The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-05

SCORES BIGGEST
SCOOP OF YEARS
tcostiaued oa PaEc 49,

N1oMhMNfa IN EnEr NWO.N
morning. so thai could tell them the
situation. The Herald Republican
saw fit not to send a representative. I
viii say that n The Herald-Republi-
can had a representative present.
would tell him that as Tar as assistance
FROM the papers goes. this Office has
received more help from any OF the
three other papers I'm making the cen
rus canvass than from that sheet. I
am s0rry that The Herald Republican
did not send a representative. 50 that
I could make the statement 70 him
personally"
A few moments later. when a rep
roscntatve Of Tho Herald Republican
appeared. this IS what the supervisor
said.
Il wanted to talk 20 you about the
story you ran this morning concerning
Salt Lakes census"
Wasn't Il handled properly7" he
was asked.
Yes"
Story Wen Written.
Wasn't u written well enough7"
Yes"
wasn't the position all light7"
"Didnf the size OF the type suit
your"
Yes. that was all right. but the fig
ures didrf't came from this Office"
said McMailin. catching his breath.
Did tho paper say they did2"
NO, bpt every one believes they
DO you believe thoy did7"
We'll. 1 don't think they came
from Wash ingtOn."
Aren't they correct2"
I'm not discussing that" evaded
do you think SIytOa gave them
out7"
The people will have to make their
own differences as TO that ] saw the
story. and 1 fired him"
Thai was the extent OF what Mr.
hfcMiIlin was going to say 70 The Her
ald-Republica1. had one OF its rep
resentatives allowed his contempora-
rics 20 bask in the sunlight Of his
papers enterprise by grazing the con-
ference with his presence.
McMlllin's chief complaint against
The Herald Rep ubllcan was that this
paper did not give up valuable space
10 printing census Office circulars that
were carried by other papers. al
thoug.. The Herald-Rcpublican gave
space 20 more actual. live. interesting
news Of the census than all other pa
pers combiued-
McMilin overlooked the fact that
The American party papers were will
Ing to devote unlimited space 20 the
census to comb the city minutely in
search Of citizens. this on account OF
the fact that the said papers have for
four years bOasted that Salt Lakes
population was in exccss OF $4,000.
fue solely 20 American party rule The
more the American party papers could
boost the census game. the nearer
co1ld these papers came &c make good
the boasts.
Causes n Real Storm.
When Tho Herald Republican
printed the actual figures something
like 1000 less than the population
the American party papers have been
claiming for political purposes. a
storm arose.
The sum Of the days activities was
not so much about the accuracy OF
iuaccuracy Of the printed total but
where did The Herald-Republican get
the dope?
Supervisor McMillin was mad: Ma
jor Myton was sore. but the American
party organs were a-tremblc with
Jealous anger because the eui rprise
Of The Herald Republican had put one
over. and because the census count
pricked a hole In the campaign bal
loon that has been floated over Salt
Lake by the city administration poll
ucians and papers for four years
Major Myton was so troubled. IN
fact. that he wired the following 90
y. Dana Durand. director OF the CEN
Eus 81 Washington:
Supervisor McMiiiin IN the evening
papers accuses me Of leaking as % the
population OF salt Lake. I am entire
" Innocent. and ask for an investiga-