The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-16
Newspaper Men Second only
to Lazgo'e1S in Ne7o Congress
Many of Nations Greatest Legislators Were Journalists
and Gained Their Political Training in Editorial
Rooms, President Harding Not Excepted

sey. Founded the Atlantic City Daily
Press. Later purchased the Atlantic City
Daily Union. publishing both papers III
conjunction with his advertising business
which he expanded until branch Offices
were established in New York, LOnGOn
Paris. BRUSSELS and elsewhere.
Francis F. Patterson, jr.. first New
York district. Started to learn the print
ing trade as printers devil on the Wood
bury Liberal Press !: the family moved t.
Camden in 1882 and that year the father
of Alr. Patterson started the Camden
Daily Courier and he began his career
there as reporter and editor until 1899
Now principal owner and general man
ager Of Camden Post Telegram.
Nestor Montoya, representative at
large New Mexico. Newspaper editor
owns and edits a paper in the Spanish
language at Albuquerque, New Mexico
called La Bandera Americana, which
means The American Flag.
John Kissell. third New York district
BY trade a printer, has has also been pub
Usher of the Kings County Republican.
Anthony Griffin. 22d New York district
In 1906 established and edited the Bronx
Independent
William g Hammer. seventh North
Carolina district. Purchased the Ashe
bcro Courier and edited it for many years
and is still the owner and editor of the
newspaper.
Edwin Fremont Ladd. senator from
North Dakota. Edited and published the
Sanitary Home and North Dakota Farmer
for five years.
Charles l.. Knight, representative from
Ohio. Publisher of the Akron Beacon
Journal.
Clifton y. Macarthur. representative
Of the third Oregon district. Reporter OIL
the Morning Oregonian and in the Port
land Office of the Associated Press unit
1903.
William L. Grow. senator from Penn
sylvania. Was engaged in newspaper
work for three years on the Pittsburgh
Press and the Uniontown News-Standard
Anderson II. Walters. representative
at large from Pennsylvania Editor and
publisher of the JohnstoWn Tribune.
Benjamin X. Focht. 18th Pennsylvania
district. Editor Of the Saturday News
published at Lewisburrg. since Is years OF
age; is nUN president of the Saturday
News Publishing Co.
NJ Clyde Kelly. 18th Pennsylvania dis
trict President, Braddock Daily Herald
Publishing Co, publisher Of daily and
weekly newspapers.
William Williamson, third South Da.
kota district. Edited country newspaper
Frank Lester Greene. first Vermont dis
trict learned the newspaper business as
reporter for the St Adams Daily MesSen-
ger. became assistant editor IN lS92 and
editor i'm 1890.
Carter Glass. senator from Virginia
Owns the Lynchburg Daily News. the
morning paper of that city and the Daily
Advance. the afternoon paper.
Albert Johnson, third Washington dis
trict. Printer and editor. Publisher
Daily Washingtonian at Hoquiam, en-
pIoyed in editorial capacities by the st
Louis Globe-Dcmocrat. Washington Post
New Haven Register, Tacoma Daily News
and Seattle Daily Times.
Howard Sutherland, senator from West
Virginia. Edited "a Republican newspaper
at Fulton. Mo. Associated with the
Washington Bureau, st. Louis Globe
Democrat. about three years
Stuart +. Reed. third West Virginia
district. Editor Clarksburg Telegram
eight years.
Robert NJ LaFouette. senator from
Wisconsin. Publisher, LaFollette'S Maya
zine.