The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-22

books which would show the details %
these accounts were not extant. That
! was shown. he said. -at the time OF the
I public Investigation In 1907.
Known ~ the Twins Investigation
] Mr.. Bruce asked.
Il should call Il the Wilcox investiga-
| tion," the witness replied.
| Witness said that some 81 the accounts
\ taken up were probably transactions IN
Electric Storage Battery stock. He did
not recall having advised Mr. Nixon, IN
1919 Speaker ot the Assembly. regarding
New York Transportation stock.
THE FIsHPoNp sTOCKEp ron the FIsHERs.
Counsel inquired into the basis upon
which were apporioned assessments
made against railway corporations for
the special fund 81 the state Railway
Association Mr. Bruce was OF THE opin-
ion that the assessments were made on
the hasi- Of lilo Of one mill on the gross
earnings OF the road assessed. Nothing
definite coGld be based upon this assump
tion owing to the inability Of either coun-
sci. witness or any OF tho committeeman
To assert that he could estimate what
such an assessment would be. given the
gross earnings to- figure upon. Mr..
Bruce then worked over n voucher which
showed that in May. 1910. the Metropoli-
tan Street Railway Company had con-
trlbuted ti2.Op TO the state Railway
Association. The witness said:
That evidently was contributed hut
don't think II n fair Ia show this unless
you show that every street railroad In
the State Of New York which was n mem
her Of the association did likewise
MIR. Bruce remarked that he would
endeavor to show that before he got
through. There followed "A long eXani
nation of the witness which seemed to
have Tor its purpose to show that the
s2s.UD paid to SENATOR Goodaell for 2.OnO
shares ot Transportation stock had been
raised by special assessment levied
IN railroad corporations and paid to the
state association. But nothing very def
mite came ~ this.
Then IL was that Mr. Cole was recalled
Mr.. Bric" called his attention To a letter
tho witness had received from Mr.. Con-
nett. connected with the Public Service
Corporation 81 Syracuse. In which Mr.
Connect wrote:
-ConfidentAlly we have been working
out a plan which we hope to develop by
contemplate there will he no reason why
We cannot 20 ahead with the association
without fear or favor
Mr. Bruce wanted TO know " II was
the rising tide Of public opinion in this
state whosa fear or favor was referred
to. and the witness replied: i presume
the change Of opinion all through would
have its effect
DONATION ron THE CASSIDY BILL
Next the attention Of the witness was
called to a copy Of letter written by him
TO &. Loomis Allen Utica, y. y. who was
AT that time general manager Of the Mo-
hawk Valley company. The letter read:
return CONFIDENTIAL letter enclosed to me
and am surprised az the condition which
tho cassidy bill has gotten INTO, for ! have
certainly been assured nv leading men Of
ths dist rict that II = donation was made to F,
Tho party about which have already OK
planned to you the hill would he pat through |
The whole thing AZ the present time Is
whether the don1tion 0n the lines already .
suggested can bo raised
Witness explained that the Cassidy bill .
would in effect have granted franchise
to tho Mohawk Valley power COMPANY
for a high potential pole linz through tbs.
Mohawk Valley. n took "A great many
questions 10y counsel 20 induce. the witness
TO remember that among the important
political leaders h" knew IN Ithaca he
might have talked with were j Sloat
FasSett and John Il StanChheld He
hlstcned tn add that h. WAS quite GER
tain he had discussed with neither Of them
the matter of tn" donation which would
acCrlarat" IN" passag" ~ the Cassidy
bill Mr. Stanchfeld smiled grimlv
Counsel tried hard and long tn learn
some particulars about that donation,
hut tho witness could not recall anything
of interest and hA was excused
PEW INNOCENT CAMPAIGN CoNrRIBC-
TIoSs
Then G. Tracy Rogers was recalled and
with the aid OF Mr. kresrl made still
another analysis Of the many accounts
ON the books Of EllinRwood A Cunning
ham and especially those accounts in
Z h.. name of tn. Witness himself and Of
various mentors Of IN" Legislature Mr..
Rogers made very few explanations of
credits g. the ACC counts - legi slatnr-
othe- than that they wer" political con-
tributlons intended for the use Of party
or else were the return Of
borrowed money
lie did have a differen; account for IN.
credit passed by him to IN" account Of
Georg" ". Malhy That
S5DO Mr. Rogers thought was rebate
credited To Mr. Malby 10y Ellngwood
unniRghnm on account of Intsresf over
charge The hook showed and tn. entries
w-r. pointed out to tn" witness that
Mr. Nixon had received in one year
through his account ~ fllingwood A
SOOD. but all 81 this Mr.
Rogers felt certain Was a record Of Inno-
sent transactions. On Nav 10. 1872 As
Jack Vale had ts.en credited
with $50 IN his trading accoun. az Filing
wood 4 Cunningham and entries seemed
IA show that the money cam" INTO the
brokers Office m the SHAPE Of n check from
H. Robinson Mr. Malby was y MEM
ser II the Assembly Committee on Rail
roads and IN" witness thought that the
entry was an innocent campaign con-
iributiOn. 4 similar credit was found IN
he account ~ Cot George W Dunn 81
chairman of the Republican
Stat" COMMITTEES" and that the witness
plt even NOR. certain thln usual was
,ampaign contribution. Why th..se con-
ributions should h- made by a check from
Robinson or Nrecland or Cole 10 Hackley
'r the witness and then passed TO the
'redit Of the statesman To IL benefited
he witness explained by saying that
Z was a convenient method and he could
lot b@ induced to say otherwise Mr.
3ogers's testimony was interrupted by
adjournment until 10 o clock this morning
Democratic Assembly Nominations IN
Erie County.
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