The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-04-26
KEEPING TIE RAscALs IN.
DenOcrasie Machine work 90 FeaGhs
ROaI Political Nests.

DemOerasie Machine Work 90 Feather
ROaI Political Nests.
NEW York, April 23.-At the open
ing to-day of the senatorial investiga-
ton into the alleged corruption in con-
nection with the work on the New Gro
ton aQueduct and in other departments
| OF the city, Senator Pierce arose and
stated that he had received a telegram
from Governor Hill, demanding that
Rollin N. Squire be required to pro-
dUce letters he swore he had received
from the governor.
President Spencer, of the aQueduct
commission, the first witness, said he
had visited Governor Hill and urged
him to veto the bill recognizing the
board by putting the mayor and con-
troller OF of 1t. This was only a few
days before the governor signed.
Roiltn M. Squire, commissioner of
public works, and ex-menlber Of the
Aqueduct board, was next called. and
produced a number of letters and notes
from Governor Hill and from his pri-
vate secretary. Some of them were in
vitations for conferences with the gov
ernOr. In one, Governor Hill asked
Squire to restore man named Neil
son who had been discharged from the
public works department.. Another
was from Judge Mullen, the COVER
nor's friend, asking that Charles
Cornell be appointed to position under
Squire.
Comptroller Lowe testified that he
understood the aqueduct commission
reorganization bill originated with
John O'Brien, of the contractors firm
of O'Brien q Clark, who it has been
alleged, prohted by the change and
aided Governor HIPS canvass finan-
cially. Witness has declined to accede
to the request of Judge Muller, that
the vote to award three sections of the
aqueduct contract to O'Brien s. Clark,
and 1t began to be rumOred that the
witness was to be removed from the
commission.
City Chamberlain WINS related the
story of visit which he made to Gov
ernor Hill when he laid before him evil
dence tending to show that Squire had
been guilty of a criminal offense. The
governor, he said, did not think it fur
nished basis for criminal action, ap-
pealed to his lIvins) democracy, said
scandals were bad for the party, that
it was disloyal to the party to bring a
matter of that kind out, and that the
party would hold the man who did re-
sponsible. Witness told him the par
ty should punish its own rascals,
and decide the career of NJ. Tilden.
To that the governor returned
CnaC the times ana cOnu1ClOnS naQ
changed and that there had been
too much of that sort of thing already
From other sources of things later, the
witness had learned that Governor
Hill was endeavOring to prevent the
matter from being made public, and
that he threatened to remove District
Attorney tnow judge) MARITIME, unless
it was suppressed. Witness managed
to bring about the exposure. Sherman
Clark, of the Arm of O7Brien & Clark
hold the $4,000 note signed by
Governor Hill and endorsed by his
partner and himself. He said pay
mepts of 81 600 at time were made on
it from time to time, and the note re-
newed until it was all paid. All of
these sums were charged to the individ-
ual account of his partner O'Brien.
He understood that this and some po-
litical assessments on his firm and
other firms engaged in the work were
for the democratic party and not for
Governor Hill.