The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-29
GAYNOR FLAYS
And HUNDREDS
HISS HEARST
Mayor of New York Hammers
Publisher at Associated
H.. Press Banquet
Attempt OF Editors Representa-
tive TO Reply Drowned in
CatCaIls
i Special Dispatch 10 The Gail ]


NEW YORK. April 2s-Never in all
r. ING time since it began the business of
catering 10 banquets 20 years ago has
The grand banquet room Of the Waldorf
Astoria made So much history as it did
tonight Mayor Gaynor. the lighting
executive Of New York, the sulphite
. *lkyfQq- acts on his own laws, openly at
"a 5:l1ed William Randolph Hearst as he
j: 8: slsrs hardly been attacked in public be-
Z fore and r.. T. Williams. the Hearst
:: ~ an in. New York. attempted to reply.
-. --:.:.=.---2e occasion was the joint banquet
*ot 1ne Associated press and the Ameri-
can -l2e W'spaper publishers association.
e*:.e.aa 500 newspaper owners and their
?: resen JaIiTes, and the cards so fell
= 1-1s5% THE same 600 publishers and their
= :tt33lyy essen tatives hOwled against Hearst
Z. (. or a. full 3 minutes long.
=: ne grand banquet room Of the Wal
: s.:.! ':.ASt9rla WAS packed last night
b. -7N--l5.': Lle -Qewspapermen Of the United
les. Inc ladies', galleries were fun,
.:-l e. mas The banquet room held a
Z -.:.e<4- oriIllant company. and never has
C.l1een so packed with brains With
:. re fsll course, the word passed about
-
!. S9rlyt}lug sensational about Hearst
:HALl1'IS RUSHED
p. " hsn after the Introductory talk of
: sEleI:nan Rider. POSTMASTER, the little
:,t1aLo5 beWhiskered gentleman who rules
= ZeFy. York arose in his place there was
:: !.gla sound in the great hail. Every
.+z'}re :yEaited for the blast. The ladies in
3. l1]a9 gallery leaned forward. even the
.l1.Nn scr members, the noisy curse of a
n "FmH #nsar
.lHnce' Perhaps never before did every
=.eaest ON the floor hear every word Of
l. a: speech az the Waldorf Astoria.
- taEnor began by a few platitudes.
*.7a high every one understands. about re-
--slr5 visibility of editors. In three min
%tttes ileh al swung into a discussion of
-.AA r.. Hearst, his opponent in last falls
! q ect3on. his consistent enemy since
=. Aud- wish to call your attention"
*Ea safd i'm effect. TO an article pub
3{% ed En- the newspapers Of the man
70 Nnom am referring A draft ex-
~ei1lited@ ION December 81 last. before my
.a5i inLnistration took its seat. was pub
: Hshed without date in the newspapers
.-of I1ts. snan and attributed to my ad-
:lTtl Lslrat50n. 1 have here a photo
L EsEap]liG copy of il. Three Photographic
=aepies:' and he held them up before
s.fEe- rpmpany- The draft as he pub
7: l<slea 1T had. no date When, later.
= at5lef truthful uncontrolled news
/. aEler& :IOld the facts what did he do?
lie. DECLARED in his newspapers that the
I. Gate-.was SO dim in the original that il
did: HQt appear in the copy. I have
slia[5 taEraphs OF the original here" and
=. ctaNlQF. shook the copies in the air.
..9.5aI may examine them In them the
s7iate appears more plainly than the
-.taNt-. d. know, I know absolutely that
..5lrese' dates We're routed out in the
s@I.Etes To- make me appear a traitor to
:LiI Tity.- The American press as
Wfo3e is sound. What are you, news
IsIl.rm6n of the United States. going
tE say 10 this man. who has betrayed
mr. principles. brought your profess
llIl. fFto disrepute?'
4 " i1sI.TAWS PUSHES FORWARD
1<* MAYOR Gaynor sat down to cheers
-: -R-l.sch- rocked the great banquet room
1Eom ITS gold WainscOung to the frieze
. ,0f Gags which rims its cornice. During
5sssz d or s. speech the members seated al
= fs e east end Of the floor had noticed
+,csfl Dr.. a. thrill Of eXpectant excitement
FL .aL T. T. Williams, representative of
Ky r.. Hearst on the floor had changed
Is seat had moved forward to point
.arftEi4r range OF the speakers table.
-, here. l2e- sat as stOlid as d piece Of
Store; gazing at Gaynor. When the
rpla use began he rose and moved for
.S arb. Half Of the company was ap-
I'D = Nd llAl l4lF OtlLNI hail. ItCDR-
sitting Williams. sat waiting to see
: V]5at-.b6 would do.
.+:AAIllianfs approached the speakers
Fable and took a position just below
M II. de- Young and George AIDE. He
.1arsed both arms for silence Part Of
e:8pplause kept up. the rest died out
= HERMAN Rider. rose and raped for
silence.
+: ..Afr. 90 Chairman" began Williams.
e Suddenly the audience realized who this
: was and why he came forward. From
F.. eled to~end Of the hall arose a sound of
.arissess Of derisive cheers. Of cries of
s-.l21ft him OUT" Williams turned. both
eesins .outspread, for silence. Ridder
lQJlld be seen rapping on the table
THE solind Of his gavel was like the
fam of a pebble against the Niagara
-:a5f ::SOund which rocked galleries and
:S-I'gTs MPTS TO RESTORE QUIET
.ss]f5t up Put him out" Let's hear
lfjlni..:. Suddenly Major Stahlmann of