The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-15
AMATEUR JOURNALISM.

THE COMING CONVENTION OF rdE NATIONAL
AMATEUR PRESS ASSOCIATION AT LONG
BRANcH--coNrEsT FOR TUE PRESIDENCY.
Tho second annual convention of The National ma
tcur Press Association viii he held At the Ocean House.
Long Branch. tomorrow (Monday). 1t expected tho
attendance will be large the arrival OF delegates from
all pats o. the country Is already quite respectable AS
this association has Increased 10 unexpected proportions
and 1t is composed Of representative youn. men and
youth OF education aud cniiurc, oil course with some
natural exceptions whose average ages are stated 70 be
about twenty years, IT. Will not be alnss 10 give brief
outline OF lis origin. progress and purposes.
Throughout tho United states the Cauadas and Eng.
land there is scattered fraternity OF these young gen
tleen who arc engaged iD The publication Of amateur
journals aud books, the journals ranging In size from
that Of postage stamp 10 that OF Hapers Weekly of
which latter kind the Budget Of thus city, and tho
books ran ing IN size from medical tract to biblo
Tho journals arc contributed to by corps OF young
authors and poets, with many Of whom the
general reading public is we'll acquainted. There
about u thousand American amateur jour
nails anoat published monthly. Among the number
are three Journals edited by young ladies' viz The
Elmira Enerprse by Miss Lobic Adams the Literary
Asptrait, oil Bulalo by Miss Dele l.. Knapp aud ne
Prairie cry Gsm fIerre Haute Ind, by Miss l.ottie
Ray. Mlss Knapp is poetcss oil rars ability for one
of her aye tscventecnh Ameng tie young gentlemen
Richard Corner Charles X. Farley, j. Winsiow Snyder
aud Charles Z. neumann, rank hish prose
and pOctica writer's, all OF whom have con-
trlbu,ed articles 10 tho professional press In
Vulnerable amateur press ASSOCIATIONS exist all
over the country, into which the members OF this IN.
teresting miniature journalistic world nave grouped
themselves The New York association is entitled Tho
Empire City Amateur Press Association, now IN sea-
sion AT tho Stur evant House. The Naionai Amateur
Press ASSOCIATION, organized at PDiiudephiI, July =,
1875, embraces members from all other associations
ana holds conventions annually the second us already
stated, ueing al Long Branch tomorrow
THE AMATEURS AS caaPAlGSERs.
Publication Is not ali that engages the attention OF
amateur Journalists. Their campaigns for tho Pres
idency Oi the Amateur Press Association SPIRITED
IN relative way AS our regular political Presi cutai
canvassea Tomorrow will decide another of thee
struggles tor the Presidency OF THIS lively organization
There numerous candidates III tne Held The leading
ones bsug Richard Corner OF New Jersey, aud Alex
ander w Dingwal, OF Wisconsin. The Journals inkc
either slide or the other aud debate TIE question
with icrco energy. involving, as IA campaigns OF
great magnitude the overhaullna of IL caIdidate's
hfes II rs curious to NOE the claims OF the
different candidates this yeI Mr. Gerncr Is the
gress scheme, being an adaptation OF the system Of
our general government Mr. Cingwall opposes this
pan, and tho contest wages accordingly between tho
Compassionate and the anti ConercssiOnas. Corners
plan Will DO brought before the Convention to morrow
and from present appearances will be adopted, his
friends are, apparently, IN majority, when viii uis0
secure his election 10 the Presidency A small
minority are IN fsvor oil tho
election o, tho present incumbant. !. ".
Snyder, OF Virginia There Is local opposition to Mr..
Gerncr from party who make the Occidental IN the
Bo~ery he,r headquarters, but INC s!urtcvant House
boys seem 10 have the Ia dc track, although Occi
dentu may show pluck and fight
meeting OF the Empire Guy Amateur Press Asso-
ciatiou held at the Stuevant House last evening
Mr. Corner presiding. The papers represented were
the Budget the Critt1Ue the Ceatenntai the Western
amateur, the Bcys' Herald and many others The
spirit OF tho meeting was cmncntly geItIcmunly.
The members OF the National Amateur Press Ass,-
cation now ~ this CITY have chartered the steamer
Empire State TO take the 1, Long Branch on Monday
morning. at twenty minutes to eleven O'CLOCK nu m.
Der OF delegates from Philadelphia arrived ast evs -
ng and more urc expected today and to morrow, ut
the assembling oil the Convention.
NIX GExSkR's PLAN.
Mr.. Gcrner's schcDc provides Tor Pres idtnt Vice
President, Cabiuct u Senate aud House analogous to
our Congress, Department oi the INTERIOR Depart
ment OF Amator Journals providing tor their rccOgni
ton and regulation; n Department vi Diplomas and u
Department OF the Exterior TO connect ibc eur
Journalism OF the United states with that OF foreign
countries An exciting debate Is expected 10 arise on
these proportions II Is not hkcy to be any childs
play juvenile ss some OF the begcrants may appear
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