Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-19
MURPHY MAKES CHARGES
Tamnany Boss Says Independence league
is Holding Up Candidates
GRAND Jury SENDS FOR HIM At ONCE
Statement says Hesrst Men Are
DemandinR Cash Confederation
for Withdrawing in Ger
tain Districts.

NEW YORK, Oct. ls.--The most start /
ling development IN the present political
campaign in this state came today when
Charles =. Murphy. leader Of Tammany
hall. publicly charged that money had been
demanded by representatives of the Inde-
pendencc league in consideration Of the
Withdrawal of their candidates in certain !
districts. This was followed by the serv-
ing on Mr.. Murphy Of subpoena to ap-
pear before the grand Jury in John Doe
proceedings and testify as TO his charges.
The subpoena was issued by District At
torney Jerome after a conference with
Judge Otto A. Rosalsky OF the court of
general sessions who. Mr.. Murphy inti- !
mated, had given up money for the en-
dorsemcnt Of the league. Mr. Murphy
charged that certain Independence league
managers had demanded money for the
withdrawal of their candidates in congress
sicnal senatorial and assembly districts
where a third ticket had been put in the
field. He added, however. that William
r. Hearst, the Independence league demo-
cratic candidate for governor, knew nothing
of this.
1T Is fact" said Mr.. Murphy, that
many of oar candidates for congress and
representatives of the Independence league
and money has been demanded Of them. our
men refused TO give up and IL was only
then that the league put up opposition
candidates. The men who demanded money
were not ordinary individuals belonging
to the league, but representatives of that
organization. II we had paid what they
asked there would have been no league
ticket In the field against us"
IhmseD Denies Charges
Max f. Ihmsen. who has charge of the
Independence league headquarters, gave out
formal statement denying Mr.. Murphys
charge. The statement says:
The managers OF the Independence
league. so-called, are not holding up can
motely connected with the league. has at
tempted such a thing we shall be glad TO
1 doubt IL any candidate Of the league
has, as Vet. contributed ! cent to the
| leagues campaign fund.
The Independence league which was pro-
moted by w. r. Hearst, held its state
convention here September II and named
full state ticket with Mr.. Hearst heading
it. Subsequently the league named COM
plete judicial ticket for the First judicial
district, which comprises New York City
and county. At Buffalo September Is the
democratic state convention nominated Mr..
Hearst for governor
Mr.. Hearst's campaign has been made
under the joint management Of the demo-
cratic and the Independence league state
committees as4
! --,-y,. Penalty is Heavy.
The law under which the district attorney
will act in making an Investigation Of the
charges of the Tammany leader contains
! the following paragraph:
| Any person who makes. tenders or offers
! to procure or to cause any nomination or
appointment for any public once, or place
! or accepts or requests any such nOmina-
/ tion or appointment, upon the payment or
! contribution Of any valuable consideration
| or upon an understanding or promise
| thereof is punishable by Imprisonment for
not more than two years. or by a fine OF
not more than 5000. or both
Under the head of judicial Candidates
Not to Contribute" the section contains
| another paragraph as follows:
/ No candidate for judicial office shall
| directly or Indirectly make any contribu-
| tion Of money or other thing of value, nor
shall any contribution be solicited OF him.
| District Attorney jerome will conduct
the examination OF Murphy before the
grand jury and Judge RosalslSy probably
will be present
/ Judge RosaIsI<y Denies Charge.
Judge Rosalsky's connection with the
/ case is merely Incidental. According to
! the published interview with Mr.. Murphy
| 1t was brought to the attention of the Tam
many leader that the Independence league
had fled nominating petition with Otto
A. ,Rosalsky on IL for judge OF the court
I of general sessions and Mr. Murphy Is
/ said to have exclaimed. well l suppose
| they got his money"
! Judge Rosalsky. who is a republican judi
ciary candidate, Indignantly denied that
he was a party to any Arrangement.
subpoena has also been served upon
Francis G.. Shober, Independence league and
democratic candidate for congress in the
| Seventeenth district. Mr.. Shober is re-
ported TO have made the statement that he
knew of one case where Tammany sena-
torial candidate had offered to defray the
expenses already incurred by the Inde-
pendence Leaf que nominee II the latter would
withdraw.
( Beyond admitting that subpOenas had
been issued for Messrs. Murphy and shober
and that he would personally conduct the
hearing tomorrow District Attorney Je-
rome would say nothing.
Hearst at OEdeBsburg.
OGDENSBURG. ~. Y. Oct. lS.-The city
OF Ogdensburg tonight gave an enthusiastic
welcome to w. X. Hearst, democratic and
I league candidate for gav-