The morning news., 1892-02-22
BOTH ARE sOUrHBRN MEN.
Mr.. Choate of Georgia Wished to
Black MIR. Smiths Eye.

Mr.. Choate of Georgia Wished to
Black MIR. Smiths Eye.
From the Nelo York Morning Advertiser.
There was an exciting scene In the Office
of the editor in chief of the World at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and for time
it looked as if blood would be shed,
but the discretion of the editor averted that
catastrophe.
1t happened this way: Dilworth Choate
has been for many years reporter on the
| World. OF late the powers that be, and
particularly Chief Editor Ballard Smith,
have made it 80 uncomfortable for Mr..
| Choate that three weeks ago he resigned
from the World and became the manager
of the Nassau news bureau. Yesterday af-
| ternoon he went up to the World office to
pack up his belongings, and incidently to
get some manuscript that he had left there
three weeks ago. After packing his things
and delivering up the key of his desk, be
went into Mr.. Smiths office and asked MIR.
| Smiths private secretary for the manu-
script. The secretary said that he would
give him the Ms. some other time, but
Choate insisted on having it at once Just
room, and, seeing that something was
wrong, demanded imperiously:
Whats the matter nowW
Nothing" replied Mr.. Choate, Except
that have story here. and want it,"
You shall have it some other time" said
Mr.. Smith curtly.
"I want it now. l have no time to run
here every day.
"Has this Office got to defer to your wishes
in these mattersW asked the editor.
81 guess it has, replied Mr.. Choate. at
| Is my story, and | want it at once"
Ballard Smiths reply was characteristic.
With the air of potentate dismissing a
slave he said: ''You had better not submit
any more stories here. By the way, will
take your resignation now" This was said
blandly and with an air of insufferable pat
ronage.
Now. Mr.. Choate, is southern gentle~
man, just like Mr.. Smith, and Is not dis
posed to submit to patronage Of this kind.
Moreover, he had left the paper some weeks
before, and the curt dismissal naturally in
famed him.
"Great Cssar~ he said, ''I resigned
three or four weeks ago. Wouldn't work
for your sheet"
"Well, get out Of here, and don't submit
anything more"
"I'll simply submit one thing more, and
that is my opinion Of you" rejoined Mr..
Choate. You are red -nosed
cur. You are a coward aud puppy. II
you'll come down in the street with me
now I'll break your nose"
4 ueSo WOTus were uldQ0 more 6mpnaLlc
by Mr.. Choates fist, which was shaken
violently under the nose which be had de-
scribed as being red. In addition to the
language quoted, other epithets were used
which would burn the paper if printed.
Mr.. Smith. as a southern gentleman, was
expected to boil over, but he didn't He
looked panied, but exhibited no active re-
sentiment. On his desk before him Law
big pair of shears, but he was not irnpelled
to use them, except III the way of editorial
work. He retained his seat and ordered
his office boy TO call a policeman.
In the meantime the secretary, who was
frantic with agitation. danced about and en-
deavored to protect his master from the
verbal lashes of the belligerent Choate. The
latter, after exhausting his abusive vocab-
ulary. left the office. A few minutes later
be met Col Smith in company with a
friend in front Of the World building, and
he renewed the attack in the presence of a
crowd, which quickly gathered. Again
Mr.. Smith accepted the most insulting
epithets in the English language without
any further show of resentment than a
threat TO have the fiery Georgian arrested,
threat which the latter defed.
Mr.. Smiths apparent cowardice might
have been the hesitation OF a very large
man to strike man of medium size, but
the crowd which gathered put another con-
struction on his actions.