The sun., 1900-11-10
THE MAYORS ICE ANSWER.
DENIES THE "wORLD'S" en- HtRGES
AND THE PAPER HAS B4ChED orr.
Refused to Furnish Evidence to Back Up Its
Allegation, and Left It's Counsel Helpless
Attorney General Compelled to Declare
the Case Not Strong Enough for Removal
proceedinx.-Fuu About Telegram.

Mayor Van Wyck's answer to the charges
made against him In the matter OF the Ice Trust
by the Ner York World, together with Attorney 81
General Dayies's report on them 70 GOV hoose-
Welt were printed yesterday The Mayor :
answer Is a detailed and general denial OF ell
Of the charges. and is not nm attack on any one
ne was erpected The Attoney-Cieneral 3
opinion Is that the Mayor was guilty u an eN-
tent. but that It wo'lld be impossible to estlh-
lish a case strong enough 10 remove him Tho
most ntere sting matter in the documents Is
In a postscript to tho Attorney Generals re-
port In which It Ii developed that the World,
after leading It's counsel. J. Noble Hayes and
Wheeler II. Peckham. up to the oannons mouth
deserted them and washed its hands OF the
case leaving tho counsel In q ridiculous position,
from which they had 10 eItricats themselves
a. best they could. The World. after making
the charges refused 10 provide evidence TO
support the charges II had made and left It's
counsel hslplsss,
The World also prints what purports to be
a COPY OF a telegram sent by Chairman Odel
OF the Republican State Committee TO Gov.
Roosevelt rgins him not to make the Mayors
answer public. Here Ia the alleged telegram:
TO Ts,od.rs R1Sp'scgei GGsen'r Of Ne" York.
Wire Attorney-G General Davies 20 be sure
not to give out to the reporters the Van Wyck
answer at this time. II must be held until
after the election is over. This would im-
-sRpf. %, 1900. UNIV w B. b. opx1l..
When seen at Oyster Bay yesterday Gov.
Roosevelt gave out this statement In regard
to Mr.. Odell's alleged telegram;
I have nothing whatever 70 say TO this par
ucular story. Every State leader Of prorni-
nenoe and most Of the national leaders Of prom
Al .paka 70 and
advised me about the Ice Trust Case, and
doubt II there was any possible cause OF eo-
tion which some one at some time did not recon-
mend. listened To all the advice. gave due
weishs To II, and then took my own course OF
action. Ten days before the election / an
nounced publicly. through the Associated
Press and THE Sun that was entirely willing
Mayor Van wyok should make public bis an
swer but that, as far as I was concerned,
would follow the usual course and make pub
ho the answer together with any abatement
by the Attorney General that was pertinent
and necessary when announced my decision"
Governor elect odel came down from New
hurgh last evening and was asked whether he
had sent the telegram which was printed In the
Word Of yesterday morning. Tho Governor
elect smiled.
Z know only ono man named b. B. Odell In
this State. he said. He Ia my father. asked
htn this morning II he had sent the telegram.
He said that he had not do not remember
having sent any such telegram. nor does my
secretary remember that such telegram was
sent. don't think the matter is worthy Of any
would have done anything
not discredltable however. that thought
would rebound to the advantage Of Mckinley
and Roosevelt
that the alleged telegram which was printed
Yesterday morning was dated Sept. 20. the day
previous to the date on which Mayor Van wyck
completsd his answer to the Ioe Trust charges
Tho oharres against the Mayor were based
ON the reyelatlons Of oppression made last
Nav when the American leo Company ad-
yonced the price of Ice 100 per cent At that
time severaI action, were begun for the pur-
nose of prohibiting the company from CON
thinning business g. and In one Of them the Mayor
,yas subnoenasd n a Witness The charges
were based iarasly on the MAYORS Testimony
/, the spnrems Court I'm Rrooklyn before Jus
t,ca Gavnor in which tho Nayor's interest
in the comnanv wa, rome into comrletely
rbs cbarOes uer. eled with the Governor
in IrIv Tben nm enendn,ent To the oripluol
charre. ua. t,l.d. and whsn thsy were finally
thew were served On Navor Van
Wyck whIle he WAS amending A part of his
vacation in saratoga His answer 10 them
sas due on sent + hut through lis counsel
no snrliod 10, md recsiv.d two a,tensior,
of tI,ne ~ nfte.n davs each. 60 that his answer
was not dus until oct 20 The document
was comnleted and sworn 70 on Sent y. and
was .ent 70 Albany nv a ,pe,tal rssserg.r |
on thassnsdsv
m. charges NAV h. .ummed nm 80 follows, |
1hs,,ba Na-or aooan,ed 400 ooo worth ofs.o,.,
In tho .r,o-,cs, 10. Cornanv navi,g y,- a., |
same with a note for ,So 600 and two notes aag.,
Cor s-s cno, and that IN so doiru hs violated |
his oath os on7ce baoausa the cornpsnv we,
in, srested IN city contracts. that vhiIa h,,dir,
I hls stock. which had b.an virtually g,vep >, |
him no as Nayor csrmItt.d doct ,-,r4lo,.s !
,o n. gror,ad 9, tho oo,o,s,,,. ,rb,,l aoio--,l |
A., 49, o"''''
lts competitors from oolhs business on an |
equal footing With the company, that IL Sane
tiopns tb.sa e,ousIvp grarta b. ..,r.t.,,,l |
l e'' ~ 'ai'oNou'u
'uo increase IN lie price OF loe' ana mat al OF |
this was done by tho Mayor in violation II |
sectjons ,,a 4, sss and ,sa n, ,hs cAs-,.- -,
- "' !
wthch oiiaais VI 'he wy gONeinInent are |
forbidden TO bo Interested in oNrnorstinu |
u,hoa. ,nterasts NAV he rected br thar ~ r.r |
o. - ... L. " ''
acB on thnse srouhus ms removal from !
Office was aaked, the charges being made lr |