The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-06

ciergymen we're not aware of the cor
respondence which had taken place be-
tween Cardinal Faricv and himself.
MIR. Prcndergast ddded that az "a Cat ho-
lie himself he had but performed his duty
in the matter of theS" cnarites and that
the Catholic authorities aftar invosti-
CATION indorscd the torhptroller's views
Mr.. iotchkiss. however. recalled to Mr..
Prendergast that tho Menace. the A. p. A.
monthly periodical, was still printed at
Aurora, Ill, and would bo circulated in
New Iork State against him.
Mr. Prendergast and Mr.. Hotchkiss had
been personal friends for fourteen years
and it was Mr.. PrenI"rCast who induced
Col Roosevelt TO select Mr.. Hotchkiss IA
provisional State chairman
Mr., Hunt. Mr.. Woodruff and a II other
friends of Comptrollcr Prenderg ast stated
tonight TINT Col Roosevelt, when he
selected Mr.. Prcndersast to put him in
nomination for the Preside ncy nj the
Progressive national convent ion held in
Chicago in August. was per fectly we'll
aware of q he difference which had ex isted
between the Comptroller and his church
authorities. but Col. Roosevelt was also
aware that these differences had been
healed in May last when the correspond
ence between Cardinal Farley and the
Comptroller took place.
IL was said by Mr.. Woodruff, Mr. Hunt
and others that MIR. Hotchkiss could not
he nomina ted for Governor in this conven-
slOu nHO ne not been gwen power 10 DulIl
up the State organization principally by
the appointment OF county chairmen.
many of whom are members of the CO.
operative Fire Insurance Association OF
the State. which works among the farmers,
and who became famliarlv acquainted
With Mr.. Hotchkiss when no was Gov.
Hughes's State Superintendent of Insur-
anoe.
Mr.. Hotchkiss late this afternoon said
for publication:
am for Mr.. Prendergast for Governor.
Dot cannot say that he will be nominated.
1t IA trle that a. chairman OF the State
committee had talk with MIR. Prendergast
, Lest night or rather early this morning. for
the talk lasted from about A. NJ. until 2
A. NJ. and told him some OF the delegates
felt his nomination for Governor would be
nnw1se because of his attitude toward the
Catholic charities. l thought II was my
duty to acauaint Mr.. Prendereast OF these
,nomments OF delegates did not tell MIR.
.Prendergast there were objections to his
inomination for Governor on the ground that
As was Catholic
The Prendergast version-or rather
part Of it--of his encounter with Mr.
Hotchkiss 10 as follows:
p How badly do you want this nomi-
nation for Governor" demanded Prender
. CAST of Hotchkiss.
well. don't want It at ALL announced
cannot afford TO make a race
well, it is very funny, then. that the
men you put in charge of the Progressive
movement throughout the State should
all be standing by you and doing their
best to discredit me-" answered the New
Yorker. who was plainly angry and showed
II by his attitude.
Hotchkiss then told Prendergast that
he did not believe he could be nominate ed.
although you are a Catholic" said
Hotchkiss. we have been told fatty in
the last twenty-four hours that if you are
nominated you will be opposed by many
Of the leaders of your faith. Your action
"a City Comptroller Of New York in trying
20 force Investigations of Catholic orphan
asylums and other institutions displeased
Cardinal Farley and other Church Gigni-
taries, and many of the delegates who have
talked 10 me have said they did not believe
II would he eSpedient to nominate you"
Prendergast defended his action and
bitterly accused his opponents of taking
an unfair advantage of him.
MY actions were in every way honor
able and sboveboard, declared Prender-
gast. -and have no apologies to make"