The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-20
.SNUBS RESENTED
Newspaper Men Condemn Mana
ayers of Hanna's Banquet.
We're Grossly Insulted at the
Dinner to Mr.. Hanna.
THE ACT DENOUNCED.
Cleveland Newspaper Men Pass
Some Strong Resolutions.
Some Of the Things the Tfpsy
BanQueters Did.


given by the Union club of Cleveland 4
to Chairman M. A. Hanna of the Re
publican national committee. condemns /
the anagement of the banquet for its
gross discourtesy to the reporters.
The newspaper men were invited to
attend the banquet, an affair that had
attracted national attention. The re-
pOlL6rS went there expecting to obtain /
the news and to receive courteous 4
treatment. When they reached the
Union club they We're treated as in
truders and not as representatives of I
newspapers They were subjected to
insults that have aroused the indigna-
ton of the newspaper men of the city
Resolved That the Artemus Ward
club resents the outrageous treatment
accorded to the reporters at the ban
Quet and considers it unworthy of an
organization that ought to stand for
what is best in the business and social
life Of Cleveland and that the secretary
be directed to send copies Of this ex-
preston to the president and secretary
Of the Union club, and that copies be
furnished the newspapers (Signed)
e. b. LILLY,
CITY Editor of the Plaindealer.
j. WAIDOCk.
city Editor of the Press.
"E O. BOTTFN
tCity Editor of the Leader.
JOHN. SPURGEON
Managing Editor of the World
GEO. A ROBERTSON,
"EditOr-in-C Chief of Recorder"
rendered Mr.. Hanna by members of the
Union club. Had the committee Of ar
engagements seen fit to exclude the
newspaper reporters it would have
been their privilege This was at first
their intention, and it was so an
nounced last week To this no possible ]
objection could be offered, and as a re-
suit all the papers made efforts to
cover the banquet as best possible by
attempting to secure copies Of the
tOasts to be delivered in advance so
that the affair might have the report
due it. The committee replied to all
requests for the list of tOasts and
speeches with the announcement that
the programme was not completed.
Sunday afternoon it was suggested by
some of the mem bers of the committee
that the determination to exclude
newspaper menf might be recOnsidered.
and Monday morning such reconsidera-
ton was made The newspapers were
informed that representatives would
be welcomed. Hence it was that the
newspapers detailed men to cover the
banquet
Having arrived at the club at an hour
when they thought the guests who
were drinking to the health and sue
cess of the Republican chairman had
had sufficient time TO complete the
elaborate menu-it was elaborate be-
cause it cost $40 plate-the four news
paper men. attired in dress suits, APP
piled at the secretary's Office of the
club for their seats where they might
Il
called a bell boy and directed him to
show the reporters to their table The
bell boy demurred He wasn't used to
waiting ON the common herd and he
replied to the attache in a way that
one of the reporters insisted afterward
would not have been tolerated even in
the modest little newspaper club, the
Artemus Ward club However, the
colOred boy was prevailed upon to act
as pilot and the newspaper men pre-
pared to follow. Imagine their surprise
on being led out of the door. into the
night air. around the building to the
east side and there instructed to climb
a ladder They looked at each other
then for the bell boy. but he had gone
Then, like hremen. they climbed up
The ladder was sha1y, but they reach
ed the roof OF a porch in safety. The
porch had a tin roof on it, A nail
protruded near the cave. 1t caught
one of the newspaper mems dress coat
and tore it. Then there in the darkness
a conference was held From the win
dOws could be heard the sound Of mlrth
and tOllity, and frequent bursts of ap-
plause warned them that they must
hasten in order to reach their table, as
the speeches were about to commence
So up another ladder they climbed. as
per Instructions and finally through
little window into a sort of pigeon loft
1t was in this loft that the musicians
were located. The musicians didn't APP
prove Of the interruption of the re-
porters and told them so in choice Ian
gy11a aa. Then they were turned OQL, ana
so back down the shalIy ladders they
climbed and returned to the office of
the club.
Time was flying. Their offices We're
demanding copy. They had none So
up they filed to the desk and in polite
language asked if they might have
list of the guests The attache replied
they might copy the list. although the
bows suggested that time and trouble
might be saved If he would give them
each roll of the Union club members
SO that those present might be checked
off The 0bliging attendant was finally.
after 20 minutes partly induced to yield
the point Then these reporters, who.
through their papers. had been invited
to the banquet asked if they might step
up stairs and look at the banquet ta-
bles in order to write a description The
attendant was Mortified He refused
point blank Finally, after another 20
minutes parley, compromise was et-
fected and one of the reporters was
given carte blanche to go up stairs and
report what he saw to the other three
reporters Time was everything, and
this compromise was accepted. Next
the boys naturally wanted a menu card
to look over They were told by an
Obliging attendant that there We're none
FOR reporters. and even as he spoke a
bell boy came staggering down the
stairs under the burden of a pile Of eX-
ira menu cards
'What are those2" asked one of the
Menu cards" answered the attend