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Show PUBUSHERS ELECT OFFICERS FOR YEAR NEW YOJ.K. April 23. At tho annual an-nual meeting of tho Aniorican Novrs-paper Novrs-paper Publishers association today tho following officers wore elected: President, Herbert L. Bridpinan of the Brooklyn Standard-fiuon; vice nresitleut. Hopewell L Jfouers, Chicago Daily News: socretarv, .John Stewart Br'an. t)ic Ifiehinonil (Va.) News-Leader; News-Leader; treasurer. Edward Payson Call, the New York .lourunl of Oommerco. There was a lively contest over tho election of a president, 13 rid gum n be-ini be-ini opj)OHed by Jason Ifogers of the New York Globe, who earlier in tho session led a fiqbt to reduce the cost of membership in the association- The election of Bridgman was taken as u sentiment in favor of maintaining the present, standard. Tho advertising committee adopted a resolution pledging the support of the newspapers to tho Panama-Pacific exposition to be held In San I'Vancisco next year. |