Evening star., 1901-02-21
MEETING OF PUBLISHERS
ANNUAL CONVENTION HELD IN THE
wALDORF-AsTORIA
Large Attendance and Prominent
Men Present From All Over
the Country.
From the New York Times of today.

From the New York Times of today
The first session of the annual meeting
of the American Newspaper Publishers AS
sociatiOn was held yesterday morning in
the small bail room of the Waidorf-Astoria
The session was devoted to routine bust
ness and the reading of reports, principal
among which was the report of Secretary
W. c. Bryant of the Brooklyn Times. S. II.
Kaufman of The Washington Star. pres
ideut of the association, was i'll the chair,
and there was a large attendance.
In the afternoon the association listened
to report from its special commissioner,
Col. Frederick Driscoll, who attended Tie
meeting last August in Milwaukee of the
International Typogl aphical Union and pre-
sented there the puUnsners siue of tne
labor question, especially relating TO arbl-
tration in labor disputes. After that the
association appointed a special Sanding
committee, which held a joint meeting last
November in Chicago with the executive
committee of the International TypoSTapn-
iCal Union
At that meeting an agreement was for
muated which will require that al lab u
disputes in the offices of members of the
Publishers Association shall be submitted
to arbitration. The agreement provides for
local boards of arbitration from which ap-
pealS may be taken to a national board OF
II Is p1ONlutu. HU"tNtI, tliIl
the national board shall not take evidence
except by q vote of q majority of the
board Records and briefs are to be sub
mitted with either agreed statement of
facts or a properly certified transcript of
evidence. Pending the decision Of appeals
work Is to be resumed and the award OF
the national board may cover the entire Pc
riod from the time the issues Wee raised.
The national board is to be composed Of
the president of the International Typo
graphical Union and the commissioner of
the National Publishers Association. who.
in case of failure to agree In any dispute,
shall name a third member OF the board
Expenses are to be borne equally by the
two organizations.
The questions involved have not as yet
been passed upon by the local unions of
the International Typographical Union,
who are now voting on the referendum
question The matter will be brought up
again during the meeting of the associa-
tion and the publishers will sign the agree
ment on their part, copies of 1t having
been sent to all members some time ago.
Another feature of the afternoon session
was address by James NJ. Lynch, presi,
dent of the International Typographical
Union. who presented the question from
the printers standpoint. Mr.. Lynch was
warmly received and his address was fre-
quently applauded. He said that, 50 far
as he knew, all the local unions were III
favor of the agreement upon which they
are now voting.
There will be sessions today and on Fri
day and the meeting will end with ban
quet at the Waldorf-Astoria on Friday
night
The members present yesterday were as
follows but many more are expected be-
fore the meeting closes: w. +. Gardner,
Post-Standard. Syracuse; G: ]. Palmer
Post Houston; Arthur Jenkins. Herald
Syracuse; F. st. J. Richards. Globe-Demo-
crat, St Louis; c. III. Reach. American
Waterbury; Beriah Wilkins, Post, Washing
ton. d. c., L. T. Boyd, Journal, Mlwau-
h.. " j S.if ifShr I'm a
Mccarthy. observation-disclosures, Albany;
Victor F. Lawson. Daily News, Chicago;
John Norris, Times, New York: John d.
Jackson. Register. New Haven; Robert Ew
Ridder. Staats Zeitung. New York; II. w.
Quimby. Free Press. Detroit: D. F. Lingane,
Telegram, Providence; a. w. See. Courier,
Ottumma, Iowa; John w. Rauch, Eagle.
Mass. J. ID. LOrentz. News, Galveston:
James Potter. Telegraph. Philadelphia; w.
J. Richards. Press, Indianapolis; H f.
Richards Press. Indianapolis; Charles ].
y. Baer Post, Pittsburg. Pa: w. Living
stone. Journal. Detroit; John ]. Hamilton.
News, Des Nj ines. Iowa; Frank p Glass,
Advertiser. Mont gomery, Ala: Wallace NJ.
Scudder News Newark: Edward p Call,
Post, New York: b. Mckevett, Herald, Syr
acuse; ]. c. Seacrest, State Journal, Lin
coin; H D. La Coste. California Bulletin,
San Francisco; o. s. Hershmann. Press,
Pttsburg: H. H. Cabanss. Journal, At
lanta: Joseph A. Dear. Journal. Jersey City;
w. \. Hemphill. Constitution. Atlanta; Hill
ton L. Brown. News. indianapolis: Wallace
G. Brooke, Republic, St Louis: E. NJ. Will
kens, Republican. Springfield; Benjamin G..
Wells. Press, Philadelphia; Harry Chand- |
Ter, Times. Los Angeles, Cal; w. B. |
Phillips Courier,I"u~nal- Louisville: XIV;
Otto A Meyer. Press. Utica: Z. II. Baker
Plain Dealer. Cleveland: w. f. Haskell |
Times, Minneapolis: w. c. Bryant Times !
Brooklyn; II. E. Whitney. Reporter, Woon-
socket; F. f. Sands, Journal Meriden; s.
II. Kaufman, Star, Washington; E. w |
Pfetorious, WeStliche Post, St Louis; c. |
II. RembOld, Times-Star. Cincinnati: c. H. |
Notz, Times-Star. Cincinnati; E. A Berdan |
Ilmes-Star. Cincinnati; c. E. Austin. Ex-
press. Buffalo; +. q. Deming, Dispatch. Co.
lumbus: George S, Fox. Standard New
Bedford; c. NJ. Palmer. St Joseph News; |
Charles II Taylor, ir.. Journal, Kansas !
Charles w. Chase. Leader, Cleveland: Fred |
erick F. Whiting, Herald Boston: J. n. |
jackson, Pioneer-Press St Paul; A. A. Nc |
GGrmick, Times-Herald Chi"ago: Charles !
Stapleton. Republican. Denver: Conde Ham !
lin, Pioneer-Press, St. Paul: w j Craw- |
ford Commercial Appeal. Memphis: E B |
S,ahinan. Banner. Nashville; Frank p. |
M"cLennan. State Journa', Topeka: w L. |
Itutchlns, The Times, Washington. D. c.;
W y. Leach. The Times Washington. d |
G.: c. Fl. Woolley. Chronicle, ST. Louis: w. |
w. Thornton. Press. Cleveland: S Roe-
ers. Daily News. Chicago: IT. F.. Terrv.
Post. Cincinnati: Richard G Oellers. Re-
ord. Philadelphia; z. Pren.iss Bailey OBJ
server. Itica: ". F.. Baldwin News J~Eet. |
L A. RooS. DlSpatch Fttts"urg: II. r Cur.
nison, Eagle. ' ro 'klyn: w. l. MrLear Bul
lctln. Philadelphia: Don G. Seitz World
New York: Albert j. Barr. Post Pittsburg:
stephen OMeara Journal Boston: Frank
B Moves Star Washington: Lee T. Water
man. News Des Moines
They Were Interested.
From the Chicago News
II was 5.I5 o'clock and 9, Tho IT, 90.