New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
EACH BARREL WAS SHORT.
Charge against Manchester's Com
Conflicting Statements.

Widely differing statements were made yester-
day by George r. Manchester, secretary of the
Republican County Committee, and Chandler
Davis, assistant engineer in the Dock De-
partment who found shortage in weight in the
cement which T. Manchester tried to sell the
city. Alderman Parsons on Monday made the
cl >rge direct that Mr. Hawkes. lost the leader
ship in the XXVth District because of his re-
fusal to stand for the cement which Mr.. Man
chester's company tried to sell the city. When
Mr.. Manchester was asked about this yesterday
he said:
see that Mr. Hawkes. blames the loss of his dis
and the cement business entirely different
things. The fact Of the matter is that Mr.. Hawkes.
the only district leader left out in September
when the State delegation was chosen The cement
the Dock Commissioner and the cement company
until October, five months and ten days after the
Hawkes. was left off the delegation if there is any
bad feeling about that cement contract II IS not on
should have been raised until so long time had
which Mr.. Hawkes. objected in his ---trict.
Mr.. Hawkes. was told what Mr. Manchester
had said He called Chandler Davis, assistant
engineer in the Dock Department. and told him
to tell the reporters the truth about the cement
delivery.
Mr.. Davis, who is a brother of Deputy Police
Commissioner Gherardi Davis made this state
ment;
commissioner Hawkes. went to Europe on July T. 2
ana did not know AWNING aooat Jne s IN
Tests of the examination of the Eureka cement
ported to the engineer in chief the shortage in
weight OF S6 S6l pounds tefephoned at once to the
Eureka Cement Company to make good this short
age which they promised orally 10 do. This. how
requests by telephone. Finally. after the Eurkea
company had actually sent their bills for payment;
without making good the shortage communlcated PFC q
IN writing. and told them the bills would be held
until the deliveries were completed. -. 49,,
By the time Mr.. Hawkes. returned in August the
cement business. MI Hawkes. was informed of the
shortage He told the company to make up the
might be some mistake about the inspection, he
personally went to the yard at Fifty-seventh&-st; st
of the pile. to make sure that they had not
been tn5 te With c M & shoT IN fac
there is record OF every barrel OF that cement IN
the barrels were about fifty pounds short weight
William H Wadhams chairman of the nomi-
mating committee of the XXVth District con-
vention to elect delegates to the State conven-
tion. when seen last night said:
MIR. Manchester's statement purporting TO
give the reason for Mr.. Hawkes. antagonism to
the cement deal is somewhat remarkable. Mr..
Hawkes. at that time was the undisputed leader
of the district He was asked by Bronson
Winthrop and others to go delegate to the
State convention. but declined. Mr.. Manchester
was not on the nominating committee. and had
absolutely nothing to do with the selection of
the delegates"
When the delegation to the State convention
was announced there was some comment at the
omission Of Mr.. Hawkes. name. 1t was cur
rently reported that Mr.. Hawkes. had been left
of the list because of his antagonism to Lemuel
z. Ouigg and his refusal 10 pledge himself to
support Mr.. Quigg. for chairman of the con-
vention.