Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-21
Statement FROM HEARST
More Subpeonas Will Be Issued Next
Monday.
CHANLER TO BE EXAMINED
Hard to Get 4 Line on the Relative
Popularity Of Hearst and
Hughes.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, October 20-In spite Of the
fact that Charles r. Murphy. the leader Of
Tammany Hall. did not make good his
charges Of blackmail against the Independ-
ence League managers, the investigation by
the grand jury will be continued next week,
and the matter will be probed to the bot
tom. One OF the witnesses subpoened is
Representative Joseph A GouIden of the
Bronx. who is up for reelection on the
Tammany ticket.
It L. said that the grand jury yesterday
forced ex-Representative Shober. one of the
Independence League managers. who Is
also running for Congress again, to give
up letter which Goulden had written to
him. and which may have an important
bearing on the charges. In this letter, 1t
is said. Is threat that II Goulden's rival.
the Independence League candidate. is not
taken out of the contest before October 10.
10000 circulars would be sent out to the
members of the Grand Army OF the Repub-
lie throughout the state attacking the
Hearst ticket The circulars. however,
were never sent out
There was also. it is said. a reference to
$500 in the letter. No sooner was the let
ter forced from Shober than subpoena
was issued for Representative Goulden
Other witnesses to be examined by the
grand jury next week are William Astor
Chanler, former congressman. millionaire
and brother of Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler.
who is running for lieutenant governor
the Hearst ticket; Alderman Reginald Doull,
Charles V. Fornes, formerly president of
the board Of aldermen. and now Tam
many candidate for Congress; Joseph Prem
dergast. a Tammany leader, and L. L.
Allen.
What Mr. Fornes Saws
Whether or not any Of the witnesses sub
poenaed can substantiate the charges made
by Mr.. Murphy is not known. but there is
much speculation about the matter. Will
liam Aston Chanler has denied emphaticaly
that he knew of any proposition preached
by the Independence League managers look
ing to the withdrawal Of Independence
League candidates for cash pay
ment In return. Mr.. Fornes says that
1t was suggested to him that II the
leagues candidate were withdrawn in his
district he should in return pay his rivals
expenses to date. The amount was $3.50.
To this proposition Mr.. Fornes refused to
accede. Aside from that. Mr.. Fornes says.
it has never been intimated to him that
he could secure immunity from Indepen-
dence League opposition in his district by
paying cases into the Golfers OF the Inde-
pendence League managers.
Corporation Counsel Ellison. who vas
y appointed by Mayor Mcclellan to
I'LL the vacancy caused by the resig nation
of J. J. Delany, announced today that he
would vote for Mr. Hughes. He also an
nounced that he had given an order that
none of his assistants should make stump
speeches during the campaign.
Il will not take part in the present
compaign myself" said Mr.. Ellison, and
will expect my subordinates to main
tain a similar position. 1 recognize, of
course the right of every man to his own
time after business hours. but think the
less activity the members of the legal de-
partment of the city show in politics the
better the work they will be able to do
for the municipal government and the
people"
This statement indicates the bitterness
candidacy Of Hearst. 1t is believed that
all his subordinates to man VIII join
the Hughes army of democrats.
MI. Hearst will return tomorrow from
is hard to get line here on the actual
results Of his and Mr.. Hughes tour of
the rural counties. Many of the reports
Of the meetings are badly colored, is
perfectly natural In a partisan cam paign.
So many more newspapers are supporting
Mr.. Hughes than Mr.. Hearst leads to the
appearance that the latter gets none the
best of it. The attitude of the people in
the country Is apparently puZZling to
both sides. There have been no great
demonstrations outside Of one or two for
either Of the candidates. Mr.. Hearst. who
made such q whirlwind campaign in this
city last fall, can scarcely get used 10 the
difference in his audiences now.
Mr.. Hearst's View.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
SARATOGA. N Y. October 20-Mr.
Hearst had this to say today regarding Mr.
Murphy's appearance before the grand jury:
THE other day when the charges were
first made I said that they were nothing
moro than stupid campaign falsehood
They have proved to be exactly that, both
false and stupid There has been much
needless and baseless criticism Of the So
called Gilsey House clique or executive
committee of the Independence League. from
which I have frequently been specifically