The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-10

some by one man, most by two or three,
q few by a corps of correspondents rang
ing in number from five to twenty. The
Press associa lions each will have from
fifteen to thirty men to report the pro-
ceedings. to follow up the important con-
ferences and to watch daily and nightly
developments.
Some Of the great metropolitan journals
practically establish duplicate plants for
the gathering and transmission of news
in convention city. They set up head
quarters fitted up like a newspaper office,
with desks and benches and special wires.
and they create "A routine as perfect and
as systematic AS that which exists in
the offices ar home At the Republican
convention in Minneapolis eight years
ago one New York paper had is manag
ing editor it's city editor and a staff of
writers, which practically depleted the
home Office of its most effective working
force. This was the first attempt a any
thing of this kind. In Chicago and St
LOFTS four years ago other papers follow
ed the example. In Chicago one New
York paper published a daily edition on
the spot, which was virtually a duplicate
of, the home edition in New York This
same newspaper has already made ar
rangements equally ambitious for Kansas
City and Philadelphia. In Kansas City Il
has leased two residences for the force il
intends to carry out. and il has also en-
gagged a headquarters which will be COM
piete in every equipment. There are not
many newspapers, of course, which will
undertake as ambitious a scheme as this,
but every one that expects to make any
show at all will be very thorough in its
Preparations.
Preparations Are Made Early.
The staff OF metropolitan journal at
q national convention is as carefully or
ganized as If II were a permanent affair
instead of the creature of a week. Prep
arations are made weeks in advance. The
best men on the force are selected and
sent TO the convention city in a special
car. each man being assigned TO his work.
and one of the most responsible men on
the paper being placed in charge of all
Some Of these are detailed TO report tine
proceedings of the convention. The rou-
tine Is left TO the press associa ton, but
the striking feature of the proceedings
are covered in Individual style by men
peculiarly adapted to the work. one viii
write a general picture" another will
describe especially dramatic Incidents
apother will follow the political develop
ments as they reveal themselves. Others
will watch the doings of particular dele
cations in which interest happens to be
centered. outside the convention hall
esiIl others will follow up the innumeraol
conferences Wnlcn are constantly gong
on, watch for deels and arrangement
which are likely TO be sprung at any mo-
n1ent to affect the current of events, and
pick up the characteristic incidents and
stories which lend color, and which. while
having nothing to do with the weightier
politics of the occasion, help TO round
oyt and complete the picture.
AL these various reports when written
are turned In to the man in charge and
he is responsible for the arrangement
over the wire. Usually some writer OF
general review showing what has been
some cases a newspaper will have several
writers 10 record their Impressions some
of their productions being valuable only
for the names with which they are
signed.
The Most ENnctlng work.
The work OF press association is the
most eNactirg of ali. This must above all
things be accurate and 1t must be com.
plete, At the same time Il must he IN,
n eolored by political or LEGAL pre- JUDGE foi
n gees out 70 newspap RS repr senung al
psrtes, in all parts OF the l nited States
y The men cmrloyed u 90 This work viii
te the best TO Re fotna IN the Offices II
Chicago. New York and Washing ton. FRS
Of all they will have 70 furnish a verbat
i'm report OF the proceedings Of the con
vention. This. of course. is the work o
stenographers who have places Just un
derneath the speakers platform Othe
men who are familiar with political al
fairs viii be assigned to the task Of 70