New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-30
BAD FOR HILL AND GRACE.
THE DISCLOSURES BROUGHT OUT BY THE
SENATE INQUIRY.
NATIONS FOR oFFICE-PoLITICAL CoRRUP-
TIoN FILLS THE WHOLE LENGTH OF
rur AOUEnIrCT THE COMMIS-
: sIoNERs HAVE SOME THINGS
= TO EXPLAIN.


THE AQUEDUCT - THE CoMMlS-
sIONERs HAVE SOME THINGS
TO EXPLAIN.
Tn .nite Of Governor Hills assertion, and that
~ his friends that he docs not fear the invesuga-
tion by the Senate Committee, and that any one
e welcome to tell all he knows concerning him.
9, ;s known that the Governor and his Kitchen
Cabinet are by no means satisfied with the rcvela-
tions made by Squire, Wins and FLYNN, contra
dictory as some Of them were. But the mann
Tac,s brought out are what have been known in
a misty sort Of way by several persons outside OF
,hose directly interested, and were suspected by
many others The committee has produced such
an amount OF cumulative evidence as to convince
even the most sceptical that the new Aqueduct
has been vast political job from its inception and
that the public departments in this city have been
worked by Governor Hill and his friends for
all they were WORTH in the interest Of the Gov
ernor wherever they were allowed to do so.
Tho partisans of Governor Hill attempt to I'M
peach the testimony Of ex-Commissioner Squire
and Maurice B. Flynn by saying that they are
furiously and Indignantly angry at the 0oV-
ernor for removing Squire, thus depnvlnge inc
latter of fat place and Flynn of the job OF sup
plying the Department of Public Works with
articles manufactured by his firm at good round
price. But there is documentary evidence IN the
shape of the Aqueduct contracts let to U Brlen o.
Clark, although not the lowest bidders, and the
notes made by OBrien, Muller and other friends OF
Governor Hill to corroborate a part at least, OF
what Squire WINS and Flynn have sworn to.
There are two men who will find it difficult to
play the innocent game any longer. These are
Governor David B. Hill and ex-Mayor William T.
Grace
THE Ey-MAYoR HURRYING HOME.
Mr.. Grace apparently wishes to be on hand TO
place a muzzlc the tongue of his protege, Cham
berlain WINS, in the future lie sailed from Liver
pool for this port yesterday the steamer Etrurla
Flynns testimony as to the willy ex-Mayor's
citizens meeting at the Academy
Of Music at which he was nominated
Is laughable, especially to those who know how
political meetings engineered. 1t was nomi-
nally great uprising of the citizens of the me-
tropolis, who demanded that Mr.. Grace should be
nominated again for Mayor. Really the building
was packed with men from the gas-house district,
sent there by Maurice B. Flynn by employees of
William R. Grace & Co. from the firms lumber
yards at Greenpoint and by political mercenaries
who would shout they were told. On the stage
were Chamberlain WINS, Frank NJ. Scott, Charles
P. Miller and others, who have since been well
rewarded through the influence Of Mr.. Grace. IL
is safe to say chat any citizens movement In
the future haYing for its object the political adj
vancement of William r. Grace or his young
man WINS would cause burst of laughter from
one end of the city to the other. AS to Mr.. Grace
being nominated by either of the two great Demo
cratic organizations that is out of the question
SO long as their leadership remains in the hands
1t is in now.
HILLS CHANCES OF RECONCILIATION.
Governor Hills friends recently sought to con-
vey the impression that be was in ali seriousness
a candidate for the Presidential nomination 1t
was well known then that this was ruse on his
part to endeavor to secure renomlnatlon 1or
Governor by compelling the friends Oh Iresiueio @ ~
Cleveland to pledge themselves to support him IN
return for a united delegation from this State LOT
Cleveland. There is excellent authority for the
that ts no ~ gePSgeS cn
norters and il is by no means certain that Gov
ernor Hill will receive denomination lhree
Ssass Ssass Tmr I'm any Hall came to his support
There has never been any love between EoV-
srnor Hill and the County Democracy. MORE More
than two years ago the leaders OF iammany liah
began TO find that their advice on matters CON
nected with New-York City was not taken Dy the the
Governor that the persuasions OF few o. Ine
Coyernor's Old chums, some OF whom nave SET
Ned in this city, counted with him for more than
lhe counsels Of the responsible leaders OF me
Democracy here 1t WIS slsnincahs, voo a,,o;nst
which the Democratic leaders protested were IN III
,everal instances sighed by the Governor, and soon
fteryard one or more Of Shf fba aSIss"ia iobs
The most rlarng of thrsc measures was the
Electrical Subway bill. Both Tammany han
tnd the County Democracy foughs IT, rntnc
the citys interests. Nevertheless the U0NerHUl .h
signed the bill and it is already known that the
Subway scheme will bc used IN The OOFecHoF AZ
tereSt for Tll II Is worth
TAMMANY HALLS DIsTRUsT OF HILL
These things have made the Tammany leaders
,hary Of attaching themselves to the fortunes OF
Governor Hill. 1t is secret that they nave
feared scandal in connection with the Governor
or some of his kitchen cabinet so near TO the
Governor that it would make HIM unavailable as
q candidate for renomlnatlon or WouIu lhsure hi'
defeat If renominated.
The notes maorSed by OBrien d. Clark ana py
Maurice b. Flynn as compensation lor the hill IN
fiuence in obtaining for O'Brcn Clark, above
several lower bidders, the contract for Section *
Of the new Aqueduct is comparatively small
matter, disgracelul as 1t is, compared WIN whaO
might be shown in other directions according 10
the belief Of many wellnformed persons. Gov.
ernor Hill may not have profted by the good
things that his intimate friends have been le'
into as the result of legislation, but If he has not
the belief of many clear headed politicians IS
strangely at fault and the Governors close friends
have proven themselves confidence men, by the
side OF whom Hungry Joe" is a verdant youth.
For these reasons Governor Hill will probably
need to look elsewhere than New-York City for
denomination. lie would do well to keep. an
eye on Secretary Whitney about the time when
the nomination for Governor is being decided
THE sUBLETTING OF CONTRACTS.
The members of the Aqueduct Commission have
steadily declared that they had no knowledge of
the subletting Of contracts for the new Aqucduct.
The expressly provide that they shall not
be sublet Officially, the Aqueduct Commission
has never recognized the existence of these sub
contractors They are known as superintendents
representing the contractors But here is one of
the largest contractors along the line, Heman
Clark testifying that the contracts sublet,
and that O'Brien d Clark receive from the sub
contractors 10 and IL per cent Of the contract
for allowing them to do the work. In the case
OF Section 12, Charles Peterson testified that he
and his partners Becllwiih and Quackenbush, had
taken the work from OBren x Clark, paying
them IL per cent for the contract. They are
actually doing the work at less figure than their
bid called Tor. This was of those bids lower
than O'Brien & Clark's, which were rejected by
the Aqueduct Commission. in order that they might
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