New-York tribune., 1907-01-12
''STUNG AGAIN"
Country Editors Viii Get Their
Money Yet, Says Ihmsen.

The rural Democratic weekly newspapers want
their pay for making glad noise In the Interest,"
of William r. Hearst as the candidate OF the Demo
cratic party in the last campaign 1t is estimated
that either the Democratic State Committee or
william r. Hearst owes about $500 to the rural
editors collectively for booming Mr.. Hearst last
fall. They looking to Duncan Campbell Lee
OF THE Ithaca Daily News for their pay. but
Mr. Iee-who by the way was once professor of
oratory at Cornell-says that Mr.. Hearst person
ally assumed responsibility for the bills. and au-
thorized him to have the newspaper men go aheao
and send stories Of the things that would nap
pen If Hearst were elected.
Max Ihmsen came with statement last
night in which ne said Mr.. Hearst never made
any agreement to pay for his own glorihcation but
he would now II the Democratic State Committee
didn't The statement follows
1t is not true that these claims were guaranteed
by Mr.. Hearst or authorized by him An arrange
ment made with Mr.. Lee. president OF the
Corners and myself whereby Mr.. Lee should su-
Perintend the publication OF plate mater m sneSs
OF the Democratic party, and for the purchase and
taining this matter. 1t was my understanding that
tho expense OF the service was 10 be borne by the
Democratic State Committee. as is borne out by
the following quotation from Mr. Lees letter;
you will prepare list of heads of families in your
vicinity obtaining such assistance or SUGGESTIONS ION,
A copy or this list must accompany the statement
OF the Democratic Editorial Association. will be
paid by the state committee.
state COMMITTEES until returned from Europe. and
found that confusion existed as 70 who was re-
Independence League ne stated that he did
Democrats State Committee or to the league
II the Democratic State Committee does not in
whether it is It's obligation not.
Taken altogether. the narrative unfolded sheds
flood OF light on the methods employed 10 produce
Spontaneous enthusiasm for Mr.. Hearst and the
state ticket. but principally Mr.. Hearst One OF
he Of he i'm was "a
day announcement OF spontaneous enthusiasm for
the ticket, The little country weekly newspapers
around the state had glowing accounts of the
breaking up of the Republican party. and OF the
thousands and tens of thousands who focklng
to the Hearst standard.
A letter signed by Duncan Campbell Lee and
sent to the Democratic newspapers shows how
the spontaneous enthusiasm was manufactured.
This letter showed that six columns of plates in
Guiding weekly cartoon by Opper." were sent
these papers every week. and in the editors
wete 10 receive 50 hundred for extra copies OF
their regular issues sent 10 non-subscribers each
week during the governorship campaign"
The country editors bit at this II had been so
long since any of them had seen any real money
from the Democratic State Committee that they
were only too glad 10 send out the boiler-plate
stun edited at the Gilsey House. They sent their
papers to all the Republicans in their counties.
The Gilsey House people did not neglect to say In
the boiler plate that Max +. Ihmsen the
STa1f chairman & OF tb the indePemdence League
the following for Senator AIcCarren, the Brooklyn
Democratic leader: "A political servitor of the
Sugar Trust and the Gas Trust, Il raCetraCk gam
bier and politician without conscience"
The circulation department of every country DEM
ocratlc newspaper sweed with pride and names
brisbane editorials and Opper cartoons became
common as potato bugs, and the boiler-plate mat
ter came prepaid by express. with extra OF
Mr. Hearst wearing farmer hat and Buster
Hearst In Jumpers
the hands who did all this still wait for
their pay. Twenty-Five dollars apiece Is not enough
10 wreck any Democratic country editor. The most
of them get along without money. But SIS is
enough 10 make country editor remember. and as
the days so by and no check comes from Mr..
Hearst State Chairman Corners the upstate
publisher. who acted the suggestion OF Duncan
Campbell Lee. says to himself: .Stung again. by
ting!''
State Chairman Conners said yesterday that he
never had heard anything about the arrangement
between Mr.. Hearst and Mr.. Lee. Allan Robinson.
Of the Association Prevent Corrupt Practices at
Elections said yesterday that Mr.. Hearst had en-
tirely forgotten to say anything about this little
deal with the upstate editors when he swore TO
his expense account, and Mr. Robinson intimated
that the association would ask Mr.. Hearst about il
at the first oportunity.