New-York tribune., 1910-01-19
TELLS OF HIS BOOM
BROTHER STATED IT.
ChonIer Says He NeUer A greed
to Pau Expenses.

Former Lieutenant Governor Lewis Stuy
vesant ChanIer, now Assemblyman from
Dutchess County, was his own star witness
yesterday in the Supreme Court, where he
is the defendant IN a suit for $4,000, brought
by William 2. Clark, one OF the Chanler
Presidential boomers in 1903. Mr.. Chanler
told Of contributing two payments aggre-
eating SIS 600 10 the BOOM and denied that
the plaintiff had ever mentioned to him the
subject OF compensation for his services ar
the boom bureau, which was in charge Of
William T. Manning.
Clarence J. Shearn, counsel for Clark.
who ran a bad third for Governor when he
was a candidate against Governor Hughes
and Mr.. Chanler. got a chance TO indulge
his sense Of huulor when Bronson Win
defendant:
You ran for Governor OF New York on
the Democratic ticket, did you not. in 1908,
the same year that Governor Hughes ran
the second time, and that our friend here.
Mr.. Shearn, RAM
ALSO ran, you mean" interjected Shearn-
Mr.. Chanler said that he had known Clark
about seventeen years, ''on and or" and
when he was Lieutenant Governor thought
OF appointing the plaintiff as his secretary
He then told how his brother, William
Astor ChanIer induced him TO make a
campaign for the Democratic Presidential
nomination.
He said TO me-" Mr.. Chanler testified,
- Lewis, I think the time has come for you
to make good. We have been working for
you like everything and you have been sit
ting back and doing nothing. Few people
even know that you are Lieutenant Gov
ernor'''
II told him. said Mr.. Chanler, that
thought I had made good. had made a
number Of speeches throughout the state
and believed that a great many persons
knew I was Lieutenant Governor"
Well, here is the chance OF your life
he insisted. There Is a great deal OF feel
ing in the West and South against Bryan,
and I want you TO crystalize that feeling
Many prominent men think you are the
most available man
'I laughed and told my brother that
didn't think it any use to try 70 bring OUT
anybody against Bryan. Suc oe declared
that number of big men Thought other
wise. asked him who the big men We're
'' Never mind who they are, he replied
William T. Manning. whom you met
year ago, is TO manage the campaign and
have entire charge OF 1T
What's the scheme7' 7 asked my
brother
Well. he replied. the movement is al
ready on foot. You are TO put UP $4,000.
enough TO get out a sufficient quantity OF
plate matter 70 send 10 the West and
Southwest 10 start the publicity part Of the
movement going. and Manning Will raise the
rest OF the money.
7 told him I never believed IN this
rublicitv business. that nothing ever came
Of II 7 asked him what the $1,000 was for.
end he told ne that IL was all 70 be used
for expenses
what does Manning get out ot it, 7
wanted TO know next
On Manning understands what y IS
To manage big campaigns he replied
'.Is Manning going TO manage IL, and II
an, nominated and elected will 7 be
bound 20 him in the matter of appoint
nents7' : demanded. Is he TO be my
Mark Hanna
Not AT all declared ny brother. He
knows that his fortune as publicity agent
will be made II you ara nominated and
elected
II thought 7 was a 100 - shot. and
said so Ny brother said he would put Up
me money himself but for the fact that
bA vas then hard up and said Re knew
tnat had The money I Anally agreed
| m advance the $1,000 The next time
| saw nv brother he informed me that $4,000
was NOT enough that $1,000 would Be
,aadad 70 start the movement on we'll
,eut that is absolutely the limit, he
| added
Mr.. Chanler went on 20 tell about meet
ing Manning He said he went 20 his OF
| nee
.pid YOU see the plaintiff. Clark. there -
askad Nj Winthrop.
IT may have and 7 may not have. ] dc
,ot recoIlect having seen him. was the
| reply.
Then you are sure he did not tell YOU
that he was doing the publicity promoting
for your campaign. and did not mention the
compensation he expected
Most assuredly he did not"
After the campaign got under way Mr.
Chanler said that he told Manning thai
the latter was going to a heavy expense
| In pushing II, and the boom rnan2xs'