Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-10-24
SOME LIGHT On
NEW YORK POLITICS


case was permitted today by the New
York Evening Mail. Creelman wrote
in the Mail, in part, as follows:
BY James Creelman.
Copyright, 1913, by Mail 4 Express
Company
The charge that Edward E. Mccall
acted as Charles F, Murphy's messen-
ger does not rest on William Sulzer's
word alone.
Mccall came constantly to the exc
cutive mansion" says Mrs. Sulzer,
urging the governor to do this or
that. He even said to me; Your
husband must do these things or be
destroyed; make your husband do
them"
Court Ruled Out Story
After Sulzer's revelations yester-
day, ! asked his lawyer. Louis Mar
shall, why Sulzer did not make these
disclosures on the witness stand.
1T was attempted at the begin
ming Of the trial." answered Marshall,
but the court would not allow us to
go into what It held to be outside
matters, The evidence was ruled
out"
One incident bearing upon the sec
ret authority assumed by Murphy
over the state government | omitted
from yesterdays accoun. Sulzer had
prepared statement reciting all the
incidents, just as he would have told
them on the witness stand.
This one reads:
After | took office in January.
learned that the state architect had
expended more than s4,S00,000 dur
Ing the previous year, practically up
on his own certificate. and that there
had not been a proper audit
81 learned also that the 1912 APP
preparation for the capitol had been
exceeded by nearly 100000 without
proper supervision.
81 asked a committee representing
the American Institute of Architects
to investigate, and | also asked John
Hennessy, my special graft investi-
gator. to dig into some of the ac-
counts presented for payment.
State Architect Incompetent
The architects reported that State
Architect Hoefer and Deputy Powers
We're not by training, experience OF
ability competent TO fulfill their du.
ties
"Hennessy found several questions
able contracts and suggested that the
state architect be asked for his re-
signation. 1t was shown by Hennes-
sy's report that only half the right
quantity OF glass had been put into
certain rooms in the capitol, that
glass three -eighths OF an inch thick
had been substituted for glass that
should have been five-eighths thick
and that glass three quarters OF an
inch thick had been substituted for
glass required by contract to be one
inch thick.
"Hennessy asked for the architects
resignation at my request. Before
he had reported to me Senator Fraw-
lev came down stairs and protested
against interference with work on the
state capitol or other state buildings,
saying he did not believe there was
material truth in the charges
81 sent for Hennessy, who in my
presence related to Frawley the main
facts. Frawley still persisted that
nothing should be done, at least with
out further consideration
Il told Hennessy to return to the
state architect and insist on his re-
9igaaton Hoefer told him he was
no, a free agent, that he had no CON
troll over his deputies or his secre-
tary, and none over the men who
checked up the work. He said they
we're all appointed by Tammany. lie
made the peculiar plea that his
grandfather was German reyolu-
ZIONIST, like mine, that blood should
be thicker than water, and that /, as
a German, should not send him out OF
the state service in disgrace. lie
asked If his resignation could not be
delayed.
"Hennessy informed me that
Hoefer wanted until the following
Monday TO determine whether he
would resign. He wanted to consult
some one in New York. | told Hen
messy to ask him the name of the
man and he replied that he wanted
an opportunity to see Murphy and
explain certain things.
Senators Wagner and Frawley and
join Deianey came into the executive