Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-17
Members of the Associated Press
Hold Annual Meeting.
IMPORTANT BUSINESS TRANSACTED
Prominent Men Discuss Newspaper
Work at the Dinner.
ATTENDANCE WAS LARGE

| bylaws so as to make them conform to the
laws of Illinois laid down in the recent
| decision of the supreme court. After con-
| siderable discussion motion of Mr. John
Schooers of the st. Louis Westl1che Post
| to reject the amendments was agreed to,
| there being but two votes in the negative.
| The four vacancies in the board of di-
rectors were filled by the election of Shas.
H. Grasty of the Baltimore News. E. p.
Call, New York Evening Post: Edward
Rosewater, Omaha Bee and George c..
Thompson, ST. Paul Dispatch.
| The members from the different divisions
| chose the following advisory boards:
| Eastern division-Herbert F. Gunnison,
Brooklyn Eagle, chairman; Ambrose But
Ter, Ruffalo News; Charles H. Taylor, Bos,
ton Globe; A. P. Langtry. Springfield
(Mass) Union; P. c. Boyle, Oil City Der
| rick.
Central divisional. NJ. Houser, St Louis
| Globe Democrat. chairman; W. d. Halde-
man, Louisville Courier Journal; II. U.
Brown, Indianapolis News: E. p. Purdue.
| Cleveland Leader; James E: Scribbs, De-
troit Tribune; It. 1. Boyd. Milwaukee Jour-
nal
Western division-H. W. Scott Portland
(Ore) Oregonian. chairman; H. G. Gus,
Los Angeles Tines: P. H. Lannan. Salt
| publican; Alden j. Bethen, Seattle Times.
Southern division-H. II. Cabaniss, At
lanta Journal, chairman; c. p j. Mooney
|
Ochs. Chattanooga Times; George II; Bas-
kettle. Nashville Banner; Page NJ. Baker,
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Annual Banquet of Association.
The annual banquet of the Associated
Press was given at the Auditorium Hotel
in Chicago last evening. There were seven
long tables in the body of the room for the
members. every seat having an occupant,
and another table for the guests, among
~, Low ,P
the Methodist Church: Col. r. c. Clowry,
vice president of the Western Union Tele-
graph: E. ]. Nally of the Postal Telegraph
| Company, H. T. EStabrook and John T.
Wilson of Chicago.
The tables We're ornamented with Candida
| bra and large punches of red roses. Presi-
dent Victor F. Lawson presided and Clark
| Howell of the Atlanta Constitution was the
| POSTMASTER. The loving cup was passed
by General Manager Stone. whose facetious
| introductionS of the members provoked
| much laughter.
When the cigars were lighted Clark
| Howell of the Atlanta Constitution took
charge. and in a brief speech said that SO
| far as the Southern contingent was con-
| cerned they We're willing to leave the fu-
ture of the Associated Press in the hands
of the men who had guided it ito the
| magnificent position which 1t occupied to-
day as the greatest news gatherer in the
| world.
In introducing the first speaker. Mr..
| Howell referred to patriotism in journalism,
| saying: when the honor of our flag. the
prestige of our country, are concerned, in
UNFOLDING the flag and in maintaining the
| dignity and the honor of the country, there
and then politics should stop and patriotism
| should begin"
| Gen. Otis Remarks.
Gen. Harrison Gray Otis of the Los An
gees Times. spoke to the question Where
should patriotism begin and where end, in
the conduct OF a newspaper"
He said I'VE of the journalistic profess
| sion, and especially We who publish part-
san political newspapers, may well bear in
mind at every juncture in a national polit-
ical contest, the effect of utterances
and of our teachings upon the government
| under which we live and to which we owe
| supreme allegiance. This attitude when
| rightly taken is entirely consistent with the
| strongest advocacy and the firmest adher-
ence to the political party which we happen
| to espouse, for take sides in party con-
tests. not for the sake merely of helping
| our side to win, but for the sake,
| wont to claim, OF the final effect upon the
| country a whole Of the policies which
| We advocate. To take any lower position
than this would be indefensible, and it cam
| not be maintained The whole science then
| of life, of Journalism of politics and Of
! government. is to be right. Let that be our
aim. Let the Constitution of the United
States and the flag be our guide and our
| inspiration, and we will make no mistake.
! Gen. Charles II. Taylor of the Boston
! Globe spoke about the organization of the
| Bennett and of modern newspapers which
are, he said. printed for different constit-
| uencies, giving the readers the news in
| which they are particularly interested. He
| told many amusing anecdotes by way of il
| lustration and emphasis.
| Opposed to Exploiting Crime.
In concluding he said:
Speaking of reform in our line, don't
| Ike to a tendency in the popular papers
| of the day to make events which are hor-
| rible and revolving prominent. The vivid
| illustrations of murder the parading of de-
| formed children who have been operated on
| in hospitals, the monstrosities of humanity
! and of nature-all these need to be eradi-
! Gated from the newspapers of the day
| There are plenty of opportunities to present
the picturesque. the grotesque, the unique
| the beautiful and the attractive events
| which are of daily occurrence. And these
my brethren should be given preference so
far we are able to. meeting the wants of
| the people.
| The modern newspaper takes the roof off
| the whole world and let's all mankind look
! in. Let US do our best in the newspapers
| which we send into the homes of this coun-
| try to carry as little Of sorrow and trouble
| and bad temper as we can Let u.s. on the
| contrary. endeavor to scatter rays of sun
| shine and feelings of hope in the homes of
| the millions to encourage them and their
| families in the great battle of life.
st Clair hr MckelWay of the Brooklyn Eagle
| for fairness, and saying in part:
McKelwny on Political Reporting.
I'VE must practice this fairness before
we preach it or If we would preach
effectively Unless We practice 1t as
| well as preach 1t in our own columns
| we cannot discriminate against those who
| ridicule our upright precepts and initiate
| our bad example. We cannot raise the news
paper calling to the respect of statesmen.
of scholars and Of the foreigners whose
judgment on us in our time represents the
verdict Of our posterity upon our methods
and our motives,sif We take any other
course. A deal of journalism here repre-
sented stands for the best and most pros
| porous journalism of our republic. which
are not always Identical. 1 am sure we-can
| make the two Identical by sturdily refus-
| ing to take In controversy a position that
| we would scorn to maintain in private con-
| verse: by being studously respectful to
| opponents in our columns as we would be
| in our parlors; by remembering that every
| newspaper is only man behind a printed
| sheet, and that his character shows be-
| tween the lines Of type lust as it shows he