New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-03
HUGHES TO PRESS MEN.
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such charming friends seated at this ban
have been on Park Row now for forty-fve years.
/ may say that, since the average newspaper NE
in New York Is about FIVE years. have seen nine
and GO The father of our worthy and esteemed
president of the Press Club friend of mine
dreaming that he would in after years meet and
mingle with the distinguished gentlemen visiting
the House of MIrth in Albany.
Bat truth has LITTLE e 90 withmWhyE if d.I had
never Could U' have held my job six months
And think what the New York papers would have
the first stages Of my wild s Teport2Tbs a saTf 5T
it came to be an axiom, II you see it in The sun
It's So My specialties of that day were cockhgnts
accounts 7 ran them in at the rate of one every
other day. They circumstantial and prepared
scriptions of cockfghts l had ever read. One day
time Greerpoint against williamsburg, and the next
time Newark against Jersey City: IL seemed as i
the united sports had concentrated on cock hshtng
The police were powerless to stop it. THE Sun
editor had more success. 49,.
not been hampered in my desire to tell the ruth oy
account for my apparent eCcentricity. In my long
useful truthful faithful, funny and Fashionable
at I nsr ie 6ngI6 with the clear con
SM ; S al az ~ IL" his d1+Z ,7ava
grabbed more ~ewspaper space for rothng than
any other know Therefore you are; "a
representative newspaper men and future pun,Sti..
ers aburdantly justified in gathering here to-Glgn n
to cat. drink and he merry the event OF my re-
tirement from business
Joseph Howard. jr who came out in spite
of i'll health, said the presence of the Gov
ernor led him to think how important 1t was TO
have platform "He talked ten years ago, six
years ago. four years ago" he said. "as we'll
as he does now. But what he says tonight has
more meaning, because he has the platform, ana
we all know he deserves it,
MR. WARDMAN ON REFORM.
Erwin wardman editor of THE New York
Press" said reform seemed to be trying 70 tie
a tin can on everything in the world. and he
shuddered 10 think of the time when il would
attack the literary efforts Of the press agent
Marshall p. Wilder. who cancelled an engage
ment in Buffalo 10 be present. kept the diners
in roars of laughter for ten minutes.
Controller Metz said he was sorry the Gov
ernor who had stepped out of the room for
few moments, was away, because he wanted
to say he agreed fully with what he had said
about a recount. 'If I not elected l want
to know it," he said. II DO not believe a re-
count would make any difference. but l believe
the people are entitled to full knowledge. II they
have any doubt"
The Controller said he believed with the Gov
ernor that an offlceholder should not know any
politics in his office He said he wished that
oficeholders. realizing the handicaps that ham
per them would try to change the laws while
they are i'm Office Some men, he said. as soon
as they left Office turned to assisting the cor
porations in getting through the loopholes they
had discovered in the law as an oflceholder.
The charter is full of loopholes made for law
yers.' he said. He declared there was no rea-
son why taxpayer who wanted the title 10
his property searched could not do 4; right In
the city departments. The title companies. he
said. had maps which the city did not have.
Those OF the city were "Iost. strayed or stolen"
n sold 10
Arthur Brisbane who came in late and re-
ceived a seat next 10 Governor Hughes, said
"Tody" Hamilton had done more than any man
in America - stimulate the imagination Of chill
dren He said he thought he had been more use
full than nine-tenths of the editors and nine
and half tenths of the politicians.
Mr. Brisbane said he was glad to be told tho
Governor had publicly repeated his statement
as to the recount bill. 1t is not a question Of
deciding who shall be Mayor of New York" he
said. but as TO whether the people OF New York
are men or mice. believe that nine out OF ten
men in New York believe they were cheated out
of their votes. I've had il from the head Of the
machine which stole the votes. ICries Of NO,
No" and Yes. yes."l So far as I can see the
people are inclined to protest feebly against the
stealing OF their votes but protest loudly against
the stealing Of their dollars The failure TO
have a recount Of the vote I'm this city will not
lie at the Governors door. II Will not lie at
Mr. Hearst's door but will lie at the door Of ths
people"
Other speakers Paul Armstrong and
William a. Brady.
Among those present were Herman Ridder.
Louis Wiley. Charles Hemstreet Roy l.. Nc
Cardell. Isaac FrOmne. Thomas l.. Hamilton.
4. A Stewart, Major John NJ Burke. Willard
ID. Coxey Harvel l. Watkins Louis F. Cooke.
r 3. Opper Coroner p. ACritelli, James S. Met
calf Arthur J. OKeefe. William a. Deering.
Edward Lauterbach, George Broadhurst Rich
ard Bruno Jacob A. Cantor, VIII Page, Fred
eric w Thompson. Abraham l.. Eranger. Sam
uel II. Harris. Paul Armstrong, Rex Beach.
Colonel William F. Morris. Major John j. Bryne.
Captain John NJ. Thompson Claiming Pollock
and o. ]. Guide