New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-30
SEE MOVE BY MAYOR
TO CHECK Mr.. HEARST
attack Said To Be Start of Fight
10 Keep Editor Out of DEM
ocratic Councils.
open DECLARATION OF WAR
Prendergast and Metz Tell of
Cohalan Payment That Led
10 Speech at Newspaper
Dinner.

Politicians attached 2 peculiar Signih-
csuce yesterday 20 tho attack of Mayor
-svror upon William Randolph Hearst
., the dinner of The Associated Press
and -he American Newspaper Publishers
,s,o~iation or Thursday night. They
ssr fin II p desire 10 keep Mr. Hearst
frorn attaining his apparent ohjert %
securing = place Of influence in :he
Democratic party.
Those who have followed the recent
uttorauces of the editor and Of John
Temple Graves. of his stsf. have taken
thcr 60 indicate that he Is still seeking
political rreferment. and has decided
that ne can best get IL 10y becoming n
regular Democrat once more. Mayor
Gsyuo- has no sympathy with the brand
NJ politics PLAYED by Mr.. Hearst. and ne
haS not tho slightest desire TO see Mr.
Hearst factor in the Democratic part =.
The Mayor was particularly fortunate,
h was felt. IN being able 10 lay. his
charges against Nr. Hearst before the
diners on Thursday night. because OF
,he fact that ne was not only able 10
publishers and editors in the country,
hut could be assured that what he
raid would attain the widest publicity
throughout the length and breadth OF
the rountr,-.
Mayor Resents Hearst Attitude.
Not only was the Mayor displea sed
st tho part taken by Mr.. Hearst in his
newspapers in tho last campaign. but he
had watched with growing indignation
tho apparent intention 90 attack him at
every turn since ne assumed Office. Il
IS understood % be not without the
range ~ possibility that the attention
o. the grand Jury may he brought to the
story in The American" connecting the
,iavor with the payment Of $4,000 TO
Daniel r. Cohalan. of Tammany Hall.
unI.h formed the basis or the Mayors
ereech
District ATTORNEY whitman said that
re knew ~ 10 action on the matter by
tr~ grand iur,, and that it had not been
nreecnted o. him. What individual grand
jurors might d.. he added. was Of course
nevond his knowledge.
q seems that the policy Of Mr. Hearst
is 30 fight Mayor Gsynor az every turn.
auG the speech of the latter Ia ,aAen 10
indicate that the Mayor intends to fight
hack Those who know both men say
that no quarter NAV be expected on
either side and that the fight viii he
'ound 20 have its cffect on the develop
u1cnts in the Democratic party between
noV and 1872.
The original warrant is now al the
Mayors Office. as arc photographs taken
st tho request of the Mayor 10 show that
Tho story of Tho American" that the
reason the date ~ the warrant did not
show IN its photograph Of the warrant
vas because tho ink of the date did not
ihotograph wei was not correct. The
date is perfectly clear in the photographs
taken for the Mayor
This tempest. which bids fair 10 have
ts-reaching effects. was started when. on
April u. The American" published a
st"r, headed "Gaynor Asks Economy;
Paws Cohalan S4S000" The story
sought 20 show that the Mayor Was re
spousible FOR the payment. which was
Tor services rendered as special counsel
in rre franchise tax matters.
The warrant was dated December 81,
l@ra tho last day OF the administration
nj Nsvor Mcclellan. but was not signed
h- tre Deputy city Chamberlain until
January I. after which il was turned
over 20 Nlr. Cohalan. The American"
published 4 picture Of the warrant. but
the picture showed = blank space 1here
the date appeared in the original. The
Ma-or declares that this was 4 delib-
rrate attempt 20 mislead.
Tho usual practice of tho city in pay
mg money on claims is 10 have var
rar' drawn after the claim rs duly passed
srd audited This warrant is first signed
'f -he Controller or one Of his deputies
Thsn. under the Law. the warrant is sent
io Tho Mayors office for the signature Of
fIe Mayors warrant clerk. From there
3D. goes 20 tho ufiice ~ the city chamber
'a'u. and then Is sent 20 the owner of
tTe claim.
Statement for the Mayor.
rolfr' sdsmeou. secretary TO the
Ms-or made tho following statement for
'm las, night
TO NaEor H. not required 80 sign var
i-''s ~ en- They arc made out and eigned
re '0ntrOiler. arf fhen bE the chief
t 1 fhr Mayor ofiire under authority
NJ -a' iln ifr of fhe sharrer over @15.eHo
-" drafts srr .igued in year. some
o~.e over lal Tho Mayor has never
-eHfC one. some one told she Mayor tho
'rf 9r seoor5 dsH he was iU office that
' 1lpoerlain Martin had held this draft
.'. - 10 YVES uufrioudlN % M. f0halan.
Nhefncr ~ uaE Controller IreuderEa-f
'T some ono elre fNc NaECr does NOT -.
i nov ." 7 Hov fHr story or1ginsted
i-.zr some signature va< scratched N tle
'rsH d. nnf know. Tho draft ir stiN
''fHulefe. fu-f was drawn and signed
.s'nre fI.e present yor -aruo into Dffico
rr claim was for legal services il tho
frrIrrizf fap ruff-. several lawyers Nero
frra. Including Judge Parker Th. claim
ra. audited and ne3 ht fhe controller
fr lfererr .ser. sffer urIrh evidence was
f--.4n. end thereof became q legal claim
af-IH-f fro city Ma Ga tunr never bad
sHffH'uE fo d. Hifh b.
TH' roport fhaf Tho signature - the
Naf1rs chief clerl had been erased came
fn"ra '"rfrollor Prendcrgast. ST. ssid