The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-29


on the interests that they'd got 20 come
upp' asked Mr. Hotchlsiss.
I've never heard Of such a thing.
1T was the general talk that n bill
would 60 out and come back n the gentle-
men IN charge wanted it. wasn't itg- Mr..
HotchkisB repeated
4 never heard cf ii rcplied Buckley.
IL appeared that the Ny- bill died in
the Assembly COMMITTEES.
Mr. HOtchkiss explained that the newt
lettcr dated March p. contained a riddle
for him. II was a letter from sheldon
90 Buckley. in which sheldon wrote:
apparently the republication policiee
Ppear 20 h" very active IN the state OF
New York
Buckley couldn't suggest anything the
reference tn republication policies could
mean.
BEHIND THE GRADY BILL.
When the Grady reinsurance ball was
up Buckley apparently wns little F't
wCarad and wrote 70 sheldon that tho
passage ~ the hill were sheldon and hts
friend The hill was in the interests Of
thu foreign reinsurance companies. Shsl-
don wrote back that he didn't care much
about the bill on March %.
Isn't i, a fact that Sheldon f.yorsd
that hall hecause you asked him. the
witness was asked.
! don't know anything about IT, was
thu reply
On April ~ Buckley wrote to Sheldon
that he had defeated the Bedell resolution.
II passed the Assembly and was killed in
the Senate. Mr. Hotchkisa asked Buckley
u the I'VE bill could he called q strike
hill. A. usual Buckley could not rcmem-
her anything about H.
i thought anti-com pact hills were
generally strike bills. said Mr.. Hotchkiss.
Buckley said that he didn't think %.
IN "a -. ~ he. If n
Bedell measure Buckley got back a mes-
Sags from sheldon on April - congratu-
latinG him most heartily -on the success
OF your work at Albany
Mr.. Hotchkiss brought out letter then
showing that Buckley had had IN thank
sheldon for Sheldons kindness in send
ing q letter to Gov. Odell asking him to
approve Of the Grady hill Right here
Mr.. HOtchkiss spranK a certified CODY OF
passed nv the New York Board
~ Fire Underwriters. for which Mr..
sheldon was supposed 10 he acting. asking
the Governor 30 veto the Grady bill. -as
class legislation and Inimical TO the inter
estA 81 vast number OF insurance com
panies ~ well a. tho insurinx public.
He also produced a petition signed by
wise protesting vigorously against APP
prevail Of the Grady bill. These docu-
ments were from the flee OF the Execu-
tive offiCe AZ Albany.
Was anybody in favor Of this bill
sxceDt senator Grady. Yourself and these
relnsurance Companiesf asked Mr..
Hotchkiss
4 don't know
Who went there on a Sunday when tho
hill was supposedly pushed out OF the
way?-
Z don't know
this call7-
-Ihave no recollection Of IL. It's some
ihink you might get from him.
rs BRACKErrs AND BRowS's DISTRICTS.
After Buckley had put in hrs hall for
services. sheldon was forced TO send u
Dack and ask for a correction. In order
20 Justify the amount ~ u to hts assoc
'inte-. sheldon wanted Buckley 20 put in
! charge for specific work alleged 20 have
leen done in ths. fall before the Legisla
ure met in getting statistics regarding
'ates IN certain senate Districts. The bill
" corrected to cover this point contained
among its specifications: To legal ser
'lces az counsel. september 70 January
!. M Brackett's and Browns districts.
,Ir HotChkiss asked the witness II thess
weren't two Of the senators he had beaten
he wear before. Buckley said he thought
hey were but refused To explain IL. In
-cply 20 question as To whether he
gathered any such statistics At all az men.
ioned IA his bill. Buckley said that he ha'!
Employed a man named Hayes. Hayes.
he aid. kept a buckstshop in Albany
md was n very fine young fellow
Isn't that = myth just made up to
over your hIlls"
TO the value 81 these statistics
- MIR sheldon did : replied Buckley. who
iidn't remember what he had paid.
Did you give Hayes any money to
make campo gn contributions IN those
iiStriCtr'-
Later Buckley said that the only money
he had paid ont AZ all vas 90 Hayes and
subscription 10 col Reuben Fox legis-
alive index. Col Fox vas then score
ary 81 the Republican, State committee
Buckley u appeared did not get his
bin through until the next fail. although
sheldon worked tooth and nail IN HE
pehalf II" was not retained after that,
he said
4 LITTLE MONEY FoR Election.
II was while the matter ~ the settle
nent " BuckIey's hill Was still in abey-
nee that ths. lit1ls matter 81 helping out
'srtain Senators campaign funds was
brought up On August ~. 1874. sheldon
BTAE Mn Br,KLFY Your letter came
luis 20 hand stating m" arrangement
YOU have made m regard to the siS'1o. and
write uoW ~ state that YOU need give
,our-sif no anyi"tv about the matter
trust that YOU mad = pleasant outing a.
Saratoga and that ~" -ame va- pron'a bile
Ia Won ~ other Wav-
] bsilsve there - new senate - 10
,lecied this fall and n 30 ! wish Won would
hear IN mind the districts where possibly
hi'l. sid might N. rendered for election
expenses. Be- and thus save our dong
"a, thing after the Legislature comes 10.
yeiheT
I sugge-' this for personal use only and
r,-t that b. will he entirely CONFIDENTIAL
ours very truly. GppE.E y SHFLDoN
This was Buckleys reply. dated Sep
ember 7. 1914.
MH PEEsIDTNr am in receipt ~ your
etter ~ The -afh ! note vhat YOU say
ssavfing several senatorial districts and
Stll make n potn' 20 nv ~ have he matter
zen up neNr week ~ rue his O.. NOT
Il'oEe'hsr desirable. b~cause our friends
orEe, thar thnv have been hsp~d hen
he -rt-e. COM up. and u = sonnet -
,sGrer y moot thinRs whom The crisis Gomez
,rfl vour -uEEe-tton- hre valuable and /
han 'alk The matter over With YOU per