The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-10-19
ACCUSED BY MURPHY
Charges Independence League
Leaders With Asking Money
to Withdraw Candidates.
Ro0RBAcK, SAYS HEARST.

Nominee For Governor Declares tie
Wants Grand jury to investigate
statement-Distriet Attorney Jerome
Takes Up the Master-Leasues Head
quarters Makes Denial.
New York, Oct. 19.-One OF the most
startling statements in the present po-
litical campaign in this. state was made
when Charles r. Murphy, leader OF
Z sIammany Hail. publicly declared that
money had been demanded by repre-
sehtatiyes Of the Independence league
IL consideration of the withdrawal Of
theiF candidates in certain districts.
AaF -Mlrphy was subsequently serv.
ed with a. subpoena to appear before
the grand jury. In a John Hoe pro
Sceeai1sg and testify dig to his charges.
The subpoena was issued by District
Attorney Jerome after a conference
with Judge Otto A. Rosalsky Of the
court of general sessions.
In his statement Mr.. Murphy assert.
ed that certain independence league
men had demanded money for the
withdrawal of their candidates in con.
gressional, senatorial and assembly dis
tricts where third ticket had been
put IN the field
Hearst Not Accused.
He added, however. that William r.
Hearst, the Independence league. and
Democratic candidate for governor,
knew absolutely nothing of what was
going on In this connection.
The independence league headauar.
ters officials have made a positive dc.
nial Of Mr.. Murphy's charges, addina
that if any one connected with the or
ganization had attempted to hold up
candidates they would be glad to know
of it.
A subpoena has also been served
upon Francis s. Shober, Independence
league and Democratic candidate fol-
congress.
Mr.. Shober is reported to have made
1.-THE statement that he knew of one
/. case where Tammany senatorial can.
didate had offered to defray the ex.
penses already incurred by the Inde
pendence league nominee if the latter
would withdraw.
Beyond admitting that subpoenas
had been issued for Messrs MurIs.y
and Shober and that he would per -on,
ally conduct the hearing District At
torney Jerome would say nothing.
Hearst Makes Statement.
A dispatch from 0gdensburg says
that Mr.. Hearst was shown Mr.. Muir
phys statement Mr.. Hearst said
about as much weight should be
given to this statement by Murphy as
would be given to similar statement
by Woodruff In many Instances fAe
league has indorsed Democratic can@i
dates On the other hand, in many
places the league had nominated in.
dependent candidates for the senate
and assembly and in some places fol
congress. 1t has made independent
nominations where the Democratic
candidates did not appear to be OF
character to carry out the principles.
to which the league Is pledged and in
some other cases to give adequate rep
resentation to labor, the importance~o1
which neither one of the other parties
has sufficiently frecognized Where
these independent candidates are il
the field they are likely to be elected
and consequently it is natural that
the managers Of either one of the old
parties should seek to oppose them by.
every campaign trick or discreditable
method
Points Out Murphy's Duty.
II imagine Murphy's vague charge
is a campaign roorback. If he hos any
reasons to sustain such a charge it is
his duty, as of all American citizens
to administer the most singing rebuke
possible at the polls to the guilty par
ties. But if he has no such evidence
the statement is unworthy Of belief
and should react upon its author.
II sincerely hope the grand jury viii
investigate fully so that complete jus
tice may be done and either the guilty
disgraced or the innocent vindicated
I have complete confidence in the ia
fegrity of the representatives of the
independence league and I consider
this attack as a stupid campaign false,
hood"
The independence league, which was
promoted by William r. Hearst held
its state convention at Carnegie hall iu
This city on Sept II and named full
state ticket, with Mr.. Hearst and Lew
is Stuyvesant Chanler named for gov
ernor and lieutenant governor.
Subsequently the league named a
complete judicial ticket for the First
judicial district, which comprises New
York city and county At Buffalo on
Sept. &c the Democratic state conven-
tion nominated Mr.. Hearst and Mr.
Chanler for governor and lieutenant
governor respectively and indorsed for
secretary Of state John Ell. Whalen,
who had also been named by the indie
pendence league convention.
Mr.. Hearst's campaign has been
made under the Joint management Of
the Democratic and the Independence
league state committees.