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


On January 4. 1906 the Hon EDGAR
TRUMAN BRACKET. then best known nv
HE intimate personal and political rela-
tons With The Hon Y Y ODTIL. .Ir..
introduced into the state senate
measure To amend the corporation law
oi this state nv prohibiting campaign
contributions bv corporations. either
domestlo nr foreign. The Brackett bill
also proposed an investigation into pre-
vious contributions In political funds
bv corporations
The next dav eX-Ciovernor n r.
ODELI. Jr chairman Of the Republi-
can state committee. came to this city
and gave ont an interview which was
thus reported IN the Tribune 81 Janu-
arv
nearby sgrsr Win tina, the BraeEe,tl btu.
2 don @ 80 vha' % - song sfeet however
- far - : know. the corporations Rave never
.Snsrnr's1 - EepuolirAn campaign. n ,hsy
us,s NJ, ~ rave sesn 'he mone
Nas Jhsr. particular stress LAID upon
~" ia-r and mo-i -trk ne sentence IN
this .''sran. Was there q meaning IN
the words ln-, '" the reporter. Iosr 10
rhn public bat not quite lnrt 10 the per-
~ons tor vhcm II was intended Docs
thi- incoming haC"ms more patent when
90 iElin-' m" recent interview If
Coinnsi GEoBDT " DJ-NN. eX-Ciov-
srnor % ~ predecessor a. chairman
~ thH state committee and ex-senator
THOMAS : Plat political represent
awe Onlv few DAYS ago. when the
~uhIer' ~ 'ampalGn contributions was
ha0touSd ~ Albany, Colonel DUNN
sd puhhrly.
4. .r.frnsn Of 49, committee reeve -
it"'aaas ~ conrubu',n.N aud could no, asy
H'hs hrid=. ronpspiss sdded to our eanpsiga
Ards Nor could den, ~
IN the same month that the Brackett
bil was introduced the Hon ALFRED
n PA"E introduced IN the state senate
q measure providing for legislative
INVESTIGATION If the Gas business Of
New York NV The resoluiica. AZ was
= matter If publ" knowledge then,
csrIe from m" Hon. r y OpELI. ". |
Despite 'h'- substantial lndOrsement it,
rrosTe-s toward passage was not rapid. /
sun ardent Odell supporters as the Hon. /
Er"AE TRUMAN BEACKTTT were con-
-piouotIs ~ the opposition ~ slight
Was rhs rrogre>- If the measure that
IN osu'us If Republican Senators IN
March ." Nj PADr saId:
re- 20 iu'en-ra o. -,T,tas as nra aoE
20 cssh gar, ~ 'or some one else to shoo
A. a document which seems 20 have /
obvious relation o those indicated above /
Ne again refer IN the declaration made I
by the Hon HARVEY n HINMAN on
Nav & 1875, explaining his vote agains,
the 80 cent gas hill
ss,s Hs-n adorned On Testimony - trr!.,.
worr - 'hs' Of m, own 'sther that this hili
we n'ro1 rsh - punish Ess corporation vhi~h
bAd cerl'nsd 20 r.t no contribution N ~ hama.
Of orr ,i1es ., opposed To 4no,h,r - ne ~,
csmrslgn
The author oi he testimony as
Trustworthy ~ thai Of nv own father
wae dsnf fed ~ tho time A. colonel
GEoRGL W DUNN. who Wac ~ thai
moment pacing the senate lobby The p
remaining details have not vet heen
made public bv senator HfNMAN hut We
believe th"v VIII he IN the near future.
Whether senator HINMAN still main /
taIns m" l",al arrltudc toward Colonel /
Dun no. c~sarv ~ that tune ~ not We !
hehsvc that HI later ASSOCIATION with
Governor HtDHEs will arouse him Ia tho 1
pubic iiIiN IN umbcnl upon him
30 I,his" "i any Legislative inquiry
lr'n --o"srv -e'rei- can be moro vahl- b
rh,r than ~ Investigation of The legi.- b
" history ~ 1870. winch woIld dts 7
.r.' Nh'th"r q Increment vas then be- .
~ - '"Inp"l 'ampsIgn contributors .
a'~"nE ,"rVu:ati"ns - transfer thclr .
...rk- from "n' i"ader - another