The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-23
Former Governor Says Mccall
Borrowed $4,000 From
Police Inspector.
MAKES WHIRLWIND TOUR
Murphy. Though Angcred at Ac-
cusation, Refuses to Is
sue Reply.
Especial TO The Times-Dispatch.l


New York, October 22.--The munich
pal campaign. already rcd-hot. took on
an added interest tonight when Will
liam Sulzer. tho deposed Governor OF
The state. injected himself into the
anti-Tammany fight and backed up
John a. iIennessy's charge that Ed
ward L. Mccall the Tammany candi-
cato for Mayor. borrowed $4,000 from
O. police inspector rs a contribution to
Tamnsany before no was nominated to
inc Supreme Court bench, from which
ne stepped down TO bccomo public scr
vice commissioner al tho behest of
Leader Murphy
Sulzer paused long enough in tho
midst OF his whirlwind tour OF tho
sixth Assembly District. where he has
been nominated ns tho Progressive
candidate. TO make this statement:
me man to whom Mr. Hcnncssy al
ludcd as tho referee In tho dispute be-
tween Mr.. Mccall and tho man who
lent him tho money for his contriG1-
ton. was Charles L. Murphy. The
amount was $4,000. The man from
~hom II was borrowed was former
Police Inspector William ". Nc
Laughlin
When Murphy Was called in re said
TO Mccall; You borrowed this money
from Bill, here tneaning Laughlin).
Tho only thing for you TO do IS 70 pay
Chcercd nv Next President.
IN his tour OF tho district to- night
sulzer delivered four speeches before
10000 wildly enthusiastic people who
chcered and hailed him as the next
President.
In his speech sulzer told tho story
OF his political career. beginning with
his first election TO the Legislature in
which he served ivc terms. his con :
Tressional service OF eighteen years
and finally his election as Governor.
II have been Governor for ten months"
hc said and Was the real Gov
ornor and not the rubber stamp for
Charles +. Murphy. believed the
people were greater than MIR. Muir
ply. You have nominated me TO be
your representative in Albany. I hope
through your votes 10 20 back. When
get there viii keep up tho fight
against tho bosses and for honest
government"
Charles i. Murphy, although plain
~ very much angered at the accu :
sations made by SElzer and Hennessy.
still refused TO make any formal re-
ply.
When asked IL he intended to ask
the grand jury TO Investigate tho sui
zcr charge that he had accepted and
failed To account for a $4,000 cam
paign contribution from Samuel \.
Beardslcy, representing the late An
thony Brady, Murphy said
when Sulzcr stops talking. and is
all through with hia charges, l will
answer every one az them"
what about John A. Heunessy's
charge that Mccall paid you for his
nomination to the supreme Court?"
What? Paid me-" shouted Murphy.
i don't have to. answer that. II Is
nonsense TO say Mccall paid me or any
body else for his nomination That 5
as far as III so with Mr.. Itcnncssy."
Ipt' nj
Murphy predicted that Mccall would
win by 10000. WHY. II things keep
on as they are going, it will b. unani-
nous" he added District leaders,
however, did not seem to be quite so
confident.
Edward L. Mccall gave two inter-
views during the day. but declined TO
answer the licnncssy charges in detail.
This man Henncssy is crazy" he
said. 81 did not get any money from
any inspector. | will not allow Hen
messy b.. his abuse and his scandaious
talk TO divert attention from the real
ISSUES of tho campaign" He expressed
"a desire to know where a verbatim copy
of Icnnessy's speech could he obtained,
but refused to say whether or not he
contemplated legal proceedings.
Later In the day he rcpudiated the