New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-20

him he wouldn't have anything TO do with
him He told him TO go ahead and tell the
truth
Concerning the statement OF Assistant
District Attorney Elder. in so far as it per-
scnally referred 10 him, Louis Seibold last
night made this statement:
AS ! understand Mr.. Elders statement.
he says that ex-senator Gardner told him
that he had paid money 10 certain news
paper men, Of whom I was one, to influence
them against the Hughes racetrack bills
in 1905
ment lie Ned.
Mr. Gardner is Of a type of man with
whom I would never have any relations.
lie may have repeated 10 Mr. Elder Just
what Ny. Elder says. If he did so he told
an untruth. For myself and every other
newspaper man mentioned by Mr.. Elder,
repeat that, as far as I know. no money
was paid TO any newspaper man by Mr.
Gardner or any other person for or against
the racetrack bills and the man who says
SO IS malicious liar. using the names of
decent men 10 hide his own depravity'
Patrick RelIihan, another reporter. made
this statement:
to me by name as one Of several news
paper correspondents who got money from
the racetrack lobby that was in Albany
in the session Of 1903 working against Gov
ernor Hughes's anti-gambling bill. The
amount which Gardner. described as a
member Of the lobby. said 1 received, ac-
cording 10 Elder. was 5000 I don't know
whether. Gardner ever brought such an
accusation against me Up 10 the present
there seems to be nothing better than FL
der's word for it,
To any person familiar with the cor
respondence which I telegraphed to nv
newspaper that year the charge will sound
like e grotesque joke. It is joke at the
expense Of the racetrack owners, for the
files OF The New York Press TO which l
invite the attention of the Merritt COM
nlittee. will show that if anybody gave
Gardner money 10 be paid 20 me they
were cheated out of a return for it, If
the big sum said to have been contributed
Tor the debauching Of the Legislature was
expended no more effectually I can under
stand better than I did before how the
efforts Of the lobby failed to buy the de-
feat Of the anti-gambling bill
! think was the first of the correspon-
dents TO call attention 10 the presence Of a
racetrack lobby in Albany that year and
10 the reports that money was being used
corruptly 70 defeat the Governors bill
This j did more than once as a matter of
legitimate news, and as such Il was printed
in The Press
II must treat the charge seriously for
a moment, II viii be TO say that It is wholly
untrue / know my fellow Albany COM
patriots well enough 10 feel convinced that
IN their cases the accusation. given 10 the
Merritt committee at second hand, is
equally baseless''
Canon chase's Story.
Canon William Sheafe Chase. rector of
Christ's Protestant Episcopal Church. in
Bedford avenue. Brooklyn, said last night
that he did not know that either Of the
physicians whose names were mentioned By
Assistant District Attorney Elder before
the legislative committee yesterday had
been asked TO make a physical examination
OF Senator Foeiker
In the interests of the citizens anti
racetrack gambling committee. of which
was vice-chairman." said Canon Chase, IT
was In Albany at the time the bill came
up and was finally passed. / examined into
the case Of Senator Foelker and was salts
fed that he was really a very sick man.
] knew OF no plot against him, 70 in
capacitate him physically or otherwise. 10
keep him from his seat IN the Senate
ION the day before the bill came up for
q vote. Senator Foelker, accompanied by
his physician. DR.. Murphy, came ND on an
evening train 10 Albany from Staatsburg.
where he had been confined by his illness.
with Senator Agnew j met Senator
Foelker and DR.. Murphy at the station IN
Albany. The doctor and took the sick
man 10 a boarding house in the city. The