New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-02
CROP OF HEARST SUITS
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The Associated Press. when asked last
night af the I-otos Club whether he had
eny comment to make on the suit
asai1,st the association, said:
I'VE simply sent cut full report Of
IN important gathering, including d pub
&c address 10y the Mayor Of New York
IN doing this The Associated Press sim
lsly performed its duty TO its members
We cry to get all the news and to send
u az soon as possible TO ail OUT MEM
bers. including Nr. Bearst's own paper.
My view is that we act as the reporter
wsro- gathers the news and turns it in to
tie editor. The report was absolutely
acearate. SO far as can ascertain. Per
sonaaly, had nothing TO do with the
matter, as il went through in the regu-
isr course. 7 was al The dinner, and l
considered The Associated Press report
efTffA whole affair accurate"
Herbert T. Gunnison, publisher Of
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle" said last
night;
H0n1- paper Published Mayor ctaynor-s
speech, and in the same issue published
fine reply by The American Mr..
FEearst's paper We tried in the mean
slime 10 F14a out whether ne had any
further statement. so that il seems 10
ne That we DID oil We could TO put both
sf6es of the question before the public.
On Saturday VIC published MT. Hearst's
statement i'm full
<.It has been intim9tAd that d : d MEM
her of the dinner committee / had
knowledge beforehand Of what was TO
he said that night. That view is alb
gelutelp wrong. ] did not know until A
few minutes before Mayor Gaynor spoke
what the tenor of his remarks would be
] had asked him as well IS all the other
speaker. TO send Us an abstract Of his
speecli for distribution His secretary
INFORMED me- that the Mayor WAS 50
huSy that he would have to depend upon
p Etenographer to get the text of his
1emarks.
At the dinner, however. I learned
that the N9yor had found time TO pre-
pare his speech in advance When Mr..
Williams tried to speak, Colonel Hester.
president Of The Eagle" company, was
the first to ask the POSTMASTER to give
him an opportunity To say word. and
] aided Mr ochs and Nj Moves and the
4oastrnaster in their efforts to secure
quiet 50 that statement might be
made We feel that we have taken no
sides in this matter. 1t is true that I
told the Mayor that he could be ALSO
5gteIy frank. / did not know Of course,
shat he would single any particular edi-
TOR or publisher for an attack, and 1t
came as al surprise to me, as to the
others
In d letter published ia The New York
sun" Yesterday Mayor Gaynor defends
his administration from the charge of
laying the $4,000 TO Daniel r Cohalan.
The employment of Cohalan was by
Hearri's State Attorney General Jack
son. in the franchise tax eases" wrote
the Mayor, and he audited and certified
the bill 10 the Controller. who cut il
down S5,Gteo The only thing that
casts any doubt on the claim is the con-
nection OF Hearst's Attorney General
HifA it,
William s Jackson, the former Attor
ney General has been living at the
Hotel Latham up IL a recent date. but
could not be found yesterday, 4 friend
who had been in conversation with him
during the day stated last night that MI.
Jscksen absolutely denied having ever
feeh the till presented by COhaldn. At
torney General O'AIailey on several oc
rasions has consulted his predecessor
about olsinls for services rendered while
aIr. jackson was ia office. but it Was
added that this particular claim was not
among the number.