St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-28
The Associated Pres. Explains.

! NRw York, Nov. 26.-The meeting OF the
joint executive committee of the New York
Associated Press and the Western Associated
Press, TO Investigate the published charges Of
partisarship in their dispatches during the
campaign, and their collection Of election
returns, was attended to-day by the men-
bers, AS follows: Charles A Dana. Of the
New York San, chairman; Whltelsw Reid, OF
the Tribune secretary; James Gordon Ben-
nett, OF the New York HsrIld. represented by
DIR. q. W. Hosmer; Richard Smith, Of the
CinciD ah Commercial Gdzetts; w. y. Haldsr-
man, Of the Louisville C0srisr-yoarlal. After
a thorough investigation Of tie work, ineiud-
ing the circulars OF instruction, correspond-
ence with agents by letter sBd telegraph,
correspondence with candidates. com
plants from both Democratic aud Republi-
an sources, the dispatches sent out, the re-
turns received by telegraph aud the origiu 4 as
ficd by the senders in the several telegraph
offers, Messrs. w. n. Halderman and Rich
ard Smita were appointed a suo-com mittee
to summarize the conclusions reached by tne
memoers. Tley preEgnted the following re-
port, which was unanim ousi adopted:
THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
To the Mem bers and Clients Of the Associat-
ed Press:
Tue JOINT executive com mittee did not deem
it advisable during a sharply contested cam =
paigu 10 lake public notice OF tue nisrcpre-
seBtstiOns snd unwarraaied criticisms pub
lisaed against the Associated Press. O1ser-
yst0n sic-s thst during such sezsons OF ex-
element men are moved by passion rather
than by reason. Now. that the party contest
is closed, the committee deem It tneir duty
10 make public tne following statement:
"a meeting Of the committee Was called
for the 25th inst, to which David
NJ. Stone, E-q., president of the
New York Associated Press, and the
Hon. Joseph Puitzcr, OF its executive com
miitee, were invited. TIE latter Was un-
fortunately 4 out OF tbe city, but Mr.. Slone at
tented and gsVa the committee thr Oeuslt
OF his counsel and experience. ear al
review oi the work done and OF the official
rec)ris, war; nj the statement that the nigh
character and non-partisan fairness that nas
given the Associated Press its hold upon
pa l,ic confidence in the pss We been firm "
uaintalncO, and that no improper influence,
political or oil erNisr, has been permitted %
enter into the management The WOrF,
strictly confined within the limits prescrib Il
oy rulcs watch experience has proved 20 be
safe and jast 20 al parties, has been larger
than In any previous campaign. This was
due to the greater number OF party divisions
and 10 the demand OF the press for fuller
service. The state conventions o. all the
political organic .tious were reported wita a
taoroughnrss aud rspldity surprising Say-
thing ever before attempted. T8s subsequ nj
oftcal action OF the party committees,
the letters, addresses sni move
ments OF the candidates were
carefully provided for under instructions
similar in language and spirit. II has never
oSen considered within the legitimate
functions OF this non partisan association TO
report ordinary campaign meetings, or TO
transmit the scandals that spriGg up during
such heated periods. All such have been
vigorously excluded from the Associated Press
reports.