The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-12
CONVENTION
IS NOW HISTORY
kATES OF CLAREMORE CHO3EN
PRESIDENT BRONSON is RE.
ELECTED SECRETARY.

Bartlesyille, Okla, May 11.-With
the election of officers for the coming
year. the selection OF Ardmore as the
place for holding the 1914 convention,
the adoption of resolutions, the initia =
tion of eight new mem bers into the
order of "Houn' Dawgs," an auto
ride and May pole dance at the coun.
try club, the second day of the twen-
ty-first annual session of the Okla
homa State Press association came to
close Saturday.
From the standpoint of attendance
and enthusiasm the day was BY far
the most interesting, perhaps, in the
history of the organization. At the
morning session S. NJ. Nichols OF
Bristcw led the discussion of What
the Press Might Expect of Legis'a-
tors" and read to the association let
ters on the subject from editors and
governors.
Horace Shepard of Altus and
Buck" Campbell OF Waukomis dis
cussed the cost OF printing and
brought out the fact that IN Jackson
county with q population of 2l,0OO,
there are thirteen newspapers conf
peting for printing.
Protest Compensation Bill.
Paul b. Smith of Oklahoma City
read a lengthy dissertation on the
workman's compensation act as it ap-
plies to printing shops operated by
machine, following which the associ-
alton ordered the secretary to send
a telegram 70 the Legislature protest
ing against the passage of the pro-
posed compensation bill.
Il. E. Guthrie was strenuously in Ia
vor OF the creation of county
printer" to alleviate the present fore
ed competition for public work.
George Foster of the Wagner Her
aid ridiculed the idea of country ed
itors wasting time keeping cost" OF
work done.
The first rock of the association
was struck when a resolution was in
troduccd which would have pat the
convention on record as opposing the
reduction of the members of the leg
islature. by a close vote the reso
luton calling fer a reduction was ta-
bled, and after much debate the res
clutiOn was referred to a committee
to be reported back at the next meet
ing.
Without a dissenting voice the as
sociation expressed its confidence in
United states Senator Thomas 2.
Gore and commended him "for his
firm stand against such recommended
tions as his conscience would not ap-
prove"
A copy of the Gore resolutions
were ordered forwarded to President
Wilson and the senate.
Members of the association Satur-
day completed the raising of $4,000
with which to build a home at Med
icine Park.
The auditing committee reported
the condition of the associations H.
nances ia be good and as a token Of
appreciation Of the work done by
Secretary Treasurer Bronson, unan-
imously reelected him for the coming
year.
Hates New President.
BY unanimous vote the association
the Oklahoma con-
gressionai delegation for presenting
the name of Preston McGoodwin OF
Oklahoma City for public service in
the diplomatic service aid urged up
On Secretary Bryan the appointment
1f Mr. McGoodwin as "a recognition
he Oklahoma press desired without
regard to partisanship."
A. L. Kates of Claremore automat
cally advanced from vice president
o president for the coming year, and
George Foster of Wagner, j. Q.
campbell of Waukomis and Mrs.
frank b. Lucas of Oklahoma City