New-York tribune., 1911-02-23
WH|TEWASH|NC FOR LEVY.
Assembly Cities Committee Up-
holds His Remarks at Hearinu.
COURTEOUS, SAYC0LLEAGUES
Mrs. Hewitt, Who Was Attacked,
Calls Action Poor Commentary
on Their Own Manners.


Albany, Feb. ITO counterbalsrco ,b.
criticisms made by Assemblyman Aaron 7
Levys speech in defence OF the C-hrts,v
Sullivan inferior courts ripper bill when
he assailed professional reformers." and
attacked by name the opponents OF the bill
the Assembly Cities Committee to-day fur
nished 70 him an official certificate of char
acter and courtesy. At the hearing. Su-
preme Court Justice Page and others pro-
tested against Levy's remarks. and Sena-
tor Bayne. chairman OF the Senate Ju-
dietary Committee. which gave the hear
ing with the Assembly Cities Committee
admonished Levy 10 pick his phrases more
carefully. Even some Tammany men ex-
pressed emphatic disapproval and one
Democratic Senator OF high rank apollo
gized personally 20 several of his friends
for Levy's virulent remarks.
The Cities Committee. of which Assem-
blynlan Foley, Boss" Murphy's Assembly
man, is chairman. evidently can't see IL
that way. This committee adopted for
NAL resolution to-day declaring that Levy's
argument had been misouoted and entire
" distorted in certain public prints pub
ished since the aforesaid hearing" and
that he had been "uniustifably assaied d"
II was the unanimous sense" Of the
committee that the conduct and utter
ances OF the aforementioned Hon. Aaron
J. Levy were entirely inoffensiye and rem
dered by him in an orderly. courteous and
gentlemanly manner" The committee said
it heard the entire discussion" and ''ob-
served the demeanor OF the various speak,
ers." and had received from the stenogra-
pher employed by the opposition tran
script OF Levy's remarks.
said transcript sustains the Judgment
of this committee and indicates that It's
contents are repugnant 70 and contradic-
tory Of the unfounded charges made
against Mr. Levy and printed in the public
press" said the committee. continuing:
This committee repudiates the unfair
attack upon the Hon. Aaron j. Levy before
referred TO. and resents any and every IN
mutation that his conduct or utterances
were anything other tl.an perfectly man
full orderly and respectful. and we do
hereby condemn as completely untrue and
unjust such articles ana editorials printed
in the aforesaid newspapers"
Mrs Edward r. Hewitt. when asked at
her home. No 127 East Jst street last
night. what comment she had TO make on
the action Of the Assembly Cities Commit
tee in uphold!ng the attack made by AS
sembyman Aaron ]. Levy on the enemies
OF the ripper bill said:
Every Assemblyman at Albany is an
employe of the state, and as such SER
want Of the people. II is the duty Of the
members of the Assembly TO listen respect
fully to all complaints Of citizens, no mat
ter how much these may differ in view
from their own convictions. Certainly, II Is
not their right to be disrespectful and in
suting in their remarks. The action OF
the Assembly Cities Committee in indors-
ing Mr.. Levy's remarks against the oppo-
nents of the 'Chrsty' Sullivan bill simply
disparages the committee, and is poor
commentary on their own standard Of
manners"