The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-20
Annual Gathering of the State Press
Association.
FRED NELSON HONoRED
THE PROVO WRITER ELECTED
PRESIDENT BY ACCLAMATIoN.
Editors Murray, Snow and England
Chosen Vice observation-disclosures
at the Kenyon In the Evening
Address By Governor Wells the
Feature-Toasts and Responses.

An even score Of Utah newspapermen
assembled in the palatial quarters OF
the Kenyon yesterday, upon the oeca-
sion Of the seventh annual meeting OF
the Utah Press association. President
John James called the meeting to
order and delivered himself of a
speech in 500 ms, in the course Of
winch he heartily welcomed the assem-
Died pencil pUsherS to the metropolis
fhe first order of business was the
election Of officers for the ensuing
year The names Of NJ. L. Murray of
the Ephraim Enterprise and Fred
nelson of the Utah County Democrat
We're placed in nomination, but Mr..
Murray positively declined the honor,
Tor the reason that he was not central
~ located. N. L. Snow of the Brigham
Bugler then named Charles England of
the Logan Journal, who also declined.
Mr.. Nelson was then elected by accla-
nation.
The new incumbent made some ap-
propriate remarks, thanking the mem
bers for the honor conferred, where
upon the election of three vice presi-
dents was declared in order.
Mr.. Murray and Mr.. England were,
by reclamation, chosen first and sec
ond vice presidents respectively.
For third, the names OF J. Z. Taylor,
Broad-Ax, NJ. L. Snow, Bugler, and
Walter L. Webb, Lehi Banner, were
presented. After two ballots, either
of which failed TO elect, Mr.. Taylor
withdrew in favor of Mr.. Snow, who
was unanimously elected.
Other officers were elected as follows:
Corresponding secretary, l. Z. Diehl
of the Mammoth Record; recording
secretary, Mr.. Jackson of the Payson
a.
who, according to the gentleman who
nominated him, viii see that all bills
are paid whether there is any money
in the treasury or not; historian,
Julius T. Taylor, in spite of his own
opposition.
A hearty vote of thanks was tender
ed the retiring officers, after which
George Crosby of Richfeld, William
.Glasmann Of Ogden, NJ. f. Murray, Z.
A Mcdaniel and William -Byes were
appointed a committee on legislation.
The committee, viii endeavor to estab-
lish a uniform rate for the publication
of legal notices throughout the state,
and VIII do all in its power to the best
interests of the association.
THE BANQUET.
If Don Porter ever did himself proud,
It was in the preparation Of the ban
quet rendered the Press association in
the evening, and if mine host ever had
an apreciatiye guest, the same was to
be found in each and every member OF
the association who sat down to the
table. Promptly at 9 o'clock the guests
filed in the elegant dining-rOom, and
were seated, With President Nelson and
POSTMASTER Mcdaniel at either end.
To the right Of the president sat Gov
ernor Wells, eX-President James TO the
left. The press representatives We're
assigned seats near the postmaster
It was a notable gathering, and by
far the most elaborate banquet ever
furnished the moulders of public opin-
ion.
The menu, served in courses by a CO.
terie of mattresses, the most genial
that ever graced a dining-room, was
as follows: