New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-19
B|DOF SlOO,OOOFOR
VOTE, TRAVIS SAYS
Senator Swears Bribe Offer for
imposition to kgnew-Hart Bills
Came TO Him in 1908.
nIDN'T KNOW MAN OF MONEY
sanstor Gardner Confirmed 1t,
He says-Names Others Who
Cot offers-Fuller and Car
penter Issue Denials.

ss-=-o- Eugene NJ Travis OF the on
-,,s--5r- Of Kings. told the Legislative
--,-es-irs+fng Committee. yesterday. al
,-s @-sr session since election. that
h-ibs ~ s1t.R00o had been offered for his
.-o.a against the Agnew-Hart bills IN the
-.er1ar and special sessions OF the Leg
.z7s--,-e IN 1908 This high bid for Sen
e-e votes il appeared. was what might
hs-e been called the closing price, as II
made and confirmed on the last day
n he regular session
The Senator testified that ne had seen
.hA nan who made II around the Senate
cha-be- : number Of times that year.
,aaS and also IN 1909. bur he was not
-h.-a last year. he said His identity re
-7sf-e5 : rrvsterv, 50 far as the com
r7ittee-s record Is concerned, because
Senator Travis declared that he had
-e--e- known the generous ones name
7 zss sitting a. nv desk one morn
+7x~ L The way Senator Travis began
the story YESTERDAY, and one OF the men
had seen around the Senate chamber
cana and sat down beside me. He asked
r7= # knew there vas something
doing and juicy melon 10 be cut on
the anti-racetrsCk gambling bills He
said they needed more votes I told him
my vote was pledged for the bills and
that there vas no use Of his talking TO
ne. hut he went on. and said that there
vas $4,000 for ne down, before voted,
and $4,000 the next morning after the
vote
Another Senator Confrr7ed Offer
This offer Senator Travis said. was
efterward confirmed by ex-senator
Frank ! Gardner over the telephone.
bar he tod Gardner. as he told the nys-
FERROUS lobbyist that there was nothing
1oing. they had nothing in common"
TIE members of the graft hunting
committee displayed the most lively in
terest in The possible identity OF this
generous individual. but Senator Travis
repeated that he did not know and had
never known his name.
Senator Travis testified that Senators
Fuller. Carpenter. Gates and FoeIker had
each spoken 10 him at different times
curing The fight on the racing bills con
CernIng offers that had been made TO
them. and II. Linn Bruce. counsel 10 the
committee. said thar the first two. Sena-
tors Fuller and Carpenter. sVeualIei be on
the stand TO-DAY.
Judge Bruce ADDED that his subpoena
servers were looking for James r. Keene
and Harry Payne Whitney. but so far
without success. though they had haunt
ed the financial district for one and the
horse show for the other Schuyler
Parsons and David Mitchell. he said.
we're also On the subpoena lists Of the
committee.
Orlando =. Jones. former treasurer Of
Fae Metropolitan Turf Association. and
Francis r. Hitchcock. formerly treasurer
n lie Coney Island Jockey Club. we're
on the stand yesterday 10 tell the COM
rnittee how ignorant those associations
were concerning any lobby fund at Al
bsHy in 1905. ard ex-Sheriff Alfred T.
hohley- Of Kings County, whose name
has heen referred 10 by several previous
Witnesses told the committee that
though personally opposed to the bills in
TIE form ii which they were passed ne
mad not even heard Of any such thing as
money used 10 defeat them.
Ex-She-ifF Wanted Some Betting.
M Hobley expressed The firm belief
tnat mans instinct 10 gamble could
not be governed by any statute. and
though he did not favor the conditions
a the racetrscks around New York. he
So
would prohibit bookmaking in the field
Stands and thus keep tho betting con
nhed 70 the higher priced stands. where
Il could reasonably be supposed were
H1en Who could better afford to gamble
believe that the passage Of that bill
oast The Republican party 3 good many
Foies a. the last election" said Nr.
i7o'-ey. after referring briefly 10 his re
oe"t and unsuccessful candidacy for
Congress.
IA-0eNa-0rs Conrad Hasenfug and
AI7eo ] Gi-ch-isr. both Of Kings Coun-
y Nere the other witnesses. Each OF
mem Vigorously denied any knowledge
NHa'ersr OF money at Albany 10 defeat
@ facing bills and specifically each de-
ne references Of previous witnesses
pot
--i- '1licErist summed up his belief in
--S AS words on the stand. when he
douht the whole story Of anv
money having been used 70 defeat the
bills
senator Travis was easily the star
'nesz q The DAY. He succeeded Gard
NsF IN the Senate. and knew the man
after his session ar Albany. repre-
eo n part the racing interests there:
anew h.Tn 50 wei. IN fact that he could
'gTalze MS voice over the telephone.
never Heard Name Of Briber.
h-t he man vho originally made the
ME Offer Of SIe09,0 for his vote the
senator could not recall ever having
stl named. He described him. how
IS man about > feet 6 inches
nelsh5- q medium weight. who wore 2
IN nl2rk rnustache.
vas this same mysterious Santa
senator Travis testified. who
- MIN again after having made
10000 offer and told him that
vas On the telephone and
'eo 70 taxi 70 him. Gardner did NOT
ne exact amount. Senator
testified bgt he said that the
nat had been made by the man.