New-York tribune., 1911-12-26
GRAFT ATTEMPT DENIED
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for successfully handling a situation such
| a. had arisen.
When We thon met later you asked Mr.
Hcnneberry whether he would serve on
the committee and help YOU out. 10 whlch
he agreed Mr.. Henpe berry said mat the
thing To do was 10 call the executive com
mittpe together. place the situation before
them. wipe out the rOUnes. reorganiZe, ana
then see if the President could be gotten
To attend; if so, that of course Mr.. car
ncGie and all the rest would be glad to 90
their part. Otherwise. Mr.. Henneberry ad-
Vised against attempting 10 hold the din
her. as the facts behind Mr.. rats aO-
Sence would leak out and one by one the
committee would back ont and ii would
be a failure but that. properly explained
10 the President he would come because
OF his great interest in the treaties.
The next limo | saw you. you asked me
whether would 60 TO Washington Win
you and sec the President ! said / wonlI
| If You wished, but that Colonel John Ten
! pie Graves know the President far better
| than / did. and with his persuasive eio-
Guence could surely secure his appearance.
! You made an appointment with air. Hen
neberry and me at the formers othce on
tho 22d which you did not keep The next
/ ! heard from you was by phone. Wneu
you told me that Colonel Graves had seen
! Secretary Knox and secured the Pres dent y
promise To attend; that Mr.. Carnegie had
done what he could TO prevent IT, but. as
The President told him, he was coming
anyhow. had pitched I'm and was helping
/ for all he could; that the Townes were
out az IT, and that Mr. Short was working
with you enthusiastically. Us he followed
/ his bread and butter. ard even wanted
/ hcadquarters removed to the Press Club;
! Whether the slight 70 my friends IS Mr..
Shorts pleasure or your careleSsness. !
| feel that fairness requires this plain mar
rative Of the facts. IN order that those 10
whom 7 unfortunately mentioned the mat
ter may sec tho basis I had therefor
But enough said" the letter ends
/ TN stick to engineering from now on.
end If over another occasion arises TO
! help save a great function III reply
! Never again unless the applicant for my
! services ne man who makes his word
of value and conforms TO the courtcsies
/ Of good usage in civilized society.
! 81 understood that the applications In
/ hand insure the success OF the dinner,
which ! trust viii satisfactorily help one
! Of the worlds greatest measures Con-
currently with this goes my resignation
to the Peace Society.
"Of course, this letter is written with
cut the knowledge or consultation OF Mr..
Crosby or Mr.. Henneber1y."
! Mr.. Muschenheim, at the Astor. yester-
day refused. 10 make any comment on the
reason why the place Of holding the din
ner had been changed from the Astor TO
! the Waldorf. although It was understood
! that the reason was because he had re-
! fused to have anything further TO do
with the dinner. At the rooms OF the eN
! ccutive committee Of the dinner II was
/ stated last night that Mr.. Muschenholm
never refused to serve tho dinner He
/ wanted. It was said, q guarantee in re-
/ gard 10 the number OF plates that should
he taken. which the committee was un
/ able TO make.
! AS a result Of this business detail, u
was said. the dinner was changed 10 The
, Waldorf. where conditions more 20 the
| taste of the committee could 10 obtained.
in explaining the manner of payment
| for tho dinner Il was stated that the
price q plate was to be To the diners
| SO In order 70 meet necessary eX-
peuses a rebate from this price of 81
was obtained. and when It was found
that this would not meet the needs Mr.
Towne was sent TO make arrangements
| for the additional 81 10 a plate rebate
These facts. It. was said, were all made
I clear to those engaging plates for the
| dinner.
The banquet arrangements are pro-
! crossing smoothly and rapidly" an officer
Of the committee said last night over
! $1,000 was taken in to- day and reserys
| tions Of seats are being made with great
enthusiasm. To-day over one thousand |
people expected have signed up. and We
expect tho capacity of the hotel, which |
| is seventeen hundred. to be taxed
"Eyery member. every committee, every !
speaker and the special guests have |
seats. which are paid tor at the regular
price Of so each. Some OF these are paid |
for by private subscription. and others |!
pay individually. Senator Charles \. |
Tovnc, ono Of tho speakers. has paid |
into the treasury $3.50 for sixteen guests. |
John Temple Graves pays for his dinner
and those Of his invited guests"
It was stated that Senator Towne was
no relative Of Edward Owings Town. |
as asserted in Mr.. Granger's letter. 1t |
was also said that the executive COM
mittce expected that when accounts
came to bc checked mp there would be Il
deficit
"But this contingency is already pro.
vidod for" a member of the committee
said. u. Pierpont Morgan said when
the subject Of the dinner was first
preached that nc would stand behind It
with thousands If necessary"