The evening world., 1911-02-14
RELIGIOUS ISSUE
AGAIN FORCED IN
SENATORIAL FIGHT
Affidavit by Friedman Copied
and Distributed in Thousands
by the Sheehan Influence.
TRAPPED.
TRAPPED.
Says He Made Sworn State
ment to Help Out Rush and
That 1t Was Tempered With.

Especial 20 Tho Evening World from . STAR
cprrceI~ ondent.l
ALBANY. Feb. iL-Printed copies OF
the Friedman afhdavits are now being
circulated BROADCAST over the state by
the friends OF sheehan. Every member
% the Legislature to-day re 'ved them,
and II Is said Ia many thousand copies
is made spparen. by the following para
graph. which Is not only printed In
capitals but underscored:
.',Phiiips then said: Henry. ~ no en-
ters the caucus he might Just as well
,cin the Catholic Church"
Philips Is n friend of A~ssembiyman
Friedman's father.
The religious issue IN this fight was
forgotten after the statement OF Bishop
Ludden OF Syracuse was issued and
failed to have the result expected ~
sheehan. Now Sheehan n ~ relied upon
This paragraph in the affidavit OF Henry
c. Friedman and is attempting TO revive
the religious Issue.
Roosevelt Ridlcules u.
Senator Roosevelt when shown his AZ
hdavit said to-day: "The whole purpose
IN spreading these affidavits broadcast
is so evidently another attempt to In
,roduce religion into the controversy In
spite OF the fact that several OF the can
didates being voted for daily by the in
surgents are members OF the Catholic
Church that I do no. think the matter
deserves serious consideration"
II IL learned to-day that one Of the
incidents omitted from the affidavit Of
Harold J. Friedman IL the fact tina
on sunday night. Feb. 3. when he had
q final talk with o Dix on the
proposition that he should lead the
nRoak he demanded Of the Governor
a. written guarantees hat he would
stand by any statement Friedman
might make in the caucus, This guar
antee the Governor refused to give.
Friedman Deceived, He Says.
friedman to-day declares tina thes,
afidavits were made by him to clear
his district leader. Thomas f.. Rush,
from the suspicion OF double dealing
with Murphy N sheehan. His afh-
davit. he says, was made with the ex-
press understanding that II should never
be made public and should be shown TO
no one but Murphy.
Friedman also charges that his sworn
statement has been tempered with. and
that . paragraph showing the connec-
ton OF Gov. pix has been Inserted.
while ! do not deny It's truth" said
Friedman, ''the following PARAGRAPH
was not In The afidavit / made: De
ponent thereupon told Mr.. Rush tina,
he was prepared to vote for Sheehan
and that he had arranged to maxi a
statement at a conference called FOR
the following morning. in which the
views Of Gov. Dix would indicate the
best policy to be pursued would be &c
break the deadlock and elect sheehan
Knew Nothing About II.
THAT paragraph has been put into
my afhdavit without T'y knowledge
continued Friedman.
"You admit. do you not. that yo,
were to make some such statement OF
the authority Of the Governor"
Wen. It's true. but ! did not pu
" In an affidavit. Up to the presen
time / have declined to make any suol
STATEMENT because OF the fact that m.
talks with Gov. Dix were confidential.
xThe Legislature to-day cast the twen
Gsfourth joint ballot for United State
Snsator. There was no material chans
ss4<s vote. Tho prospects are tina
t9tre will be no break this week.
Gov. Dix arrived from New York a
ADon to-day but had nothing to sa
aeathe Senatorial situation. Mr.. Shee
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