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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 3, 1916)
SATURDAY, JUNK ?, 191U. I.A CiliAXDK KVKXINT. OHSKUVKR PAGE NINE "Covering" a Convention is a Titanic Tas OBSERVER S PLANS READY HEADERS TO GET NEWS POST HASTE Even Photographs To Come Fresh From Colesium Next Week When a big story is being covered by the United Press, no expense or pains is spared to get the news. An example of this is seen in the prepa ration being made to handle the na tional conventions this month. Es pecial stress is laid on the Chicago affair for Idhere is where the most excitement will take place. For the benefit of United Press readers, which embrace those who read the Observer, a small army of reporters, wire chiefs, telegraphers and what not will be on the job. Even Pictures Featured The Observer will bo in the most di redC connection with the two conven tions via the picture route. Pictures from the convention cities will be rushed direct to La Grande, mean ing spicy stories via the picture route. The Observer's cut supplying connec tions in the east will establish tem porary headquarters in the two con vention halls, making their mats on the spot and getting them away to the far west by the next train. Sys tem? Abandon disregard for ex ipcmse? Yes, but it is ipart of the life that makes a newspaper. Almost on the eve of the two conventions, the Observer doesn't mind giving its clientele an insight in advance, a peep a.s it were, behind Iche screens, as to how this big convention will be re ported and put updn the reader's home table by 4 or 5 o'clock on the evening thd big conventions take place. How La Grande Will Get the News New York, May -!. (U. P.) In covering the national conventions nexjt month at Chicago and St. Louis the United Press will (pursue the same course it has followed throughout the great war in Europe and in covering other extraordinary news events. The United Press theory is that its own staff correspondents are best equipped to meet the demands of convention reporting. The Observer readers will realize the benefit of all this prepa ration. At both the Chicago and St. Ixuis inventions the United Press will de pend entirely upon a specially chosen staff of its best men for convention service. These will be under the gen eral charge of Roy W. Howard, presi dent of the United States Press, as sisted by Fred S. Ferguson, acting news manager. They will include Per ry Arno'd, Lowell Mellett, George Martin, Karl A. Bickel, Carl D. Grout, J. P. Yoder, N. C. Parke, A. .1. Eld red, Robert J. Bunder and H. L. Ren nick. Special wires will be run diredt to the United Press reservation next to the speaker's platform in the Chicago and St. Louis convention halls. In both cities a special work room will be fitted up under the speaker's rostrum. William F. Lynch, superintendent of telegraph of the United Press, will be in general charge of the wire ar rangements. It is probable that the actual sending from the convention hall will be done by Roscoe Johnson, chief operator of the Chicago division, rated as one of the star keymen of the country. The United Press headquailters at Chicago will bo in the Congress Ho tel and in St. Iouis at the Jefferson. Ohio Democrats Meet. Columbus, 0., June 1. Ohio Dem ocrats in convention here today were to choose district presidential elec tors. Interest centered in the row which threatened between adherents of former Gov. James M. Cox and those of former Gov. Judson Harmon both gubernatorial possibilities. Cox has announced himself as a "re ceptive candidate" for the Democratic nomination for governor. Harmon un til now has remained silent, leaving fi his friends all efforts in his behalf. Indications this morning vere the convention, if it endorses either, might lean toward Cox. This belief was based upon the slating of Wrar Secretary Newton D. Baker for tem porary chairman and U. S. Senator Atlce Pomerene for permanent chair man. P.oth Pomerene and Baker are close to President Wilson and ad ministration Democrats. It was W. L. Finley. Democratic state chairman and sponsor for Cox, who, after a hot tight in the state central committee, succeeded in swinging the temporary chairmanship for Baker and thus as suring a "keynote speech favoral.de to Cax." 'Owing "to the fact that the Dem ocratic national convention is yet to come, little platform drafting was ex pected here today. Uncertainty of na tional issues has forced Ohio Demo crats to use caution in suggesting any slate issues. Finley and his hench man wee hopeful that today no action will be taken that might embarrass Democrats later on in the campaign. Commencement Program for Students Monmouth, Or., June 1. Com mencement exercises will be held June 0 at the Oregon Normal school, ac cording to announcements. The bac calaureate services will be held next Sunday. Only Normal students are to be admitted to the exercises, for the first time, owing to the lack of room in the assembly hall. Architects Fay t'.iat the room cannot be enlarged without buildine an addition on. as the a2 of the building renders it unstable. WHO WILL BE THE PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE-PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE AT THE CHICAGO CONVENTION? HERE ARE LIKENESSES OF POSSl RILi'lT I'.S Til E LA RG. EK PICTURES "PRESIDENTIAL" AND THE SMALLER, "VICE-PRESIDENTIAL1 TIMBER. VICE PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBILITIES 0F a 0. P. AND MOOSE 1. 7 COL. THEODORE (?OOEvCl.X ItlTirC r C .-i-ir-c; I 8 I I I J. s M j. ,,,iiii ft- suKKmoouiuimcuwouii M: CLJHUROOT THEODORE. . t3U.lTOrs .!f ' lllfi' l Iter J l.-sv if;- -c-1 ' WARREN.G.HAPDINCr !H R L E S ? W . FA I R B A r. K 3 J', f t ' I a.iab.ii- iuft, i fcia if; Al I S j $ I'"' '9' I I . ! HENRY FORO Indian War Veteran Dies. Nyack, N. Y., M.iv Hl.-tViwc! William F. Blauvelt, U." S. A., rcli:l, a veteran of the early Indian wars and the Spanish-Anierican war. died at Ms home at Pk-rmont. aucd 5. A his letirement in May. l'Jir,. he vis :u command of the 10th regiment o.' i" fantry, stationed at Panama. Cul or.el Blanvelt took part, in several '-at-tlcj against Sitting Bull, the Sioux chief, and served as a cup tain in the Sj)ai;ish-Am" icr.r. war. 'colonel in 11M1.0. bc( Witl.yromlH- Supports Naval B;isc W.'ishingion. Vithycf mr:o, c Mrim(:!v in ?; iv naval .a May ".I. i(iv-rn-jr f Ore .on, comes oui ."port af th? ()lumbia ur'Jer received t-iav i ; F. C". Harh-y, chairrnari of She '! ! r."e c rui'to,-;. "You may at all times count upon me for the fulle3t possible support,'' says the governor in .'icknowlcdumc Harlcy's letter transtnitt ing a i'v.( tiled with the r.nval committee. "At t!.- National !ovenior.i' conference, to be held in Salt Nike City the la'U" art of June, the govnrnor adds. "I shall discuss in some detail the ncd-: and opportunities of the Noilhwe.it in connection with its unprepa redness and if the Columbia river naval bate (ill has not been favorably aeted np'm by that time, I shall dwell upon it strongly." 1 V'- v KUBEK.T . LAf 0LLET7 E AWWWWWV Y ' .'ft ' ! I 2 : y I WILLIAM. E. OQRAH l3FWi!k1TSf vV iNJA. I l.A RENCli . Y. SHERMAN f'ft 1, y s; COLEMAN DUPONT Bind to Have I!ox I'actory. Bend, Dr.. June I. With the ar rival within the next few days of the motors, the box factory, the last of the depr :t;n. -tits of tr ? - Sheviin Ilixnn cor.n:iny's plait at Bend, will bit reaily to begin work. This depart ment, to he onenitcd by the Knapp Cheney oir,aany, with sales ollices in I'o'ilanil. ill have an 'imiunl capac ity of 4ll.ll0n.0il0 feet. The factorv al ready has demands for its product.:. I if ' lit-, ( w I ' !i v i il GIFFORD P1NCHOT lytic Term fcr Mac.Neil. Di.'Mit'. via London. May !'.. Pro fessor Joht' MacNi'ill, president of the Sinn Eein volunteers, who last week was found guilty of complicity in the Irish revolt, has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Tho sentence has been confirmed.
