The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-22
800 EDITORS PLEDGE
WAR AID TO WILSON
Associated Press Delegates
Toast President, and Promise
support in Crisis.
HEARST CASE EXPLAINED
Four Old and Two New Direc-
tors Named-Officcrs
Chosen To-day.

The Associated Press held it's annual
meeting at the Waldorf Astoria yesterday
In an atmosphere electric with war. Bull
letins informing the members OF the prog
ress Of events in Mexico were read at the
morning and afternoon sessions. Presl-
dent Wilson'S telegram expressing his re-
greet at being unable to he the guest OF
the corporation spoke of tho present
critical juncture," and Mayor Mitchell.
who took the Presidents place. stirred
the 300 representatives Of 900 newspapers
to applause and shouts OF approval wnen
he said that the press and the people. no
matter what their Views on ordinary
occasions, were with and behind the
President in this crisis"
The spirit OF war showed itself also
In the lively balloting for directors To
take the places OF five whose terms cx.
PRED and of Thomas q. Rapier of the
New orleans Picdyune, whose director
ship expired because OF the consolidation
of his paper with the Times Democrat
Frank Il. Noyes ofthe Washington star
W. L. Mclean of the Philadelphia Bul-
letin. Adolph s. Ochs OF the New Yorl,
Times and A. G. Weiss OF the Duluth
Herald were all reelected. Col. W. II.
Nelson OF the Kansas City Star refused
to run again. w. Y. Morgan OF the
Hutchinson. Kan, Neus was elected to
the Houston Post succeeded to the place
left vacant by Mr.. Rapiers retirement.
Ions Time for Ballots.
c. d. Morris OF the ST. Joseph Gd:cttc
A. e. kessingcr of the Rome Scnti1,c!
and George X. Dealey of the Dallas NctcS
were the principal contenders for places
on the board. About 900 papers were rep
resented. either by delegates or through
proxies, and the balloting took long
time.
To-day the directors meet to elect Off
GERS. It was said there would probably
be no opposition TO the reelection of the
present officers. who are: Frank y,
Noyes. Washington star, president
Charles II. Taylor. Boston Globe. first
vice-president Melville T.. Stone, secre-
tary: Frederick Roy Martin. assistant
secretary. and J. r. Youatt. treasurer.
Mr.. Stone. as general manager of the
Associated Press. spent some time explain
ing the suit brought by William Il. Hearst
TO enjoin the Associated Press from cutting
or It's service TO the San Francisco Erdm-
incr, Mr.. Hearst having refused TO obey or
ders relating to the Oakland edition of the
Examiner. Mr.. Stone referred in his cx-
PLANTATION to a resolution adopted last Jan
uary by the directors. which stated that
Mr.. Hearst's action In publishing an cd-
ton under a title calculated to give the
impression that II Is an Oakland newspa-
per 10 not authorized by his certificate Of
membership and Is injurious and preju-
dicial to the interests and welfare OF the
corporation"
When Mr. Stone had finished NJ. H. de
Young OF the San Francisco Chronicle in
PRODUCED the following resolution:
That the action OF the board OF d.
rectors in the matter referred to il
sustained by this body as the meaning
and intent of the constitution and by
laws of the Associated Press
The resolution Was passed without dis
senting vote.