The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-18
REUSED TO
FIGHTING PITCH
OVER LAW
Every Member at State Asso.
citation Meeting Enlists in
War Against Oppressive Ii.
bel Statute.

gore denunc.ntion Of the libel
law. which was characterized by one
prominent member ~ idiotic as well
hs oppressive, was voiced at the
meeting OF the New Mexico Press as
fociation IN the Commercial club this
morning. Every member agreed that
the Inv was unqnalincdly bad. not a
voice was raised m its defense. and
the editors entered into earnest
agreement to take up cudgels against
The present law and swing them with
all tho vigOr OF pen and personal
influence at their command. Every
editor. publisher and newspaper
worker al the meeting left deter
mined 10 do his utmost To have the
present law amended sanely.
Nestor Montoya was reelected
president of the association and ID.
A Macpherson vas re-elected secre-
tary aud treasurer u was decided
Ca crcnic an executive board, com
posed of vice presidents, ON which
virtually every newspaper published
In the state will be represented. o..
\. Foster of Las cruces was elected
first vice president. A. G.. Torres OF
socorro vas elected second vice pres
idcnt. and w ~. Mullane of CarIs-
bad third vice president.
President George r.. Ladd of the
New Mexico A. a NJ college extended
a warm invitation to the Press assoc
oiation Ia visit Elephant Butte dam,
the Mesilla valley and ~ Paso nt
the expense OF the people Of the at
ley. The invitation was A
meeting Of the association viii prob
ably be called for "a date during the
fair week. and at that time u ~ ex-
pected that arrangements for the eN-
cursion will be made.
The editors held a banquet last
night AT the Hotel Combs. sixty
four attended It.
Nestor Montoya wGs
n speeches were made BY United
states senator Thomas BENTON Cat-
ron, Felix MARITIME. Ralph Emerson
T%witchcll. Secretary % State Antoaio
Lucero. Irwin Ogden. Of Roy: W. N.
Nullane. Of Carlsbad l.. l.. Kiinefel-
ter, OF Obar.
a resolution was passed thanking
Colonel Twitcheil, chairman Of the
board of exposition managers, and
A. r. Koehler. Jr., publicity manager.
for the publicity they have insured
New Mexico at the a Diego fair.
and endorsing the work.
Covers were laid at the banquet for
the following:
Governor w. G.. Mcdonald. Santa
Re; Lieutenant Governor r. G. he
Baca. East Las Vegas. Antonio \.
Luoero. secretary of state. santa Fe.
senator r. d citron. santa Fe. n.
Il. Twitchell. Santa Pc: L. ~. An
dredge, Tuoumcari; Mayor u. n.
Boatright. Albuquerque. Thomas
Hughes, Albuquerque; ". 4 Vigil.
Albuquerque. q. O. Cushman. Albu-
quenque: J. r.. farrell. director OF
publicity. \. r q y. -. Ry.. Topeka.
Kan: A. u. MorfOrd. advertising man.
a. r. a : y. Ry. Topeka. kan: G. A..
Scheurich. Clovis. A. r. KOehler. Jr.,
commissioner OF publicity state expo
sition board. Albuquerque: @. r..
valiant. Albuquerque: O.. :. Valiant.
Albuquerque u. y. Hening. Albu-
querque: Archibald lacquer, Albu-
querque: A. \. Allen. Albuquerque,
G. T.. Lukens. Albuquerque: NJ c..
Garcia. Albuquerque: u. Lacarra. Al
buquerque; u. 4. Macpherson, Alhu-
querque. W. T. McCrcisht, A~lbuquer-
que. NJ /. Fox. Albuquerque; u. l.. d.
McAllister. Albuquerque; O.. a. Fos-
ter. Las Cruces. w. A. Keleher, Albu-
querque. TonlinEoa Fort, Roswell;
W. H.. Hans. Gallup; william Butler,
Pennington; II. q. Harris; Camllo
Padilla. Santa Fe; Bias sanchez,
Mora. r NJ. Chacon. East Las Vegas;
W. Il. Walton. silver CITY: ! y. VIM
berry, Hagefman: Filadclfo Baca,
Santa Re. j. @. Albright. Aloudusr-
que: +. u. Tltiman. Hillshoro lsaao
Barth. Albuquerque. Elfego Bnca.
Albuquerque; Felix Martinez. S
Puso: ]. T.. Anderson. Alamogordo;
l.. l.. Klinefeitcr. Obar; W n. Null
lane, Carlsbad: Trivia ogden. Roy;
Melton Torres. T.. n. Vallandingham.
DeminE. a. j. LOOMS. SAINT Fee:
!. g.. Floefshrim, springer: G. W.
organ, Nustor MontOya. A%lbuquer-
cue; Judge Grancille A. Richardson.
Roswell. G. J Roberts. Santa Re;