The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-29
STILL QUESTIONING CLARK.
Chairman woodruff Not Content With His
Hearst Estate Explanations.


Chairman Woodruff OF the Republican
State committee said yesterday that Ed
ward H.. Clark, attorney for the Hearst
estate, had failed entirely to answer the
questions put to him by the State commit
tee regarding the connection of the Hearst
estate and the Hearst newspapers with Wall
Street interests. Said Mr.. Woodruff:
Mr.. Clark's statement regarding the Hearst
estate. its dealings in Wall Street pools and
promotions at a time that the Hearst news
papers we're silent upon these matters Is
calculated 70 evade, II not deceive, like al
most every statement cOnling from the Hearst
| camp. Mr.. Clark admits that he was con-
nected with the Hearst estate, and his silence
gives assent TO the statement 50 widely made
that the estate was engaged in the syndicate
trust. &c. and was n large stockholder in
the Metropolitan Railway at the time OF the
Amsterdam avenue four track agitation.
when the New York Journal had not a word
90 say for the rights of the upper West Side
public. IL does say. however, that Mr.. Hearst
has no connection directly or indirectly with
the Hearst estate.
But Mr.. Clark, who is the agent OF this estate,
has, | am informed, for years had intimate
connection with the Hearst newspapers. IL
can readily he proven that Mr.. Clark acted
as the active manager OF the Hearst news
papers several years ago and was in many
matters the ultimate authority In the ONCE.
| know that he represented those ne wspapers
in a business and executive way, that he
issued orders to the chief OF the concern, and
that these orders were obeyed without duos-
ton. Il may be that Mr.. Clark exists In
several capacities, or IL may be that he IL
Incorporated like the Hearst newspapers and
the Hearst league. 1 know. for instance.
that he represented the New York Journal
on one occasion when the highest authority
on that newspaper and several others met
representatives OF Biographical Union No.
to discuss the question OF overtime in con-
nection with the Sunday issue OF the Journal
and other papers.
By invitation OF Mr.. Clark the general
managers OF the papers met the union q
representative in the room occupied by Mr..
Clark In the establishment of the Hesrsts
newspapers In the Tribune Building. ] am
informed that Mr.. Clark vas present for the
Hearst newspapers and took an active part in
the discussion.
Again | am informed on excellent authority
that when Mr.. Hearst was establishing his
newspapers in Chicago the heads OF depart
ments received their final directions from
Mr.. Clark and were by him supplied with the
necessary funds. True. he may have been
acting in some other capacity than that Of the
agent Of the Hearst estate, but he was pre-
sumAbly the agent Of the Hearst estate while
performing these services.
Further than this, l am Informed that
there was at the time no concealment in the
Offices Of the Hearst newspapers that Mr..
Clark had been placed in control or had as
sumed such control In these ofioes as the
representative OF the Hearst estate AZ a mat
ter OF business prudence. There Is q pos
sIbilty that Mr.. Clark may have been in au-
thOrity at the time that the Hearst estate
was reported TO have been holding a block oil
Metropolitan stock. and the Hearst news
papers remained silent about the Amsterdam
avenue four track matter. l would like "a
ask him about that. E
II Is a little trying to plain men 10 have
to oppose a candidate who IL involved In this
maze OF Hearst estate, Hearst holding com,
pany. Hearst publishing company, anC
Hearst political league. Incorporated. lie
seems to get all the money he wants from
the Hearst estate. but when the Hearst estate
was caught flirting with what Mr.. Hears
calls a "Piunderbund" then he had neither
interest in nor control over IL. In the sam,
way Mr.. Hearst announces that he has
achieved vast reforms through his news
papers. and when q question OF persona
responsibility or damages IL involved h
sWears be has no control over these news
papers. Mr.. Clark. who Is 4 lawyer, ought Il
clear this up. since Mr.. Hearst will not.