New-York tribune., 1911-02-14
FRIEDMAN TELLS STORY
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murphy felt that the contest hdo
on long enough to have justified fr'eu
mans position to his constituents lh'
afhdavit continued:
Deponent thereupon told Mr.. Rush tnas @
ne wss prepare ed 10 vote for Mr.. sheeno,I
ana that he had arranged 10 make 80 I'll
iilent al the conference calico lot u'cov.
lowing morning In which the views snoiicy VI 10
ernor Dix would indicate the best poIley " "
De pursued would be 10 break the oeaiio'"
and elect Sheehan.
Unable to See Boss Murphy
Following that. he said, he tried tha'
evening TO see Boss Murphy pu'
couldn't. So instead. he called up his
father.
The same evening n. Taylor Philips.
of New York, called on him and asheu
him to support Sheehan In the caucus
He finally decided 10 stick to Shepaiu'
The alleged affidavit relates that HIS
change of attitude was due entirely 10
his conversation with his father ana ~
reflection upon the pledge made 10 'hc
other insurgents"
Mr. Friedman, in his affidavit. says ne
was very much perturbed because -
his obligations TO his constituents As op
posed to his obligations to Mr. Rush' anu
in this extremity appealed to his Cre'
ator for divine guidance, and the al
swer came TO him that lie should not go
into the caucus and support Mr.. Shee-
han"
The affidavit purporting to come from
his father carries on the story Inc
elder Friedman said that on the day
following the Sunday on which Assem-
blyman Friedman saw the Governor ne
received telephone call from his son
in Albany. The message. according 10
the affidavit. said: 'If you see anything
In the morning papers, don't be worried.
The affidavit went on:
said. why. flop? Are you going to-
and ne said: Well, yes. y. 1aylor fhi,ipss
IS here" SO said Don't YOU dare think OF OF
such a thing" / then asked him where. |
could telephone him In the morning, and ne
said 10 do so about O'Clock. Inen l
called him up two or three times during tne
night but they told me he was out taxing
a walk, and as soon as he came in they
would call me up. At about O'clock
Harold telephcned and said: What is II,
pop" and l said: Harold, If you mop l
will dIsown you as a son, for you VIII DIS
grace your family. Your mother IS very
sick. and will have to go to the Mount
Sinai Hospital next Tuesday 10 Undergo an an
operation. She ~ all worked up, but II
house again He said: "All right, pop:
Tell mamma not 20 worry. Call me up at
O'Clock in the morning.
Talked with NJ. Taylor Phillips.
The next morning, the elder Friedman
said, he called up his son and then talked
with ~ Taylor Phillips. who was in
Assemblyman Friedman's room.
"I asked him." swears Mr.. Friedman,
"why he was trying to poison my boys
mind, after you have told me for the
PAST three Saturdays that 1t was the only
stand Harold could take, that he should
come out for Shepard as his constitu-
ents demanded, and that he should vote
for Shepard. He said: It's Mr.. Rush
who has been filling you up with this
hot air, but said, No. have not seen
Mr.. Rush."
Mr.. Friedman AYERS that on January
IL. after services In the Portuguese syn
agogue n. Taylor Phillips asked him
what his son Harold was going to do In
the legislative session. and he answered
that Harold was going to bolt the cau-
Gus Phillips then said, Henry. If he
enters the caucus he might just as well
join the Catholic Church"
Mr.. Friedman says that Mr.. Rush. the
leader Of his district, repeatedly advised
Harold to go into the caucus and stand
by the party.
Assemblyman Friedman says he made
his affidavit 10 make clear the attitude
of his district leader. He didn't know
that his father had made one.
Il don't know just why these are beins
circulated" he said. my position now
is what it always has been. / am against
Sheehan, and shall be TO the end. l was
willing to present Governor Dix's views
TO the conference OF insurgents as a,
courtesy to him. think he expected
that such a statement would cause
break OF three or four, or more. TO Shee-
han, and in that way the deadlock De
brought to an end, as others might think
the bottom had dropped out OF the IN
surgents' fight. I don't really think
father is going to disown me-propaoiy
he wouldn't even II | had gone into the
caucus; but he won't have any chance
60 ,n This nropositinu. for I'm against