Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-15
ASSOCIATED PRESS.
ITS ANNUAL MEETING HELD YES
TERDAY AT CHICAGO.
A Notable Gathering of nfen-Nearly
All the Big Journals of the Coun-
try Represented-The Guar
anteo Fund Increased.


BY Associated Press
Chicago, H.. Feb. 1.-THE annual
meeting OF the Associated Press wai
held at tho Auditorium Recital hall this
city today. The occasion was notable
In that il served to call together for the
first time IN American newspaper history
the representative Of nearly every lead
ing newspaper in the United States ~
national assembly.
Al the proceeding meeting Of the As
ISOLATED Press Ia October 1898. de-
cision was reached to make the orsani-
cation national in IFS scope, obliterating
sectional lines. A. a consequence Of the
accession Of the leading newspapers Of
tho East, which bad formerly been allied
with tho New York Associated Press or
with the United Press, and which had
severed their relations with those organ.
izatious to join the Associated Press,
the session today became entirely natiol.
al In It's scope.
The following newspapers were rep
rescnted: san Francisco Chronicle, Don
yer Republican, Denver Times, Rocky
Star Chicago Daily News, Chicago Even
ing journal Chicago StantsIoiluug, Chi
cagu Frcip Irpsse, Chicago Record, Chi
cagO Daily Tribune, Chicago Herald,
Chicago luter-Ocenn, Chicago Evening
Post Evansville Daily journal, lnllauup-
oils Journal. indianapolis News, Indian
apOlis sentinel, Terrr Ilnule Gulctte,
Ierre laute Express, Topeka Capital
Topeka State journal, lDui-yillc Even
ing Post, LquisYllle Commercial, Louis
Vile CourierJOurnl, Baltimore Aiuori,
can, Baltimore Evening News, Baltimore
sun, Boston Traveller, Springfield Union,
Detroit Evening News, Detroit Free
Press, Detroit Tribune, Minneapolis Jour
nal Minneapolis Tribune, 81 Paul Dis
patch. ST Paul Globe, ~. Paul Pioneer
Press. Kansas CITY journal, Kansas
City Times. St. Louis Republic,
81. Louis AnSeIgcr Dies Wcsteqs,
~. Louis Westllch Post 81. Louis.
GloDc-Democrat, st. Louis Post Dis
patch, Omaha Bee, Concord Monitor,
Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Buffalo Commer-
cial, Buffalo Evening News, Buffalo lgy-
ening Press, New York World, New
York Evening Post, New York Stats
Setting, New York Commercial Adycr-
tlser Rochester Post-Express, Syracuse
Herald Cleveland Leader Cleveland
Plain Dealer, Cincinnati Nolke B,ntz,
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, Cinrin-
nlti-llmcs star Cincinnati Enquirer.
Co.umbus State Journal Columbus lGy.
cnug Dispatch, Dayton Journal, san.
dusky Register, Toledo Blade Toledo
Commercial, Portland Oregon Orcgnuiau,
Philadelphia North American, philadcl-
phia Democrat Philadelphia Enquirer,
Philadelphia Press, PittsburE Chronicle
Telegram. Pitsburg Commercial Gazette.
Iittshurg Dispatch, Pittshurg Post Mem
phla Appeal-Ayainnchc Nashville Amer..
IlNlIua NnFUa I.nlVaaFYp
Antonio Express, Seattle Post lntolli.
genecr, milwaukee, Evening Wisconsin,
Milwaukee Sentinel, Milwaukee Herald.
Wheeling Daily lntcllgcncor.
President William pcnn Nixon called
the meeting TO order and in a short ad.
| dress congratulated the members upon
| the great progress which had been nndo
IN carrying out tho purpose to make the
association. 10 widen It's scope, and Il
was today tho greatest news Organization
| In the world.
Victor II. Lawson. chairman OF the cN.
| ecniiye committee, submitted Il special
| report detailing nj length the nogotln.
| lion which had proceeded with the United
| Iress. looking To tho protection Of inter.
| ests Of the newspapers Of tho country
| by peaceful adjustment Of che contest be-.
| tween the two organizations; the rejcr.
| ton Of nll fair proposals hy the United
| Press mud the precipitation Of struggle
that has been going on for the past fiv,
months. and which was practically
| brought TO a close at this time. as was
| fully evidenced from the fact Of the
| presence here Of almost all the daily pa,
| pers Of the country.
| A series Of amendments 10 the bylaw
| were submitted, and after discussion
were adopted These provide for ~
increase 10 the number Of the board Of
| directors. \ committee, with Charlie,
=. Taft Of Cincinnati as chairman. wa,
appointed. and submitted list Of Nv,
| directors 10 be voted upon to IN tho va,
cincies and expired terms The gentle
men recommended were elected mani
molisly. The board now consists of Vie
tor II. Lawson. chairman. Chicago Rec
| New York World; IL. NJ. DcYOuug Snr
Francisco Chronicle; Clayton McNiichael
| philadelphia Nlrth-American; Col. Fired
| Driscoll. ST. Paul Pioneer. u. n,
| Nnyes, Washington Star. Charles w,
Knapp st. rouis Republic; y, 4.
| Perlue, Cleveland Leader; A. ]. Barr
| liitshnrg Post; James ". Scrirps, De
trolt Tribune and News; u. II. Butler
Melville b. Stone submitted salts
factor, statement Of tho finances OF the
| organization
Although it was deemed unnecessary
| for the purposes Of the contest, a mum
| her Of gentlemen who were not nrcsen
90 the former meeting when the SOD,
600 was subscribed TO guarantee funt
| 10 carry on the fight. asked 20 he iuclud
ed IN the Hist and the following suhscrin
| tons were made, bringing the guaran
| tee fund up to a total OF 100000.
Washington Star, 100000; Philndslphii
| Inquirer $1,000; PHILADELPHIA Nortl
| American, $1,000. Philadelphia Prcss, $40
! VVN' Cincinnati Inquirer, $4,000; Balti