The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-30
NEW YORK CAMPAIGN
IN FEVER|SH STAGE
John A. Hennessy Continues
His Attacks on Charles F.
Murphy and Tanmany.
MAKES MORE CHARGES
Stilwell Confession May Re.
suit in Action by the
Grand Jury.

NEW YORK. Dot 29.-New York Y
heated municipal campaign was kept IL
the feverish stage tonight. John A
Hennessy, Governor Suffers graft in
vestigator, whose speeches for the fu
sion ticket, headed by John Purroy
Mitchell, have been striking feature
of the campaign, kept up his attacks
on Tammauy hall and Edward e. Mo
Call, the Tammany nominee for mayor
laying stress in his talks tonight on
charges of barge canal graft, by which
he declared Tammany benefited. For
mer Judge Mccall. who spoke in Man.
haitian and Brooklyn, attacked Mitchell
for his former connection as counsel for
a corporation.
The $25, 900 campaign contribution
from Anthony n. Brady, traction mag
nate, now dead, first offered TO and
declined by William Sulzer when be
was running for governor last year.
and then given to Charles F. Murphy
leader Of Tammany hall, who declared
yesterday that he returned it to Brady,
remained point Of discussion.
Supports Murphy.
Support was given Murphy's declara.
tion that he returned the money to
Brady by statement from former
Judge Samuel A. Beardsley. who origi.
nally took the 5000 from Brady to
Sulzer, and on the latter's refusal to
accept 1t, handed it to Murphy.
Besrdsley, in his statement today,
without mentioning Murpby's name,
said that ga campaign contribution of
1000 made by Mr.. Brady in the cam
paign of 1912, was subsequently, return
ed to him. -
Hennessy, in one of his speeches to-
night, challenged Beardsley to furnish
proof that Murphy gave back the $685."
900, and declared that Besrdsley could
not and would not attempt to prove
any such thing through the Brady es-
tate.
Hennessy Has Confession.
The confession Of former Senator
StDwell, now convict in Sing Sing,
said to be contained in "ittle black
book" in possession Of HennesBy, will
be turned over to District Attorney
Whitman tomorrow, according TO a
statement tonight by Hennessy, who
was witness again today In the prose
cutor' IS investigation Of charges made
in the campaign.
Mr.. whitman IS inquiry will result
in grand jury proceedings If the dis
trict attorney uncovers evidence which
he believes will warrant them.
Republicans, Progressives, Indepen-
dent Democrats and Independence
lenguers were called upon tonight by
Marcus NJ. Marks, fusion candidate for
president of Manhattan borough, to
organize a permanent anti-Tammany
society.
Dinner to Candidates.
The Democratic representatives in
congress from New York City gave to-
night dinner to their party candi-
dates on the municipal ticket, Charles
+. Murphy sat near Representative
John j. Fitzgerald, who was tosstmas-
ter. The diners cheered Mccall, who
left the dinner early to make campaign
speeches. Speeches were made by most
OF the members Of the city's delega-
tion to congress Several Of them de-
scribed the present municipal cam.
paign as one Of bitter denunciation,
slander and vituperation- Representa-.
tive Goulden snid the Democratic par
ty at Washington had "made good
and that the party now was on trial in
New York City.