The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-10-21
TELLS
Of THREATS
OF NFCALL
Tammany Candidate for
Mayor Frequent Caller
at Sulzer Home.
CAME FROM MURPHY
Sulzcr Reveals Fraud Found
in Capitol Expenses
at Albany.
By James Creelman
Copyright 1918 by Mall and
Express Company

EsPfess SOHlps'fl
NEW YORK. Oct. 2i.-The
charge that Edward y Mccall act.
cd as ChAs r Murphy'H messenger
does not rest on VIM suffers word
alone
Mccall came constantly TO the
executive mansion" said Mrs. Sui.
zor. urging the governor TO do
this or that lie even said 10 me
your husband must do these
things or be destroyed: make your
husband do them.
One incident bearing on the So.
crct authority assumed by Murphy
over the state government ] omit.
ted from yesterdays account Sui
rer had prepared statement re-
citing all the accidents jus, as he
would have told them on the wit.
ness stand. This one reads;
No Check on Expenditures
-Asinr I took office IN January
= learned that the state architec,
had expended more than $4,000. 600
during the previous year practical.
~ upon his own certificate and that
there had not been proper audi;
Il learned also that the 1912 ap.
preparation for the capitol had
been exceeded by nearly 5000 900
without proper supervision
Il asked committee represent.
Ing the American Institute Of Archi.
tects 20 investigate and I also
asked John Henncssy. my special
graft investigator. To dir into some
of tho accounts presented for pay
mont
The architects reported that
State Architect Hocfer and Deputy
Powers were not. by training. ct.
pericnce or ability. competent 10
fnlfiil their duties
"HennoHEy found several pues.
tionahle contracts and suggested
that the state architect he asked
for his resignation.
Asks Hoefer's Resignation
"Hennessy asked for the archi.
tectH resignation NJ my request
BEFORE he had reported 10 mo Sen.
Frawley came downstairs and pro.
tested against Interference with
work on the state capitol or other
state buildings. saying he did not
believe there was material truth In
the charges
"Frnwley still persisted that
nothing should be done nj least
without further consideration.
II told Hennessy TO return 10 the
state. architect and insist on his
resignation.
'Hcnnessy telephoned and In.
formed me that Hoefer wanted un-
til the following Monday 20 con
slider n. He said he wanted TO
consult someone in New York.
Il told Hennessy to ask Hoefer
the name Of who man and he re-
piled that he wanted an opportun.
ity 10 see Murphy and explain cor
tain things
Senators Wagner and Frawlcy
and John Delaney came into the
executive chamber and informed
me that Murphy was insistent
nothing be done In connection with
Hoefer's case that week
Forced Resignation
"Hoefer came TO me with De-
laney and asked that his reslgna-
ton be deferred. pointed to my
desk and said to. Hoefer. sit down
and write your resignation now
Hoefer wrote H.
1T was shown later that several
OF the contracts on capitol work
were bogus. All were percentage
contracts. Men we're paid for 20
consecutive hours daily for 90 con
secutive days. Some masons and
brlcklayers charged on the pay.
rolls had never worked on the cap
itol Political ward heelers OF
Tammany were on the payrolls as
electricians"