The age-herald., 1898-01-16
sTHRtE LlNe6 TOO MUCH.
I he Proper Way to Treat flunkey Banequiers
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From the New York Press.
 When the New York Times was the lead ing republican paper in the United States as the Press is today-and the organ of its party, its editor was Louis J. Jennings, Wno afterWard went to England, became editor of the London Week and member of parila- ment for Stockport. One day Carl Schufz, William Stenway and other influential members of the German republican club called on him with a request that the Times give a generous amount of space to the speeches to be delivered on that evening at the clubs annual banquet, and, of course, MT. Jennings assented, as the Germans were getting to be considerable power in politics. With profuse thanks the committee retired.
 Mir Jennings instructed General then ColoneD Howard Carroll, his next in au- thority to see that an excellent report of the dinner was published-at least two col umns. At o'clock he went home for the night, leaving Carroll in charge. Ashley w. Cole, afterward Governor Morton's pri- vate secretary and now president of the state railroad commission at $S,00O year, was the star reporter on the Times, and as he had about the only evening clothes known to the office, to him fell the as- signment to "cover" the German repubii- cans Ashley" said his chief, Carroll, ''re- member that these are the instructions of MT. Jennings; he wants at least two col umns about the banquet in your best style" And Ashley departed for the scene of action in his best bib and tucker.
 At Il o'clock Cole showed up in the office with bundle of notes. Well, how much have you got?" asked Carroll. q can give you three or four columns, if you want so much," said Cole. Well, make it three columns" was the order. "But let me tell you how they treated me-" the reporter begged. After ten minutes of hard work at the door l managed to gain admittance. There was not another newspaper man present, and the master of ceremonies seat ed me at table in a corner where the walters threw the dirty dishes. They spill ed soup all over me and messed me up generally. No one of the committee came near me-, I was too far from the speakers to hear well, but managed to get enough stuff for three columns He started off to his desk to write, but Carroll stopped him. Ashley" he said, "after thinking the matter over, I guess you'd better make a paragraph of three lines about the ban quet, simply saying that it took place." The three lines appeared next morning, in agate solid in dark corner of the pa per.
 MT Jennings reached the office at 10 o'clock in towering frenzy and distraction. MT Carroll was sent for. The editor-in- chief stuttered. "M-m-m-ister C-CCar- roll" he screeched, in his high pitched voice, "w-w-w-what does this mean, sir?' pointing to the three-line paragraph. "D-d- d-do you remember sir, that my orders were to give at least two columns to this banquet?"
 'Mr. Jennings" Carroll said calmly, If you will allow me to explain"
 "E-e-e-explain, sir? Ww-w-what expla- nation is possible? Why were my o-o-o- orders d-d-disobeyed, sir?''
 Carroll repeated the story of Coles treat ment, whereupon Jennings, all afire, sprang up and said
 "Mr. C-C-C-Carroll I am disappointed in you, sr After what you have told me am surprised t-t-t-that you m-m-mentioned the damned dinner at all:''
 Jennings, one of the loveable men in journalism, died in London five years ago, at the age of 56.