The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-30
ICH DECLARES
OTHER IS A LIAR.
Mayer Gaynor and Editor Hearst.
Both Issue Repndiating
Statements.
HQUIBBLINGn Is CHARGED
Newspaper Man Says Date on
Much Mooted Cheek is
Unimportant
oUIBBLING" IS CHARGED

y NE GayncT is given the lie u4Fetk Az
abatement issued by William Randolph
4 Hearst anent the charges made by the
former calling MIR. Hearst q forger
and faisitier. and Mayor Gaynor in
turn has issued statement denying
every claim Of the editor.
The entire sauabele has now re-
solved itself into q question OF We
rAcity. The Mayer claims that one
! Of Mr.. Hearst's newspapers An repro
aucing check paid by the city delib- t
erafely cut out the date OF issuance
! before publishing the reproduction
In an editorial In his New York
American Mr.. Hearst denies this state
1nsnt, but says that the mere date of
+ Issuance liz immatertal, since the check
n question Was paid under the Gay
nor administration.
The original charges were made by
Mayor Gaynpr at the joint banquet of
the associated Press and the News
paPer Publishers Association In New
II York Thursday night
Mr. HearstsE statement In reply te|
4 these charges follows:
Il am not entirely familiar with all
the accusations against Mayor Gaynor
a on his attempt to divert attention from
the issue by an attack on the Amer
! ican. l have just returned from Mex
q leo II Is obvious 10 any one. how
ever. that the Mayors defense Is false
upon Its face. His attack upon the
American u entirely disingenuous and
wholly untruthful. His only claim.
+ wl1en It IN analysed, Ia that the Amer
4 lean failed to print clearly the date
4 On Photographic facsimile of one
e Df the documents in the case against
him. although the American carried
Il alnA Same date OF the same document
Clearly printed IN type in the text of
& the article.
Il sss ~ what a petty auibhie for amin
1 portant man. or rather what a quib-
q bic for petty man who holds an i'm
pcrtant position.
Date Not Important.
Finally. anybody who can read and
think can see clearly that the date
IN question Is not the important date
anyhow, but that the important date
u the date OF January 4, a date Ia
( Mayer daynor's administration upon
u which the payment to Cotalan Of S4e,-
900 was finaiiy signed and actually au-
fnerized. The January signature was
ASIixed by the assistant chamberlain
1 In the Office OF Chamberlain Hyde, Mr..
4 HAynor's law partner.
This latter gentleman, who Is
& popularity known as Gaynor's thick
4 HYDE. h not only Gaynor's ia. part
Aer. but the person who figures con-
y ENORMOUSLY In Gaynor.s golf ball deci-
ION in favor or race track gambling.
Say your law partner paid the
warrant. II you please, Mr. Gaynor;
eAy your law partners assistant paid
~ Il you please. but at least explain
4 why . warrant which the former ad !
\ tnansstration held up as exerbitant was
paid by your administration without
question and without Investigation
Answer, Mayor Gaynor. as mat
/ ter Of duty. as u matter OF decency
And as a matter of public policy.
Calls Cohalan Intermediary.
Was not Cohaian the intermediary
I Between you and Charles Murphy. and
s was he not largely Instrumental In
getting Won the Tammany Hall nomi-
\ nation?
Was not Cohaian concerned in the
L attempt 10 steal for you the nomina-
II &lpn OF the Independence League
which piece of political porch climb
1ng Justice Gerard, an honest Judge.
Amectually stopped?
Did not Comptroller Prentersass.
aftar you had been seated as Mayor.
call your attention 10 the warrant for
& COhalan's $4,000, which was n, your
d ofilce3
Did not Comptroller prenderpa st
8 explain to YOU what II was and tell
. you that IL you would send the war
rant back 10 him he would make a
complete report on II and go TO the
bottom of the matter?
did you not thank Comptroller
Rrendergast and say that these law
y0rs in such cases were getting too
much from the city,"
LID Won not than fail IA uar.5 "a
B warrant back to the comptroller and
AaaI 10 ask for the report, but did
4 yOu not on the contrary allow this
4 padded fee 10 so through unquestioned
4 ~ January 4. 1910?
Stop talking about the date that
old not print any say a few words
about the date that did print
TO your biatherskite abuse | am
a indifferent, for in all such matters I
a CONSIDER the source and the natural
lfriiafion that public official feels
N being exposed.
Now. know perfectly well what Is
Il pln6 10 happen 10 you, MIR. Cay
"a The people are going eventually 10
4 ma you out and repudiate you. and
then both YOU and your thick Hyde
and even those newspapers that
B are now trucking and lick splitting TO
you 10 the hope of securing the city
al {5s1S<fN lHiilg Will IN the end sacrifice
those lucrative contracts for the rice
1Hss privilege OF telling the truth about
I you."
Mayor Gsvnor's Statement.
Fr9sn the mayer. Robert Adamson.
niS private secretary, gave out the FOL
lowing statement:
80 81 ne MAYOR is net required "a sign
81 warrants at all. They are made out
HIM SlBhed BY the comptroller, and
Then BY the chief clerk of the mayors
d once. under authority OF the charter.
4 OVER 215,o0o such drafts are signed
h A year. some days over 1000. The
4 naGypr has never signed one. The fCo-
hHlaD claim was for legal services In
Nhs franchise tax suits. Several law
SxsFs were paid. including Judge fAi-
q Bon b Parker, The claim was audit
4 VA and nied last December. after much
stdence was taken. and thereby te-
&1xne legal claim against the city.
MAycr Gaynor never had anything to
81 ~ with ~
aAfFncr .. 6heHrn. counsel for the
3 Str1rst interest. called at the comp
sxoller's Office to-day. anf hts visit
e3Hed the instant Eupposition that le-
II III Acttcn might feEult from Mayor
>eeFse address Tbs district atfuYl
IN mid se-night. however. that no
tonkfnR toward such actjga had
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