New-York tribune., 1906-10-29
ESTATE UP TO HEARST.
Woodruf asks Clark, Manager, to
ErpIain Candidates Connection.

Mr.. Woodruff. the chairman Of the Republican
State Committee. said last night that Edward H
Clark the attorney. agent or trustee Of the Hearst
estate in this city, had failed utterly to answer
the questions propounded by the Republican Stats
Committee regarding the connection OF the Hearst
estate and incidentally OF the Hearst newspapers
with the "Plunderbund." Wall Street is called
by the league candidate for Governor.
Mr.. Woodruff said:
Mr.. CIark's statement regarding the Hearst
estate in It's dealings in Wall Street pools ana pro-
ooS sa1t al Innn [,re tese matteIs Is calciated to
evade. If not deceive like almost every statement
@ GGmHE that 8e was s connected with the Hearst estate
ana his silence gives assent 70 Ihe n
holder in the Metropolitan Railway at the time OF
the Amsterdam avenue four-track agitation. when
The New York Journal had not word TO say
does say, however. that MI Hearst has no con
nection. directly or indirectly. with the Hearst
But Mr. Clark who is the agent of this estate
the Hearst newspapers. 1t readily be proved
that Mr.. Clark acted as the active manager OF the
Hearst newspapers several years ago, and was in
Know Know that he represente6 those newspapers in a
Business and executive way. that he issued orders
to the chief of the concern. and that those orders
Clark exists in several capacities, or it may be
that he is incorporated, like the Hearst news
stance. that he represented 1.-THE New York Jour
that newspaper and several others met repre-
sentatves Of Typographical Union No. to dis
the Sunday issue Of "The Journal" and other news
BY Invitation. Nj Clark. the general manager OF
the papers, met the unions representative in the
room occupied by Mr.. Clark IN the establishment
of the Hearst newspapers. in the Tribune Building.
am informed that Mr.. Clark was present for the
Hearst newspapers and took active part IL the
discussion.
Again. I am informed excellent authority that
when Mr.. Hearst establishing his newspapers
in Chicago the heads of the departments received
their final direction from Mr. Clark and were by
him supplied with the necessary funds. True. he
NAV have been acting IN some other capacity than
that OF a agent Of the Hearst estate. but he
presumably the agent OF the Hearst estate while
performing these services.
Further than this, am informed that there was
the time concealr1ent in the offices OF the
in control or had assumed such control IN these
Offices the representative of the Hearst estate.
as a matter of business prudence. There IS a
possibility that Mr.. Clark may have been in
thority at the time that the Hearst estate
ported 70 have been holding block of Metropolitan
about the Amsterdam avenue four-track matter. |
would like to ask him about that
1t is little trying 10 plain men TO have TO op
pose q candidate who IS involved IN this maze OF
Hearst estate. Hearst holding company. Hearst
publishing company and Hearst political league.
Incorporated. He seems TO get all the money he
wants from the Hearst estate but when the
Hearst estate caught flirting with what Mr.
Hearst calls g Plunderbun then he had neither
interest in nor control over t.
In the same way Mr. Hearst announces that he
has achieved vast reforms through his newspapers.
and when question of personal responsibility or
damages is involved he swsars he has no control
over these newspapers. Mr.. Clark. who Is a law
yer, ought to clear this up, since Mr.. Hearst
will not