The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-19
CLIMBING HILL.
New York's Governor Accused of Being In
with Maurice Wynn.

New lOfk'b ODNsFuOT hCCubCN VI bSllAb III
with Maurice FLYNN,
NEw YoRE, August lS.-Exposures Of
corruption among officials OF this State
and city seem to be the order OF the day.
rhe latest is a story printed in the Com.
mercial Aduyrtiler this afternoon, in which
it Ii charged that q syndicate Of politicians
controlled the last Legislature, and with
the aid Of big lobby and the alleged con.
nivance OF Governor Hill, secured the
passage OF several big "jobs."
The men who are alleged to have been
at the head Of tho syndicate are john
0'Brien, the RQueduct contractor and
Chairman Of the Democratic State Com
miltee; Maurice B. Flynn, the man who
held the reins over Commissioner ef Pub.
lie Works Squire; j. j. O'Brien, local
Republican "boss !" Theodore Moss and
"Jake" Hess, the Subway Commissioners
Commissioner Squire, and last but not
least Governor David B. Hill. These men
arc said to have been the leading spirits
in the arcade or underground railroad bill,
which was passed the excise bill, which
was killed; the Department OF Public
Works recently exposed, and the Broad
way receivership. 1t is claimed that the
promoters OF these schemes were identical
in each case, and party lines are said to
have been forgotten in tho endeavor to
secure valuable privileges from the state,
"John O'Bhen was Director In the
Arcade road, and Flynn Is the man who,
1t Is alleged, offered the charter OF the road
for sale. Just at this time the passage oi
the bill dissolying the Broadway Surface
Railroad Company seemed TO make nee.
essary tho appointment Of Receiver.
The position might become very inluen.
tial, and so, to the amazement OF all but
those who undesatood the game, John
O'Drien, Director OF the Arcade road,
vas appointed Receiver. But Mr.. 0'Brien
was interested In the Arcade road. Mr..
Flynn was also interested in that scheme,
was iellow.worker with O'Briel. The
Arcade road had received q setback, and
these men were invaluable Ut Albany and
In New York,
The plan as arranged was to raise q
lump sum from the Arcade Company IL
run through all the rest, and from the
freedom With which money was suhss.
quently lavished, apparently this idea
was Wbll chTTleu OUt' lne HIbt sun
named to do all this was $500, 900. What
became oiSit is not known. Recent dc.
velOpments have shown how complete
WAS Fiynns controlo Of the Department oi
Public Works, and the connection Of Con,
tractors 0'Brien and Flynn has bOen well
established. Flynn's dummy trms and
their aqeduCt contracts have been fully
exposed during the past few days. When
the scheme for burying the wires had
been passed, Flynn's tather.ln.law, Theo.
dore Moss, and Jake Hess were appointed
Commissioners, and the Governor, in
order 10 kill off a possible rival for politi.
cal honots, named Roswell 7, Flower as
the third member Of the Commissioner.
The fine Italian haud Of Boss Flynn was
soon seen In the workings Of the Commits
sioners. He aud bis side partner, John
O'Bheu, organized q company, and
Eather.in.law Moss and Jake Hess kindly
gave them the valuable contract which
they propose 10 fulhll by practically sub
letting to several conduit companies al.
ready III existence.
II 10 alleged shat In return for hii
valuable aid 10 many of these schemes
the willy Governor was 10 have the entire
political control Of the city Of New York
Developments are looked forward 10 Will
considerable interest They may result
In the killing oil Of a would.bO Presiden
Lial candidate.