The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-14
THE PRESS
LARGE ATTENDANCE OF MEMBERS
AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.
Action Calculated to Bring Member
ships Into Closer Touch with Man.
angement-DfrectOrs Chosen.

meeting of the Associated Press was held
in Recital Hall. at the Auditorium, to-day,
President Lawson in the chair. The attend
ance of members was large. Those present
Were:
s. S. Carvalho. New York World; Horace
mntte i i; e. seymour, New YORK st Evening
Perdue, Cleveland Leader; James E. Scripps,
Detroit Evening News: Frederick Driscoil,
st. LOUIS Republic; Frank b. Noyes, Wash
Emery McAIichaei, Philadelphia North
W. r. Mlchaelis, Chicago Treie Presse;
vile Courier-Journal; f. Rosewater. Omaha
Bee; Charles fancy. Wheeling Register;
J; X Hall; Wheeling IntelLgsncer; L ~ "
Minneapolis Journal; 6. H. Baskette. Nash
Vile vile Banner; James D. Hoge. jr ssats.e
Cleveland Plain Dealer; A. Huegin. Milwan-
kee Sentinel; w. a. Bunker. Kansas City
Col G. cooper Denver RePs pub
Gle; <. j. Aiken, Milwaukee Evening Wis
Jourl.al ART Arthur jenkins. syrae9 S Herald;
j. d. Ellison, Columbus (O) State Journal;
w. D. Briekell Columbus Evening Dis.
Times-Star Robert Simpson, Pittsburg Com
mercial-Gazette; Adolph S. Ochs, Chatta-
RGeha fndlan napah News Charles f
Nixon. Chicago Inter Ocean; Frank r. Nc
Lehman. Topeka State Journal; J; n Gar
cago Times; w. c. Ball. Terre Haute Ga
zette; Washington Hesing. Chicago Stats
Zeitung; W; H and H. H: Coleman; Milwau-
Traveller; c. G. Stewart. Indianapolis Sem
tinel; 1. F. Mack, sandusky. Register; De'a-
s sa P st gamen f. RcNee
Evansville Journal: John Schroers, St.
Louis Anzeiger; Hugh Hume, san Fran
Free Press; [. Markbreit, Cincinnati voiks-
blatt: A. s. Bickham. Dayton Journal; v.
T. Lane, Toledo Blade; William C. Warren.
Buffalo Commercial; d. NJ. Houser. st.
Louis Globe Democrat; St. Clair McElway,
field (Mass.) Union; Bradford Merrill, New
York Press: John A. Mccarthy, Troy Stand
ocrat; Hon. Charles Emory Smith, Philadel-
phia Press: James Elverson. jr. Philadel-
phia INQUIRER; Foster Coates, New York
Gen. Felix Angus, Baltimore. American:
John s. Baldwin, Worcester Spy; George
NJ. Allen, Terre Haute Express; George E.
Heath, Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette;
William c. Mcbride. Cincinnati En-
W. s. Chandler Soneord T. IT. Mon nesr
Col. r. G. Lowe, Galveston News and Dallas
News; Col; Frank Grice. San Antonio Ex-
Vortrede. Toledo Commercial; Frank A
Richardson. Baltimore Sun; c. H. Grasdy
Rs%ors News Hary S mew bsso
Evening Journal; w. ]. Murphy, Minneapo-
lis Tribune: William Penn Nixon. Chicago
Inter Ocean; H. l. Kittson, William Daw-
son, jr, St. Paul Globe, and L. Wesell jr,
Omaha Bee
Quite a number Of other papers were rep
resented by proxy The report of the board
of directors and that of the general man.
ager had been given to each stakeholder.
They showed in detail the financial condi-
ton of the association, with the receipts
and expenditures for the last seventeen
months, up to Dec. 81 1894, and that the
income was now more than sufficient to
cover the outlay. The following resolution
was presented:
Resolved, That the territory of the As
ISOLATED Press shall be divided into four
grand div-sions.the Eastern division. which
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island. Connecticut. New York, New Jer-
and west Virginia; the central division
shall comprise the States of Ohio. Indiana,
owa nDI KANSAS MseG Nebraska south
Dakota. North Dakota. Arkansas, Ken
lucky. Texas, Oklahoma and Indian Ter
of Arizona, California. Oregon. Colorado,
Utah and New Mexico; the southern d.
lunbia, Virginia. North Carolina. South
Carolina Georgia, Florida Alabama, Ten
Resolved That the members of the AS
sociated Press in each of the said grand
divisions shall elect. annually. at the an
nual meeting, a committee of five MEM
bers, who shall act as an advisory board.
and shall recommend from time to time to
in the. news. service as in their Judgment
seem desira bic, and shall present from time
to time to the. board Of directors such sug--
gestions for. the promotion of the general
welfare and interests of the Associated
Press as may seem wise to them
The resolution was adopted after adding
this:
Provided, that in case change of group
ing of States shall be deemed desirable by
executive committee or the board of direc-
tors shall have authority to make such
changes as may be desirable"
These advisory committees were ap-
Eastern Dlvision--P. c. Boyle, Oil City
4. P. Langtry, Springfield Union; Foster
Coates. New York Commercial Advertiser;
yolEsbIat[: Harry s. New, 1naianapoiIs
patch: E. Rosewater. Omaha Bee
Western Diyision-k. G. Cooper. Denver
Republican; James g. Hoge, jr:. Seattle
Record-tnion; H. ". scott. COTS Portland ' Ore.
gonian.
Southern Division-Frank B. Moves.
Washington Star: A. S. Ochs, Chattagooga
Times; G. H. Baskette, Nashville Banner
Page NJ. Baker. New Orleans Times-Demo
crat; H H. Cabaniss, Atlanta Journal
The following were unanimously re-
elected directors:
Victor F. Lawson, Chicago Record and
Daily News; Charles w. Knapp, St. Louis
Republic; NJ. H. De Young. San Francisco
Chronicle. Thomas G. Rapier. of the New
Orleans Picayune. was substituted for E.
H. Butter. of the Buffalo News, who de-
clined reelection.
After transacting some business referring
to amendments of bylaws the meeting adj
journed.
The second annual banquet of the Asso-
ciated Press was held tonight at the Grand
Pacific Hotel The entertainment was ten
dered to the members by the Eastern con-
tingent, for whom Col. Clayton Nc
Michael, of Philadelphia. acted as spokes-
man. Colonel McMichael presided at the
banquet. The list of guests included SUBJ
stantiaEy all the members who We're pres
ent at the annual meeting. The speakers
included Colonel McMichael, Mr.. Victor f.
Lawson, General Manager NJ. E. Stone,
Hon. Charles Emory Smith, Mr. st Clair
McElway, Mr.. Fl. H. Cabaniss, MIR. A. s.
Ochs. Gen. Felix Agnus. Mr.. Charles w.
Knapp. The company adjourned at late
hour with mutual wishes for continued
health and prosperity.