| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION elected over James Kirkham bymajority of two votes Mr Peet had the solid support of Jakeman and some lady magazine publishers which angered the country publishers and causedrevolt The contention is long standing and is attribut ed to the work of Jakeman number of the country publishers met later and effected the Utah Newspaper Ass to be purelybusiness organization and whose members are to be newspaper men only Magazine writers are not eligible to membership Members of the later organization e the Utah Newspaper Ass are also members of the Press Association Jeppsonreference to magazine publishers is reflected in registration lists which indicate one or more staff members of Improvement Era The ChildrenFriend Young WomenJournal and Educational Review were among the delegates In reality the new Utah Newspaper Association repre sented the majority of the stateless-than-daily publishers and continued to carry out the functions for which Utah State Press Association had been created After the breakup USPA was numerically thin even though several out-state newsmen didnchoose to leave its ranks and some others were active in both The Tribunecoverage of the melee concluded movement towards reconciliation is said to have been started by the syndicate owners last night but the insurgents spurn this suggestion The controversy smouldered during the next five years Both associations conducted 1913 conventions USPA at Hotel Utah and UNA at the Commercial Club But it was the last such meeting held by the skeleton USPA organization remaining after the walkout of country editors year later the Utah Newspaper Association attracted 30 publishers to its conven tion includingmajority of those who had remained in USPA But among those not present were several prominent newsmen who were irritated about the two-pronged association and expressed indifference about its future course The situation was unchanged during the following two years and because of that Utahnon-daily press was largely 292 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
