New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-13
10 BE BRIDGE PROBE
r,-O OF LEGISL1IITE
INQUIRY FAR OFF.
,,dmiss;op of Doodle FHnd
by Osborne Not Likely
To Be Diwcgard6d.
Nv -s,esrsph to The TrihuneI

10
,-oreer's charges that lothian
NJ - 1901 demanded and took
. t-iho have lifted the lid. and
g nobody here willing TO hazard 4
$50 where legislative revelations
=, con Il is certain that when me
g taken up next week the names
-, rra other legislators 10 whom
- Moe evcars he gave $4,000
mo respectively. viii ne roVea led.
,r,-eo,-c-. Il became virtually certain
5a,. that a direct challenge VIII he
-, -a -he legislature. in such fashion
- may not he disregardcd, TO IN
...s-o the entire matter Of bridge
.o-,- legislation and alleged hood
-. This vii be based on the admls-
--- - 7sr,cs " osborne. counsel for
e,ro-o- Concer. that in 1908 the bridge
s.-,,srics raised = corruption fund. and
- statement that in that and suhse-
-,..-- Years no legislation hostlIe 10
,r,eo ramranles vas adopted.
This material already Is in tho record
-. .u5s-concer case. It is consid-
= ~ those Who want TO see the Leg
.-,s-,--e pr1-Ced of all stain 70 he enough
- 5,es1f n warrant motion for = Joint
t.-,srs,i,a committee. with full power I"
.,-5-,rf ar -rauirv into that matter. and
,..-t .-,e~S as might come UP by reason
= .his first inquiry Tho initiative for
,Ffs move NAY not come from the LegiS-
,.,a-e itself. hut circumstances may so
s,sne themselves that the Legislature,
.. - refuses such an inquiry. viii he
-r.osd IN the position Of declining
direct challenge 10 vindicate itself.
AT LEGISLATURES THROAT"
.on The face Of the record. the shadow
~ -bs bridge looms black across the
rsnitcl tonight" declared 4 prominent
nan here. The hand Of the bridge
rorrraries ls a. The throat Of the Legs
Is-u-e. and private regulations. public
honor and legislative dignity and purity,
= The publics estimation. have vanished
.ass tha envelopes which Moe sWears he
-o5g out Of his pockets Nov. Will the
rs-is,ature take steps 10 test this mat
- ,.riCh arreers on the record. or
NIL i let this picture Of the bridge cor
-uptionist throt5ling the Legislature re
main II the mind Of every citizen
The Ands-ConEe- case VIII he settled
as . SPECIFIC matter. Its issue must rest
an She testimony 10 be taken in the next
vesk o- t~-o IN the end II must he
r-sctirsI'r ? question Of Teracity be
fneer rhe Fcilov. senators, backed by
such slbetanri4ticu IS the various doCu-
rcrts and witnesses produced for tn"
edte-sa~ies may Weld. The lawyers on
both sides have aCrecd that there was a
bridge hccdIe fund. and the record Of
rhls case furnishes ample evidence about
,be motive which would have prompted
IT'S use Tho general opinion tonight Is
-He', - has been indicated in the Trib-
unes Gizratrhrs there can be no iarify-
mg cf th,e situation Without adequate
investigator WIDE and deer enough 10
rave rc room for couccalment Of any
relevant -ri7E-
HINT OF hLLpSS DEFENCE.
When tro Aids bribery inquiry is re
z.ned Tuesday morning Senator Con
eer viii again go or the stand for d.
-c-t examination This viii not last
.cag. though and there viii be few
cher illnesses. Il seems likely, for the
Conge~ yfde. His case is already in
The AIDS defence j. 70 come II viii
5' taat Aids never received a cent.
nat his opposition Ia this highway
legislation vas Que 70 the request Of
Senator Thomas &. Plat and that
CH1Erre charges were due 10 personal
S1''e because The Congcr legislation Of
,est Erar. intended 70 relieve the bridge
rmparios from some of the restrictions
q the Chpav law which Aids helped
70 frame. -yas defeated hy AIlds's help
TTis defence really viii como when
lew z Carr hoeins his cross-ex-
a":rstcn - Senator ConEer. That
"-I take = Icast TWO DAYS. according
- present plans The Aids lawyers
nave indicated ve~y plainly their belief
rs' r any money VAS dishurscd in
--l . XII 17c proposed highway legis-
s'cn- u vas handled by Beun Corger
himsef Tho questions Of Martin "
-i''ieton showed on their face his as
sumption 'nat tho Moe episode was
:ssed" n ~elfo>o Penn ConGer OF the
o71s of rrihe giving personally, and TO
flr1.fh corroboratiou Of . story which
''7e-TIse must have been a direct
ISSUE between the two Senator'S.
CARR To EXAMINE CoNGER
On that line the discrimination Of
hsnn Conger viii he conducted. and it
h perfectly safe 70 say that his OK
.f5'no" under the tender miuistra-
'efs of Nr. Carr viii not bc altogether
fHlorsble.
Tbs ordeal Of Deacon" foe is not
ta'eo- hv any means The Aids
frs have much material regarding
--sh 'HeT intend 70 examine him
cnpi'fe tho defence Senator Aids
Se1 VIII take tho stand.
nHe' erect ou The i-qUiTy the ex-
lie' revelation q the names of the
,iF legislators 10 whom Nfoe Suorc
eeNt hrib". Wll ilIEe is very un-
titan Senator Vongor has sworn
80 heltEer = now d member of the
,1sislaiurc 'Ehe iderairv of these men
htn hinted ~ Verr broadly and il
~1e general assumpii,n here thar at
- one and possibly The other il
Al any rate. withclt amy com
'.leu"hs or extension Of The iDyes-
saioh because Of this. !: 5ids fair to
'll Tor couple q E-ecks vet.
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