The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-30

New York, April 29.-Mayor Gaynor
would add nothing to-day to the speech
he made at the dinner last night OF the
American Newspaper Publishers Asso-
citation. when ne accused William R.
Hearst OF forgery and Justification OF a
public document
But II was said to-day IN the city hall
that the mayor is seriously considering
whether or not the matter is one that he
ought to bring 10 the attention Of the
grand jury, The mayor showed to-day to
his friends the vouchers calling for the
payment Of $4,000 to Dan Cohalan. and
he also showed Photographic copies OF It
which bore the date OF the check.
The bill was passed by Mr.. Metz, and
on the last day OF the year It was sent
over to Mayor Mcclellan but Mcclellan.
knowing how close were Cohalan and
Charles Murphy. refused TO approve Of
IL ana left IL 20 his successor TO take
action on IT, The Cohalan bill was one
in q two-feet-high bunch Of documents
which Mcclellan left the new mayor 10
deal with. and these on January / were
turned over 10 sir. Gaynor's executive
clerk. The Cohalan vcIcher was among
those countersigned by this official. and
it was never seen by Mr.. Gaynor.
HearSt's Second Statement.
Mr.. Hearst tonight gave out a state
ment in which he says, IN part:
1T is obvious 10 any one that the
mayors defense IS false upon its face.
His attack upon the American is en-
tirely disingenUous and wholly untruthful
His only claim. when It IS analysed. Is
that the American failed 20 print clearly
date on Photographic facsimile OF one
OF the documents in the case against him.
although the American carried the same
date OF the same document clearly printed
in type in the text of the article.
What a petty quibbe for an important
man. or rather what a 0uibble for a petty
man who holds an important position.
Finally. anybody Who can read and
think can see clearly that the date in
question is not the important date any
how, but that the important date is the
date Of January 4. a date in Mayor Cay
nor's administration upon which the pay
ment 10 Cohalan of SiS.0)l was finally
signed and actually authorized
THE January 4th signature was affixed
by the assistant chamberlain in the office
Of Chamberlain Hyde, Mr.. Gaynor's law
partner.
"GnynOr's Thick Hyde"
This latter gentleman. who is popu-
larly known as 'Gaynor's Thick HYDE
is not only Gaynor's law partner, but
the person who figured conspicuously IN
Gaynor's golf ball decision IN favor Of
race track gambling
The two constitute the Dr. Jekyu and
Mr. Hyde or law and politics.
Mr.. Chamberlain Hyde claims that
his assistant chamberlain IS q hold-over
from the last administration.
Most assuredly. he is a very perma-
nfnt hold-over. for he is stiH assistant
chamberlain. although the last admins
tration has been four months out Of
Office.
Mr.. Hyde might go so far as TO ex-
plain why this same assistant chamber
lain was not allowed to sign the Cohalan
warrant under the present administra-
tiOn.
why do not Mr.. Gaynor and his
thick Hyde discuss the date Of January
4, about which there IS no question of
bad printing; about which there is merely
a question Of bad administration?
why DO Mr.. Gaynor and Mr.. Hyde so
earnestly seek 10 avoid the real question
at issue, and to devote themselves TO
the technicalities Of newspaper printing?
"Mr. Gaynor says the American does
not print clearly.
L say that Mr.. Gaynor does not an
swer clearly"