New-York tribune., 1908-06-13
| MOVE THAT FAILED
puYSICIANS TO FOELKER.
Long Chance Has Taken to
Keen Senator from Toting.
oe,e-pps to The Tribune )


~ -eIcS-Ep.s The 1Nibunee
Tune 1o-Senator Patrick H. McCar-
rrook1vr, leader in the fight 10 protect
rsN Gambling and eN-Assem byman George
fs'.. fe.,,, we're according to a report here to-
J. .he rner who sent Drs. Elting and Theo-
ne rsailev TO see Senator FoelSer yester-
o0 as. NJ that visit which was unexpected
0's sesire6 tv Senator Foelker and DR.. Muir
h,s attending physician. grew alarming
PE -,e- 4 desperate attempt had been made
= ,ssnap or injure the sick man.
Bailey and Elting are both reputable
Items Of high standing here. personally and
p.s.ssi,nallv. They went in perfect good faith.
= General idea here is now that they were
"a, ,re tools Of q long chance scheme. such
-, icing leaders were desperate enough 10 take
-. ,be opinions given by such men. strangers.
=. he mas unable TO attend the Senate ses-
- .yould keep Senator Foelker away.
the Tribune correspondent learned the story
.5sv senator McCarren and Mr- Kelly. who is
- - IN NcCarren's company during legisla-
-. sessions. called on Or. Bailey yesterday
,,1 NcCar1en according 10 the story
- here told the physician that Senator Foel
-. musicians wanted 10 have consultation
-. -s+;enr.s condition with two Albany phys
- 0r Bailey had known McCarren for
-. - mars having attended him professionally
=
e zines. and is Kelly's family physician.
- ,s had no especial reason to doubt the
,oo6 faith Of his visitors
nee This consultation been arranged for?' he
asked NcCarren-
The musician thought the reply indicated that
=, RAD been arranged for.
nr Bailey thereupon made an appointment
-irh pr EIting. who has considerable reputa-
,,,n here as & surgeon. and they went TO Sem
- rockers apartments. inquiring there for
n ,f,7-n7v. From him they speedily learned
.+.+ no consultation had been asked by him.
= e--a7eed for although some suggestions had
bssn made 70 him by New York people that
:. should call other physicians into consulta-
non That having become apparent. they left
-. ponse without making any effort TO see
Senator Foelber-
nv BAILEY was asked to-day If Senator Nc
,.--er were not the man who conducted nego-
,ia-ious with him He declined to discuss the
i5sr-i-z Of his visitors for the present and re-
.s--ad 10 ms statement yesterday contain
iv .U The facts he cared TO make public until
;. HAD seen the men who told him that DR..
ur-,hr wanted to call him into consultation.
That s7ateuent said:
Two men called at my Office this morning
and stated that the attending physician Of Sen
zto- Foelker desired a consultation with two
Albsnv physicians and requested that Dr. Elting
.r5 call as early as possible to see the
Senator with his attending physician 1 made
sr appointment with Dr- Elting and We found.
m seeing Or. Murphy, the attending physician
of the Senator. that no such request had been
-sde We never entered the house. but made
cr- sro1oeies 10 DR.. Murphy and took our de-
Tarture
r is considered highly significant that just
~s1 a
Started for Senator Foelker's apartments a re-
7o- SPREAD around the Senate circle. ernanating
IRON tn racing leaders. that he would be un-
:hle 70 appear at the session, he was almost
q 6ss-r.S door Those who saw Senator
fake Yesterday have no doubt that any
svrgeon of skill would have advised him en-
rha-scall-- *es<irae d biz risk 10
venture forth. and he performed his duty yes
terdsr expressly against the wishes and direc-
tions Of D.. Murphy. Thus the racing people
srp7rentlv reason that Dr. Murphy would take
ths visitors to see Foelker. and their opinions
added 70 his would convince the sick man that
he must abandon ms attempt.
Il was = long chance but no more remote a
possibility than plenty of others they have tried.
Certainly il was much less dangerous and
Questionable performance than that Of other rae
Ing men when they kidnapped Senator Fancher
in an endeavo- 70 keep him away from the first
vote.
Their Has & report here tonight that pro-
possls had been made 10 q third physician, of a
far different class from that Of Drs- Bailey
and El-irz 10 offer TO take Senator Foelher in
sn automobile TO the Capitol then, having got
MIN into the machine. 10 take him 70 Troy and
keep hin there until after the vote This could
not he substantiated il any way. and the names
T the physician and the others in the alleged
scher7e were not given.