The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-20
WILSON HERE TO-DAY
FOR A. P. LUNCHEON
President Will Hurry Back TO
Washington-Convention
Under Way.
MEETING OF PUBLISHERS

This n the week Of the annual meet.
ings OF the Associated Press and ,hs
American Newspaper Publishers Avn.
cation. and newspaper men. tho big men
Of the business. have been coming To
town in droves for tho gathering
Taking a formal start yesterday N.
conventions which are somewhat allied
get into full swing this morning with
tho annual meeting OF tho Associated
Press in the Astor Gallery OF the Wal.
dorf-Astoria. This will be followed At
Q o'clock by the A. p. annual luncheon
which II IA expected President WI.
son will attend. Tho President plans 10
leave Washington at 8 O'Clock this morn.
ing. come to the luncheon and hurry
right back again.
Tho A. p. convention will end with a
directors meeting on Wednesday morn.
ing, and while this 10 being held tho
American Newspaper Publishers Asso-
citation convention will hold It's opso.
ing session. also at the Waldorf.
A leased wire was run into ths Wal.
dorf by THE SUN ana during the arss,
noon session bulletins wore sent by the
sun News Service of the many baseball
games that were being played tfrovrS.
out the country These bulletins vsr,
posted % THAT the VISITING pubatshesv
could watch the progress Of the games
In which they wers interested
From O'Clock untf1 II o,u,ook tn
night reports Of the 6un News seryto>
which were sent over tho wire wers dh.
played on q table and were inspected b.
the publishers, who showed . keen In
terest
Not since the organisation OF the ~
ISOLATED Press has there been s,ioh IN
important annual meeting az the pre-
ent. which 10 the sixteenth. The war in
Europe began since the last meeting, and
there are many problems OF news gath
ering presented by the war which wv
be discussed.
To XIII Arbitrary Rule.
One OF tho most important actions AZ.
pected at the A. p. meeting Is the abro-
CATION OF the bylaw giving the board Of
directors power 10 order n member 70
discontinue an outside news service THIS
is the result OF a complaint made 20 the
Attorney-General that the A. p, was .
combination in restraint OF trade, ami
as a result Of conferences between the
Attorney General. President Frank B
Noyes Of the Washington Std- and Gen.
eral Manager Melville T.. Stone a prom.
Use was made that this bylaw should be
abrogated.
The only events yesterday wer. an
u
bers street. and an A. " T. A. directors
and executive committee meeting at The
A. y, y. A. headquarters IN the Word
Building
The n p. programme for the res. ~
us convention is as follows: IN A "
to-day. annual meeting In the Aston
Gallery OF the Waldorf p VI to-3ay
annual luncheon in tho grand ballroom
Of the Waldorf: Wednesday, 10 \ N
\. =. directors meeting at 81 Chamber.
street 20 elect officers
II Is not expected that there vii be
any change in executive heads o, TIE
\. y. new vice-president vii. have
To be elected to take the place OF Charles
~ Grasty, who was elected as A -er-
resentative Of the Baltimore sun and
is now serving tho A. +. as war co..
respondent
II Will be necessary 10 cleo. one new
director 70 take the place % the lac
Samuel Bowles OF the Sprineisld RI,
publican. His term would have eNrlrN'
THIS year, together with the .e--rs -
Herman Ridder Of the New York Srn1',
/eitun0. W H. Cowles % the spokane
Spokesman Rcwetc, Victor + Lawson -
the Chicago Daily Netcs and r. " 11h-
ston Of the Houston Post TIE nom .o7'.
Ing committee in January ren0w nate.
I all the -