Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-19
ACCUSES
THE LEAGUE.
Charles F. Murphy Charges
Money Demanded --JerOmes
SubpOenas Tammany Chief.

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-The most star
Ting development in the present DO,
litical campaign in this state came
when Charles f. Murphy, leader of
Tammany Hall, publicly charged that
money had been demanded by repre-
sentatives of the Independence league
in consideration of the withdrawal of
their candidates in certain districts
and the subsequent serving of Mr.. Muir
ply with a subpoena to appear before
the grand jury in a John Doe" o
ceeding and testify as 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 charg-
ed that certain Independence league
men had demanded money for the
withdrawal of their candidates in con-
gressional, senatorial and assembly dis
trlcts where a third ticket had been
put in the field.
1t is said that in his accusation Muir
ply asserted that it had been init
mated to him that Judge Otto A. Ro-
salsky, a Republican, had paid the In
dependence league managers for his
place on the leagues ticket. Murphy,
it is alleged, intimated strongly that he
was prepared to follow up his charges
by details of the alleged Matchmaking
operations.
lie added, however, that William r.
Hearst, the Independence league and
Democratic candidate for governor,
knew absolutely nothing Of what was
going OF in this connection. The indie
p%cadence league headquarters officials
have made a positive denial of MI.
Murphy's charges, adding that if any
one connected with the organization
had attempted to "hold up candidates
they would be glad to know of it.
The Independence league, which was
promoted by w. Il. Hearst, held its
state convention at Carnegie hall in
this city on Sept. II and named a full
state ticket, with Mr.. Hearst and Lew
is %Stuyvesant Chanler heading it us
governor and lieutenant governor re-
spectlvely.
Subsequently the league named a
complete judicial ticket for the First
judicial district, which comprises New
York city and county. At Buffalo on
Sept. 26 the Democratic state
ton nominated Mr.. Hearst and Mr..
Chanler for governor and lieutenant
governor respectively and indorsed.
John II. Whalen for secretary of state,
who had also been named by the hide
pendence league convention.
Mr.. Hearst's campaign throughout
the state has been made under the
joint management of the Democratic
and the Independence league state
committees.
William X. Hearst was shown at
O~gdensburg the published statement
of Charles +. Murphy charging repre-
scntatives of the independence league
in New York city with demanding mon
ey from the Democratic congressional,
legislative and other candidates as the
price of the withdrawal of Independ-
ence league candidates.
When told hat Mr.. Murphy had been
summoned before the grand jury by
District Attorney jerome to give evil
dence in the matter Mr.. Hearst said,
IF Mr.. Murphy has any evidence of
that sort he certainly ought to make it
public"
A subpoena has also been served
upon Francis s. Shober, Independence
league and Democratic candidate for
congress.
Mr.. Shober is reported to have made
the statement that he knew of one
case where a Tammany senatorial can
didate had offered to defray the eX-
penses already incurred by the hide
pendence league nominee if the latter
would withdraw.
Beyond admitting that ~subpoenas
had been issued for Messrs. Murphy
and Shober and that he would person.
ally conduct the hearing today Dis
trict Attorney Jerome would say moth