The morning call., 1894-02-15
The Associated Press in
Council.
WORK VERY WELL DONE.
Editors From All the Great
Newspapers Present.
NATIONAL IN ITS SCOPE NOW
Never in the Worlds History Was
There i'm Existence Greater
News Agency.

AuQlt0rlum RFclLaj Hall lO-udys Lie uC-
casion was notable in this, that 1t served
to call together for The first time in Ameri-
can newspaper history the representatives
of nearly every leading newspaper in the
United States. In national assembly at
the preceding meeting of the Associated
Press held in October. 1898. a decision was
reached to make the organization national
in its scope, ohliterating sectional links.
In consequence of the accession of leading
newspapers of the East which had
formerly been allied with the New York
Associated Press or with the United
Press, ana which had severed relations
with those organizations TO join the AS
ISOLATED Press. the session to-day became
entirely national in its scope.
President William Penn Nixon called
the meeting to order. and in short adj
dress congratulated the members upon the
great progress which had been made in
carrying out the purpose 20 make the
association national, to widen its scope.
and said that it was to-day the greatest
news organization in the world.
Victor f. Lawson, chairman Of the exc
cutive committee, submitted report. de-
failing at length the negotiations which
had proceeded with tho United Press look
the newspapers of the country by peace
full adjus ment of the contest between the
two organizations. the rejection of all fair
proposals by the United Press and the pre-
cipitation of the struggle that has been
going on for the past five months, and
which is practically brought TO a close
at this time, as fully evidenced from
the fact of the presence here of repre-
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the country.
A series OF amendments 10 the bylaws
were submitted and after discussion
adopted. These provided for an increase
in the number of the board of directors,
and committee, with Charles 2. Taft OF
Cincinnati as chairman, was appointed and
submitted list of five directors to be voted
upon to fill vacancies and expired terms.
The gentlemen recommended were elected
unanimously. The board now consists of
Victor Z. Lawson of the Chicago Record
and Daily News, S. S. Carvaho of the
New York World, Nj. ii. de Young of the
San Francisco Chronicle. Clayton NJ. Nc
Michael of the Philadelphia North Ameri-
can. Frederick Driscoll of the st. Paul
Pioneer Press. F. B. Moves of the Wash
ington Star, Charles W. Knapp of the st.
land Leader, A. D. Barr of the Pittsburg
Post. James Z. Scripps of the Detroit
Tribune ana News and E. Il. Butler of the
Buffalo News.
Melville E. Stone submitted a satisfac-
tory statement of the finances of the or
gan iZation. Although it was deemed IN
necessary for the purposes of the contest,
number of gentlemen not present at the
former meeting, when $4,000 was sub
scTibed to the guarantee fund TO carry on
the fight. asked 10 be in cluded in the list,
and the folio owing subscriptions were
make, bringing the guarantee fund up to
total of S5l5, 600: Washington Star $780,
Philadel phlaEnquirer $4,000. Philadelphia
North American $1,000. Philadelphia Press
$4,000, Cincinnati Enquirer $4,000, Balti-
more American $4,000. Cincinnati Com
mercial Gazette $4,000, Louisville Courier
Journal $4,000. Chicago Tribune $4,000,
Baltimore News $4,000. New York Even
ing Post $4,000. Brooklyn Eagle $4,000.
Buffalo News 5000, Topeka journal S1O.-
600. Syracuse Herald $500. Omaha Bee
$4,000, Baltimore Sun $4,000.
Following the meeting of the day the
gentlemen were rendered a banquet at the
Grand Pacific Hotel. Those present at the
banquet included upward of 100 editors
and publishers of the leading daily news
papers of the United States from New
York to San Francisco and from New Or
leans to St. Paul.
The tables were arranged in the form of
a. square, open at one end and with GEN.
ter piece extending down the middle. OPP
posite the eastern terminus of this center
piece was the head of the table, and at this
point was ensconced William Penn Nixon
Of the Chicago Inter Ocean. presiding
officer of the entertainment. After the
loving-cup had been passed around Gen.
eral Manager Stone proposed the health of
James Elyerson Jr. of the Philadelphia
Inquirer. who lay i'll at the Auditorium
Hotel and unable to be present The
toast was drunk standing with much en-
thusiasm.
Following the feast came speeches by
Frederick Driscoll of the st. Paul Pioneer
Press; Felix Agnus of the Baltimore
American: S. S. Carvaho of the New
York World. who responded TO genersl
toast including the whole Associated
Press; Horace White of the New York
Evening Post; Frank Richardson OF the Bal
timore Sun. whose contribution of S15.OOO
20 the guarantee fund was now announced
for the first time amid great applause;
Victor T. Lawson of the Chicago Record
and News. Henry Watterson of the Louis
vile Courier-Jo urnal. Clayton McMichael
of the Philadelphia North American. ST.
Clair McKelway of the Brooklyn Eagle.
III. w. Scott of the Portland Oregoniau, L.
Markbreit OF the Cincinnati VOlkSblatt,
III. p. Hall of the st. Paul Globe. Arthur
Jenkins of the Syracuse Herald and FL. E.
Stone. general manager of the Associated
Press.
Cable messages of greeting were sent
from the banquet hall to Herbert de
Reuter- of London and Joseph Pulitzer in
France. The company rose and Joined in
singing an old familiar song. and, with the
music of hundred harmonious voices, the
first banquet of the new Associated Press
came to a close. 1t was half an hour after
midnight, and with the coming OF the new
day the company filed out of the banquet
hail with broiherly congratulations upon
the success OF the movement celebrated by