Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-09
OWNERSHIP OF THE STATE.
The Company Reorgxnized with Three
New Men in II.


The STATE newspaper Is now owned by
Messrs. William Ryan. w. w. Archer i.
B. Chesterman, John NJ. Price. and A. l..
Tenser. The three last named have just
been admitted to an interest in the busl-
ness, though Messrs. Price aud Tenser
have been with the paper for several
years.
At meeting Of the stockholders Of the
company held yesterday morning MIR:
Ryan was elected president rice Colonel
Richard F. Beirne, re.ired on account OF
protracted illness. The Board OF Direct
ors then met and elected the following
officers: w. W. Archer. vice-presldent
4. Il. Chesterman, secretary, and John Nj.
Price. treasurer. Mr.. Tenser. foreman Of
the composnR-room. was elected men,
Der of the Board Of Directors.
THEIR INTERESTS
Messrs. RYAN, Archer. and Chestsrman
each hold little less than one third of the
stock. Messrs. Tenser and Price owning
the balance. They are ali practical news
paper-men.
Messrs. Ryan and Archer had been run
ning the paper successfully since Colonel
Beirne's illness. which began last April.
They are young in years, but are veteran
newspaper-men.
THE PRESIDENT.
MI. hltu bttcBttu fOcteAOh th thV ~
portoral staff of the state in 1s76-the year
it was founded by John Hampden Cham
berlayne. He has been connected with
that paper ever since, with the exception
OF about a wear and half, when he was en-
gagged in coal mining in Kentucky. In 1882
he succeeded the late A. p. Bennett as as
sociate editor. In addition TO his work on
the State he has at times represented IN
Virginia several of the great northern and
4 Il 90 Qatatr q tlf
for any political Office. he has been an ac-
tive Democratic worker all his life. In
1888 he was the chairman OF the Citv DEM
ocratic Committee. and ~ now a memoer
of the State Committee.
THE EDITOR IN CHIEF.
Mr.. Archer has been connected with
journalism since his seventeenth year. he
went with the state in 1878, and since 1888
has been managing editor. lie has been
for years the Virginia correspondent OF
| leading northern and western papers. He
is one of the most brilliant literary men IN
| Richmond, being contributor 70 the
the 81 900 prize for the best essay on
the "Three Americas Railway"-i00 print
ed pages. And IL is a well-known fact that
the reading of this essay by Hon. James Il.
Blaine had much to do in shaping up the
recent Pan-American transportation move
ment. 1t was Colonel Beirne's desire often
repeated that IN the event that ANYTHING
| happened TO him these gentlemen should
| succeed him in the editorial conduct OF the
paper and in its proprietary control
THE oTHER THREE.
| Mr.. Chesterman is full of energy and is
one of the most thorough journalists IN the
| South. He is well posted and a keen OBJ
server, especially in matters political. He
has for many wears been the Richmond
correspondent of the Baltimore Sun and
other leading dailies of the North. South,
and West.
Mr.. Price has been the business manager
of the State for several years, and alr. Ten
ser succeeded Captain j. III. O'Bannon as
foreman i'll the composing-room in 1887.
IL is understood that Dir. Archer will be
at the head of the editorial management
and Messrs. Ryan and Chesterman will be
| associated with him.