The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-23
BUYING The SQUARE DEAL
s>!0Op >PFNT OILfNG LEGIS-
IiTOR> ~ THREE YEARS.
Z. Trar, RoEers Remembers the Pro
,e,iurr hut can't nrmrmher tho
Names Iunningham Examined Ahout
IN. Account ct .OOd Z ustomer uaIbS

.ar. wls am unuSuallN large attend
.... ye-terdHv's session Of the graft
o., .arrmItt~... and from nurmurs 81
-,....,u.,v heard ON all sides of the Alder
..s,.. .rarrh"r u was ., ldent that the
...-.,. attraction eagerly looked for vas
..r.. ..r'hsr history Of that Charles
I....s.~an - sorniy injured IN tho acct
y.,,,' ,nsrhirg" 81 his duty toward de-
80. ..- members Of the New York Legs
..,.-. ,n 1919 But those who fonilv
.,...i .gon m" thought 81 hearing
....,.t .-4ptsr IN m. wonder tale ~ Nr.
r,... .rar.. "Np..nsivcly hrlu-.-i ana
.,...-... had vrr" doomed t. Il dIs-
..,.r..f When " " tn'". who IN
.r., l.ruk"uin Ch"ck ~ az ornev,
..-,4t from IN" witness chair on
No.. ',r n" wls commanded - re-
,r-str --r-rily morning and i.-' Nv
r,--r,.r CO., .a his know ledge of the lnv"n-
,-,n I uayIny campaign contributions
,--oygr the hospital department. as Il
we're ~ IN" Third Avenue Railroad Com
,any But early IN the morning before
TIE COMMITTEES = counsel had taken their
green bags under their arms 10 proceed
=, Ilty Hall they we're called upon IN the
liberty Tower hv Mr.. Cole Reporters
Who ver. present IN the outer Offices heard
sounds proceeding from the inner room
where Mr Cole was m conference with
NJ Bruce and Mr. kresel which lndi Gated
ina, -ne proceedings we're not IN the
nat. II peace conference Voices
we're ral-"d vehem"ntly Vet treaty
uas made under the terms Of which Mr.
cole so' a stay until this morning. when he
vii resume tine witness chair and further
II. 81
s.? as YoR ALBANY PATRIOTS.
SulL. the days proceedings wera no,
without interest even 20 those members
of the enlarged audience who were neither
POLITICIANS railroad men nor -pulitl ral
aEents e. Tracy Rogers was recalled
for hrs final examination u" was for
q number ~ wears Coincldent with his
aciy tiles IN benalf of the New York stree.
Railway Association special partner an
EMngw God h Cunningham. During that
speclal partnership he received from
h. A. Robinson and passed through HE
the wI'u"~-- account To- the credit II
members 81 the Legislature IN 1870. Nav H..
So MAY ~. IS ncO: Nav :. s5.uDu. sep
'snha- i3 81 80: Novemha~ :. - SO.
and IN 1902 May ~. sSOo. July :. O. ~.
July a. S2p'. october q. 81 On, November
. y OOO. and On November H. IRun uo.
December "a 1870. $50 received from
Robinson. but not traced 10 tn. credit
uf legislators having an account aj Filing
Euoi \ Cunningham In that parInd
'."-" also passed - he credit II legs
at..,. account directly April %. IHll
.,0,ri-,II SsuS. March -. 1912. Good-..I.
49, May /. 1850 B..d"il 81 $50. January -.
80 B.-i"il SIu Nr'-.lana c,u'rIbui..t
% W. kpg''r- ,. COS. and the contribution
a.. r"n-lvei by iu. Hrpk"rhg'. firm. and
n. Street Railway t--nyJtfIp1 sent -.
D." DO. kerage iirm 10y kOga~~ So ga
To-" NT-elsnt ant Railway i-~0yu'l n .
we're dIstr,hut,.i through ,
D." Hackl-y and other sD..Ciai trcpuu's .
'." Cr'SiIt % 'h' account - mem p"r> .
4 on" Legislature. Al-o Their" wa- Il
rtym"ut To- Legislators through Mr.
I. -c~rs hands pv a." N.T~puul'au Rail
av CONT 10" 10 TO- e - 5rr ana rr
IN Ot . DAD iM!- 'rr..| 'f.. r,...r.i- 90 .
IiugEppi y .utnyrtm Do Hsi u",'.
'r""u '.'' % a'aT '.r" '..."- s. 80
'asseI through pee. hands = '.. ,.'u.,.
pr the 'rm = ThIcf m. Wriu.--- Wt. Cd
member To- legislators pt N"~ York
VAST THE SQUARE DIAL RuY n.
his summary n all the preceding
81 monv was LAID beior. tho wItn"--
ne was asked 20 tell frankly for 'n.
f-at purposes those payments were
20 ads 10 serve
ifrer Mr. Rogers had suggested ina,
Ns-s was some iIp!ICa' IA ~. sums
i. -'at~d by ms examiner he added
am not irving 20 dodge o. iarAtI--
-ara handled more money than you
ave stated there
\ - scores and scores II questions
lowed IN quick S.CCesSiou which tina
9 ness answered only with varl'upn-
= 'gs reply. I don't remember
-sn counsel led the witness away
-.r no field where memory would
80 o and conducted hum into speculative
.l.1-oUnv 80 to SPEAK ~. wanted ,
. -0or why the witness Thought ~ was
good thing to pay Legislators such
~ al 0eased 20 be taNed. Slr Rogers :
. 81 WIN something like "a sigh Why. I
'4- = -" same opinion ~ eN"rybDiv
'...RI' ! would get b.'ter rreatu'snT
'.. 'N" legislators fair treatment
.rs'l who has served a. chairman
~ '.- county committee and as Lieu
. am Governor = rha state, looked
-' NOR" surprised and panied when
81 card TINS opinion and asked with
b. ret eyebrows Why. cannot a Citi- ,
IL" ~ \"W NOrz be assured ~ far treat :
.' rom N" eg!-it'ure without paving ,
Question seemed 10 give the wit
pee '. .Ig.' a new slant aud he re-
Well Distributed the money
''" ""s' n 81 possible Ia Albany
D. ROB- pTNS 'NB BNNTFH
.. sSk"i good many qrIe-- .
'".I toward "hcIting the opinion
'H".,- rDfh"r or not he thought
t'i B".i".l and Nalbv aud Gr,.sn
."- yer" me lest men posi- biz
r,H"at.d those names very
and A. mas been the cas- '
-.ru lines - examination his =
.- ..lII"i IN" names - every
pc. lyrI IN tine EllingwoOd A '
Ea. 'ha-" ~ the aNaminat ion
x .." names ~ Archie D.. Baxter a G
... - ~" Assembly. and George
'pr'u"~ chairman Of the Re
H'.'. ur-uuIt'se. Those who
o. .-fIEs'. On and report as well C.
..n.' for other reasons have ! I.
A .r'uu -u'"1 Vyon the fact that
I3av'"r sad Dunn whenever
'.ai. cod have always baen I,
....rst
.H. tr'ay = member Of tho 81.
r ..rr..ff.s4 NJ Hrrtgs by