The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-13
Republican Chairman Declares
Association Head Enrolled
as Democrat.
BROTHER NOT MEMBER.
Paul Asserts Real Business
Men Are on List Of Or
ganization.

Z
the police scandal who was q Repub-
! lican. Samuel 4. Koenig. Chairman OF
the Republican County Committee, is
sued "A statement this afternoon con-
corning the mention OF his name In
connection with the Affairs OF the sam
Paul Association.
In the statement he says:
There are two statements In the re-
port made by the Police Captain OF
tho Twelfth precinct TO Commissioner
Waldo. and In turn transmitted by him
To his superior. the Mayor. which call
for answer on my Part. One 10 that
according to common rumor. Sam
Paul IL one OF Mr.. Samuel y. Koenis's
iicutenants." The other that Mr..
Paul Is reported to do much election
work for Mr.. Koenig" Both OF these
statements are false In every particular
II appreciate the natural anxiety OF
the Commissioner and the Mayor TO
connect In some way with the Re-
publican party some one or more men
whose names have been men toned in
connection with the gambling investi-
cation and the investigation arising
10 not relevant to these investigations
whether Sam Paul II a Republican or
Q member Of any other party. or
whether I know much of him or little.
or nothing at all. yet ! must decline
the kind offer OF the Police Commits
sioner to have thrust upon tho Re-
publican party Paul as one of the
workers.
GAYS POLICE WERE TRYING TO
DIG UP SOMETHING.
II have known for several weeks that
the Police Department under orders.
were making strenuous efforts TO dis
cover something which might prove
embarrassing TO District Attorney
whitman. II sems that the result VI
all these efforts 80 far ss ] am con-
csrned. brought forth an alleged
''rumor" and nothing more. The Mayor
upon his examination before the AL
dermanic Investigating Committee. was
very insistent that only facts should
be asked Of him and not rumors and
opinions. I shall follow his reasoning
In this instance.
TneSe are tHe IhCth IN TeldtlO0 10
Paurs political activities:
"He 10 a lifelong Democrat and an
ardent worker for Tammany Hall. and
one OF the many men Of his craft who,
In 1909. worked zealously and spent
money to bring about the approval OF
Mayor Gaynor's policy OF "A liberal en-
forcement OF the law Whether the
Investment they made was one Of profit
the public knows by this time. The
show as follows:
In 1909 Paul registered from No. 100
Second. avenue. which Is the Eighteenth
election district OF the Third Assembly
District and enrolled as n Democrat and
at tho primaries preceding the election
was elected II member of tho General
Committee OF Tammany Hall in the
Tenth Assembly District In 1910 he
voted from the same place. enrolled As
member OF the Tammany Hall General
Committee from the Tenth Assembly
District In i0l; ne registered from No.
70 Second avenue. which Is the Sixteenth
election district OF the Third Assembly
District. enrolled as Democrat and
was elected at the primaries a member
of the Tammany Hall General Com
mittee from tho Tenth Assembly Dis
trict In March. 1912. less than six
months ago at the primaries held under
the Lazy Election law Paul was again
elected q member OF the Tammany Hall
General Committee OF the Tenth Assem-
bly, Distr I.
THINKS WALDO SHOULD HAVE
CONSULTED RECORDS.
TT Mr.. Waldo. instead OF calling for
"rumors," had taken tho trouble to con.
suit the Official records Of the Board OF
Electlons, he would have discovered
these facts. as ! did and. accordingly.
would not have made misleading reports
TO his superior officer. the Mayor.
nopo that this uoo .mentary proof
Of the actual facts win dispose OF the
| "rumor" that Paul In q RepuL lican.
have a casual acquaintance with Paul
as ! nave with thousands OF others in
tho city of New York. IL Is In nowise
intimate, nor OF "A social character. I
have never represented him, directly
or indirectly, In any legal work that
he may have mad
| According to Sam Paul. who received
an Evening World reporter at noon to-
|
seventh street, all OF the members OF
| his organization are prominent east
side business mon" lie denied that
there were any ex-convlots, pickpockets
| and Canssters In the club. and scored
| Capt. Kinsler and Lieut.. puggan OF the
Mulberry street police station for the
information which they furnished to
Commissioner Waldo.
| 'kinsler and Duggan are a pair of
liars" said Paul. disregardinE tho ad-
vice OF the clubs counsel, Jacob stiefeI.
called In specially to be present at the
Interview. Many OF the names they
give out as members OF this club are
persons with whom they have had deal
ings. But these persons are not mem
bers OF tho sam Paul Association"
Paul had previously stated over the
telephone from his room In the Hotel
Lincoln that he would "opcn his books
10 the reporter and show Just who be-
longed and who did not belong 10 the
well known east side organization. In.
stead. he introduced the reporter &c
President Louis kaufman. vlcs-Presi.
dent Benjamin Fucker and lifted from
che wall . f,ns nthsEraph which stated