Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-11-27
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
The Joint Executive Committee Can
Find No Fault With the Gen
eral Management.
A Review Of the Immense Scales on
Which the Campaign Work
Was Done.

Western Associated Pres was called
in New York, to investigate the
published charges Of partisan
ship in their dispatches dur
inc the canpnign and their collection
Of election returns, was attended by the
members as follows:
Charl = A. Dana OF the New York
Sun, chairman; Whitelaw Reid Of the
| Tribune, secretary; James Gordon
| Benne,t of the New Nork Herald, rep
re- ented by DR. q w. Hosmer; Rich
| ard Smith Of the Cincinnati CUmmer-
| cial- Gazette; w \ Hademan Of tbs
! Louisville Courier Journal.
After thorough investigation OF the
work, including the circulars OF In
structions, tho correspondence with
agents by letter aud telegraph, the cor
reepondence with candidates, the conn
plants from Democratic and Republic
can sources, the dispatches sent out, |
the returns received by telegraph and |
tire originals filed by the send-rs In |
the several telegraph offices, Messrs |
w. n. Baldeman o. the Louisvtlle |
Curler-Journal and Richard Smith OF
the Cincinnati COmmerciA-Gazett !
were appointed a subcommittee "
Summarize the conclusions reached by
the members.
They presented the following report,
which was unanimously adopted and
Tire chairman and secretary OF the
Joint executive committee were In
structed 10 sign the same and trans
init IL to the members and clients of
the two associations.
To the members and clients of the
Associated Press: The joint executive
committee did not deem 1t advisable
during a sharply contested campaign
To take public notice Of the misrt pre-
sentatinns and warranted criticisms
published against the Associated
Press. Observation shows that during
such seasous OF excitement we are
moved by passion rather than by rea-
son Now that the party contest is
closed, the committee deem IL their
duty 10 make public the following
statement:
A meeting Of the committee was
called for the 25th Inst, TO which
David M. Stone, Esq president
ofthe New York Associated Press, and
Hon Joseph Pulitzer Of It's executive
committed we're invited. The latter
was unfortunately out of the city, but
Mr. Stone attended and gave the COM
mittee the benefit OF his counsel aud
experience. A careful review of the
work done and OF the official
rrcords warrant the state
ment that the high character
and non-partisan fairness that have
given the Associated Press it's hold
upon public confidence In The past
have been firmly maintained, and tina
no improper influence, political 0l
otherwise, has been permitted 10 entel
into the msuaL ement Tit
work strictly coudued within tn,
has n "a
which experience has proved TO be 81 4
and iust 10 all parties has been large
than ia any previous campaign. Thr
was due to greater number OF part!
divisions and To the demand of tn
press for fuller service. The stat
conventions, nearly hundred n
number, and the national convention
of all the political organizations wer
reDOrted with thorOughuess ant
rapidity SURPRISING anything ever be
fore attempted. The subsequent of
cial action OF the party committees
the letters, addresses and movement
- of the candidates were carefully pre-
q vided for under instructions similar II
v language and spirit. IL has neve
" heen considered IA Within tn
legitimate functions of this non. part
rs sau association TO report ordinary can
palgn meetings or TO transmit scandal
that spriug up during such heate
:, period All such have been vigOTou
" ~ excluded from the Associated n
~ norris. The charge that election II
~ turns- In the stale of New Nor
10y were withheld 10 disprOved by III
IL fact that out Of total Of 1899 waTC
'el and towns ina the state of New Hnr
, ,s'' the Associated Press received on Gle
V ton night returns from $50, where's
I'm 1876 returns were received frOl
,ah only 254, and In 1850 rom onl
No. o93 The extent, rapidly an
~. substantial correctness OF %
he service were never equalt
=, before I'm this state, the total vote 4
~bich i'm 1854 reached the enormnl
n. nnmber OF 1877 600, go nearly divide
her hetweeu the two great parties as
hat leave the victor only about 100 OF
ase. ulurality. The investigation SHOW
not. That while there were some sefio
ten. errors In the telegraphing
,sed onr REPORTS. especially from reno
anv noIpts dine In part TO their being tran
,ras n,iited over different lines OF tel
NV grenh md white these errors in u
NV main diminished theappaTent stfengl
,ded az Cleveland, there was bur Que err
MA ~ Importance in the ohlce OF y
= 30 Associated Press. This WIS In y buil
sew. lin issued on November d, Two Gays
al ter The election, known as butler
was No IA In making this up one 81 q
ouid mathematicians employed IN the y
mn senee OF full returns from districts J
,und sread OF continuing TO estimate y
oart. percentage of Democratic gains, ~ ~
q be been done before, undertook 10 es
mate the actual plurality, ana
~ this process figured out
pluraliiy OF 4TS for blaii
~ Of Tine sub-agent ia charge OF the ON
sent this out with insufficient seru
~, bnt n WAS corrected as soon as
:. iSaecnracy was positively ascertaint
- In regard TO this error, the commit
6ad no evidence Of any intention
vsropg-dolng on the part OF the 81
II, sgent From first 10 last, there was
effort 10 control OF an al'