The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-19
THE LEAGUE
IS ACCUSED
Charles F. Murphy Charges
Money Was Demanded.
JEROME SUBPGNAS CHIEF
Stated That independence League
Men Had Bsked Cash For With.
drawaI OF Candidates.

NEW YORK. Oct. 0.-The most star,
Ting development In the present po-
lltlcal campaign In this state came
when Charles Il. Murphy. leader OF
Tammany Hall, publicly charged that
money had been demanded by repre-
sentatlves OF the Independence league
In consideration OF the withdrawal Of
their candidates In certain districts
and the subsequent serving OF Mr.. Muir
ply with subpoena to appear before
the grand jury In a John Doe" pro-
ceedng and testify as TO his charges.
The subpoena was issued by District
Attorney Jerome after n conference
with Judge Otto A. Rosalsky OF the
court Of general sessions.
In his statement Mr.. Murphy chare
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.
lie added. however. that william II.
Hearst. the Independence league and
Democratic candidate for governor.
knew absolutely nothing OF what was
going ON In this connection. The indie
pendence league Headquarters officials
have made a positive denial OF Mr..
Murphy's charges. adding that II any
one connected with the organization
had attempted 10 hold mp" candidates
they would be glad 10 know Of II.
The Independence league. which was
promoted 10y w. II. Hearst. held Its
state convention at Carnegie hall in
this city on Sept. IL and named n full
state ticket. with Mr. Hearst and Lew
Is Stuyvesant Chanler heading II as
governor and lieutenant governor re-
spectlvely.
Subsequently the league named
complete judicial ticket for the First
judicial district. which comprises New
York city and county. At Buffalo on
Sept. 20 the Democratic state conven-
ton nominated Mr. Hearst and Mr..
Chanler for governor and lieutenant
governor respectively and Endorsed
John II. whalcn for secretary OF state.
who had also been named by the indie
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 Il. Hearst was shown at
Dgdensburg the published statement
II Charles +. Murphy charging repre-
cntatives Of the Independence league
n New York city with demanding mon
y from the Democratic congressional,
legislative and other candidates as the
price OF the withdrawal OF Independ-
ence league candidates.
When told that Mr.. Murphy had been
summoned before the grand jury by
District Attorney Jerome to give evil
dencc In the matter Mr.. Hearst said.
IF Mr. Murphy has any evidence of
that sort he certainly ought to make 1t
public"
A subpoena has also been served
upon Francis S. Shober, Independence
league and Democratic candidate for
Mr. Shober is reported to have made
the statement that he knew Of one
case where Tammany senatorial can
iidate had offered to defray the ex-
Denses already incurred by the indie
pendence league nominee IL the latter
would withdraw.
Beyond admitting that subpoenas
had been issued for Messrs. Murphy
md Shober and that he would person
ally conduct the hearing today Dis
Irict Attorney Jerome would say moth