Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-18
STATE EDITORS
BEGIN SESSION
WITH BANQUET
Strong Sentiment Expressed
for Radical Change in Libel
Laws Business Meeting
This Morning at 10 O'clock.


o'clock this morning. but there wa
strong under-eurrent Of opposition
to the existing libel law and a hop
Tor is change, and this matter wa
pointedly mentioned AT HE banquet
Nestor MoDtoya. who adds facilt.
with his tongue to his known abilit.
with the pen. presided over the ban
quet as toastmaster. and Senate
Thomas Benton cntron was the firs
: speaker.
/ He was followed By Felix Martinez
of Las Vegas and III Paso. who ha,
long been a prominent figure in th'
newspaper circles Of the state. Mr.
Martinez. who was sent 10 South
America as a special commissioner
by President Wilson. talked interest.
ingly OF his trip. from which he hai
not long returned. Mr.. MARITIME;
declared himself for reform Of the
taxation system OF New Mexico a
downward reform which would in
duce capital to locate here.
President X. +. TwitehelI of the
state exposition board, was next.
speaking on the benefits to be OBJ
tanned through the states display at
the San Diego exposition As usual,
he mentioned historical points of in
terest as an asset for the state and
gave many interesting facts from the
states history.
Antonio Lucero. secretary of state.
responded to the toast The Press Of
New Mexico" telling Of his own ear
~ experiences as printer In Cali
fornia and in this state.
Had Experience.
Irwin ogden. of Roy spoke point
eddy on the subject of the needed re-
forms In the state libel law. He
spoke from experience, he said, hav-
ing been caught" by the workings
OF the act himself, sustaining a heavy
fine and receiving a sentence of i'm
prisonment beside.
w. II. Mullane. of Carlsbad. dis
cussed long experience in writing
up people" but said that nowadays
when he wanted TO indulge In this ex-
ercise he read the state libel law first
and then refrained
l.. L. Klinefelter of Obar. recited
several humorous stories, some of
them Ringing on the libel law and its
actions.
Barth Declines.
Senator Isaac Barth. who tells of
the time he edited Il country weekly.
declined to make an address because
of the lateness Of the hour and
Toastmaster Montoya closed the ev-
ening. Mr.. Montoya assured the
press men and their friends of the
welcome extended them by Albu-
and urged all the editors to
be at the Alvarado on time for the
motion picture this morning lie al
20 announced the election of officers,
which will take place this morning at
The business session in the CONNER
rial club.
The association passed a resolution
thanking Col r. r. Twitehell asi
chairman Of the board Of exposition
managers. and A. E. Koehler, Jr.,
Of publicity for the
board. for their good work for the
state and endorsed the work.
Covers for sixty-four.
Covers were laid for the following |
Governor w. c. Mcdonald. Santa
Pc: Lieutenant Governor r. c. De
Baca. East Las Vegas. Antonio A..
.ucero, secretary Of state. Santa Re;
senator T. II. Catron. Santa Fee r,
Z. TwItchell, Santa Fe; c, H. ALI
lredge. Tucumcari; Mayor d. IL.
3oatrieht. Albuquerque; Thomas
Hughes, Albuquerque: NJ. l. Nigil,
albuquerque &. q. Cushman. Albu-
J. +. farrell, director of 4
A.. T & s. f. Ry.. Topeka,
<an., a D. Morford. advertising man.
l.. #. & s f. Ry.. Topeka. Kan; G. A.
'cheurich. Clovis; A. Il. Koehler, Jr..
Of publicity state ex-
POSITION board. Albuquerque. q. y.
ralliant, Albuquerque; @. $. Valiant,
H. II. Hening, Albu-
A. lacquer. Albuquerque.
!. A. Allen, Albuqueraue' c. Il. Lux
ms, Albuquerque: NJ G. Garcia, Al
,uquerque; b. lacarra. Albuquerque:
}. A. Macpherson, Albuquerque, w.
:. McCreight. Albuquerque: Nj. l..
Fox. Albuquerque. Il. l. d. McAllis-
er. Albuquerque. O. A. Foster, Las
'ruces. W. A. lSeleher. AIbuguerque;
'omlinson Fort. Roswell; w. H.
Ianns. Gallup: William Butler
H. O. Norris; Camiio
'adilla. Santa Fe; Bias Sanchez,
fora: f. NJ, Chacon. East Las Vegas
V. b. Walton. silver city; J. +. VIM
,erly, Hagerman. Filadelfo Baca.
anita Fe; J. G. Albright. Albuduer-
ue; L. ID. Tittman. Hillsboro Isaac
Iarth. Albuquerque. Elfego Baoa,
Felix Martinez, lei
aso; j. T.. Anderson, Alamogordo;
= l.. Klinefelter, Char; w. II. Null
the, Carlsbad: Irwin Ogden, Roy; :
leliton Torres. 4. II. vallandigham.
'eming; A. j. LOOMS, Santa Fee
c. Floersheim. Springer; c. w.
Iorgan; Nestor Montoya, AIbuauer-
ne: Judge Granville A. Richardson.
.oswell Z. J. Roberts. Santa Fe;
Ivan ~ White. superintendent of I
ublc Instruction. Santa Fe: j. III. in
IcCutcheon; A. ]. Evans. Eiida; b. 4
andoval. Albuquerque; Chase Beii. "
anita Re: II. Wyatt, Tucumcari; Il
rank Staplin. Albuquerque: Judge is
nd Mrs, cutlip. Tuonmcari; Q, l.. n
'wen, corporation commissioner,
anita Fe