Arizona republican., 1910-04-30
THE AMERICAN
 COMES BACK Hearst's Reply To Mayor
 Gaynor's Structures CALLS HIM 4 QU|BBLER
Date in Question An Un- important One But Editor Speaks of a Later Date That Fell Within Present Administration

New York. April 39.-AlayoF Gaynor and W. R. Hearst both issued state ments tonight concerning the issue oi veracity raised last night at tine joint banquet of the Associated Press and the American Newspaper Publishers association. when the mayor said Mir Hearst was q forgcr and q falsificr Supplementary statements were issued by Comptroller PrendergsSt. former Comptroller Metz and tue district at torney's office regarding the rumors of possibilities of future legal pro- ccedinSs as a result of the mayors ad- dress last night
 Hearst calls the attack upon the American wholly untruthfdi His only claim is that the American failed to print clearly the date of photo graphic fac-simile of documents clear ly printed in type in the text of the ar ucle. What a petty quibble for an important man. or rather what a quib- ble for petty man. who holds an i'm portant position. Anybody who knows the character of the gentlemen who edit the American knows that no mat
 
 or Gaynor. they would never seek to take an unfair advantage of him.
 Anybody who can read can see clearly that the date in question is nos the important date but the import ant date is January f. d date in Mayor Gaynor's administration upon which the payment to Cohalon of s4s,o00 was finally signed. and actually authorized. On Jenuary 4. the signature affixed by Assistant Chamberlain of the office of Chamberlain & Hyde. Caynor's law partners. This latter gentleman. pop ularly known as 'Gaynor's thick Hyde. is not only Gaynor's law partner. but the person who figured conspicuously in Gaynor's Gutenberg decision in fav or of race track gambling. The two constitute pr. Jekyll and MT Hyde in law and politics. Why do not Gaynor and his thick Hyde discuss the date January 1. about which there is no question of bad printing: about which this is merely a question of bad ad- ministration?
 Why do Mir. Gaynor and MT. Hy ie so earnestly seek to avoid the real question at issue and devote them
 
 paper printing.
 Say your law partner paid the war rant. if you please. Mfr. Gaynor; say your law partners assistant paid it. if you please; but at least explain why the warrant which d former admins tration held up as exorbitant was paid by your administration without ques- ton without investigation
 For Mayor Gaynor. Robert Adam son. his private secretary. gave out the following statement. made before the mayor had seen Hearst's statement:
 The mayor is not required to sign warrants at all. They are made out and signed by the comptroller then by the chief clerk in the mayors office. under the authority of the charter over 275.eO0 such drafts are signed in q year: some days over 1.100. The mavor never signed one. The Cohalon claim was for legal services in the franchise tax suits. Several lawyers were paid. including Judge Alton E. Parker. The claim was audited and filed last December after much evil Jence was taken. and thereby became q legal claim against the city. Mayor pdEhoi hSNri ,ioh af's thi"5 'o 'o Nhii it.
 Comptroller Prendergast gave out statement in advance of Hearsts sub stantiating some of Hearst's differences substantially as follows: 'I told Mir Mat Thompson. the deputy comptrol- Ter. tlf1t I had come to the conclusion that the warrant having passed through the comptrullers office, it would moi be the proper thing for me to recall it, thus reflecting upon the administration of my predecessor. un- less there was some excellent reason why the warrant should not be paid: was in favor of Cohalon did hot con stitute any such reason, but had made up my mind to talk to the mayor about it.
 About I o'clock on New Years day. I called upon the mayor and told him just what I have described above. He asked me why Mayor Mcclellan had taken the action he did told .bifn didn't know the reasons. lie then asked me what the warrant represent ed. and I told him it was my under standing it was for services iu connec- ton with inc disputed franchise tax cases.
 He then said to me. We must be very careful about paying large bills to lawyers in these matters. The mayor then said If you had not told me about this, I suppose the matter