '9 asy
| organization; We putit to them IL this form :
J suppose We take yout regular report and appoint
cur Own AcenI 70 oaf news oHt6ade OF th1t, would
that be deemed By yon sufficient reason for cut
WAS .ies."
Press wanted to change the regular despstches !
| The reason was they would not be permitted 10
ss Fsqa5 ,so5t nass a they wSaa s1saas
iion, and because u would not b. dealing isirly
with the papers in the smaller towns to Leave them
a rrca, deal had been said regarding VT. Craig.
I He t1ir. nalstead} had no spectai regard 1or Nj,
Craig. who tad been regarded as an oppEcssor.
ctnaned In thc same cxacling, domlpeertnc spin,
fter he had gone. and czsig offered The
hIst opportunity to the Western. Presa
: OF em2ntdpatlnE themselves don It. He
p1oposes to unmatc IL and ne viii help him to
Il Hs H Ss Sss s. Il st C. b, II e. g, Il
fido Ffeas, md ii would b. sheer idioey to throw
from u despo,isn, Of New York. 's'S'
The question goes beyond journalism !. We.
que.t}ou Of Importance to every merchant and
Ss EeS eoas bas
lLeir intelligence By this monopoly, and what vi
have to do e to break IL up-to establish compe
spsase pFopess @ I'll e. tss Fs,s
the ccnntT3 take MI our dispatches direct trotu
New sorE. aud ..:!a establish news s agency. usta.
peetei 70 b able 70 rlcasc the western Pres
Ai,ef lively dlscustlon, the substitute ot(eze,
ny MI. sGipps ~ae ruled oat Of order.
,s It va % msn,ionsS tsas II: Brooke, o! the Nsv
no5E @ EsIT<sAs. A sna NJ; Leach. Ct j. thc sa4s wes
10 the room, aud mchbsr moStd that NJ BrooE
DC allowed 10 tpeak. ihe chas deei1ed that
nas Eot IT, order, nnd 90 appeal vas taken for
tnan sa1
rnoilon to adopt The rrpoat Of the Executive Com
niltee. =,
rcport npon the table. The motion WAS lost b.
tns .oitS"He stGtoz A5es s II noss .ss T. !.
NJ "a :. J.. Stosey mosSo e; M mag Nf: hsooss 0
s9y ques,ep, nd e tall: ss lonE as he peased
Nv a1nuuu ~ -, aitsu a ~ =
es:d e A. ee and
IS glesenss Id contributed 10 tasliteT the il,
cEs1on. .s y, nss,.i tt, ~ .e sa - n a. asse9t9n 9
stsnS an to rdItnr,,Is N ~ tne,nn.,i ;;,.t1t -
ana tns Ghaeaso ,i;s 5M19sHE reat;tnE 80 eessrel
: ! Cons viii ,he New Tori As.ocIs.sd Pes a H.
he felt dee5iy Wronsed. % Il sesrested % % s. d d
Aa!:tsaa , shoGid , hsse & sesn n 70 represent r
baa Srs,sp 11cs1 r. os n1G a1ne:
Hesueoto nolu tla,tI1ia1 ftt!tious Hltn tae Nhol
, ite-s, End 70 est41!isn Official and business re
u iattona with tAe l1ess generally. The Asse
e | GEEh TB6tE4tIEGH
toFe, agsressore and monopousts, 10 anbmlte
!; "stfonE nca : oi tic Western Association ha
.hey v eonId eomnsin I % of o of oSe1 Yss" a5
"No"l
; The tpcake1 proceeded 70 defend the Associate
= monopolistt, nte1tsuE that they bad always give
J., The same news they received themselves, on III
i samc Terms: that 1t auJ discrimination had eve
and that the real cause ofthe proscnt rnptarc Va
!, The diemlstA u AE. CfatE - tathlcas agent an
un5ns, man. He said ia regard 70 the future ID
. | New York Associated Prts* desired to sclt It
! news on the bcst terms and 70 c:tablish goo
/ fteliuc with the prrse.
In The couree Of biz explanation. which len ma
, iii. BFooks answered vartety Of tnteTocstior
{ror1 The 1nen,bcrn Of tho As.ocfaton fnnrhio0 III
: icrms when the.NeE Tofs Associated Press nrt
. | posed to ofrf.
Mr. j, Medill incurred whether Mr. nnool
camc prensrcd tn nfrscnt,ny n-nno.tt,r poES - "
prove our dispatches, OF were theT to be nc1sdfe
out IS theY hsd heretofore been: whctbsr IN
, | giving n The regular despatches ,heT Wou1d ~ q
low tho Western press to tuy auy uexs fhoT chos.
N: h,oels-Ms as Sii noi siisH yoa 70 rssets
The ditcnssiou bctvrcn III. Brooks and N
/ members Of tbe AesocIaiion wss prolonged Il
half past two o'clock. when a motion vas carrie
i | TO adjourn tilt four o'elcck, ~-@''s
: The Association % rcsumcd as its session a, 70,
q | O'Clock The l,residcct in the ehstr - "
| announced that Nn~rl ~ nt....u