New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-28

two hours, discussing George NJ. Palmer,
Senator Stilwell, the appointments or
heads to the State prison, Health ana
Labor departments; that Governor Sulzer
was there threatened and that you were
at all times on the side of Murphy In
that discussion; that when you said moth
ing was discussed there except the Massa-
chusetts ballot bill and primaries, you lied
and meant to lie
"Third-That on seven separate occa-
sions you acted as Murphys messenger
boy to Albany, and that on more than one
occasion you carried Murphys threats to
the Governor
"Fourth-That you secretly on the
night Of February 2 met the Governor
at the 125th street station on the New
York Central. and by arrangement took
him to your house. where ne was with
Murphy for several hours. IL was at
that secret meeting that you were de-
termned upon as a Public Service Com
missioner. In your house that night
Murphy attempted to name the head Of
the State Hospital Commis sion and OF
the Public Service Commission in the
Second District, and you tried in vain to
help Murphy force the Governor of New
York 10 be untrue 10 his oath.
"Fifth-You attended, in Delmonico's.
the private impeachment court held by
your boss. Mr.. Murphy. in May. at which
II was determined TO remove the Gov
ernor from office. You ran up TO Albany
the next day to say to the Governor that
YOU had protested. that you mad told
them they could not impeach him. and
that you had protested to Murphy's pri-
vate impeachment court that they were
going too far.
Any other statements / make in the
campaign / shall write for you. when
ever requested by you. so that you won't
be AZ a loss to bring a criminal action.
(Slgned) JOHN A. HENNESSY."
Hennessy said, after sending the let
ter that he did not expect TO be arrested
in any criminal libel action. and that he
viewed McCalrs implied threats along
that line as final Tammany blufr.
which he had no hesitation in calling. He
pointed 10 bound volume OF typewriter
matter. which contained, he said, start
ling and new accusations against eight
Tammany Senator'S and against "one
very prominent Tammany man, who Is
not city official"
SuIzer Replies to Ryan.
Sulzer Issued a statement yesterday,
in which he claimed that Allan Ryans
statement. printed in yesterdays morn
-, ,hat H.
when he said Murphy was the original
seeker for the Ryan $4,000 campaign
contribution to Suffers campaign fund.
simply corroborated the Sulzer statement
to that effect
The latest Sulzer statement follows:
II see by the papers that Ryan calls
me a liar This is natural. However.
II one will read my statement In con-
nection with Ryan's II will appear that
Ryan substantially corroborates all l
said
THE student OF public affairs will won
der whether Ryan was a plant OF Muir
phys and whether Murphy used him TO
get something on me for the purpose of
controlling me after | became Governor.
At all events. Murphy and Ryan under
stood exactly what was being done.
whether did or not; and II turned out
that when the time came and I refused
to do what they wanted they used the
information they had to my disadvantage.
1t is the old. old story and lesson to
me | shall never forget
81 am done with the Murphys and the
Ryans They thought they could make
me their tool. but they were mistaken.
William Suzer never was a tool and
never will be a tool for any man.
Murphy and Ryan are as close as two
peas in pod. They understand each
other and they work together. not for the
general welfare but for their own selfish
interests. II Mr.. Ryan is wise he had
better stop lying about me, II he wants
to elect his candidate, one Ed Mccall,
OF Tammany Hall"