New-York tribune., 1918-07-03
City Executive Complies
With Request" of
Editors Emissaries
Will Occupy 1t With
Capital Junketeers
last.Minute Change Leaves
Cay's $1,000 Notables" in
aSecondary Position

Where William Randolph Hearst
sits. surrounded by the Congressional
Junketeers, there shall turn the eyes
of the reviewed thousands in the 10y
slty Parade tomorrow.
By Mayoral ukase the exclusive lit
lie reviewing stand. set apart for the
editor host and his guests, and
erected as an efterthought when $500
ot the city's money had been spent to
uroyide for 5000 distinguished citi
,ens has become THE reviewing stand.
No other is official"
With Mr.. Hearst and the Hearst
lunketeers His Honor Mr.. Hylan has
elected to take his place, it was
learned at the City Hall yesterday,
and there, too, will be found Secretary
Of the Navy Daniels.
The change from the original plans
to have the Mayor and other city
officials reveiw the parade from
the big citizens stand on the east
side OF Fifth Avenue was made sud
denly and without ostentation on
the Mayors part Pink tickets had
been issued for the big stand, desig-
mating it as Official" and they we're
we'll as the near notables, we're to see
The parade with the 5000. So the
lucky pink ticket holders understood.
Mayor Reluctant to Move
It is understood that the Mayor was
leluctant to move across the street TO
the Hearst stand and share the glory
Of official review, if not to surrender
it entirely, to his editor friend and
bis Congressional party. Il was not
until strong Hearst pressure had been
brought to bear upon the Mayor that
he consented to the change, it was
said
1t was said that the Hearst emissaries
called on the Mayor Monday and asked
the favor. and asked it hard. The
Mayor apparently wanted to have his
own little party, with himself and Sec
retary Daniels as the official review
ers, but he finally conceded the honor
10 his Palm Beach friend.
The political wiseacres point that, as
Inc Mayor has admitted himself, he
mas no political future, and he would
acrlflce no prospective laurels, while
aadng some impetus te the aspirations
OF MS friend. They declared it looked
Is II the parade was going to be turned
n'o gubernatorial boom for Hearst
as we'll as a demonstration attestinQ
ais own personal and stalwart Ameri-
tanism.
Issued From Mayors Office
The tickets of admission to the
aearst official stand were issued on
M aafe white paper. Nothing pink or off
solor about them. They designate un-
,wsseVediy the little stand around the
.ot.h Monument as the "otficial re-
cf.swlng stand" and declare it is "for
s0neressmen and city officials" They
W issued only from the Mayors office
Otover Whalen, the Mayors secre-
ss.y, took occasion to explain the con.
.usion created by the change in plans
Wv saa attempted to dispel the idea that
a ~. hearst figured so prominently in
'us NEW new arrangement.
Inc smaller stand was decided upon
l"ly alter it was realized that the
.nsf nsef stand would not accommodate
W. me people who wanted tickets" said
AZ, -. halen. There isn't particle of
sasa IN the report that Mr.. Hearst or
s0se interested in him have anything
suo with the erection of the Worth
.ohument stand. Mr.. Hearst did not
.sgest the smaller stand. It was
sssesed under the supervision Of the
ance." %" >"s'o''"' De'
mayor Hylan announced yesterday
..a ~. .he visiting Senator'S and Repre-
s.'' ,a'a'iVes would be the guests OF the
800. nv on Friday and make a tour of in
m;s rss.lon Of New York Harbor. He ap.
m, sn,a.eo y, citizens committee to carry
H. 'ne details Of the reception on that
H., DOCK Commissioner Murray HUI
Cav suggested the harbor tour for the
IaTSltcssmen aTl in letter to the Mayor
h. me Hon. William Randolph Hears,
S. ~ invited the members of the United
ms ses Senate and the House of Rep
'ssneatives to be his guests on July
m,sad ad review che great patriotic
dss%ae dsae TO be held in this city on that
~ Commissioner Hubert wrote
kss,s occars to me that the presence
o1 so large number of our ma
ocasA. s%a' lawmakers affords an unusual
oiisSsun'ty q for a personal inspection
es,.MMew York Harbor, the nations
ninsasay, and the information thus
sssrsa scsrsaa Will tend TO bring about closer
aus;a:tion aus;;s:ation between the Federal and
siss sisslpal authorities in the progres.
Development of this great port,
Asvnamlssioner Hubert asked the
cNs, cNns,..o 70 extend an invitation to the
s'essmen to be the guests of the