The Washington times., 1919-12-28
TOHOLD VAN HAMM
R|TESAT 0A|0H0Mf
Managing Editor Of usw yort
American to Be Burisd rues.
day In Cincinnati.

Nura SfNfeeS xoT C0boo Il We
Hamm- managing editor es TIE NS~
York American. who As>d y>sssra~x
At Miami. Fla. win be held 4. Chr
cinnat on Tuesday.
Mr.. Van Hamm was one az the b>ss
known and mos, admired nswspa>~v
men In the United statea. with q Hoss
record OF distinguished service -
many powerful publications
After a thorough training as r.-
porter. city editor and managing eci-
tor for Cincinnati newspaper. frors
1882 TO 1892. he came 70 New Yorsg
city as editor OF che New York Jous-
nal, then or shortly afterward Coz
trolled by the late John r. Mcl<sAx
OF Washington.
He was city editor OF the New Yos4
World from 1895 TO 1905. and manAx-
Ing editor OF the Morning worla fres
1908 TO 1910, when he Joined the en-
ecutive stan OF the Hearyt pApAss
Since then he has been suecsssivsAs
news or managing editor OF the Me-
York Evening Journal. the ChieAxs
Examiner. and later OF the New yeFs
American
Kees Political Ins&sAt.
Mr.. Van Hsmm never held or DE-
sired political office and never be-
longed to a political club. But h.
had a passion for politics. and he
judgment of political issues and ns~s
was so accurate that leaders Of al
parties often sourht his advice
His skill in judging political news
was strikingly shown In the VERY
close Presidential election Of 1914
when the result turned on q few hux.
dred votes in Eve close States, incluU-
ing California Minnesota and Ne.
Hampshire.
Soon after midnign, on elscttss
night. when every prominent pager 10
the country announced the Almoo.
certain election of Charles T. Hughes
over Woodrow Wilson Mr. vA1
Hamm, by q calculation of the ~arffv'
OF the vote in the Close wsstcs~
States. decided that Woodrow wilsc~
had been elected In spite of the over.
whelming Republican majority Ia
New York, New Jersey, CsnnectscuE
Indiana. Illinois. and WisconsiD-sbs
States on which every Prestde0t1px
election had turned during the pro.
ceding fifty years.
CSsvtneed New CSuo~n
Mr.. Van Hamm convinced the ssU~
council in the Americas ofrSes IT,
night that he was right is his 0Guv-
ing.
The result was that the ADerSoon
which had not supported WSoee0S
Wilson for President was The oaly
morning paper In New York that a.
nounced positively the morninG af1w
the election that Mr.. Wilson .Wos ~
elected while all the nevspAoaO ~
New York that had supDore01 -
Wilson announced his defeat
The American received te1D9sUn
before daylight from many prom10ann
newspapers in all parts Of the o00D
try asking how the ADsrtoaS asysUnn
at it's conclusion rl
Many papers IN seAse G0nw
throughout the country puhl1aAn1 -
Americas positive decaArs&Soa g -
result, some indorsfnG u - oo0e.
questioning II. The RsDutstoao -
tionnl committee did not oo0sooo -,
Hlnction of Mr.. wilsss unk0 usss
later. IS,
TO his, fne tudgmsst ss uuUp Nf
Van Hahn added . 4uSst 01ainf1
humor. a rare executive ability. an
a sense of justice aud rectttpAs vhSe~r.
made him beloved ~ well - seaDscs
cd by all associates. -
He married In Cincinuad ~ ,sst
Miss Amy NJ. Perkins, who. with 81
0ly child. Miss Rcbeoca Van Hansr
rvive him -
kIe Yas a nemser Of the Neashsr
-she Sons of the RevolutioI. !.
and the number of his friends wa
legion He was also president of tlts.
Andiron Club.