The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-18
RUMP PRESS ASSOCIATION

RUMP PRESS ASSOCIATION
Grand Forks, N. D., July 13.-The
Peoples Press association is the name
of new organization of North Da-
kota newspapermen. It was formed
tonight following the close of the an
nual convention of the North Dakota
Press association.
Most of these who are concerned in
the new organization are still men,
bers of the old association, having re-
newed their membership at the con-
vention, where proceedings were en-
tirely harmonious.
The Peoples Press association men
say that it is formed to answer a
need for organization of editors and
publishers who are in sympathy with
and who support the people of the
state in their efforts to establish a
more perfect democracy. The old or
ganization, they say, has been almost
entirely social in it's nature, and they
feel that the times demand something
more of the body which represents the
newspaper interests of the associa-
ton.
These who took part in the forming
OF the new organization are, Peter
Morgan, North Dakota Labor Leader,
Grand Forks; L. w. Buck, Stanley
Sun; George C. Reeder, Michigan
Arena; Olaf Rib, Crosby Review;
Martin P. Blanck, Edgeley Mail; O. T.
Rishof, Northwestern Service Bureau.
st. Paul; Howard P. Knappen, Bis
marck Palladium and Rex. H. Lamp
man, North Dakota Leader, Fargo.
O.. T Rishoff was chosen temporary
president and Rex. H. Lampman tenn
porary secretary to act until later
meeting at which permanent officers
will be elected.
A committee was adopted to draft
a constitution and bylaws, and it was
the sense of the meeting that the as
sociations membership shall include
editors and publishers of papers which
support the program Of the Non
partisan league, the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, the American Society
OF Equity, the Grange, the Farmers
Union and kindred organizations.
To those who are not put wise the
above may seem strange. For many,
many years the North Dakota Press
Association has been a harmonious
gathering free from politics and has
done much towards keeping the ad-
vantages of North Dakota in the lime
light. At the meeting held in Grand
Forks last week ending with picnic
in one of the beautiful parks of that
city, the non-partisan league made a
deliberate attempt to inject politics
into the association and tried to cap
ture control of the organization. Ev-
cry editor managing league paper
got personal letter from headquar-
tiers at St. Paul to be at the meeting
with the avowed purpose of trying to
elect the new officers and control the
organization. The leaguers held a
caucus behind closed doors Friday
night and fixed up the slate they hop
ed to put through. In the meantime
the "regulars" got wise to the pro-
ceedings and got little bit busy
themselves and when the votes were
counted on the election for president
next morning the leaguers were rout-
ed by an over two to one vote and
their entire hand picked ticket was
showed under. Did they abide by
the will of the majority? Not so you
would notice it. Determined to run
matters with high hand in this state
the leaguers formed another associa-
ton which they choose to call The
Peoples Press Association and elect
ed the same bunch that got turned
down in the regular association meet
ing. One reason these kickers say is
responsible for the framing of this
new organization is "that the old or
ganization has been entirely too So
c;al in it's nature, and they demand
something of that body which repre-.
sents the newspaper interests Of the
association" This is eminently cor
rect, and we want to add that there
has been too much of this social con.
VITALITY from those who have formed
the opposition association-that is
what has been the matter with the
association for some time and we are
glad they have elected to get out and
form an association of their owr
where they have all this kind of stuff
they want. The press meetings are
usually held for two days. The first
day is given over to business and dis.
cussion of papers and other matters
pertaining to the newspaper business
while on the second day the editors
and their ladies are entertained in q
social way by the good people of the
city whose guests they are. In this way
the newspaper boys get a little relax.
alton from business while at the same
time new ideas are exchanged in the
business meeting. This is how the
alleged too much social business
creeps in as alleged by the boilers
But the real trouble has been that
many of the bolters-not all of them
but the ring leaders-have INDUCED in
too much sociability that has been a
detriment to the association. That's
it in nutshell. Their excuse is so thin
that anyone can see through it with
out the use of a microscope. The
truth of the matter is that the league
wanted control Of the press associa-
ton but failing to get it they are 60