Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-04-02
President of Bank Note Com
pany Accuses Member Of
Senate with Attempting to
Secure Money from Him.
DECLINES TO RESIGN:
DEMANDS INVESTIGATION
Governor SuIzer Fails 10 Force.
SoIon to ReIinQuisb Seat
When Sensational EXPOSURE
is Made,

is Made,
By Morning Journa special Ieased wirel
Albany y. ~ sprn Z Accused of
luttempted eNtortian hy George "
Kendall president Of tho New York
Bank Note company. Senator stephen
T. stiwen of New york refused to-
! day TO rcsien at tho suggestion of
Governor Sul2er, and demanded a
thorough inyesueation of the eharses
The governor directed the judiciary
committee to report method of pro-
ccdure.
Senator sulwel. wno is chairman
of the codes committee, introduced
among other stock exchange reform
measures. hll desisnod to relieve
the New York Bank Note company
J from alleged discrimination on the
lpart Of the Now York stock exchange
which il Is claimed has refused to-
list securities 20 engraved and printed
oy the NeW York Bank Note CONE
pany.
IN telegram to Governor sulzor
Kendall alleges that senator SulwellI
charged him $3.50 for drafting the
! |Mn that IN senator demanded $500
each for four members of the senate
codes committee to report the bin out
of committee. and that further de-
mand of Sl.5OO was made Co influence
the assembly codes committee to re-
port the measure.
Kendall said he declined to comply
and notified the senator that unless
the bin was reported he would tele-
Graph the situation to the governor
| and every member of the legislature.
The senate bin was reported March
! 21. and the assembly bin was reported
about the snmc time and now is on
the order Of final passage in the
house.
Senator stlwed declares the "en-
Tire story Is So false and So absurd
that II IS scarcely worth replying 10.
Governor Sulzcr received the mes
apc from Mr.. Kendall last night The
governor conferred with the presi-
dent AT the bank note company to-
| DAY and later called senator stilwcll
io the executive chamber and sug
-ostcd that ne resien stilwell re-
FUSED The governor then took up
the matter with Attorney General
'atmody to whom he gave alleeed
documentary evidence i'm the case
Kendall chased that he was intro
duced hy Senator stilwell To Samuel
Lewis Jr. of New York clerk Of the |
revision committee to whom he was
isKcd to send the check for $3.50 for /
drafting the bin. Kendall alleges
'ulvell divided the check with Lewis |
owls WAS asked to resign today hl
Patrick p McCahe. clerk Of the sen
it lie refused and was removed |
ccordine 10 Mr. McCabe Lewis con- |
'onded that as a lawyer he had
tight to draft the til and charge $3.50
for his services he denied sharing /
tho money with Senator suwoli
Governor sulzer made public tho /
Ncraal telegram shortly after noon /
icday II caused sensation al the |
pitol II follows
~ offer you evidence that stilwcll I
ihe man you sent 60 draw my stock |
Exchange bin. charged me $3.50 for +
mwine IT, He introduced me to t
Senate Revision clerk Lewis and
tskrd me to send check for that
mount 10 him and they divided pro-
ceds of check I offer you evidence
bat sGlWcll wrote me March 81 10
come 10 his office next day and de-
n.nnded $500 each for four senate
committeeman to report the bill ont
If committee
- declined his proposition He
called me up neNt DAY and told me
here was nothing doing unless paid
$500 in advance.
y replied ! would telegraph the
whole matter TO you and every lcgs
iator unless ne reported the bill out
N twenty-four hours He did it. TN
der same penalty | demanded Of him
that my bin be reported out Of the
assembly committee Immediately and
it was done in forty-eight hours.
y think ought to let you know
any WAY VI you want some nndocu-
mcntary hearsay evidence Of the
stock exchange using q large amount
Of money 10 defeat the Incorporation
bin am willing to ten you what
Sulwel told me No newspaper has
nything Of This
Cslgned1 GEORGE II. KENDALL,
President New York Bank Note co..
Late this afternoon senator Still
wcll was called to the executive
chamber and confronted by Mr.. Ken
dan The governor suggested that he
had better 20 up stairs and resign"
Kendall never opened his mouth
said Senator Stilwell And said
Governor IT anything this man has
said would warrant a statement of
that kind from YOU. 1t Is lie. It is
untrue. Neither YOU nor anyone else
has a right 70 tell me TO resign and
! resent such statement coming
from you ] will not resign.
The senator declared he should be