The herald., 1896-09-05
COL, OTIS CALLED
DOWN BY HANNA
His Position in the CAM
paign Defined
L|NDLEY IS M'kIALEY'S Manager
He Is So Recognized by the
Head Boss
SOME VERY STRAIGHT TALK
Antsgonism to Organized Labor Is Fatal
to His Aspirations
He Will Be Ordered to Unonize His Paper
in One Week
The Editor Of the Times Denies That He Has
Received Any Such Instructions
and Does Not Look
for Any
SOME VERY STRAIGHT TALK
Antsgonism to Organized Labor Is Fatal
to His Aspirations
He Will Be Ordered to Unlonize His Paper
in One Week
The Editor Of the Times Denies That He Has
Received Any Such Instructions
and Does Not Look
for Any

At an early hour last evening the fol-
lowing telegram was received at the
editorial rooms of the Herald:
CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 4, 1S96.-Her-
aid, Los Angeles.-Chairman Hanna of
Republican executive committee prom
ises delegate from International Typo
graphical union to instruct owner of
Los Angeles Times to unionize his office
within four days. 200. w. H. BURK-
HOLDER, care Leader.
This communication containing news
matter of important character and of
value, Mr.. Burkholder was instructed
by wire to send the Herald further de-
tails.
A representative of the paper was given
the original dispatch and he was in
structed to call upon Colonel Harrison
Gray Otis, the president and general
manager Of the Times Mirror company,
told to present, it to him and record
whatever answer he might care or see fit
to give.
The reporter did as he was directed.
He proceeded to the third floor of the
Times building at First and Broadway.
At the door of Colonel Otis private Of
flee he raped and was hidden to enter.
He did so. Removing his hat upon
passing the portal, he said:
II have a communication for you"
"You know better than to bring any
thing to this Office. Have you come here
to insult me?" said Colonel OTIS in quite
a rage.
mo, sir. have not was instructed
to bring you this message and that is
why I am here"
IT will receive no message from you
or the Herald. You leave this office at
once Who is the message from?'
II do not know positively. 1t is
sealed"
"It is an insult. You leave the office.
have nothing to say"
"All right, sir. have obeyed instruc-
tions."
The reporter then started for the door,
which he had left open. Colonel Otis,
who had in the meantime risen from his
the reporter did. The colonel closed the
door and said:
''Who Is the communication from? Is
it from the labor unions?"
''I think not, sir. 1t is sealed and I
could not tell you its contents"
At this Colonel Otis took the envelope
from the reporters hand and walked
back to his desk. The reporter followed
him.
The colonel opened the envelope and
read the dispatch. He became very an
cry as he perused the lines, directing his
remarks to the trades unions generally
and the Typographical union in partic-
ular. Becoming more calm, he said:
Can copy'this dispatch?"
You can, sir, in SO far as am con-
cerned," was the reply
AS the colonel copied the dispatch he
talked. and the reporter jotted what he
said, as follows:
"Mr. Hanna never attempts to do
things that he is not qualified or author
ized to do. He is man much given to
doing things in level-headed way. He
would not order anything done in an
Office he did not own.
Nothing appertaining to this mat
ter has been sent to or received by me
or by this office.
1--WE do not expect any message Of the
kind represented. To think that in
structions such as are described in the
telegram would be sent by Mr.. Hanna
to any publisher conducting his own
business by authority of ownership is
absurd.
''It is simply the attempt of the Ty-
biographical union to bring a new spe-
cies of war on the Times" =
The reporter having jotted down what
Colonel Otis had said, read what had
been written to him. The colonel then
arose from his chair and walked the
floor, making some alterations In the
phraseology of his original statement.
When he had concluded the changes he