Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-22
C0NNERS TO PEACH
Anxious to Tell About "Auc-
toned" Judgeships.
URGED TO TURN TO HEARST
Democratic Chairman Not Willing
Yet to Concede Defeat.
SEES HIS CHANCES BRIGHTEN
New York Assembly Votes Not to
Widen Scope Of Inquiry, But
Senate Still Has Say.
URGED TO TURN TO HEARST
SEES HIS CHANCES BRIGHTEN

NEW YORK, February 22.-Wnliam j.
Corners, chairman OF the democratic
state committee. lighting for his political
life against those who are trying to
Gust him as chairman. announces that
he stands ready to testify at Albany at
the proposed investigation Of the charges
that places on the supreme court bench
of the state have been ''auctioned or
in Greater New York.
According to private advices, Corners
heard before 10 o'clock last night that
such an investigation would be demand
ed; also simultaneously came announce
ment from Albany that resolutions to
this effect had been introduced.
Before hearing that the resolutions had
been formally introduced Corners COM
mented with satisfaction on his private
message that such action would be taken.
Corners Willing to Testify.
Good" said he. as he read the tele-
gram. IF they want me on the stand
LII be there. I'll tell them what / be-
lieve, and after pause, perhaps what
know
ners was asked
H..
answered THAT will also come out if
they appoint a legislative committee and
put the Judges and their friends on the
stand-I'll tell them whom to CALL
Corners was cheerful.
Last night" he said. II hoped / was
going to win: tonight I believe 1 am
going to win
The prospect Of scandals in his own
party. the recent visit OF President Taft
to confer on the situation within the re-
| oh
ger bribery charges. and the hot flzht
that awaits the state chairman at Al
bany next Thursday seemed rather to
whet his appetite.
Not in Politics for Livelihood.
I'm not in politics for my livelihood,
like some OF these fellows" he said
THE world don't owe me a living. To
tell you the truth. kind of like fight
ing
Corners spent the day reading tele-
grams. answering 1ong-distance tele-
phone calls and comforting with state
committeeman. He would not say how
many Of them he had seen,
Il don't want to tip my hand, he ex-
planned, but I'll tell you this: The other
fellows haven't got SO many votes to-
they'll have less tomorrow"
An amplffed description Of the move
ment against him as Mr. Corners sees it
follows:
What Murphy is trying now" he said.
has never been attempted before in the
history of politics. and the people up the
state aren't going to stand for 1t. They
are trying to Tammanyize the state.
Democratic Leagues Ideals.
Il notice that this Democratic League
shows fondness for direct primaries up
the state, but they don't see any desire
for direct primaries down here. Maybe
1t might interfere with the business OF
the auctioneering.
Now. am for direct primaries all
over the state. and, what's more, I'll say
that the upstate democrats are behind
Gov. Hughes in that WISH
Corners would not venture to guess
who his successor is to be, II successor
there Is to be.
There are SO many fellows looking for
my job he said, that they're getting
cross-eyed. Murphy has promised 1t to
SO many men he don't know which one
of them to give it to. / never knew /
had so good a job
There is the greatest reluctance among
the Corners forces to discuss a possible
alliance with Hearst. It has become
known that some upstate committeeman
are strongly urging Corners to throw all
his powerful influence into Hearst's scale
pans.