The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-11
Mr. Carvalho in indianapolis to In
spect Field for New Political
Newspaper,
ALL is IN READINESS
Millionaire Prepared to Start Pub
lication at Once if Report Is
Favorable.
TO FIGHT PARKER WING
Hearst People Determined to Give
Mr.. Taggart's Crowd Busy
Time This Summer.

S. S. Carvalho OF New York. the general
director Of William r. Hearst's newspaper
interests. arrived in indianapolis last even
ing to look over the situation with a view
of establishing or buying a paper here TO
be added TO the Hearst string" Mr..
Hearst's prospective invasion of the local
newspaper field has been widely heralded
and speculated upon during the last few
weeks
When seen last night at the Hearst head
quarters in the Claypool. Mr.. Carvalhc
said he had no statement TO make other
than that he had come TO the city TO look
over the newspaper field.
Mr. Hearst cOntemplates entering this
field he said. II am here to consider the
proposition from a business standpoint I
shall probably spend two three days in
the city and then shall go TO Washington
TO report to Mr.. Hearst. OF course. / can
not say at this time what my conclusions
will be, or whether 1 shall recommend the
establishment of a paper here. IL Mr..
Hearst decides to come in here we can be
ready to publish it within three weeks. or
within thirty days at the outside. We have
the presses already built and stored and
can get complete mechanical OUTFIT here
on very short notice"
Mr.. Carvalho stated that IL a paper is
established here it will undoubtedly be an
evening newspaper with Sunday morning
edition to start with and that later, If the
field justified it, morning paper would
be published.
Asked concerning the report that Mr..
Hearst might purchase one of the Indian
apolis papers already established. Mr.. Car
valho said that no negotiations Of that
character were pending.
1T would depend altogether upon the ra-
ture of the proposition offered" he said.
III we could purchase a paper and plant
for less money than IL would require TO
establish a new paper, we would very
probably do So
Mr.. Carvalho insisted that Mr. Hesrsts
contemplated entrance of the Indianapolis
newspaper field was not prompted solely
by political motives.
THE first thing considered in Mr.. Hearst's
newspaper enterprises is the business end.
he said MIR. Hearst doesn't establish
papers unless he is satisfied that there is n
profitable field. However. the situation
here has its political phase, Mr.. HeaFss-
probably would not think OF coming in
here at this time IL the Indianapolis news
papers had accorded him fair treatment
He has almost been forced to take the step
in self-defense.
MERRY WAR IN PROSPECT.
Mr.. Carvalho intimated that the attitude
of the local Democratic organ. which has
been opposing Hearst presidential can
ddate quite as vigorously as it has labored
in the interest of Judge Parker, had much
to do with Hearsts determination to in
wade the field, leaving the inference to
be drawn that If Hearst does start paper
here there will be merry-merry from a
Republican standpoint-war between the
rival Democratic households. He also
limited that the stand taken toward Hearst
as a candidate by the indianapolis inde-
pendent newspapers was an important fac
tor in the case.
Mr.. Carvalho is the who is given
credit in the newspaper world for whatever
of success has attended the Hearst jour
nalistic ventures. He was recognized as
one of the ablest newspaper men in the
country before he left the New York World
TO go with Hearst, and the general i'm
preston has been that he has furnished
Hearst's newspaper brains Arthur Bris-
bane has furnished the candidates politi-
cal brains. However, Mr. Carvalho very
modestly gives the credit to Hearst.
Mr. Hearst is great newspaper man
one of the kind that is born, not made" ha
said. He has the newspaper instinct.
| combined with rare Judgment OF men and
business propositions. Added to that he
has the capacity for large undertakings.
| and once entered upon a project he Is what
might be termed in Wall street 'plunger.'
| | do not mean by that that he takes big
chances, but when he goes in ne goes in
| heavily and does not dribble along his in
vestments.'
Mr. Carvalho is reputed to be one of the
| highest salaried men In the newspaper busi-
| ness.