The morning call., 1892-05-27
THE CONVENTION CLOSES.
The Editors Dispense to Their
Respective Homes.
B. P. Price Of Hudson, Wisconsin, Elected The
President fer the Ensuing Year-Yes-
teTday's Proceedings.


Association is all ended, and the various
members dispersed in various directions to
their respective homes last night after
having spent, as the report Of their commit
tee on resolutions sets forth, 'the most de-
lightful time ever experienced" Without
exception all are very pleased with California
and will doubtless sing the praises Of the
State through the columns of the various
papers which they publish. and thus by
recommending the advantages of a resi-.
deGce in California do much to increase her
population and settle and open up her vast
undevelopcG resources.
Yesterday morning President Capeller or
dered the delegation seated at 945, and
after special votes Of thanks to Scipi0 Craig
of Rediands, Editor Lennon of Santa Rosa,
tie San Francisco Press Club and the Cali
fornia Press Association for hospitality eX-
tended, il was ordered that c. C.. Doran's
paper on the Circulation Of Daily PaDers
in the Interior" be printed. Delegate VIII
cOX'S motion opposing me extension OF
postal press censorship was referred to the
committee on resolutions. The president
then appointed MeSsrs. Water, Mcknstry
and SasScer telers To count the votes on the
afternoons election.
The committee on perma nent head
quarters reported progress. aud new
printed lists of all members were dlstrib-
ltted throughout the hall. Colonel j. &.
Bundy read a letter from President c. c.
Boney Of the Worlds Congress Auxiliary Of
the Columbian Exposition inviting the assO-
citation 10 mold its next convention in Chi
cagO next May, at the same time that the
Public Press Congress meets there, as an
adjunct TO the Worlds Fair. Then Y. ,.
MeCistchy of Sacramento read a paper en-
/ titled Newspaper Bookkeeping"
BYLAWS AMENDED.
The special order On amendments to the
bylaws aud constitution Of the association
was taken up, and lively time ensued. y
prQposed amendment to article III, section
/ / provided that 1.-The membership OF the
association shall consist Of the duly accred-
lied delegates or their aternates from the
State, Interstate and Territorial associations
ana all past presidents W no nave served Tor
one term" Then there vas a stormy debate
which ended ia the amendments being
adopted. Various other uUimpOrtaut amend
menuS were carried, the constitution WAS
then adopted as amended and the CONVEX
ton adjourned for the afternoon session.
Time. gentlemen, time" shouted the
president, on the convention assembling at
$50 o'clock, In steut0riaa tones, as If he
were addressing a couple of priZ fighters,
and order Immediately was obtained. Col
ouel Cooper of Pennsylvania then offered
the following resolution:
RcS0lued, That he y. i. A, regardless OF pO-
litica restrictions, after making deliberailou and
observation, warmly sympalhlZes Wlth The dc
sres OF the Americans Of California, and viii
second their efforts to exclude from The territory
OF The Pacific Slope and ali OF our land the semi
baIbaiic tribes OF Asia.
After some debate it was referred TO the
committee on resolutions.
The report Of the committee on the treas
urer's books was read and adopted, as was
the report of Major Bundy on the Worlds
! Fair Invitation. Questions were then asked
as to sleeping-caTs and transportation, and
a great deal Of confusion followed, there
/ being q wild rush made TO secure tickets,
aud tie business Of the convention was
seriously interrupted. During the hubbub
the report on dead members was ordered
printed.
The collection for the wounded National
Guardsmdn. Fred Wells, was then taken IN
hand. g. W. Chlds had left check
! Of S10G with Colonel Jones, and SOS 10
/ more was collected, making total OF
1 sos ID. A resolution was rendered TO raise
/ $500 by assessment but WAS dropped upon
I A. Is. Lennon Of Santa Rosa assuring the
convention that Wells would be taken care
/ of in California, and that contributions
given from the heart were al that was
wanted. Ii was understood that other
amounts were promised, but no sum total
was announced.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The following members were elected the
executive committee Of the association by
the various States:
Alabama. W. NJ Weeks; Arizona, L. c.
/ Hughes; Arkansas, r +. Emerson; Connecticut
/ ". e. Sharp; California. Allan B. Lennon; Col
! o. ado, *. q. Cooper; Delaware, II. Z. Carpenter;
/ Florida, L. I. Htrris; Illinois, L. B. Fletcneri
Indiana, 2. A. Hossleri Indian Territory, NJ Z.
/ Milford; Iowa, L. H. Ihayer; Kansas, S. Il.
/ Dodge; Louisiana, a. Il. RuskaH; Maine, ). T.
! Pickard; VI ssachusetis. John 5. Baldwin, MIN
nesota, Irving Ioddi Michigan, L. A. Their
| mans Montana, II. 2. Rolfe; Maryland,
Ergd SS51sseeri Mississippi T Jamas Il.
T. A
! ingeri North Dakota, w. H. Jeneil; North Car
/ oiiua, Ihad L. Manning; New Mexico. G.. All
/ bright; Ohio, James j. Gibbs; Oregon, James
B. Eddy; Penn'yIvania, w. l. DerEait; South
/ Carolina, J. &. Hemphtli South Dakota, Porter
Warner, Virginia, X. Freeman; Wisconsin
h. N. Ioumansi Washington Charles Iowne;
West Canada VIII J. White and Texas, b. e.
Murray
Next in order was the election of officers.
Varions candidates were nominated and
! withdrawn for the Offices. There was much
excitement, changing of votes, but finally
the list settled down as follows:
President, B. 2. Price OF Hudson, Wis; first
vice pl esldent, Walter Williams of lie Columbia
(Mo.) Herald; second Vice president, II. j. knapp
q tie Auburn On. V Advertiser; third vice
president j. fl. Duke OF the SeoOba (AIO.) Her
aid; corresponding secretary }. NJ. Page OF Jer-
seyVii.e, H.; recording secretary, william
Kennedy OF Chambersburg, Pa; treasurer, 4.
II. Loulle OF Elgn, H.. assistant recording sec
retary Miss Louise Francis Of California.
The report Of the committee on resolu-
tions, which embodied a number OF res0u-
tons thanking the inhabitants Of the State
and the principal towns where special hos
ptality had been rendered to the ass0Cia-
ton during the enjoyable tour of the visit
ors, was read and adopted. The report
indOrsed the speedy completion of the Mica
ragua Caual aud the proposed new copy
right law; ndorsed the opposition to fur
theT postal reform al present. aud concluded
by passing a vote Of thanks to the local
press and the local Press Club and ass0cia-
tiOn. The various railroads were also ten
dered the grateful thanks of the association.
After the next place Of meeting Of the
convention had been discussed the matter
was finally referred for determination to the
! pxeputiyP committee ard the convention of