The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-29
Before Newspaper Men,
Gaynor Assails Will
liam r. Hearst.
LITERALLY USES
HARSH EPITHETS
Hearst's Business M anager
Shakes Fist in Mayors Face
and Seeks to Reply, but Is
Howled Down by Ban
queters-Disorder Is
Prolonged.

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Nc.Y York, April :S.-The annual
Joint dinner of the Associated Press md
the American Newspaper Pnblishcrs'
was thrown into riotous
nnu proiunccd disorder to-night when
'rhomns ". Williams. business manager
for William II. Hearst, was refused
pcrmissi0n to spcnl< he rose to re-
ply to biting criticisms Mayor Gayn"r
had lust made of Mr.. Heatst's part In
journalism.
For twenty-five minutes the upronr
continued, while men stood in their
chairs nDd women craped from the
balconies of the bnnauct hall.
"NIr. Hearst is not here. nm his
friend and have n right to be heard.
the spenkcrs table and shaking his
fist In the face of the Mayor.
'Put him OUT "Shut up,' "Free
speech" came from all parts of the
hnIl. Toastmnstcr II. c. Wright, of
the Cleveland Leader, hnmmered in
vain for order. while Mr.. Williams
stood impnssiyc. but obstinate and
waited to be heard.
This is a disgrace to the press OF
the United States, and 1t must end9'
shouted Adolph S. Ochs. proprietor of
his chair behind the toastmastor and
begged for a word.
Mr. Williams. / promise you, has
less than forty words to speak; let
me say them for him"
"Nol No!' yelled tho diners.
Mr.. Williams Says began Mr..
ochs.
NO. Nor broke in the thoroughly
ansered diners, with added insistence.
IIillts Snves Situation.
Mr. ochs sat down. while the orches-
| ira thundered Dixie" but Mr.. Williams
! still kept his feet, and semblance OF
/ calm was not restored until Rev. New
ell Dwight Hills. of Brooklyn. with
4 a witty and felicitous speech, brought
laughter that drove out anger.
! The directors, executives, members OF
the Associated Press and the American
Newspaper Publishers Association had
| the Waldorf Astoria. Seven hundred
sat down to the banquet tables.
Mayor Gaynor, the guest OF honor
and first speaker. took for his subject:
1.-THE Press In It's Relations to Public
Officials" He spoke as is his wont,
and as he had been invited to do. with
out announcing his subject or mincins
words:
There are those he said. who use
their power justly, kindly and moder-
ately. That makes their acts all the
more effective. I measure my words
in saying your power for good is
immense. Your power for evil is not
so great as some may think.
THE public official who tries his
best to do right cannot be hurt by you;
you may abuse him and forge about
him, but you are powerless to hurt
him. You can neither make nor un-
make an honest and competent Off
cial.
"The press as whole is Just to
public officials. When the election is
over, its wholesome wish Is to see that
| the one who is elected gives good
government and to help him do SO.
But II publisher or editor be him.
self perennial officeseeker, he may
desire to assassinate every one in his
| way. and then. alas what disgrace
| he brings to journalism"
Attack on Hearst.
These references, Enthusiastically
drawn from the Mayors own political
! experience in a campaign of unexan-
/ pled bitterness just passed, he drove
/ home with names and specific IN
| stances. In an attack of almost unex-
ampled bitterness on William Ran
/ dolph Hearst, who ran against him for
the mayoralty and has since criticized
| his administration sharply, he applied
epithets seldom heard in public speak
ing.
AS late as the 18th of this month
w. r. Hearst printed in his principal
newspaper here the facsimile of q
draft on the treasury OF this city for
] S4S.00O with headlines and an arttcits
attributing such draft and the eNpen-
diture to the present Mayor" declared
/ Mayor Gaynor
The draft, the Mayor said, had been
dated In December, but the date hitH
/ not been shown in the publication. hay
i ing been routed off, as, he SAID, ne
had been informed, Coatinuins he
said:
an plain words, two state prison
i felonles, namely. forgery and falsitict- :
i ton of a public document. We're COM
! mitted in the eagerness OF this pr
| Usher and editor to wrong the Mayor
of the city of New York.
TT is high time these forgers ann
/ libelers We're in states prison, and
the time is not far distant when some
Of them will be there, And Just ~
+ al a man who is capable OF doing
things like this. being possessed OF thss
notion that he is At to hold any oftioe
from Mayor to President Of tho United
states Morally speaking. his mind
y mast be rowling wilderness Never
win the voters anywhere put such q
man In office"
Then followed the scene heretotore
described When order was restorsfs
woodrow Wilson. president OF Prince
4 ton University emphasized the decline
Of the editorial IN mower and thc
growing Importance of the prnmpt isst-
!, c,rnts and unbiased newsgatherer,
George Ade. himself practical
newspaper man. spoke In lighter vein
! and won the laughter OF his audience
j by his deft touches an trials and on !