The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
JAMES GORDON
BENNETT DEAD.
FAMOUS PUBLISHER OF NEW
YORK HERALD DIES IN
PARIS HOME.
SENT STANLEY TO AFRICA
Outfitted Expedition to Dark Con-
tinent to Go in Search OF Liv-
ingston, Financed Inflated jean
nette Expedition to Search for
the North Pole.

the North Pole.
Bcauieu, France, May IA. -
James Gordon Bennett proprietor
of the New York Herald, died at
$3.50 o'clock this morning after hav-
ng been unconscious for two days.
MIR. Benefits last words before
elapsing into Inconsistencies were
in relation to his newspaper intey-l
ests
Mrs. BENEFIT was with her husband
when he died.
The Bennctts have made their
Home in Paris for many years. !
Several thousand miles away from
his main newspaper Office, James
Gordon Bennett directed in minute
letal the 9iifairs of the New York
Herald and maintained for himself
)ne of the most commanding posi-
ions in American journalism. Since.
| 1887 he had lived in Paris and
worked simultaneously there and in
New York. No man before him
or since has attempted such long
distance editing.
Surprises the World.
From almost every other angle his
position in the newspaper world has
been unique. Upon the death of
his father, who was founder of The
| Herald, the Younger Bennett, then
Just past 30 years, inherited the
largest newspaper fortune accumu-
ated by any American publisher up
to that time. He applied toward
achievements to startle the public
and thus redown to the credit OF his
newspaper In many instances
these achievements became impor-
tant items in the worlds history.
Such was the policy he inaugu-
rated when as managing editor in
1870 he ordered Henry NJ. Stanley
into the heart of Africa to find Liv-
ingstone; such when he sent the
! Inflated Jeanette expedition to dis
cover the North Pole; such when
he joined in the laying OF the COM
mercial cable-all typical instances
OF enterprise 10 make news or fur
her its transmission.
In contrast to the personal Jour
naliSm OF the older Bennett and
Greeley type. the younger Bennett
was one OF the first to sound the
mpersonal note. He declared that
lis paper should become a sort of
epublic OF which no man or party
hpuld hold control. From the first
refused to recognize Celebrities
oThpared with workers on his
staff, and it is related than even
when Stanley came back from his
triumph in Africa young Bennett
eward.d him with the mean assign
nent OF covering" the Tenderloin
olice district in New York.
Paris Edition of Herald.
When Mr.. Bennett moved 10 Paris
II 1887 he started the Paris edition
'cf the New York Herald and again
took unique position. as this is
still the only American daily news
paper published in Europe. Dur-
| ing this residence abroad. broken
only by the unexpected arrival oi
the Bennett yacht in New York har-
| Dor once every two or three years
for a short stop. the editors in im-
mediate control OF the New York
Herald kept chair at their con-
ference table always vacant for the
absent editor.
The Herald, marked minutely
with the names of the men who had
written certain articles or news
stories. was forwarded to him in
Paris daily. lie kept in touch with
every detail of personnel and poll
icy. Daily, or oftener, the cable
from Paris, or wherever he might
be sojourning in his yacht, brought
the cdito--in- chiefs executive or
ders, for promotion or discharge.
for compliment or reprimand. or
reprimand, or sketch of general poll
icies.
His whims, amounting. his
critics say, to eccentricities, were
one OF the most interesting angles
OF his personality. Ii IS related that
he dismissed musical critic simply
because he was such a funny look
ing man." and put the financial ed
itor in his place; and that copy
boy who ran into the pit of Mr..
Benefits stomach in The Herald
office received several dollars re-
ward for his unusual haste These
and many instances like them were
traditions OF Herald employees.
Laughed at Conventions.
He laughed at conventions. and
invariably printed in The Herald
the worst things his enemies said
about him. When Jay Gould gave
to the press a letter of 10000 words
attacking Bennett's personal life. the
editor of The Herald turned about
and published it in full with the
curt remark that Mr.. Gould was
"a gentleman" When John Kelley,
leader OF Tammany Hall. publicly
assailed Mr.. Benefits character, he
reiorted: The proprietor OF The