The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-04
TWO NEWSPAPERS
ARE BEING SUED
Associated Press Threatened
Because Of Sending Mayor
GaynoT's Speech


Chicago, May "A special dispatch
from New York to local publication
says. William R, Hearst began a
libel suit yesterday against the New
York Times because that newspaper
reported the speech of Mayor Gaynor
al the Associated Press dinner on
thursday night. in which the mayor
declared that two state prison fell
ones namely, forgery and falsiflca-
ton Of public document-were com
laitted in the cagerness Of this pub
Usher and editor (Hearst) to wrong
the mayor Of the City of New York.
Mr.. Hearst alleges that by reason of
the publication OF the speech he has
Suffered to the extent of 100000, and
he asks to be awarded that sum in
damages.
"a summons and complaint in the
suit was served on the Times by a
clerk OF the office Of Clarence j.
Shearn, Mr. Hearst's attorney. These
papers cite parts Of the Times ac.
count OF The mayors speech and parts
Of the speech itself as the basis of the
suit.
Mr. Shearn told reporter that Mr.
Hearst was also suing the Brooklyn
Eagle and the Associated Press. The
suit against the Eagle is understood
to be based on its news report of the
mayors speech and an editorial ar
tlcle that against the Associated
Press upon the sending OF the speech
10 its members Damages in the case
OF the Eagle are put at 100000 in
the case of the Associated Press at
S500,000.
As to the suit against the Associat'
cd Press. it was noted that the Amerl-
rams report OF the mayors alleged IL
belcus utterances was preceded by the
statement in italics that the speech
was printed in full as reported by
the Associated Press.
In each case said Mr.. Shearn,
the suit IS based on the same ground,
the calling of Mr.. Hearst, falsely and
maliciously, a forger without giving
him an opportunity to explain his side
Of the matter
HAS Mr.. Hearst sued Mayor Cay
nor?" was asked.
20 papers have yet been signed,
said Mr. Shearn.
"Is there any intention of serving
any?'
81 do not care to discuss that" was
the reply
The complaint in the suit against
the Times says, that the defendant
made said publication without first
communicating with the plaintiff or
giving the plaintiff any opportunity to
deny or refute said charge
The Times made diligent efforts TO
obtain Mr.. Hearst's reply for stimuli
t;tneous publication with Mayor Gay
nors speech, that paper asserts. It's
first inquiry at the American Office
net with the reply from the night
c;ty editor that John Temple Graves,
editor of the American, had been try
ing vainly 10 reach Mr. Hearst and
that until he did nothing would be
given out Later, just before the
Times went TO press, a second appli-
cation to the American brought the
response that no reply from Mr.
Hearst would be given ont that night.
Hold Statement Refused
The Times printed the following
paragraph Immediately preceding May
or Gaynors speech:
"lt was announced early this morn
ing at the office of the New YORK
American that no statement IN con
nection with Mayor Gaynor's remarks
concerning Mr.. Hearst would be given
cut at this time.
As matter of fact, Mr.. Hearst :
reply was not given out until Friday
night The Times printed it In fun on
Saturday morning.
Melville L. stone, general manager
CT the Associated Press, when asked
al his home in the Lotus club about
the suit against that organization
said he had not heard OF II before
when asked what he thought about
it. Mr.. Stone said:
"rhe Associated Press simply per
termed its duty of giving TO It's mem
bers the news of an important gain
ering, including public address bl
the mayor of the City of New YORK
we reno.ted the news, that Is all.
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