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Show I 'WSTMPRESS He Regular Annual Meeting TS Held at Detroit. ' CBE.VT INTKIU.ST MANirKSTHI). i ' report of the Work of ttt Pact Year ' " cf Ihe Associated Press. jlXn.N urtTI.ll I'ltllsllllNr. II f,ax" Smith Anueiiiiri-i tii Inlrn. DttnoiT, Mich., Not. .10. Tho rcg I clit annual meeting uf tho Western I jlsawlated 1'"8 WIM '"'IJ ,,L',B tutIr I ytb tlio largest attendance over held, SI (Jrett Interest was centered In llie I bkUdx on nccouut ut tlio agitation I jTuJlng press circles throughout tho I country, nod tlio tendenov towards I combinations.' Tha membership cf the I Wcitttn Attoclalcd Prest was divided " I alto tbo last tiol.ey lo pursue, nud on I tiili account tlio plnn (or n readjust. J weut I rupucd by tho tpeclcl commit tie ajillutid to lorniubttu uuu aulaionlsrd by aoinu numbers who thought It wiser to sdhcio to tlm policy tint hat bieii successful for many tears. Tnwu wero led with ability by Mr. IS. W. Patterson of tliu Chicago 1nbunt, Mr. I). M. Jloiuer of Ht. laula, Mr. W. J. .Murphy of Jdlunt. t spolla. Mr. Hcilptat of tlm JJctrolt A'ewt ) mill Tribune, anil Mr. M. II. DoYouug ct Han Francisco. A vary full dlicustlou was held ex tendHig over Ibrco doy hero and In Chicago, "hd every iulenat luvohed wsasocorded a Inuring. Uood fcollug I ruvallt and too result was the approv , al of Hip policy recommended by the rrtclal coinoilttru on leorganlzatloii lu which tboto was practkully unatil-mous unatil-mous acquiescence. Mr. Victor K. liawBou of tlio Olil-I Olil-I ca.'o -Yews, chairman of tlio executive couioatlltc, mado n full report of tlio war of the patt year vrlilcli waa unanimously approved. Tlio report of tlio general manager allowed tho olllces o( tbo association lo lie In a proaporout coudltlou and In builuvM rapidly Increasing. In-creasing. Tlio old board of director wat reelected at follows: .Albert Hair or tlio l'lllsburg lit"., W. II, Collier if the Mtinphls ApiKal-.lvalauchc, M.ll. DsYouogot thu Han I'rauchii'o Wiruuf. c!, frwrrlck I). Dtlicoll of tlieHt. J'iul louur ITtu, Cbarlia "W. Kuitin i,! Uia tit. .Louie Jlcputtla, Victor K. La vion of the Chicago A'ew and J:u-gene J:u-gene II. l'erduo ut tlio UUvelaud leader. In making Ilia report thsseneral nianafifr announocd lila purp&Mo to rttlru from active Journallira,aa lio fell tint be bad earned the right to a few caia cf lolauro. HuuntqucnUy n com. niltteo waa aplntcj to uraw up reio-lutloDi reio-lutloDi boarlui; upon Mr. Huillli's retirement. re-tirement. The following report waa made, uoaulmouily adopted aud directed lu te tprtad upon tho uilnutui. Tlm com. uitteo waa ni(Uiatoil to Imvo u copy eoin'otaed nnutlKUid by tho olllcrra and tent to Mr. cJmllb: Tho Wrftern Awooiated.l'rvu li arm with regru tlinlWIlllamJleury Smith, Itaittneral managir, lntuuda to with, draw from active nowfpur work. Hu lwiuo connected with the uixoclatlou In an oulclul (apaclty Novruiber l, ISO!1, and ban continued with It up to tho prerent Hum. During hU tviemy. tlirto yiaia of .etrvlco tlm annual buil. nrti baa devilepJ from JIM.OiK) to S'JIO.bOO, and from 6S0U dally to au.cuu and ,OtW dally, with only A or lu per centlncreaco In coat to our member. Uver nlno million of dollura hav been expended under hla eupervlnlou aud every nickel accounted tor. Tlio uaoclaUou now deilrea to expreai to Mr, Hiultti IU appreciation of till uriil. nent tervlcia and hla alerting integrity and to extend to him tho cordial good wlilofallltimomUri. CiiAiiuy 1. Tat, Wahiiimuxjn Hui.nu, tuat.NK.M. O'l.lL. Tho Iprcildent aunouueed that tlm ('fiera! mauogir had eotmciiled loglvu lilt help u tho bonnl until tlm present compllcHtloua wero nelllud uud the butlucM put upon a aallttactory basla, wblch waa receUed with applauae. The board of directors organized by llie election of tlm following olllocre. l'mldent, Hon. William 1'oiin Nixon al tha Chicago Jntcr-Occan; vice prttl. 1 drill, Charlra 1. Tuft or tho Cincinnati ifmit-itar; necrotnry, 11. U. Jlalier of lue Djiri.li Irce Ji-eti; trtaauror, Hon. tiourho Schneider, piealdent of tho ; Xiatlonal Ilunl: ol Iilluoli; ixecutlvn I cominltlce, Victor K. lawon, 1'ied B UiUcolI aud O. V. Jtnapp: gtmral loauager, William Henry rimllii. Tho iniinbora returned toChlcngo lonlsht lo complelo Ibo work of reorganlntlou lu.lhui city. ' |