The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-02-15
ALL THE GREAT PAPERS
Represented at the Annual Meeting
Of the Associated Press in
Chicago.
To-day 10 Is tho Greatest News
gathering Agency In the
World.
After = Busy Day the Newspaper mea
sit Down 60 n sumptuous Spread
at Night.

CmcAGo. Feb. 1.-THE annual meeting
Of the Associated press wss held al Audi
sorium recital hall to-day. The occasion
was notable in this. that il served 10 call
together for the first time in American
Newspaper history representatives Of nearly
every leading Newspaper IN ths United
States in nationAl assembly. A. tho pre-
ceding meeting OF the Associated press, in
October. 1888 a decision was reached TO
make the organization national in scope.
obliisrA,ing sectional lines. As a conss-
quenoe OF the accession Of the leading
newspapers Of the east which had formerly
been allied with the New York Associated
press or with the Unitsd press and which
had severed their relations With those or
gnnizatioHs 10 join she Associated press.
the session to-day became entirely national
In scope.
President William Penn Nixon called the
meeting to order and In q short address
congratulated the members upon she great
progress made in olrfying out the purpose
10 make the association national. 10 widen
its scope and said II was to-day the great
est news organization in the world. Victor
+. Lawson. chairman OF the eIeoutivs COM
length she negotiations which had preceded
with the United press looking 20 the pro-
tection Of the interests Of the newspapers Of
the country BY peaceful adjustment of tbs
contest between the two organizations; tho
rejection Of all fair proposals By the United
press, and the precipitation OF the struggle
that has been going on for the past Eve
months. and which was practically brought
10 = close a. this time. as fully eVidsneed
/ from the fact OF the presenes here OF repre-
sentatives Of almost all daily papers Of
/ pIominence in the country.
A series Of amendments 90 the bylaws
were submitted and after discussion
adopted. These provided for an increase
/ in the number Of the hoard Of directors
A committee With Charles =. Taft of Gin
cinnati, as chairman, was appointed and
submitted a list Of i've directors TO be voted
/ upon TO fill vacancies and expired terms.
/ The gentlemen recommended we're elected
unanimously. The board now consists Of;
/ Victor h. Lawson. Of she ChicaRo Record
and Daily News 3. =. Carvslho, Of the
New York World; 81. II. DeYoung OF the
San Francisco Chronicle; Clayton n. Nc
/ Michael, OF the Philadelphia North Amsfi-
can: Frederick Driscoll. OF the 81 Paul
/ Pioneer Press; +. b. Noyes. Of the wash
ington star; Chas. w. knapr. OF ths -.
/ Louis Republic; +. b. Psrdue. of the Cievs-
land Leader; A. J. Barr. of the Piitsburg
/ Post; James T.. Scripps, OF the Dstrout
/ Tribune and News; Il. II. Butler, OF she
/ Buffalo News.
Melville +. Stone submitted a satisfac-
tory statement OF she finances of the or
/ ganization. Although 10 was deemed un-
nsceasary for the purposes Of the contest. a
number OF gentleman not present az the
/ former meeting when S320.O00 was sub
seribed as a qua antee fund 10 carry on she
/ fight. asked 20 be included in she list. aud
| subscriptions were made bringing the guar
antee fund up to a total Of $4,000.
! Following the meeting OF the day Abe
| at the Grand Pacific hotel. Those present
at the banquet included upwards OF one
hundred edttos ana publishers Of leading
/ daily newspapers of the United States.
from New York 10 san Francisco. from
/ New Orleans 20 81. Paul.