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Wynne and His Extensive Ac-
quaIntance in the Big City-One OF
the Comparatively Few Newspaper
Men who Have Made Their Pro-
fessiOn a Stepping stone to PO-
1iticaI Preferment-Instanc OF
Those Who Have Succeeded in Do
ing SO-SOme Who Have Failed.
Blaine and DinRIey Among the
FOrmer-Jame s. Clar<sOn and
His Find of Invaluable Documents
Among the SO-caIled Waste Paper
in the Custom HOuse-The Latest
Case of Strenuous Rivalry Among
the DevOtees of the "Nev Journal
ism"-A CartOOnist Who Had to
Get over Into New Jersey to Pre-
vent His Ira nsference from One
Paper to Another Against His
Will, How He Finally Lost in the
Gamc-HOw Two "Up-tO-Date" Pa
pers Traded "Sunday Supplement
STATS"
New York, June 20.-Though First
Assistant Postmaster General Robert
G. Wynne, who has had so much to
do with the exposition of the current
scandals, is not a New Yorker, he is
very we'll known here, and for years
was the chief Washington correspond
ent of one of the Metropolitan news
papers.
In that and other capacities he has
long been frequent visitor to the
big town, and his personal acquaint-
ance with the New Workers who are
really worth knowing is extensive and
cordial. In passing it may be said
that he is very popular with those
whose acquaintance he has sought,
though not exactly hail fellow well
met" with anybody and everybody
who may happen along"
1t is not easy to estimate Wynne's
age from his personal appearance. One
acquaintance yesterday placed him in
the about forty" class, but another
pointed out that this estimate could
not be correct, since there is a son
who is old enough to be an officer in
the United States army, and whose
services, both in the Philippines and
China, were such as to win rapid pro-
motion.
Robert G. Wynne's reputation as a
shrewd politician is very good in New
York though based mostly. of
course, on his achievements in the
political contests of Ohio, his "titular"
state. He also has an excellent repu-
tation here, as in Washington, as an
adept in social observances, as a guest
who is always welcome and a host
who dispenses hospitality with tact
and grace. He is of medium stature,
neither short nor lank, and he dresses
with taste. He does not affect the tall
SILK hat except on those occasions
when the etiquette of dress demands
It. He has almost genius for enter
talnlng conversation, though he is not
an especially expert raconteur.
Mr.. Wynne is one of the newspaper
men-comparatively few when their
apparent opportunities are considered
who have secured official preferment
through their profession. Perry Heath
formerly of the Postoffice Depart
ment and "on the other side" at the
present Juncture is another.
Ferhaps the majority of them do
not try for office, but politico- journal
istic history is full of instances of un-
aVailing effort in that direction. Thus
the late Charles A. Dana aspired To
represent his country at the Court of
81 James and there is probably
some truth In the tradition that much
or his political bitterness was due ~
the fearture of his ambition. Josenh
Pulitzer got himself sent to the House
OF Representatives after he had placed
ms World newspaper on its feet. but
ala not serve out his term; w. r.
Hearst is now a member-elect of the
House, undoubtedly through the in
nuence of his various newspapers in
New York, Chicago and San Fran
CISCO Lemuel Eli Quigg, first editor
or the New York Press under its pres
ent management. managed to serve
term or two in the House, but is now
out of 1t; Joseph c. Hendrix. now
banker here, but once a reporter IN
tne sun, did the same thing. James G
BIalne had a newspaper in Augusta
Me-, before he went to Congress hut
ne MADE his political career so big
that most folk forgot long before he
was a CABINET Minister or nominated
Tor the presidency that he had ever
been journalist. Horace Greeley was
the only newspaper man who eyer
MADE Journalism stepping stone 10
the highest nomination in the land
however he never won much in the
way of an Office '''e
Dfngley, the tariff expert under
whose law all imports to the United
states now pay duty, won the highest
pIlZe-ln sense-in public life that
mas been secured by any newspaner
man in this country. His Chairman
snip OF the Ways and Means Com
mlttee when general tariff measure
was to be passed has made his nane
almost household word from ocean
10 ocean His newspaper was hardly
known outside the State of Maine
though very influential there.
Wmtelaw Reid, Greeley's successor
as editor of the Tribune, has enioved
good deal of political preferment
including the ministry to France and
dlVers special envoyships, but his
great ambition to represent the
united States in England has MOI
yet been gratifed and probably will
not be. Danial S. Lamont. Grovar
CleveIand's Secretary of War. durine
the Buffalo mans second term. ara
Hoke Smith, his Secretary of the Tn
terror, were both newspaper men. To-.
mont never became an editor or ever
hlgh-class newspaper man of anv
sort, graduating direct from the most
Oh legislative reporter at Albany -
the private secretaryship of Cleveland
Wnen he was Governor Nor ala -
mont return to journalism after III
close OF his official career. for In H.
meantime he had found much battar
tnlnss, financially, in the railroad IIns