The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-14
ASSOCIATED PRESS.
SECOND ANNUAL BANQUET AT THE
GRAND PACIFIC.
The Work Accomplished Reviewed
of the American Press.

Chicago, Feb. lS.-Ihe second annual
banquet of the Associated Press was held
tonight at the Grand Pacific hotel.
The entertainment was rendered TO the
members by the eastern contingent, for
whom Colonel Clayton OfcMichael, Of
Philadelphia, acted as spokesman. Col
NcMichaeI presided at the banquet.
The list OF guests included substantial
~ all The members who were present at
the annual meeting.
A time arrived between 10 and II o'clock
when the physical wants Of the company
having been satisfied, Colonel McMichael
announced that the entertainment would
shed its physical character and take on
its intellectual garment.
Col. McNichaers Address.
The addresses were inaugurated by the
colonel as follows;
''Gentlemen-L am exceedingly sorry for
you-that is the only apology l should
make-Dut through circumstance not
entirely beyond my control, the privilege
is mine tonight, to express, on behalf of
the eastern members OF the Associated
PreSS, the great satisfaction it has given
US slnSly ana toSether, 10 pc pernllleu
10 offer our colleagues this pleasant teS-
umony of fellowship.
eve have had one and only one en-
barrassment- In the management of the
affairs OF the Associated Press, in the
Watchful protection OF the interest OF
each newspaper receiving its day or its
night report, in the energetic collection
OF news ana the impartial distribution Uf
news, we have discovered no evidence or
prediction, no sign of undue leaning 10
the south or TO the north, to the west or
TO the east. We have hesitated, there
fore, although for the DurDOSe of hOSDi-
tality. and this has been our single en-
barrassment in using the distinctive title
Which might be assumed TO indicate a
separation from our identity from you ia
our common object and in our common
actions. We desire TO emphasize tonight
and always that our faith and your al
IeSiance has never falteredj that our be
lief in the principles Which have been the
foundation stone Oh which the greatness
of this association has been builded are
as earnest today az they we're when we
first welcomed and subscribed to them
that our confidence in the fidelity and
the intelligence Of the administration OF
! their principles are growing more sin
cerei and by methods they are becoming
more familiar TO US. (Applause)
''There is not one of US who is moi
ready and willing to bear testimony that
the news service of the Associated Press
! is a, better news service than was ever
furnished by any other news association
I in the United States. There is not one
! who is not glad TO be in alliance with the
| distinguished Journalists who are seated
about the tables tonight. There is not
! one Who does not rejoice that he helps
/ US to send out over the wires of the As
! ISOLATED Press everywhere to tens OF
J thousands Of working OF eager. Of trust
I
! the whole world, each day it transpfres
told without prejudice and without pas
sion, and told without the impregnatior
! of either personal, political or mercenarJ
bias. CONTINUED applaUse0
| There remains for me to say but one
word more and that is on behalf Of thu
! eastern members. TO repeat 10 you tina
from the beginning Of this contest unit
today whenever any question has arfse1
| where we as members, individually OF
otherwise, have been brought into con
tact, officially or personally. with tn
| gentleman l am about TO name we fount
! him broad, liberal, and true to you ant
! true to us all, and / say this with an alb
| solute arnestneSs-with a feeling Of con
scious conviction that believe 30 MAJ
I has done more in the history of journal
| ism TO lift journalism into freedom from
a thral which was CALLING. than has Mr.
/ Victor T. Lawson, of Chicago. (Grea
and prolonged applause.)
! Your applause, gentlemen. is gener
Gus, but to me it seems but half enough
Let us give three cheers for Victor F
| Lawson" (The cheers were given am
Mr.. Lawson made his acknowledgment
in short and happy speech.
The American Press
Colonel McNfchael introduced Genera
| Manager NJ. L. Stone, who was receives
with cheers and said in part:
The glory of this hour is the glory o
the American press. It belongs to N
man. 1t is inherent in the principles @
the Associated Press and in the grea
good sense of the American neWspape
man. (ApplauSe.)
1.-Two years ago, when took up s.
much Of this work as was commissioner
TO me. I felt that the logic of the situa
ton compelled the success of the Asso
ciated Press, and that logic has CARRIE
this battle. (Applauge)
"Au II required was the presentation t
New York. Philadelphia, Baltimore an
Worcester oH the cold absolute truth, an
the logic of the situation was the banne
which carried US forward and wlic
compelled success. And it is not confne
TO members who are present, but as tn
president OF the. New England associa
ton said: My interest, the interest o
our people, is with the Associated Press
but we are bound by contracts that W
cannot overlook"
"a letter was read in the board of di
rectors yesterday from the president Q
the Southern Association, in which h
said:
Zone national organization officially G
N "Tha ,tpP was letter from captai
tfIowen. of the Atlanta Constitution
Nov, the logic of the situation is absc
gone on conQuering and it is only on tn
threshold, [ might say, of final success.
itCheers.) 1t is inevitable that it is but
uueStion of q few short weeks at mos
that this Associated Press will be a
dominant III fact as the best and bright
lest dream of any man in this room coul
paint it, (cheers.)
Chairman MclTichael than introdroe
the Hon Charles Emery Smith, ex-Unite
States minister to Russia. editor of til
Philadelphia Press. who spoke briefly, q
did several others.
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