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Show SSOCIATION IS RENT IN TWAIN Fifteen Editors of Press Ass'n Walk Out, Dlsgustci With Sla'.? Pr-Programme Pr-Programme Syndicate's Tactics Strongly Opposed. Salt Lake, Jan. 23. Disgusted at the election of a slato of officers who they declaro are In no way representative represen-tative of tho association, fifteen editors ed-itors of country newspapers yesterday yester-day morning walked out of the executive execu-tive convention of tho Utah Press association as-sociation at the Commercial club. Before Be-fore noon ttio "Insurgents" had completed com-pleted arrangements to organizo nn association of their own, to work In connection with the Utnh Development Develop-ment league In exploiting tho stato The disruption grew out of what U said to have been a well-engineered political plot on tho part of owners nnd members of syndlcato newspapers In tho stato to gain control of tho association. The country editors, arriving ar-riving from tholr respective posts, innwuro of tho slate, found themselves them-selves swept off their foot at the balloting, nnd beforo they know It, the association had passed into tho hands of n faction against which chey hail long been musing feelings of io-seutment. io-seutment. i Objection to Pert. Tho roolt came after the victorious victor-ious fiictlon had elected Volney S. I'ect, who, It Is declared, is connected with no paper at present, ah president presi-dent of tho association, and I. K. Dlehl of the Mammoth City ltccoid, a vicc-preslocnt. Finding cheiniiclvcs outnumbered, tho country editors to a man Loltod tho convention and wnt into u ccsflon of their own. J. M. Kirkham, former president of tho association .N. C. Hicks and J. S. Hurlov were named a commltleo to draft bylns for the new organization. organiza-tion. Tho principal controversy between the country editors, and tho 8mlU'ato" owners, grows, ft is said, out of tho fact that tho latter, lor tho post part, print newspapers in Salt Lako and then Bhlp them out to certain towns Continued on Pago 8. ASSOCIATION IS RENT IN TWAIN Continued from Pago 1. in the Mate, bearing tho names of papers of those towns, mid tbero distribute dis-tribute them as home papeis. The countiy editors say that because of this, tho syndicate owners arc not lepreHcntutlvo of tho association, and aro not tho right persona to direct Its affairs. They were particularly Incensed In-censed at the election of 1'eet as president. Deet was formerly connected connect-ed with tho Utah Independent, but Is said to havo no newspnper affiliations affilia-tions at present. Insurgent's View. J. M. Klrkham of the Insurgents said last night that some of the men In control of the disrupted association were not bona fide newspaper men. but only makeshifts tit the profession, whoso chief purpose was to get into position where the) could ask for railroad passes and other concessions The 'Insurgents" who refused to gu on with the election ebterday morn lng arc J. M. Kirkham, l.elil Daniu-i : l V. ritzgerald .Ulchflold Keaper, 1). C. Johnson, Sprlugvllle Independent; Independ-ent; S. L. ltnddou, l'ark Korord; C. V.. Hulsli or Kureka; Dave Crockett or 1'rlco; Jacob Coleman, Juab County Coun-ty Times; Wllkio II. Illood. Logan Republican; Re-publican; Charles Kngland. Logan Journal; It. N. Jeppson. lto Klduf Journal; H. C. Hicks and N. C. Hicks or tho I'jovo Post; I. H. Masters, lliughnm Iliilletiu; J. S. Barlow, American Am-erican Knglo (Murray-; John W. Harry, Har-ry, Smltlifleld Sentinel; Victor Mad-sen, Mad-sen, llox Klder News mil Loren Toy-lar. Toy-lar. Grand Valley Times. Supporters of Slate. Those who voted for the slato aro V. S. Peet, formerly Utah Independent; Independ-ent; I. K. DIehl, Mammoth Itecord; C. N. Lund, Jr., Snlina Call; James T. Jakonmn, Salt Lnko Argus; May Anderson, An-derson, Children's Friend; Louis H. Felt. Children's Friend; V: P. Felt, Davis County Argus; A. H. SchiiUhesiJ Debbachter (Oonnan-, Salt Lake; Edward Ed-ward H .Anderson, Improvement Ern; F. W. ltoynolds, Educational Do-vlow Do-vlow (Salt Lake); Mary Connoll, Young Ladles' Journal, nnd N. R Dressor, Millard County Chronicle. A movement townrd3 reconciliation Is said to havo been started by the syndicate owners last night, but the 'Insurgents spurn !" uggoitlon " |