The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-05
FLOWER TALKS.
Thinks Judge lngraham's Re-
marks Out of Place.
aeIatlons TO Tsmmsny Reviewed In a
Scalhing Letter From Governor.

ALBANY, Dee. .. -COv9rnor Flower was
asked II he hat anything 10 say regarding
Judge InRrahain' 8 remarks about him boz
fore the grand jury In the court sf oyer
and terminer en Monday. The governor
smiled and replied;
Judge fngrAhaSa complains, does ne,
that did aot snswer hrs request TO re-
qalre tho atteFasy general 10 pske charge
OF certain prosecutions before his oourtr
Well, did think Of replying nc hrst and
then reflsetoa that ]. eeuld not answer
him truthfuily wttheut pusting him In an
uneavying position before me people, and
1 decided 90 spare him that embarrass-
ment.
"But since he has referred TO the matter
publicly, will infsrra him pnbliciy why
did not answer his letter. In sone ro-
spects is was remarkable letter to como
from Judge Of tho supreme court but
particularly so la its closing paragraph,
which reads a. folews: 10 is also my
opinion that the public interests require
that such an investigation should, under
existing circumstances, be conducted BY
officials net individually connected with
either political party in the city Of New
York
Locking backward.
"When / read this l wondered why,
hold NJ such opinions, Judge IngrAham
coul0 nave the presumption 90 preside over
any court In which polihcai offenders were
being tried / recalled that Before he went
en- the bench 10 was member OF the
Tammany Hall general eonnmivcee from
my district in New York that he WAS
nominated by Tammany Kali for judge Of
tho superior c0urJ, ~ the eftoe he Was
elected; 0hat Ia tho spring of 1891, when
Judge Brady died, he was appointed
Judge Of the supreme court by Governor
Hill, upon Richard Croker's recommends
tlon; and thas in TEE following autumn
he was Tamnany's candidate for the su-
preine court against such weil-known
relormer as Francis n. Scott and against
Edward Z. Bartlett, the Republican cam
didate, who last yesas defeated Judge May
nard for the court Of appeals. Irecsiled,
also, that in the affidavit Of election ex
penses which Judge Ingrshsm filed In the
Office Of the county clerk OF New York
in November 1891. he swere that he
paid 90 Richard OTskcr, chairman of the
finance ecmrAibtse OF Thmmsny Hsll, the
large sum OF $3.50 to be expended; he
ewore for the expenses of public meet
ings, among other things, although In so
doing he
Made himself liable to Indictment
Tor violating section al Of she penal code,
which makes guilty OF q nisacnaeanor any
person, 'who, with tho ineent to promote
tho election of a person TO an elective OF.
1ce, contributes money fer any ether pur-
pose than the printing ana circulating OF
handbills, books and osher papers previous
To an election or town mesting, or convey.
ing poor or infr1n electors 20 the polls
'1teeaihng these facts, \ eould net soc
how, II District Attorney Fellows was dis
qualified frvrn trying cssss Of offending 4
ofliceboiSers hee4Use OF hts political
affiliations with Tsmmsny hail, Judge
lngraham was not douoly disqualified
from presiding over the trial OF such cases,
for Colonel Fellows is hut a recent con-
vert 20 Tsrnnsny Hsll, while Judge
lngraham has been conspicuous and
leading Iammany SSH msn for many
years, and owes all his judicial positions
and Advancement 10 that political organ
izatiou.''