| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION who had no newspaper affiliation was elected president bynarrow margin whereupon fifteen editors walked out of the meeting protesting that Peet was in no way representative of the association Conducting an election of their own the group named Heber Hicks Provo Post president The insurgents as they were labelled bySalt Lake Tribune reporter called the matter well-engineered political plot on the part of owners and members of syndicate newspapers to gain control of the association It causeddivisive split in USPA Meanwhile however USPA the Utah Development League and the Order of Native Sons heldjoint session to plan how to coincide withmovement designed to generate greater state and civic pride and to launch nationwide exploitation of Utahresources and advantages Each of Utah97 newspapers pledged to support the effort Twentieth annual meeting Monday Tuesday January 1314 1913 Commercial Club Salt Lake City Although many publishers were on the fence as to where their loyalty lay 32 delegates appeared for the convention which had the designation Utah Newspaper Association but in fact was virtually the membership of Utah State Press Association Heber Hicks Provo Post was elected president Norman Dresser Millard County Chronicle was elected presidentweek later when what was technically the Utah State Press Association met at Hotel Utah the first time the newspeople had gathered at the capitol citynewest hostelry Programs of both meetings were subjugated to lengthy discussions of the unfortunate division in what had been an exceptionally dispute-free organization Twenty-first annual meeting Saturday February 21 1914 Commercial Club Salt Lake City The division of think ing was further emphasized by this meeting which was technically the Utah Newspaper Association but was in great measure the membership of Utah State Press Association The formal USPA on the other hand did not convene in 1914 328 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
