The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-03-09
HOW HEARST WORKED EN-.
FeIIo,c journal Sends Congressional Com
mission 10 Cuba.

FelIotc journal Sends Congressional Corn
mission Ia Cuba.
william Il Curtis writes in the Chi
eago Record;
There was a great deal OF amuse-
ment at the capitol today over the
slick manner in which Mr. II arst the
dashing proprietor of the New York
journal, gathered in for advertising
purposes such veterans as Senator
Thurston Of Nebraska, Senator Calm
ger OF New Hampshire, Amos j. Cum
mings OF New York, and Congr6 ssman
William Alden smith OF Grand Rapids,
Mich, and these gentlemen will have
to submit 10 a good deal OF chatinR
from their colleagues when they get
home. Senator Money, of Mississippi
has been there before. tie went to
Cuba year ago as reporter Tor the
New York Journal, and received big
fee for allowing himself to be used as
an advertisement. II was given out
that he was going down TO obtain in
formation to guide his action as q
mem Der of the committee on foreign
affairs, and his movements were re-
ported by all the newspapers until the
| Journal claimed him as its owD, and
then be lost bis reputation as q states
man. But Senator Thurston is no
tenderfoot, and Senator GallinRer
and Congressman Cummings are
Newspaper men, 80 that they have
no excuse for being caught in the lit
tie game. They might have known
when they accepted the invitation OF
the proprietor of the Journal to make
a voyage TO Cuba at his expense that
he would get his money back in ad-
vertising, but they doubtless had no
idea that he would have the audacity
to announce them as commission
from congress going TO Cuba to repre-
sent the interests OF his journal.
IL Is one OF the secrets OF the depart
ment OF state that so great and good a
man as Thomas +. Bayard was very
nearly caught in the same trap when
he was ambassador TO the court cf 81
James. A few weeks before the cor
onaton OF the czsr Mr. Bayard cabled
Secretary Olney for permission TO AZ
tend the ceremonies at Moscow in his
personal capacity with q party OF
| friends, aud Mo. Olney was about 10
grant the leave of absence when II oc'
cured TO him that perhaps Mr.. Breck-
| inridge, who was only a miaister,
might not like TO have an ambassador
from the United States present upon
that occasion, even II he went inofti
ciallY and without letters Of credence,
Therefore he cAb,ed MIR. Bayard that
he feared 1t would be inadvisable for
him TO poaeh upon Mr., Breekinridge's
preserves. Two days after this mes
sage was sent Mrs Hearst called al
the department OF state with tele
gram from her son, the editor Of the
Journal, asking her 10 use her infiu
ence TO induce Secretary Olney TO re-
cons iier his refusal and permit Mr.
BayRrd to 90 The good lady WAS per
fectly innocent in the matter, an un
suspeetiug instrument Of her son'I
enterprise and TO Mr.. Olneys amaze
ment she disclosed that the audaeiouI
Mr.. Hearst proposed TO send the
United States ambassador 10 the eourI
OF St James 20 Moscow as reporter
for the New York Journal. Mr. Hears
had rented furnished house in Mos
COW aud chartered q private car from
Calais 10 that city. He had ineiteS
two or three very prominent Ameri
cans ia London, including Mr.. Bayard
to accompany him and a corps OF re
porters, and what might have &C
Cured had not Mr. Olney interfereS
| NAV be left 10 the Imagination.