The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-04


not seen the officers of the shin cxccpt at
| a distance. There was distinct head, Col.
| oncl John n Rogers, who was IN hourly
touch with his executive committee and
| the heads OF the subcommittecs. That he
| did not pose In public places, but directed
| the work quietly and unostentatiously is to
| his credit"
My authority for this statement comes
| from one OF your confidential men, an GIN.
| ploye OF Your Office. Since YOU take me
to task for using II. l will say that did not
know who composed the committees until
| in your office, the Galveston Tribune l
was informed that the society leaders hal
the affair In charge aud that those same
| leaders" seemed TO be attracted by the
| gold lace OF the naval officers. II my state
ment Is ''libel upon dozens OF Calves
| toms business mon" you have my source
| OF information.
An employe OF your office was also my
| authority for the statement that the So
| ciety people crowded the Mallory boat and
| prevented the editors from making the
trip. did not expect the Mallory ship to
! lie alongside the Texas. and made no such
statement Your criticism Of me In this
respect is far fetched.
| You say again:
Il did not apologize to the association.
as your correspondent says. because an
| apology implies wrong. and Galveston
had done no wrong She had nothing to be
ashamed of. nothing to apologize FOR. We
regretted that some Of the editors had
married the programme by being tardy. and
that 1t was further interrupted by the
| grounding of the Cynthia, and al, did
was TO make this explanation, with the
| suggestion that those who did not want to
take the risk of going out on the Cynthia
could charter small boats at nominal
charge"
If the statement you made TO the cdi-
| frriai ngsneiatIp FRIDAY IN inn, WA IA
| an apology for shortcomings in the matter
| of programme, I do not know what an
apology is. l sat on the stage within few
feet OF you when you addressed them ana
! heard every word you said. You made 10
| mention of risk OF going out OH tho
| Cynthia" but stated that "shu had her
nose In the mud" and ii she could be got
ten ont in time she would be Mt the editors
| disposal, and you supplemented this with
| the suggestion that they tyour guests)
could charter small boats at Il nominal
I price"
You at last reach conclusion. and
make a discovery. You say:
but tho cause Of the staff correspond
ent's biliousness is discovered at tho close
| of his story. when he relates that he was
| denied access TO the speakers stand and
the press reservation"
was denied access to the seats reserved
for the reporters. Your explanation of ne
| commodations Is this:
There were tables and chairs for six
reporters, two for the Tribune and Post
| working together. two for tho News aud
one each for Mr., C. w. Hayes. who repre-.
sents several outside papers and for a rep
resentatiye OF the Times Democrat. the
only special correspondent OF whom the
committee had any knowledge"
Frdsy morning reported to the Calves
ton correspondent OF The Post. who is also
connected with the Tribune, and stated that
my instructions were to report 10 him for
work He assigned me the presentation ex-
erclses, made no mention of n joint report
with a member of the Tribune staff, and
understood / was TO work alone, Before
leaving the office. however, | was invited
to give tho Tribune local man notes on
the arrival OF the legislative party, which
did, being glad 10 extend Il courtesy to one
Of my profession, The list of names your
papor published Friday afternoon was that
which had spent several hours In prepar-
ing for The Post, and every publication of
the legislative list was taken from The Post
except the list of newspaper men whose
names wore added In Galveston.
You say further:
when The Posts staff correspond
ent presented himself Colonel Rogers, who
was in charge Of the presentation services
told him that The Post was provided for
( with the Tribune. The correspondent made
no further explanation, but proceeded to
the telephone and reported to the local
correspondent OF The Post who was then
! at the Tribune office that he was denied
admlttancc The local correspondent told
him to explain the natter to the Tribune
| representative. who could easily secure his
admission but he answered that he did not
propose TO beg for admittaEce. lmmcii-
ately aftcrward the Tribune representative
observed the staff man standing near the
platform, and twice invited him 20 go up.
but both times he declined"
mis- is not true. I applied to Colonel
Rogers for a seat at the press desk. told
him who | was; that ] was representing
Tho Houston Post, and that / was detailed
TO report the exercises. At the time | spoke
. to him no one was on the platform. He re-
piled that only six seats mad been reserved
for the press, and that "Mr. Ousley said he
would provide for The Post report" | re-
Piled to him that you were not connected
with Tho Post and that ! was authorized
to represent that paper IIc did not ques
ton my credentials, but simply refused me
a seat ! explained myself fully to him.
did answer the Galveston correspondent OF
Tho Post in a telephone conversation that
did not propose to beg and told Inn
further that ! would not take off my hat
to the people Of Galveston or any Of their
committees. and did not and never Will
The only Tribune man ! saw at the Pre-
sentation exercises was Mr.. Hunt McCaleb.
He was on the PLATFORM, ana Seeing me
near, beckoned me to come nearer, not on
the platform. but to position near his
seat. | moved nearer, aud he asked me II
bad seen "Spilane" replied In the neg
ativc and he soon after left tho platform
; and disappeared in the crowd, II he invited
me to a seat / never heard ii. When | men i
toned TO Messrs Keetch and Geehan of the
News that had been turned down." MIR.
? Keetch suggested that 10 with him and
, would have scat. told him that The
Post had been turned down" aud did not
care 10 20 on another representation. one
OF the occupants Of a seat at the press desk
was Farmer" Shaw OF Dallas, editor Of a
weekly paper He secured his seat, by in
vitation Of Colonel Rogers. so Shaw in
formed me, the invitation being TO come
, up and play reporter"
/ did not go to Galveston. Mr. Ousey. TX
pocting to be a guest Of the city. | dlncd
at the Beach hotel with my friend. Manager
Gueringer. who has often rendered me an
invitation TO DO his guest, and had the lib
eral expense account allowed by The
Houston Post 10 draw from 10 whatever eH
| font IL WAS necessary. I asked for q