New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-07
GODDARD ATTACKS HESS.
SAYS, POLICY KING" WAS CALLED INTO
XIITH DISTRICT FIGHT.

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Captain F. Norton Goddard last evening made
statement regarding the methods adopted by
Charles A. Hess to secure votes of delegates in
the XIIth Congress District Republican Con-
vention which will be of unusual interest to
politicians in the district. He said he had re-
ceived information that soon after the recent
primary elections Mr.. Hess went ''Al' Adams,
the policy king" and asked him to his
influence get the of John G. Shannon,
one of the delegates elected in the XXth AS
sembly District, who had been employed as a
carpenter in fitting up policy shops Adams
sent for one of his agents. named Dolph. who
sent for Shannon. II is alleged. Then the fol-
lowing conversation took place, according to
Captain Goddards statement:
Dolph-where do you get your bread and butter?
shannon get 1t from from you mostly ,,oasou, t.
our worst enemy Common decency demands that
Shannon was elected delegate on the Goddard
Doiph-weIl you come with me and see Hess
Shannon went with Dolph to the Fifth Avenue
Hotel and Mr. Hess who told Shannon, so
Shannon afterward told Captain Goddard, that
he wanted his vote badly. and that Shannon
would he more than satisfied -he morning
after the convention.
When Shannon came TO me and told me what
had taken place" Captain Goddard said last
evening Il told him il was due TO himself, after
what had occurred not to vote for Hess"
Shannon wrote a letter to Dolph saying he
had pledged himself to vote for Captain God
dard adding: In carrying out my promise as
a man l hope for a continuance of your good
opinion and present pleasant relations"
Shannon voted for Captain Goddard in the con-
vention.
Frederick Pfeiffer was one of the delegates
the XIIth Congress District Convention
Captain Goddard said about Pfeiffer last even
ing:
PfeeT inclined vote for so Ny friends @
he had been promised job in the Public stores,
he u Second is Election II g district of the xXfd Assem-
bly, District, and about two weeks ago Charles X
him job. Pfeiffer was to meet Hess in the office
2F To QdF a5d e6 s5 e a told ha he o
meet Mr Hess on Tuesday at the Custom House
on Tuesday but on Wednesday he met Hess in the
been his on Tuesday Hess Went to a telephone to
ring up Collector Bidwell. Later he gave card TO
art, the Collectors secretary The note read; re-
CHARLES A. HESS"
- Hess told Pfeitfer to be careful what he ,s said at
Know the reason for his discharge from the Public
Stores Pfeiffer went to the Custom House last
come around next day Pfeiffer became suspicious,
ana ana went 10 see Foiey; he learned Ihat FoIey 4i
charged. Hess had expressed apparent surprise
Foleys discharge and had told him not to worry
as he w9uid tS @ See e his case on Fl Fdag M PfeeT e
worth much. and he came say he would
vote for me in the convention.
Captain Goddard said that shortly before the
convention was held he wrote to Mr.. Quigg
protesting against the county organization work
for Hess. and asking who would be designated
to call the convention to order Quigg replied
that the person designated would have only
to bayr roll of daIp
gates called the vote for temporary chair
man. Quigg added that his rule in such
was 10 consult the State Commit Jeeman from
the district to the choice of the person TO
call the convention to order. and Mr. Hess was
the State Committeeman of the district.
Captain Goddard has not given up the fight
for delegate to the Republican National Conven-
ton from the XIIth Congress District He said
yesterday that he believed he had legal
Jority OF the votes in the convention Thurs
day night. and that the proceedings by which
two Of his delegates were prevented from voting
were irregular and unlawful. He will have his
counsel bring proceedings in the Supreme Court
to compel a review OF the conventions action
J. H. Hammond Captain Goddard's counsel,
said yesterday afternoon:
We will make application to the Supreme
Court in certioraEEi proceedings a when ne proper
much mistaken the Court will declare that Captain
Convention. There will be plenty OF time 10 make
the Applicant ton, and we may wait until the on
comes for argument. 1t will be shown that the
delegates who prevented from voting for
Captain Goddard In the convention had the legal
right vote, and that. therefore, the Captain
elected delegate to the National Convention.
Captain Goddard has declared that the men
who backing policy shops have worked
against him. He has been making war on the
policy hackers by causing the arrest OF their
clerks and agents He has been helping the
families OF the who were arrested, out of
sympathy for their families, and he explained
the situation by saying:
l feel obliged 10 support the families Of the poor
policy writer's and clerks who sent To jail, be-
ca!lse in causing the To be sent To jail | am
taking away the only means of support their fam
HES have. ! making policy because IL
means misery ana 10 the poor In the district,
but in suppressing misery TO some II seems absurd
misery others / had hoped 10 be able
to put a stop the policy business by the bill
which introduced in the Legislature, but when
the bill nullihed by amendment thought II
was better to have the bill killed altogether
sign OF Group, give