New-York tribune., 1910-09-11
GET ON DEMOCRATS TRAIL
Graft Hunters Think BaChe
Books Will Disclose Material.
LOOK FOR "ACCELERATION"
Committee Will Go Deeper Into
Trans" Matters for Records
of Legislative Deals.

If the legislative graft hunters this week
| obtain access to the books of J. S. Bache q
| Co they expect to open a series of trails
which may lead TO legislators now serving
and prominent politicians not oficeholders
or members of a legislative body The re-
luctance of Leopold s. Bache and other
members Of the firm to present their books
for examination has caused members or
the graft hunting committee to believe that
certain information given TO them along
this line was accurate.
Some members of the committee have
notion that the Bache books may disclose
that this firm handled the accounts Of a
group of Democrats. much as the defunct
EIlingwood & Cunningham concern catered
to a group of Republicans. 1t is well
known that Senator McCarren hal an ac-
count with this firm. 1t has been whispered
| to members of the committee that he was
not the only Democrat who did Whether
or not these accounts were purely specu-
latiye only could be determined by a study
of the books.
Want to See Woods Connection.
Reports were abroad yesterday that the
committee was particularly anxious to eX-
anime these books because of information
that Eugene Wood did business with the
Bache firm Wood and McCarren were
close friends Wood for years kept close
track of traction, railroad. lighting and in
surance legislation at the state capital 1t
was said that he was deeply interested in
the anti-gambling legislation urged by
Governor Hughes.
When GaynOr was candidate for Mayor
William VI. WINS at a public meeting
charged that McCarren, Wood and Justice
Gaynor met one afternoon at the Hoffman
House. where Wood makes his headquar-
ters, for a conference having for its pur-
pose the notification OF the recently passed
anti-gambHng laws. Mr.. WINS charged
that the Gaynor golf ball decision" was
largely the result of that conference. Mr.
Gaynor denied any such conspiracy, and
further information never was forthcoming
about it.
NJ. Linn Bruce and Isidor Kresel. of
counsel for the committee, have little doubt
that by Monday the Bache people will an
nounce TO District Attorney Whitman their
intention TO give the committee access TO
any and all records desired Mr.. Kresel
said yesterday that If the committee OBJ
tanned access to the books on Tuesday or
Wednesday the counsel will be in shape to
nesses for the public hearings before the
end of the week.
Going Deeper in Trans" Matters.
The graft hunters are not through with
the Trans matter by any means. The
street railway in politics seems to interest
the committee nightly, and before it gets
through with its work it expects to have
much valuable information on that sub
ject TO supplement the Quigg disclosures
of "acceleration" which the Public Ser
vice Commission brought out
The committee will recall Tracy Rogers,
head OF the Street Railway Association
and recognized lobbyist for the traction
DeopIe, early in the week Judge Bruce
intends TO go deeply into the history and
connections of this organization He is
likely 10 have w W Cole, its treasurer.
who did business with the EIlingwood &
Cunningham concern, on the stand again.
as we'll as Rogers. the silent partner in
this brokerage concern, which made spe-