The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-01
GREASEANDY, ODELLREVOLVES


Hotel Rfter the Governor had signed the
law. but that no reduction was obtained
40 a result OF the interview. Mr. Lunger
was very positive In denying that he had
intimate relations with Buckley. Mr..
Hotchkiss produced a letter showing that
he had addressed the hitter a. My Daar
Buckley Mr. Lunger. who was for
merry with the New York Life. said that was
because Buckley had always been spolSen
Of around tho New York Life a. willie
or Buckley He admitted that Buck
ley was regarded a. a sort OF prOt@gf OF
the late John A. Mccall. When Mr..
I.unger said that the ball was . good bill
in every way MIR Hotchkiss said:
And yet your company paid a man
who had been practising law two yeau
SCI 900 Tor less than i've months serviceP'
Mr. Lunger admitted that this was
fact and also said that tho company had
never had another experience like t.
Vouchers were produced showing that
Buckley had presented one Till for $1,000
and another for $500 in May. 1903. that
Mr. LungeT had drawn two checks in pay
ment and that the $4,000 check was
marked on the hack Cash and had been
cashed for Buckley by the New York Afs'
WAS nothing said about this money
going to Mr.. Hamilton?- the witness was
ssked.
Not a word was the reply.
Buckley got 81 .O0 moro in June and
81 500 in November for legal services
from June 20 November In one letter
asking for these additional payments
Buckley wrote that he did not care to
bring this matter to the attention Of
President Mccall Mr.. LunRer said
that his company didn't care either TO
have ir brought to Mr.. McCall's attention
and paid the ball promptly. tie insisted.
however, that the Travellers had never
arranged 20 pay Cor other than legitimate
services
81 900 TO ALDRIDoE WAS PoR SERVICES.
Recalling Mr. Kennedy then Mr..
Hotchkiss took up the payment OF 81 ;0OO
TO MIR AIdridRe ON May 7. 1901. The
witness said that Mr.. Aldridge had called
AZ his Office and got the check. i told
him. said the witness. that was very
grateful for his assistance. that | thought
he had given "A great deal u his time
to the mater and that I'd like to give
him 81 90 He said Il was very generous
Of me indeed and took the check.
Was anything said TO the effect that
Il was a campaign contribution
No, sir
did he say il was for Monroe county,
He did not.
As you understood IL IL was simply
a payment for his time and trouble and
asSistanoe7'
That's the way ! understood il and
understood he Understood Il. He ex-
pressed himself very much gratifed
Mr. Kennedy said that he had paid
Commodore =. Vedder. not then in the
Legislature. q. $40 instead Of $500. a. he
testified previously. but a. to whore
the remaining 500 Of his fund went he
couldn't remember. i have talked with
other members OF the committee and
ransackSd my brain trying 20 locate
annoying to me and II ! could remember
IL would relieve me. II l ever recall
them | will let you know
BUSINESS DONE AT ODD NUMBERS on
BROADWAY.
Mr. kennedy said AZ one point. Il
never dealt with middlemen. My friends
were MIR. Hendricks. Mr.. Fasaett and
Mr. LOOMS Of Batavia By middlemen
he said he meant lobbyists. He said that
ne believed that the disclosures now
being made would put a stop to extra
constitutional government. mean by
that he said, -men elected to high posi-
lions in the party becoming more power
fll than the Legislature. II was a matter
of common notoriety that in the last
two Democratic legislatures all you
had 90 do was TO 90 10 an ofncs IN the odd
Trinity building AZ III Broadway 20
defeat a measure.
There was another office on Broadway.
A Republican oftice. wasn't there?- sug-
gested Mr.. HotchSis 20 which the witness
uuddsd an assent.
ASDT HAMILTON LAST RESORT
when Mr. Wilcox was called early in
the afternoon session NJ HotchkisS
-tartsd immediately To bring out the facts
concerning the surety companies interest
In the krum blll " 1901 Mr.. Wilcox said
-. 81. - -.
trpdI,e 81 he had gone up to Albany with
a Mr. Nadql. representing the Fidelity and
Casualty Company. u was the latter part
81 January pr early IN February he
thought They took with them an mend
meut 20 the NIL which would have in
GUIDED the sur, " companies and exempted
their uneNrn-d premium fund from "a va
ton, ike those ~ the fire insurance com
pan.a- They tried to induce senator
Rance 20 consent 10 this amendment.
senator RaInes having charge Of the hill
IN the senate He refused. a. did Assem-
Biyrnan Lewis ~ Rochester who had
charge 81 u 10 the Assembly
We could not by our own means ac-
comph-h anything: went on Mr.. Wilcox.
4 then sought Mr. Andy Hamilton |
don't remember first whether I saw Mr.
Buckley or not. but | nave a faint recolIec-
ton that told Mr.. Buckley that I was
seeking Mr.. Hamilton ana ~ Mr. Buckley
calling Hamilton in New York on the
IL was n the lobby % the Hotel Ten Eyck
Did you know they we're connected in
We'll. experience had taught me that
IL YOU were seeking one ~ was a good
thing 20 look up the other replied ne
kttnes-
4 stepped into the telephone booth
after Mir Buckley had got Mr. Hamilton
on the phone and told him the situation
Of affairs and he -AId he wanted To speak
TO Buckley a moment Buckley came
out a moment later and Said that MIR
Hamilton would take care of me-
oDEIL VERIFIED THAT PREDICTION
In reply To a question a. TO whether Mr.
Wilcox had had a previous acquaintance
with Hamilton, Mr.. Wilcox said that the
company had employed him in 1899 in
connection with the gIarantor insurance
act He had seen Hamilton once or twice
concerning the krum bill and had told
han % their desire and inability tn get
anything done.
I'm the evening. when the Leg islafure
was IN session. II ! wanted to talk TO Mr.
Hamilton would meet him IN the Insur-
ance Department said the witness
ibid he hang out there them" asked Mr.