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New-York tribune., 1913-04-02
NO CORRUPTI0N-MAB0N
Stock Exchange Head Denies
Attempts st Bribery.

Members of tho governing committee OF
the stock Exchange yesterday categori-
cslIy denied that any attempts Il bribery
had been made by that lody ~ Albany
Tor the defeat of the proposoi iucorp"ra-
ton bin. They asserted tina; not a dollar
had ever been used .or or against any
legislation.
Although President Mabon declined TO
comment on the declaration OF George y.
Kendall. president Of the New Ncrk Bank
Note Company. that he was Wiling 10
furnish "undocumentary hoarsay cvi-
dcnce" OF tho use Of a large amount of
money by the Exchange for the defeat
of the incorporation bill. attention WAS
called 10 his statement published ia The
Tribune on March % in which he denied
that a lobby has been maintained at Al
bany IN connection with pending legisla-
tior and nslnuating that money has
been corruptly used.
These charges and insnIationa arc ah-
solutely false" said Mr. Mabon. The
stock Exchange mas maintained no lobby
a Albany or elsewhere either directly ,r
indirectly, at any time IN it's history. Tho
statement that It has paid agents at NJ
hany is false. The insuuation and In
nucndo that any money has been used or
promised 10 any one I'm connection with
any legislation is malicious libel our
sight hrs been clean and honorable one
and wholly on the merits"
New-York tribune., 1913-04-02
GBy Telegraph to The Tribune }


Albany. April l.--Flat charges tna'
Charles T. Murphy, leader OF TSmmahS
Hall. was interfering in legislative al
fairs and debating the fate Of legislation
were made to-day by "A NUMBER OF WEI"
l.novn citizens over their signatures
They asserted that they were prepared |"
nrove what they said. and were not on1F
willing but anxious 10 do so. Legislative
leaders arc not demanding the proof.
The bill in question is the Smithsonian
measure for a graduated reduction OF the
fax ON buildings in New York city de-
signed TO encourage the building up or
unirnproved tracts Of land. and thus 10
lessen congestion Of population ana TO
provide for lower rents. This measure
has been before the Legislature FOR Two
or three Years and never has made mucA
nroeress. II has been fought by real es-
tate pcople and denounced as single
tax proposal
Joint hearing on this Dill was
scheduled to-day. When delegations from
organizations interested in II reached
here they were astonshed to learn that
il had been shifted 70 April without
notice. This seemed TO them to be mere
ly a part of the process Of killing the Din
New-York tribune., 1913-04-02

that give UP the papers TO tne D'p'i
me and gave them 10 Attorney Ee'o' !.
Carmodv. who was present WING 'o''
the Governor my story.
When ! had told my story the Gov
error cent for stilwcll and confronted h'Il
with me. He said: DO you know Mr'
Kendall and Stilwel said he did. Theh
he started of calling ne q liar oefor' ne
had heard what I had said about MIN
TIE Governor told him nc would have 10
resign or have charges brought asaihS.
him. Stilwell said be wouldn't resign ana
talked about the check for $50. wntcn NJ
said aas proper chargc iic dld '"'
say anything about the (emand 'oT S-'N''
That brings the story no to the present
minute.
There was one thing about thar te'e-
cram from Stiweil reading that hfteeh
was tie light nrmlnr that have no. yet
,old YOU. After sending that telegram
Stilveu sent me a letter IN when ne
tried 10 explain it away. The effect oi
fine letter was that he had meant thif-
teen when he said fifteen and that tn"t
was the number OF inc Assemblymen on
the codes Committee. Then he gave al
t,,eir names. But knew that he meant
q 40 and anyway I had his own admis-
sion that he had seat the telegram abou'
Gft .cr
New-York tribune., 1913-04-02
STiLWELL FOE OF SULZER
Accused Senator Charged with
Fraud in Woman Will.

stephen J. Stilwcll representing the 2lst
Senate District in the state Legislature.
has been for several years one Of tho
he who obtained tho passage OF the bill
creating Bronx Count Since he went
To- Albany. in 1905. as state Senator he
has been regular so far as organiza-
tion matters have gone. 1t war his bill
thai was passed by the Senate yesterday
to prevent transactions by brokers' after
Insolvency and the hypothecation by
brokers OF customers securities.
Senator Stilwcll made a bitter attack
upon Governor Sulzcr March IL. when
the stock transfer bill was Withdrawn.
The bill had been introduced by Mr. Still
we'll In mis- attack upon the Governor
he said It was high time that the rep
resentativos Of the people let II be known
that they were Senators and not rubber
stamps. lie declared that .suzer had no
right 10 withdraw the bill after consult
ing with the Committee OF Inquiry.
Charging Senator Stllwcll with fraud
and the cXertion OF undue influence on
Mrs. Margaret *. Saunders, who died In
this city OH August i2 of last year, James
j. Van Cleef n nephew Of Mrs. Saunders.
living at No. .SoS Flushing avenue. Long
Island City, contested the probate Of the
dead womans will In the Surrogate's
Court January 10 last. Another nephew,
Duncan Kennedy Van Cleef, OF Big Creek.
Cal, and a niece Annie Purcell. Of Lake
wood, y. j.. Joined in the contest
New-York tribune., 1913-04-02

Christ" Sullivan arc defending StU-
we'll loudly. and asking what lcgiS'a-
tors are coming to if the word oi
hlathcrskite like Kendall is TO DC
taken as basis for investigation INTO
rhc conduct Of Senator serving MS
third term
Eut there is no disposition TO shlc'"
Stilwcn by his party such as was m'ii'-
fes, at one time i'm the Alids scd'iu"'
AIR Kendall SAYS pressure - prous"'
10 bear on him not 10 LET tnc ma'''.
become public He declines aosolu''S
80 s,v who tried such soft pedal tac-
tics Noy. that it has become pnOi'o'
tho entire force of the Democra'! "o'
will be lent to starting the invest's"'''''
as quickly as possible. and II '"o
dorcc warrants. TO dumping StilWe'' OUT
= ,ho senate before he can catch MS
breath. d
..,rnc senate will act judiciaily and
,,.,;orl, said Senator Wagner 10
.;oh, "hut the Senate will clean IT'S
80, house Make no mistake about
that ot
rarmanv is taking no chances VI
nreindicing the New York city elo'''o''
h, seeming in any remote iash'on ~
,,,ors,o "raw work" in the grating ni'c
in the Legislature when charges arc II, u,
tho opcn. as they arc in the "''"'"
motfcr
New-York tribune., 1913-04-02
Governor Wanted Lodges Told.

Mr. Titzgibbons said that the Goverpor
requested him to notify the lodges OF inc
state as to MS position. Continuing he
said:
"I believe it to be my duty to inform
our lodges. 50 that each member can use
his Judgment as 10 who Is the best man
for Governor I have no desire to plead
for any candidate for Governor. out can
your attention to the facts rs ! get them
Personally. believe that Sulzer is the
best man FOR the workingman ~ tins
state and the man who. in my opinion
will give us full crew legislation.
Governor Sulzcr, who has just signed
the full crew bill gave out another state
mant to-day as to hls reason for APPROX
ing il. He said that the argument of the
railroads against the bill was that the
Public Service Commission now had the
right to order the employment of "hat-
ever number of men were needed on trains
10 safeguard the public
Tie then quoted a statement which he
saws Ira A Place "a New York Central
attorney made before the Public service
Commission when resisting an order ot
the commission directing that another
irainmau ho placed on a certain freight
train. Mr.. Place. he said. at that time
contc nded tha, tho commission was with
out tho proper Jurisdiction
IF tho commission had exercised the
power which IL .s claimed they possess
SAYS the Governor. such appalling acci-
dents might Dc avoided as that which
occurred only a few months ago AT Corn
,ng. when forty-one persons were killed
New-York tribune., 1913-04-02

After a conference with Senator Was-
nor Governor Suzer tonight sald'
.Thc S,,lwell matter Is now IN INC
hands Of the Senate and the Department
of Justice. The Attorney Generai aSS"' .
mo he is going ahead. advised ,en''o,
Wagner 10 go ahSad. did my dutS, '''
If rcfrained from doing it ! would nave
been dcrelict."
Attorney General Carmody saiu "0
would take no action until ne had
ccivcd supporting affdavits when MI
Kendall promised TO file with him. W.
Kendall told me-" said Mr.. Carinoo''
that he could corroborate everything ne
had filed with me- When these arhuaN
are submitted to me / shall then turn '"c
matter over 10 the Senate. | also nav
another course which | could aVaii ih3S'
Of. and that is TO present the matter 'o
the District Attorney OF New York COM
" for such action as we might "s'''
upon
New-York tribune., 1913-04-02
Kendalrs Accusing Telegram

Tho matter became public TO-DAY
when Governor Sulser gave out copies
Of a telegram he had received from Mr.
Kendall and told Of his talk with MT.
Kendall and Attorney General Gar
modv. That telegram was as Ioilo"S'
offer YOU evidence that Sulwel' the
man Won sent 10 draw my STOCK IN
nbauge hill charged me $50 for drawing
II lie introduced me TO Senate h"Nisioil
Clerk Lewis and asked me 10 9elu Ci'.IN m
for that amount 10 NM ana t"'' vi
yided proceeds Of check. ,
offer YOU evidence mat Stll"ell wrote
no March Il to come 10 his Office next
day and demanded $500 each for four o.
tho Codes committeeman to report tne Dill
out OF committee. -, -.
,yould do no good unless Assembly com
rnIttee reported ii aad that ne ssld ne
would canvass them noNt day ana send
me a wire that | wsald understand how
offer YOU evidence of the amount
namely. sl.5oO-of hts telegram. de
cined his propositiofL He called me up up
doing unless | paid $500 in advance.
/ rcpl;cd | would telegraph the whole
matter TO you and every legislator unless
nc reported the bill ont in twenty-four
~ours He did ii. Under same penalty
demanded of him that my bill be re-
n,rscd out OF the Assembly committee
Immediately. and ii was done in forty
eight hours Cogitatins the matter l
think | ought to let YOU know anyway.
and II YOU want some undocumentary
hearsay evidence of Stock Exchange us
ing q large amount of money 10 defeat
the incorporation bill | am willing To tell
YOU at least what Stilwell told me. No
newspaper has anything of this.
The Senate bill was reported on March
=. and is OF the Senate calendar. The
Assembly bill. introduced by Mr.. Knott.
OF New York. was reported about the
same time. and is now on the order OF
final passage i'm the House.
New-York tribune., 1913-04-02
@. Altntatt & On.

direct particular attention TO their assort-
inents OF CORSETS AND BRASSlERES
designed especially to meet the requirements
of large figures; also to their Combination
Enveloppante, made of English elastic and
recommended for reducing purposes.
Corsets made to special measurements at
reasonable prices.
New-York tribune., 1913-04-02
Absurd. SAYS StilWell.

Senator Stilwell in a formal denial ol
the charges. said:
The fact that Mr. Kendalls telegram
ends with the words No newspaper has
ANYTHING of this is the best evidence Of
tho reason why Governor Sulzer ana MT
Kendall bring out this telegram AT uhs
time.
The hearing on the Stock Exchange
incorporation bill takes place ON Thurs-
dav afternoon before the Senate judiciary
Committee. and ] suppose Governor SUI
zer imagines that the effect of TINS tele-
gram will compel the Judiciary 'omIn''-
too to report his incorporation bill.
The entire story . % false nm" 50
absurd that it is scarcely worth feplE-
ing to"
New-York tribune., 1913-04-02

YOU can talk with me IN fifteen minutes.
Think IL over and let me kno" anou, 10:
You know | have been perfectly stIa,sn. ",
and fair with you. and YOU know II 40
what | say. but I've got TO know that
this bill is reported out by the two COM
mittees this afternoon.
Impossible" Replied Stilweli.
AIR S.-Rut / tell YOU il is impossible.
The Senate Codes Committee doesn't meet
until 4. and don't know If the Assembly
committee meets to-day or not. ana !
can't do anything with them. The most
! can do is to get IT through the Senate
Mr. K.--Wcll. ! think you can. There
are several members of the Assembly
committee who arc friendly 20 the bill.
anyway.
Ilr 81 will call YOU up tomorrow
Mir k-That won't do. / must know to-
day.
Mr ST can't even get it through my
committee before 6 tonight. and il Is in,-
possible 10 say anything about the As
sembly committee. II Is not fair to ask
me.
Mr.. k.-Please take down tie wording
OF IN" telegram | am getting ready. II
there is anything that isn't true or not Il
fact in IL call me down.
Then he dictated the same telegram as
above which Mr.. Stilwel apparently took
down ON paper.
Now see what you can do and telephone
me before o'clock.
Mr. S.-There isn't any way | can tell
about the Assembly committee.
Mr. k.-Well. then. ] had better Let TIE
telcgrams ;o out But think II over aud
call me ND before ..
Mr. S.-Ncry well.
Conversation at 80 p. M. March 2s,
1919. Mr.. Stilwcll called up:
NJ, = Ie .bis NTr r<cpdaUp
Nh I<.-Ycs.
Mr.. S.-This Is Mr.. Stilwel have
just taken Il poll OF the Senate commit
toe aud it viii be ali righr. viii 20 over
to the Assembly ana sec what ! can do
Mr. k.--All right. ! viii hold every
thing up, but please call me up al {
o'clock and let me know about it.
Conversation at 4:30 p. m.. March
IS. 1913. Mr.. Stilwell called up.
Mr.. s.-This is MIR. suIwell. MIR. Ken
dan. have talked that matter over with
;hat party. and no says hc TiI take u
up and thinks IL will ice 3ll right.
Mr. K.-Theu II viii b' rcport"d ont 10y
the Assembly committee.
Air. S.-T's. II vii! come out In the
senate committee tonight and probably
NJ K.-Wlcn viii you he in New York ?
SIr K.-TLr1 will call ,u Up to-
morrow mornius.
Conversation at 1870 -. m, March
-. 1919. Nr Kendall called IN.
Mr. S.-Tbc senate committee reported
il out last night. avid viii hand IT In to-
DAY. The Assembly had a late hearing
last night and didn't go into e1>ecgtiyo
session. The chairman tells me il viii be
taken NJ to-day.
Mr k.-rhat's al right You have
seen. senator. am in deadly earnest to
get this bill passed.
Mr.. S.-r'n do all 2 can. I've written
you a letter all about II.
Mr. N-When will IL be- time 10 call
you up To- ind out about the Assembly
committee six O'Clock:
Mr. 81 think ! VIII know by ;.
Mr. K-Nll right. ! will call YOU IN
then.
New-York tribune., 1913-04-02
Kendall Tells Of Alleged Bribe.

This message was supplemented by a
long talk by Kendall himself covering
the ground in great detail. after he had
seen Governor Sulzer to-day:
Il went to Governor Sulzer concerning
my stock certificate bill about February
70 and told him what | wanted declared
Mr.. Kendall "He referred me 10 SEN
ator Stiwell. who. he said. was the
chairman OF the Senate Codes Committee.
New-York tribune., 1913-04-02

Albany April l.-Onc OF the merlo-
randa of the alleged telephone conyer-
sations between Senator :. J. StilWell
and 6. II. Kendall was obtained here
tonight. This ,ook place on March ~
and was the last of the talks. This
statement reads as follows:
About II o'clock Mr. Kendall called ZIP
from his Office on the long distance phone
the senate Chamber at Albany. ana VT.
which the following conversation took
place. This was heard by me through
another phone connected in on the same
wire with Mr. Kendall ] know a. was
Mr.. StilwelI talking. as have heard nun
talk and recognized his voice. The con-
vcrsation is given here as nearly verbatim
as possible. being written out Immediately
thereafter:
Nlr Kendall-Is this senator stilwell
talking?
Mr.. Stilwell-Yes.
Mr.. k.-Senator | have been thinking
over your proposition. and ! DO not IN
tend to ne thrown down at this time by
YOU or a legislator after lighting the
stock Exchange for thirty years for JUS
tice. will read YOU telegram am
having made out which will be sent TO the
Governor and every member of the sen
ate and Assembly before night. will
read II 10 you.
''StilWell declines 10 report Stock EN-
change hill No. 1lSS out of committee un-
less pay him >2.GJc for his committee
and 2L10o Tor Assembly Committee on
Codes. Have already paid him $3.50 for
drawing bill. Have documents sustaining
these statements. What shall do TO sct
Justice"
Mr.. S.-Alr. Kendall. YOU consider that
fair / have been trying TO hclp YOU all
7 can.
Nj. k-Ncll. ] have been fighting for
thirty year. 10 get justice. and am not
going to h" thrown down now.
Nj. 81 nave been helping YOU all ]
can. ana YOU know ! have been friendly
10 !Ou all along.
New-York tribune., 1913-04-02
Didn't Prefer Cash. He Says

-Farlv tho next week J. thinl, ON Irss-
dav. while was siuing in tho capitol
restaurant. senator Stilwell came In with
Kendall and Field. They sal down with
m. and talked over the bill DO not re-
member any one else being IN the restau-
rant AT the time. Finally Mr.. Kendall
said 10 me: i told Sulwell that would
pay so for having the bin drawn Up.
'Vay Well replied n Senator Su!wcl'
fixed that price / am satisfied.
Then Nj Kendall leaned over and
whispered 90 me. = suppose .ou prefer
oashe' to which replied. very loudly. %
an could hear me-. 'Not at. ell I am
doing nothing improper or that am
ASHAMED Of I am glad to know that
replied Nj Kendall. AS | haven't that
much cash about mo anyhow. Would II
be all right II I send sou a check?
"I said il would be all right and Sen
ator Sulwen said he didn't want any
part Of IT, Later | received the check.
which 7 had cashcd az StanwiX Hall aud
out Of which I paid my board bin. Sen
ator S,ilweli never got or asked for a
cent Of IT, never told Senator Wagner
that had divided the money with Scna-
tor Suiwell.'
Meantime Senator Stilwcll. who early
IN the day had seemed much disinclinod
TO ak for an inquiry by the Senate into
tho charges, changed his mind. lie rose
10 question Of high personal privilege
and demanded an investigation. fle told
OF having been called t. the Executive
Chamber and confronted by Mr. Kendall.
The Senator declared hc should be given
an opportunity to explain and that he
should be either "vindicated or branded
ono way or the other
The investigation was ordered without
New-York tribune., 1913-04-02

and requested that he state his position
on this most important measure.
The letter said that Sulzer repiled'
IF / am elected ! VIII sign the '"''
crew bill and ! will aid YOU in securing
its passage. | would come out op"hv
for the bill. but if | did the rallroilds
would spend barrel Of money to u"-
feat me-"
New-York tribune., 1913-04-02
SPECIAL JURY. SULZER PLAN
Kendall to Prepare Evidence
Arainst StilWell To dav.

;. H. Kendall said last night that no
would prepare the evidence and aftida'its
to-day in his charges against Senator
:. j. Sulwcll and send them 10 Governor
suizcr AZ the earliest possible moment.
The Governor had told him. Mr. Kendall
said. that he would have special grand
jury called 10 investigate rho charges
AGAINST Senator StilwelL Mr. Kendall
added that nc did not expect to- 20 To Al
bany until the special grand jury needed
him
New-York tribune., 1913-04-02

the telegram saying T. seemed / was
haclting away from the proposition Ia pay
Tor getting the bin out of the committee.
said vas. and That had no assurance
tho bill would pass even II did get It
out Of committee. IL said the bill nevc-
would get ont unless I paid this money.
kept him talking for six or seven min
utes. during which ne repeated the effect
OF this threat several times. and my pco-
pic heard IL all
next day ! called stllwelI on tho ielo-
phone. and ] was going 10 make him 20
port NY bill. I read him telegram stat
ing exactly what had happened up 10
date. II was shorter telegram than TN.
one ! sent the Governor. but it stated
about the same things.
Gave Him More Time.
This telegram was to be sent. told
Stilwell To the Governor and every.
member Of tie Legislature unless me- re-
ported my bill Immediately. Ho said he
could not do it, I said would give him
Till o'clock that day. Io said: Give
me Till s. / said: All right. At . o'clock
nc called me 10 say the bin was re-
ported. Then / demanded that hc get
the bill out on the Assembly side. lie
said il was impossible. ! said 1t had 10
be done or the kilograms would be sent.
lie said he would have 10 have til next
day. gave him till next day. and the
bill was reported by the Assembly Codes
Committee.
81 came up to Albany last night. 4
whole lot OF pressure was put on mo TO
keep my mouth shut-a very great deal
Of pressure From whom do you say? I
would not tell YOU that If ! was drawn
and quartered for IL. ] got into commu-
nication with the Governor at his house
and he made tho appointment FOR II
. clock this morning.
II told the Governor my story and Of
fered TO Keep silent about II. but he said
was doing night in telling. anJ as Gov
ernOr Of New York he demanded tho
papers, tho originals of the evidence
which | had. / did not want to give them
up as ! told him | might be sued for
libel later and ought to have them rs
evidence. He demanded az the Governor
ment of Justice and hc took them from
New-York tribune., 1913-04-02
Kendall a Fighter.

voud.u who has forced this inquiry
{, - tighter. lie has been hSh''n7 VI"
<on. yor,, Stock Exchange Tor He"iS'
and with il the American BANK
comnanv. That's what produceu ''i0
s;,,,stion in which Stilweli is inNoNe"'
kendall asserts that the stock hN-
.,aryo and the American Bank No'c
Company have an arrangement
,,.hic, the exchange will list only SUI"
,,.;,ies ,s the American Bank \"'e
Company onGravcs.
uo has done everything he could -
eoh, this alleged combination. \ Wh"e
aro he came up 10 consult Govern
s,,-or who promptly sent him 10 SeAa-
,or c,il,vcll selected to handle his '""
VII street reform" legislation. hch-
dan had pretty we'll in mind oiil u
forbid such discrimination as ne say =
is nractised by the stock EAcha"7 =
Stilweu agreed 10 introduce this' nc
,hen presented Kendall 10 Lewis I"
oler,k whom Stnwell called his irlenO'
Lewis undertook 20 draft the pll ''''l
did 60. receiving for it the S2Jo nan
~ which StilweH is alleged TO have It.
ceiVed. -
Tnor according TO Kendall, SuiW'l'
in,isted that before the bill could ne
reported from the Senate Codes Co'i-
mit,eo Kendall must pay S2,"co' OF
500 apiece. for four members OF me
committee. Stilwell he explains SAID
bc didn', want anything himself,
Later. Kendall says. Stilweu zee
rraphed him that it would take Sl''"'
additional to get the bill reported QUE
of The Assembly committee. lie says
S,iIwelI had a couple of conversations
with him over the telephone about TINS
matchmaking proposition, which men III
his office as well as he were able 20
listen to.
Kendall is 10 present to the Attor-
nev General copy Of telegram IN
kind of cipher, asking for Sl,1p foF
The Assembly committee; some CORE
snondcncc he had with Sulweh ana
Lewis; the Lewis check. indorsed; ail'
! aavits of those who listened TO the sol
Iweil conversations over the telephone
/and his own ahldavits. These things
win make up the case against Stilwc,'.
who doesn't seem especially alarmed
about il Just at present