Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-17
THE JOURNALISTS.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND DAY OF
THE CONVENTION.
Election of Officers for Next Year-Rufui
Shoemaker of Grass Valley Elected
as President-Other Matters.

The Northern and Central California
Press Association was called to order again
by President Green yesterday morning at
9:15 o'clock.
J.E. Slinkey, of the Sausalito Neaos, was
admitted to membership.
The committee appointed to nominate
officers of the Association for the ensuing
year, submitted a report advising that last
years officers be reelected, by acclama-
ton, with one exception, as follows
President, W. S. Green; Vice President,
G. NJ Francis; Secretary, J. II.
Rogers Treasurer, General T. W.
Sheehan; Executive Committee = Wick
B. Parsons, DIR. Dodson, Allen B. Lennon,
Watson Chalmers and ]. A Woodson.
Mr.. Francis was the new member of the
Board recommended.
President Green, in a short address
begged to be excused from acting as Chair.
man for the year. He claimed he was not
we'll enough learned in parliamentary law
to preside over such body of intelligent
men. He felt honored in having been of
fered the office, but thought man better
qualified could have been selected.
DR.. Dodson, of the Red Bluff Sentinel,
thought the Association should be proud
of its President, Mr.. Green, and he felt
sure that it would re-elect him by unani-
nous vote.
Editor Mcpherson of the Santa Cruz
Sentinel opposed the report of the Commit
tee on Nominations in vigorous manner.
He declared that he would not vote to
elect any member of the Association to
hold office for q second term. The hon
orary positions ought to be divided up
among the members. Although he had a
great deal of respect for the present Presi-
dent, he could not conscientiously vote to
retain him a second term.
President Green said he felt himself
placed in a very delicate position by Mr..
McPherson's remarks, and he again de.
clined to act for another term.
Mr.. Woodson moved to avoid all diff
culties BY declaring that nominations be in
order for President It was so ordered.
Mr.. Woodson then placed in nomination
Rufus Shoemaker of the Grass Valley TEL
egraph
Mr Mcpherson nominated Dr. Dodson ol
the Red Bluff Sentinel. The latter gentle.
man declined.
Mr.. Green was then nominated, but he
emphatically declined, and Mr.. Shoe
| maker was unanimously elected. He was
| escorted to the Chair by Messrs. Dodson
Mcpherson and Chalmers and made q
brief address. He said he felt that he had
! been honored higher than he ever ex.
pected to be in his life. To be President ol
! an association Of newspapers was an honor
and position which he felt exceedingly
proud to hold. lie thanked the Assccia
uon for the honor and hoped to be able tc
fill the position acceptably.
g. NJ. Francis, OF the Napa Register was
unanimously elected Vice President, T
W. Sheehan Treasurer, and j. II, Rogers
Secretary.
The Executive Committee was ordered
increased to seven, and the following gen.
tlemen were appointed to act Wick B
Parsons, DR.. Dodson, Allen B. Lennon
Watson Chalmers, j. A. Woodson, w. s.
Green and D. Mcpherson.
The bylaws of the Association, as re-
vised by the committee and published in
the RECORD UNION yesterday, were taken
up for passage.
Editor Mason, of the Truckee Republican,
read proposed substitute for Section oi
| the bylaws. The main change suggested
in the amendment was that not more than
one person connected with any one news.
| paper be allowed to vote, but that they
| have the right to become honorary mem
bers. The substitute was rejected.
1t was moved that the field for member
ship be extended SO as TO include all of the
Pacific Coast States, but a vote being
! taken the amendment was lost.
The bylaws, as revised, were then
adopted.
Mr.. Woodson introduced the following
resolution, which was adopted
ResOlued. That in the interim of the sessions
of the Association, the Executive Committee
may admit to Temporary membership any person
| eligible for membership, and permit the Asso
| cia loas superintendent to deal with such per
sons as members until they are regularly elected.
| It was resolved that the next meeting oi
the Association be held in Napa, in the
month of March.
Wick B. Parsons read the report of the
Executive Committee and ii was listened
TO with interest by the members. 1t in
| GUIDED statement from Mr. Unlhorn, the
Associations Superintendent, reviewing
| his work since the organization. He esti-
| mated the amount of advertising he had
/ gotten for the papers, and advised that al
| though business might be slack at times,
that they stand up to their pledges and de-
maDd full rates. The report also contained
considerable good advice to the Association
from the Executive Committee.
After the report was adopted general
discussion was INDUCED in on matters that
pertained to the good of the society, after
which recess was taken till 2 p. NJ