Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-20
PERKINS ST. TO
HEAD II SDITORS
Republicans Choose Aurora Man for
Vice Presidency, Which Means
Presidency in 1915.
REGISTRATION IS NOW 1893

Clark Perkins of the Aurora Re-
publican is slated for the presidency
of the Nebraska Press association q
year from now. This was decided
yesterday when a republican caucus
of the Press association, now in ses-
sion at the Rome hotel. agreed on
Perkins for vice president for the
now ensuing year. The standing
custom of the association is that the
vice president each year becomes
president for the ensuing year. Thus
the fight is shifted back year and
made on the selection of vice presi-
dent rather than president.
Likewise the old custom is to
choose this vice president each year
strictly on party lines. 1t is an un-
derstood principle that the demo-
Gratis choose a vice president one
year and the republicans select one
the fillowing year. This is the year
fir the republicans to choise, 81 a
scire IL them held brief cinference
at the close of yesterdays sessiin and
agreed upon Perkins.
Petit Makes Talk.
| A. s. Petit of Bruning. one of the new
members OF the association, talked or
Making 1t Go in the small Town He
declared it to be good policy to answer
questions, that people asked the editor bs
telephone thus showing the RvblIe. that
the newspaper office is necessity IN ths
| city He gave variety of questions hi
ia asked within the range of a few min
utes. when do the county commission
ers meet next?" when does the grand
jury sit?' do they consider Jack John
son knocked out or was 1t a decision on
lpcints?"
! The afternoon talks by pioneer news
lpaper men OF the state brought many old
timers to the floor. 1t proved that there
were in the house twenty-one men who
twenty-five years or more.
f, ReEistration "a Heavy.
The registration Of out-of-town news
paper men and women the first day wal
I65. This. with the registration of news
paper editors in Omaha, made a total o.
il93
c. NJ Barbeau, anthropologist of thu
Victoria museum of ottawa. Canada
spoke briefly in the morning, giving som'
Interesting data on the american In
dams. He said the old idea that th'
American Indians were of Asiatic origin
had been entirely dispelled and that sci
entists are now entirely at a loss u
know where they came from.
The Commercial club of Omaha and tn
Fontenelle hotel jointly rendered tn
visitors a banquet at the Fontenelle hote
last night. Some music and cabaret fea
lures were furnished.
BraInerd's Opening word.
Il should like to see the newspapers o.
the state take more active part In poll
ties; not the politics that cusses the op
ponents, but the politics that exercises IT
influence in the selection Of men for pub
: lie office. men educated and competent /,
perform the public service, TtA was
citation at the opening of its convention a
the Rome hotel, by President II. A
: Brainerd of Hebron.
I'VE should work for education and en-
lightenment in the field OF politics." h
continued. There is a vast possibilit
for Improvement in the newspapers o
the state. .Guch time has been spent 4
the Improvement Of the breeds OF horses
cattle and swine. but we hear little abou
the improvement Of newspapers New
J that does not have an eduction value
J a detriment. If cne cannot cay anythin
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