New-York tribune., 1889-10-19
TABOR AND WEMPLE.
DEMOCRATS EsDEAvoRNG TO LIdHTEN
THEIR BURDEN.
n1rF1ou1r FOR THE OTHER CANDIDATES TO
CARRY THE MEN so DEEPLY CONCERNED
IN THE CHILLING scANDAL-EFfohIS
OF TABOR TO MAKE DEAL
rOp HIMSELF


OF TABOR TO MAKE a DEAL
FOR HIMSELF.
Albany. Oct. Is speciaD.-The conference recently
held In New-York by the candidates OF 'he bo"C
o.a,,o marty for state offices was Tor the purpose
:, ..onm,no q possible, the ode Of ufavorable
oD,nion which has been peating against The Demo
ro,io Stat. ticket ever since IL was nominated
There are Two men the ticket. Edward "empie
and Charles L. Tabor. wEo arc much aSfheo ID
the unremiiting nature of tho popular CURRENT h
onnosition 10 their election. Nor has their sense
NJ discomfort been lessened by hearing that many
democrats intend to scratch their names from the
state ticket on election day. and to vote for The
remsinder OF the Democratic candidates. Mr.. Tabor
and Mr. Wempe, 1t is said, were especially actVe'
therefore in the negotiations for the holding OF
conference. aiming to persuade their associa'oS vi
the Democratic State ticket to exert their influence
TO prevent the cutting of any portion OF that ucAo~
The friends OF Mr.. Tabor and Mr.. Wcmple mere arU
saving that if they defeated they DeneVe al
the other Democratic candidates will share inc same
fate This Is a plain threat. and 1t is SO 'I. "
be by the friends Of Frank Rice. Denis oBrieh hiho'
Danforth and John Bogart ,.
Meanwhile Charles f. Tabor is showing his ioSa
10 his Democratic associates by attempting 10 m"Ao
secret arrangements in hiss own home. county VI
Fre IN he run ahead Of the other Democratic e'a.o
candtdotes in that county. Mr. WempeS HIcuu'
will attempt similarly 10 run him ahedu III I ,"T
counties of the Mohawk Valley. AttorhcS oo,O. ,,
Tabor's failure this week 10 persuade 'no nID%, .n
County Grand Jury to indict John shal'n "uu ,
l sullivan the Assembly Chamber ceiling ooNu
has damaged HIS canvas 1t seems to 10 No'e's a.
,f nv Tabor lacked the skill TO conduct such prO'o
cptons II is remembered now that MS "DiN
a LAWYER was doubted when. TWO years "so' ~
Cave an oplniOn that a voter coum IoP'" -.
Ia noIlinC place on election day ana Vo'e MS uOH
senaratelv an opinion that was at once O'9i, -
-. ,ho General Term of the supreme Court IL d
r.edIess 10 say that, If such an oplhlou "eio 80
Law a largo proportion OF the voters IN NC" -"
and other cities would never reach tno 0O'"
election day. -. C,o, +,o,,.r
There has been good deal saiu ABOUT | ConuOi'Oi o
u,sron,e,s naymcnt 10 John Snaith OF Sl4'ooo moro
40 lat+or,s due II has also been pointed
49,. nat controller Wemplc's careless Administrations
:. III, opco in this respect. condemned Uy threo
democratic Assemblymen, George W. UieeHo' '0il
Martin and George O'Nel. These Assembly, Mo"' III
their report as members of the Comml''ee ol ny
propnations. said; .,o co,.ro,lor of the
ave arr of the opinion that the Cohuoner Vi '"'
e.4. g. c,nt, Of negligence in paying to the con
t,or amounts largely In excess OF thar 10 "hch io
was entitled by tn. terms of his contract uli VIZ
work sbculd have been finally accepted on une @ p1l.
NJ the state And while under th0 mc"o"
- nc work was done he was not required TO
determine accurately thc value OF the worn
or material furnished lie was clearly dhder OBJ
90 Tho disln.r,iug officer Of the State 10 hio" 'lo
mounts nj money paid under the contract anu -
closriv charged with the duty Of retaining III MS
t.rd. rrtu its final acceptance 90 per cent Vi ''o
contract r T he has ed }ed lSs % o. ao 1 Of
s5aO3O as iuirel by ne contra i:touicent voters
- H. W"l'nl M Ma, A. N,scmblyman Hit. OF Albany
.hAt "'9n l rIai moved ihat this condcmna'iQn
81 Conr2sr .i.d "ei"i ,a iAsscnbyman william f. sheehsn
itlo. "artncr Of Charles T. Tabor, and inc leaoor
ne ~" .emSy mHort voted against me moi noIioi u
% ''c ih ho added hat Mir shcchan was follower ~,
- }aSt condemnation Of tho ConIgoiier E}{ancs R}{
t,;' ~ ''' Dcn@crats: Blahe Of New YORK bla"yT ~
Tns6 OF Ulster County L. +. hIsH: C9opnejiv 9 q
.ognIy 51oTSg nrgT of New-Yorl, Dunham. Of seneca
enry Iianar Hagan Hayes Kerrgan: NoseS u NeS
Jcws9haefer. Thomas smith AID StrasS92nrs' oi 1e"
Vi IND Kcliy and McCann, of BROOKLYN g Co,
rooC We1pe Tno Ceiling investigation Conl[.Se cor
Ir"cd him That committee had thieS T nonS George
re1S1ib' pb If Ulster County. and Peter A. Nc &
80 Einos Ccrntv and these signed INC i!n,t,tno
p2py WITH 1o.eab 'nsp AsSnan Of Brooklyn Charles H.
Mcater, Of sGu9en GONNA ot ~ commtoo say in theft
.tonc, about Controller Wempe's ca0ooss a"o''"s :"
sne6S n pnT lime 70 time certain bills Of pretended
o,rts q, lumber iron and other malenaS SiaaiiSS iS
80 have been furnished, were maze Gu, op p These
SS5 Sn Dr yc,e taken hy Mir Rowe and handed 10 MI:
Andrews Gornpon ra MGr%s bc sent 10 the Controller
p9 maid There was not even prelencG1 1ta tmt His HIS
c WnrF cised to be- done were vastly IN t. excess %
ir mO -ort NM upon the Capitol were false IN ther
Sstcnens and fraudulent in 9ir chs@GeGG Ss a cor
,c, nStb the state and finished his WORK az f tns
matter Of consquence PsrsPs % h nTS UH
a. &C." ihat Snaith and sullivan have received r1n
he state treasury S23l 063 large psrE 81 Ga %no non
T. I'm excess OF the value OF any WORK tney dla 6ppb b
10 bTildng. and Suah has fed the state ana nv nv
snd sullivan are now in possession OF thG mOnG! %
wnnSrevs did not even pretend to make an apprGximae
cstimate And bold had the conSpratoTTS D@coIo 1
hs' S wb IdG O the Controller exceed by the sum Of
67s s5 tie entire amount OF snslths DI. ~ Gnu
g. CON seouence was Overpayment Dy INC NoD..
oer to snah his contract OF S1rS Sl4949 ;bc nS' nro
~ - 20 the contract as TO the retention ot ~
sr cent the fact being hat there is t9dy 10 IN snc 5
naiu ,f ,be contractor had been entitled 10 bf
paid the fun amount thereof % ony C9o 'n Ibo5 S have
S4O4o3 01. whereas the sum Oh qo4'O'o s"oU'" ""'
been retained"