The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-20
BRIDES FOR
LAW MAKERS
The Race Track Men Raised
$500, 0OOtoDefeatL legislation
AGAINST RACE BETTING
Witnesses Back Up the Statements of
Foelker About Offers of Big Sums
for Votes in the New York
Senate.
AGAINST RACE BETTING

New York, Oct. 20 Representative
Otto G. Foelker, the man who was car.
rled from his sick bed into the state
Senate chamber to cast the deciding
vote for the anti-raeing bills urged by
Governor Hughes, took the stand as a
witness yesterday and gave the Mer-
ritt joint legislative committee the de-
tails Of the attempt TO buy his vote,
which he charges ex-senator Frank J..
Gardner, now under arrest, made in
1908.
Gardner, called to the stand refused
70 testify, but Robert Elder, first as
sistant district attorney of Kings coun-
ty, the next witness repeated CONVEX
sation he said he had with Gardner last
March and which had been previously
referred to as confession
Mr.. Elder did not vouch Of his own
knowledge for the truth OF wnat he re-
peated, but he gave for what it was
worth, testimony which involves more
names of men now living and names of
men higher in social, business and pc.
litieal life, and the distribution Of big
ger sums of money than anything yet
heard in either the Aids hearing or
any Of the previous sessions of the pres
ent committee OF inquiry
The narrative was nothing less than
a sensation. Briefly it described a din
ner at Delmonico's of prominent men
friendly to the race tracks; Of 100000
to a corruption fund; OF the
of this fund to politicians
and to well known correspondents at
Albany of the New York newspapers
and OF the secret grievance Of the late
Senator Patrick NJ MeCarren, who
worked for the passage of the bill
against his own wishes and his own as
During the month of March, testl.
fed Mr.. Elder, 81 sent for Gardner
through his lawyer, who wanted TO
know what for. ! told him for a per
sonal chat, and shortly after Gardner
came to my private office. / told MIN
| wanted to know about the efforts made
at Albany to defeat the race track bills.
| told him that had indictments against
certain men.
Finally Gardner said, 4 don't mind
telling YOU that there was a meeting
at Delmonico's at which money was sub
seribed He mentioned the names Of
several men who were there, including
OF the Metropolitan Turf as
and the bookmakers. He said
tnat among the men there-that | re-
james r. keene David
Mr.. Parsons. Harry Payne
Whitney and Charles Fl. Hyde"
Charles II. HYDE is now chamberlain
of New York City and was formerly
law partner Of Mayor Gaynor James
r. Keene is the well known racing, man
md millionaire stock market operator
Mr. Parsons was not further identi-
fed.
He Gardner continued Mr. Elder,
said there was dispute about who
should handle the money. Finally he
said Sl25.000 was given TO James CAT
Iey 20 take care of three or four mem,
lers Of the legislature. Tammany men.
Jan IS G. GafIney is president of the
}sffney Construction company, which
has handled many municipal contracts.
Il asked him the total amount of
.his fund.-" the witness resumed, "and
he said on, considerable | told him
hat / had heard 100000 He said
hat If had guessed 100000, | would
nave been nearer the mark OF this
sum he said Senator Grady got only
81 600 and | might imagine what the
,thers got.
Senator McCanen, he said, was an
Try because be didn't have the handling