The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-09
GRAFT INVESTIGATORS MEET
ORG INI/E IND IpJ8I ~ ~
M ~ a. 20.
s.>rmbi, man Nsrrnt chairman To Tahr
- NBItrrs IrTi FrSm Nnds inquiry
HsIs-hk Is-'s Load 10 De Inquired
Into nrsugh ., Golnk ta Furopr

Into BrsuGh T. Golnx Ia EUROPE.
-. .otnt l"gi~lat,," committee ar
t..r',,,i ~ maze "a graft Investigation a.
100. ."-r'' e fur Nlid~ scandal met for
,r.pu,arr,u ~ p.piprk yesterday after
r.r.u 70 90" Murray Ilili IIpt" NI tn"
,r' .ummrtt"smsn We're pr'-sut S''nn-
T.. VICTOR VI Allen Republican banker.
Pa,"r.Uurg RrnSS.'larr county. S''nator
N.Nint"r Bruugh. Republican. lawyer
New York ciiy. and senator Robert 2
Wagner p,m"crai. LAWYER New York
cav AS-..mhlynan Edwin 4 Merritt, Jr.
K.puhli can. ~ IN. Second district 81 ~
ILNrru~s. LAWYER and manufactures.
A.-.uhlyman Prank |. Young. hepuhli-
can lawyer 81 O--,ninK. A-AHmhlyman
William " Come Republican. seller Of
domestic and foreign patents. BROOKLYN;
A-S-mbyman Frederick u TOpmls. Re
publican. lawyer. New York city, and
Ass-ruhlvman Jame- 4 Foley. Democrat.
aSy"r New York city
A. AN executive a.-s-ion of the Cumnlittse
A.-amldyman Merritt was elected unani-
InoISly chairman - the COMMITTEES and
~ supreme Court Justice VI Linn Bruce
WaS selected a. chief counsel for the com
MITES. Chairman Merritt explained later
that AN assistant 10 Mr. Bruce would ~
selected later on The committee adj
Jnurned Ia meet at the city Hall on July
- and Chairman Merritt said that ~
I,-~sIble the committee would get to work
on July -. and yet there Vas possibility.
according 'o Mr. Merritt, that the com
mittee could not get together for work
much before August /.
The present purposes of the nv--tiga-
ton Chairman Merritt saws are to 90
into thn-. matters Of bridge trust leRisla-
tIon corruption which were not german-
t. the Aids trial a. Albany and which
CnrId not he inquired about IN that pro
,ee'ng. To continue the inquiry into the
workings Of the New York Board Of Fir"
Underwriters from thar point where Supt
Ho'chkis- of the Insurance Department
was compelled tn leave N Ca look into
the operations Of all insurance companies.
except regular life companies and this
will include industrial companies like
the Metropolitan and the Prudential
and all FIRE and casualty companies doing
business in New YORK. state
Meanwhile tn. committee will wait
N. fling OF specific charges Of cornlptl'n
against public officials, past or present
aud thes- charges must be brought 20
the attention Of the committee before
September II they refer 10 candidates
for pubic Office at IA. coming election
IL was learned that the books Of Filing
wood A Cunningham. which Supt Hotch-
ks- took out IN his rss,nt investigation
will ha further gone into. and that .S
Assemblyman Lewis B,-iell and former
Senator I.ewis GoOdzell. both Republicans
81 Orange county will be s'Ibprnaed
IL was learned that superintendent
Hotchkiss's investigation Of the Metro
pohtan life Insurance Company will
become the subject ~ inquiry by Chair
man M-rritts committee The Super
Int.ndent Of Insurance has had twelve
ar more examiners booking over the
OompAnys AFFAIR." for the last sax months
Chairman Merritt was asked how u
came about that senator Brough and
Asssmblyman Toombs. two Republi-
cans Who nave been regarded a. Abe
Gruber'- men. came Ia be appointed on
the committee The presence Of Abe
Gruber al ;h- MURRAY Hill Hotel during
the proceedings 81 the committee inspired
the inquiry
-Gruber had no hing " hat ever 10 do with
the appointment Of br0ugh or ToOmiy-
He vas not even consulted brOugh and
lUOmb- were selected by Lieut. -CioV
Horace White and Speaker James "
WAiSNOTth because they requested them
a. independent aud III men for the iuV,-~ti-
CATION We purpose - conduct real /
inquiry and fair one oar prOceetings
~ III he more IN the lIght Of a Grand jury
According 10 the terms OF the las under
which we were appointed tho-~ desiring
- give estlnpn' " 'HfnSt dnyb, Nv INST
= per on the witness stand and give
oprrohUrRttVe "vI i"t''- in support 81
their charge No p"htClsns viii have
any t0iupnc. With ~" committee
Will the commute" 'aE" up the m
vesigatlOn ~ FREDERICK ~ .us'- admin.
is'-ation - N. State tngine-r'- deuar'-
m"U' from January 1917, =" January !.
lss
hardly thnk 50 replied Chairman
Merritt for IN. reason that N" tnvcstI-
CATION ~ lir Sk.ne's department - now
b-nE mad" hv tho Grand jury u AlhanV
county
VIII the alleged statements ~ William
tonn.r-. Recently chairman 81 ~"
Democratic stat" committee. concerning
rh' recent sale Of Supren. Court Justine
norrnati"ns m New YORK County b" IN
C'.lg"i lnto'-
don't b-Ii.v. tina, the cnnrrrtt.. vail
TAN" up that matter b",al-. good many
J~1rls thought that Mr. Connsrs was
talking through his -otAhr"-n And -
course II all d"I-n,- on whether Mr.
CornerE wants a. formulate" his charges
ana pr"s"nt his "vid"u. - u b" has any.
r"gil.d Mr Merritt
In" commute" appointed senator
ETuUKh ,Ice-ChaIrmar. Walter Moss
secretary. GeoTgp VI SIlutW.ll .'".oE-
rarh.r and Charle> X hUtaliug geafi
81 Prms MIR MOses =, clerk 60 Sir"a or
Nal-worth Mr. ShotWeIl = a,,u. iate,i
vi,h & 4 Barnes offioIal ,'srOgIai h"r - .
IN" senate Mr. Hotaling hulI- q Job a.
ihs, Srrat.
~..a'or Brough - goirg to Eurole m o.
iev 'ays 'Ti experts to -tsy alroH ur,fti
some tin in August The Invsp tigation -
eHUacte.i to get lively a'oUt that iiIus at.I
- rAtor Prough has male arrangements
{, return when sumnoLet Nv cattle