The morning call., 1891-09-05
AT MS OLD TRICKS.

The*EIania6r of Thursday published
.dispatch from Chicago in which Commits
si5Gef Mark Mcdonald is represented as
bayiTgGeclaTed at a meeting of the EXecu-
Eiye: Committee OF the National Commission
Of tlIe Worlds Fair that certain interview
in 1HE+C ALL, in which he, Mcdonald, was
TepOEted. as making an attack upon Com
miss SioIer De Young, was an Invention of
the reporter. There is much reason t0doubt
If Mr$ Mcdonald made the denial attributed
10 him: The interview was certainly gen.
uine@ Much that Mr.. Mcdonald did say was
left out.at his particular request, but moth
ing was put down 10 him that he did not say.
As MI, Mcdonald has the reputation OF
being man of yeraeity The CALL doubts
4hat he denied an interview which he knows
perfectly well is genuine and true, except
as expressions were suppressed which be
did not think wOuld look well in print. The
reporter who interviewed Mr.. Mcdonald
makes the following statement:
On August 24th Mr.. Mcdonald came TO San
Francisco, Ell route 10 Chicago, and on that day,
as on previous occasions, discussed Worlds Fair
tories with: several gentlemen. The glst of
. these conversations beng repeated TO a CALL
depUrter, The latter sought interview with him.
All hour being appointed for one and the ap-
g pontmenI kept, theTeporter said: " There are
two questions which am especially anxious TO
ask, Mr McDOHald.. Is'lt true thaE you intend
. 10 take.steps to declare the appointment OF Com
@. missioner Forsyth VOID, in few Of the fact that
.he-was not citizen at The time that he was ap-
pointed by the President? The second question
a.. refers TO your Teputed intention to have Mr.. de
= Young removed from the Board Of Control"
In-anSwer 10 these questions Mr.. Mcdonald
SAID " don't want TO get into a newspaper row
with De Young, but all my friends know what 1
thiRk OF him" After denouneing the personal
character and record Of Commissioner Forsyth
Mcdonald made the statement credited to him
in the Interview, that Governor Markham was
tie proper official 10 request the President % de-
clare ForsyIPs appointment void, but that the
Executive Committee would probably discuss
the question OF Forsytt's eligibility, and recon-
mend what should be done in the premises.
Proceeding o a discussion of De Young and
Short, MI. Mcdonald said that in view OF Mr..
de YOung's violent attacks on the Local Direc-
tOrale at Chicago lie thought De Young was un-
IT 10 serve on the Board Of Control, and that
stems should be taken for his removal, inasmuch
as be Young was hampering the board, CalifOr-
MIA aad the best interests of the exposition by
~ antagonizng the members OF the Local Director
ale instead of endeavoring TO proptlate them.
Mr.. Mcdonald added that lie did not wish to ap-
pear as taking The Initiative to secure De
Youug's removal from the Board OF Control as
lie could hardly afford to have personal quarrel
with the proprietor of a daily paper, but that
there were seyela al members OF the Executive
Committee Of the National Commission who dis
liked De Young and would gladly review bis mis-
taken course On the board and ask President
:ralmer TO appoint another Commissioner In De
Youug's place on The Board Of Control.
The reporter who,makes this statement is
known to be thoroughly reliable. The in
terview: took place and The details were
tempered@to relieve Mr.. Mcdonald of the
responsibility of much that be said. With
out other evidence OF denial than special
. to the Examiner we decline to believe that
Mr.. Mcdonald uttered falsehood. NJ 81. de
Young, who is in Chicago, is Director in the
Associated Press organization and has un-
dohbtedy sufficient influence to procure tile
transmission of a dispatch on his own asser-
tion that it was true. 1t has often been re-
marked that De Young wields influence
somewhat in proportion to the distance he
may be from the scene Of his early labor s.