The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-02

would have had the Chairrnanship OF this
cominittec. hut Iieut.-Gov. Glynn named
Soor Murtaugh instead. 1T was said
&. /,hc time that Charles r. Murphy
evencd up his score with Senator Still
we'll in this way for having secured the
passage Of the bill creating the county
of The Bronx last year.
Senator Stilwell on March II from the
hoor of the Senate attacked Gov. Sulzer
for announcing that he had withdrawn
the hill doubling the stock transfer tax,
which senator Stilwell introduced. and
about the same time Senator Murtaugh
attacked the Governor for his high
handed" removal of Col. Joseph r. Scott
ss Superintendent of State Prisons.
Stilwell IL Asked to Resign.
The charges came unexpectedly Gov.
Sulzer had concluded his usual morning
interview with the newspaper men and
they had scattered about the Capitol.
when word went out that the Governor
had something more to give out.
Mr.. Kendall was with the Governor in
the Executive Chamber and the Execu-
tive gave out the telegram, with infor-
nation that he had turned the entire
matter over 10 Attorney General Thomas
Carmody after asking Senator Stilweli
IT offer you evidence that Stilwell, the
man You sent me to draw my stock ex-
change bill. charged me $3.50 for drawing
g. was introduced to Senate Revision
Clerk Lewis who asked me to send the
uheck for that amount to him. and that
they divided the proceeds OF the check.
1T offer you evidence that Stilwell
wrote me on March 2l to come to his
office the next day and demanded $500
each for four of the Codes Committee
men to report the bill out OF committee.
~ offer you evidence that said that
would do no good unless the Assembly
committee reported IL. and that he said
he would canvass them the next day
and send me wire explaining how
much IL would cost.
~ offer you evidence Of the amount
namely $1,000. in his telegram. I de-
clincd the proposition. He called me
up the next day and told me there WAS
nothing doing unless | paid 800 in
advance. replied that I would tele-
graph the whole matter to you and
every legislator unless he reported the
bill out in twenty-four hours. which he
did. Under the same penalty l de-
manded Of him that my bill be re-
ported out OF the Assembly committee.
and II was done in forty-eight hours.
"Cogitating the matter over I think
! ought to let you know. any way, and
" you want some Fundamentally and
hearsay evidence Of the Stock Exchange
using large amount of money to de-
feat the incorporation bill. I am willing
to tell you at least what Stilwell told
me. No newspaper has anything OF
this"
Revision Clerk Lewis Dismissed.
Samuel Lewis, the revision clerk Mr..
Kendall speaks of. was discharged to-
day by Clerk Patrick f.. McCabe OF the
Senate. Majority Leader Wagner Ia
sued statement showing that he heard
Of the alleged bribery on last Satur-
day in New York city. when Mr.. Ken
dali called at his office to tell him OF
the occurrence. Senator Wagner said
Lewis admitted receiving $3.50 for
drafting the bill, but said 1t was for
legal services and had nothing to do
with his duties in the Senate. The Sem
ator had Lewis removed.
Senator Stilwell. when shown the
Kendall telegram TO Gov. Sulzer. at first
was not inclined to discuss 1t. Finally
he said: The fact that Mr.. kendalls
paper has anything OF this. is the best
evidence OF the reason why Gov. Sulzer
and Mr.. Kendall bring out this telegram
at this time.
The hearing on the Stock Exchange
incorporation bill takes place on Thurs
day afternoon before the Senate Judici-
airy Committee, and suppose Gov. Sui
ger imagines that the effect OF this tele-
gram will compel the judiciary Com
mlttee 10 report his Incorporation by II.
"scnrcely worth Replying TO-"
81 was just Ns amazed as YOU were
when read this Telegram which you
show me. The fact that My. Kendall
could send such telegram to Gov. Sui
xer Is the best evidence. to my mind, that
the New York Stock Exchange officers
knew what they were talking about
When they said that MI. Kendall was
irresponsible Die and did not have that moral
standard which the exchange felt should
be possessed BY any engraving company
handling stock and bond certificates
dealt in on the New York stock EN-
change
The entire story - 50 false and so
absurd that II IL scarcely worth re-
plying to-
BTeSlUent iNtnuhIl TtIdteu the IoiiOW-
Ing story ~ the alleged attempt at ex-
tortion:
Il went 10 Gov, SulZer concerning my
stucl, certificate bill about February 10
and told him what | wanted He re-
ferred me To Senator Stilwell who. he
. said. was The chairman Of the Senate
Codes Committee end was in charge Of
such legislation
II Immediately went TO Senator Still
we'll and told him what ! wanted. He
said he wanted $500 for drawing the
bill ! demonstrated. az that seemed
quite n large amount to me. and said
that I had never known that there was
charge made for drawing bills said
that II there Was such a charge, how.
ever. $500 ought TO cover IT. All right,
make It $3.50 said Senator Stilwell.
l thought that reasonable. but | did
not have that amount with me at the
time. Senator Stilwell then told me
that check would be acceptable and
that | might make It payable to Sam
Lewis OF the Senate Revision Clerks
stan, to whom he introduced me.
Sent $3.50 Check to Lewis.
Upon my return to New York the
following day wrote note. enclosing II
check for $3.50. There appears to have