The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-19
SUBPOENA WAS
ISSUED At ONCE.
Tammany Leader Charged In
dependence League Men
With Demanding Money.
JEROME GOT INTO ACTION
NEW YORK POLITICS AT WHITE
HEAT.

New York Oct. 1S.-The most startling
development in the present political cam
paign in this state came today when
Charles +. Murphy, leader Of Tammany
nan, publicly charged that money had
been demanded by representatives of the
Independence league in consideration of
the withdrawal of their candidates in GER
tain districts. This was followed by the
serving Mr. Murphy of a subpoena to
appear before the grand jury in John Doe
proceedings and testify as to his charges.
jerome After Him.
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 init
mated, had given up money for the en-
dorsement of the league. Mr.. Murphy
charged that certain Independence league
managers had demanded money for the
withdrawal of their candidates in con-
Sressional. senatorial and assembly dis
tricts where third ticket had been put
i'm the field. He added, however. that
William r. Hearst. the Independence
league and Democratic candidate for gov
ernOr, knew nothing of this.
Murphy's Charges.
1t is a fact said Murphy. that many
OF our candidates for congress and the
legislature have been approached by rep
reSentatives of the INDEPENDENCE league
and money has been demanded of them.
Our men refused to give up and it was
only then that the league put up opposi-
ton candidates. The men who demanded
money were not ordinary individuals be-
longing TO the league, but representatives
of that organization. II we had paid what
they asked there would be no league
ticket in the field against us.
Denied by Ihmsen.
Max F. Ihmsen, who has charge of the
Independence league headquarters, gave
formal statement DENYING
phys charges. The statement says:
The managers OF the Independence
league, so-called are not holding up can
didates for cash. II any one even re-
motely connected with the league has at
tempted such thing we shall be glad to
know the facts.
Il doubt if any candidate of the league
has as yet contributed one cent to the
leagues campaign fund
League Promoted by Hearst.
The Independence league. which was
promoted by w. r. Hearst, held its state
convention here Sept. II and named a
full state ticket. with Mr.. Hearst heading
IL. Subsequently the league named
complete judicial ticket for the First ju-
dicial district. which comprises New York
City and county. At Buffalo Sept 90 the
Democratic state convention nominated
Mr. Hearst for governor.
Mr. HearSt's campaign has been made
uhuer the JOINT management of the Demo-
cratic and the Independence league state
committees.
Law in the Case.
The law under which the district at
tcrney will act in making investiga-
ton OF the charges of the TdmmanY lead
er contains the following paragraph:
ANY person who makes, tenders or Of
1ers to procure or to cause any nominal
ton or appointment for any public office
o. place, OF accepts or requests any such
nomination or appointment, upon the pay
ment or contribution of any valuable con-
sheraton or upon understanding or
promise thereof is punishable by impriS-
onment for not more than two years or
BOTH ''''''' u
Under the head of judicial candidates
not to contribute" the section contains
another paragraph follows:
No candidate for a judicial office shall
directly OF indirectly make any contribu-
tiOE of money or other thing of value. nor
snail any contribution be solicited of
Judge Will Be Present.
District Attorney jerome will conduct
an examination of Murphy before grand
jury, and Judge Rosaisky will probably
be present.
Judge Rosalsky's connection with the
case is merely incidental According to
the published interview with Mr. Muir
ply IL was brought TO the attention of
the Tammany leader that the Indepen-
dence league had filed nomination pc
ttion with Otto Rosalsky on it for judge
Of the court of general sessions. and Mr..
/ suppose they got his money"
Judge ROsalsky, who is a Republican
judiciary candidate. Indignantly denied
that he was a party to any arrange
ment.
Subpoena for Shober.
a subpoena has also been served upon
Francis G.. Shober. Independence league
and Democratic candidate for congress
in the Seventeenth district. Mr.. Shober
is reported to have made the statement
that he knew of one case where Tam
many senatorial candidate had offered to
defray the expenses already incurred by
the independence league nominee if the
latter would withdraw
Beyond admitting that subpoenas had
been issued for Murphy and Shober and
that he would personally conduct the
hearing tomorrow District Attorney Je-
rome would say nothing
Comment by Hearst.
Ogdensburg " Y. Oct 1S.-Mr Hearst
was shOWered tonight with kilograms re-