The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-30
THE NEW YORK CITY
CAMPAIGN is KEPT
IN FEVERISH STAGE
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A. Beardsley, who originally took the
900 from Brady to Sulzer and on the
latter's refusal to accept 1t handed 1t
to Murphy.
Beardsley in his statement today with
out mentioning Murphys name, said that
a campaign contribution of $4,000 made
by Mr.. Brady In the campaign of 1912,
was subsequently returned to him"
Challenged Beardsley
Hennessy in one of his speeches to-
night challenged Beardsley to furnish
proof that Murphy gave back the $4,000.
Testimony to support the authenticity
of a letter written last summer from
Sing Sing by ex-senator Stephen j. Still
well, convict, asking the then Cover
nor Sulzer for a pardon in return for
an exposure of "boss rule in New York
city was given during the day by Col.
William H. Amory, who carried the par
| don application to Albany. Stilwell had
declared the publ shed version was
garbled. Colonel Amory declared the let
ter as made public was exactly as it
was originally written.
Stilwells reputed confession. said to be
contained in little black book in pos
session of Hennessy will be turned over
to District Attorney Whitman tomorrow,
dcCOrulHB TO Il statement tonight fteu-
messy, who was a witness again TO-DAY
in the prosecutors investigation of
charges made during the campaign. Mr..
Whtman's inquiry will result in grand
jury proceedings if the district attorney
uncovers evidence which he believes will
warrant them.
League Ranks Split
The City Economy league, organized
with economy and efficiency versus
extravaganza and waste" as it's slogan,
found its ranks split today on the
question of advocating the election of
Mccall. The league some time ago
voted to support Mccall and also TO
support several fusion nominees for
other offices. Today the secretary of
the organization, f. II. Tyler, resigned.
announcing opposition to Mccall in
view of recent charges against him
and his replies to them, and the league
voted not to send out any more Mccall
| literature.
| Republicans, progressives. independ-
ent democrats and Independence
leaguers were called upon tonight by
Marcus NJ. Marks. fusion candidate for
president of Manhattan borough, to
organize a permanent anti -Tammany
society.
The democratic representatives in
Congress from New York city gave a
dinner tonight to their party candi-
dates on the municipal ticket Charles
L. Murphy sat near Representative
John ]. Fitzgerald. who was toast
master. The diners cheered Mccall.
Speeches Made
Speeches were made by most of the
members of the city's delegation to
Congress. Several described the pres
ent municipal campaign as one of bit
ter denunciation. slander and vituper-
alton.
Hennessy's principal speech was be-
fore a Harlem audience this evening.
After reiterating various charges that
money was paid to Tammany Hall
which was unaccounted for in cam
| paign statements to the secretary of
state, Hennessy declared that this aft
ernoon he had given to Assistant Dis
| trict Attorney John K. Clark the names
of so men making such campaign. The
speaker produced a paper which he
said contained sworn testimony taken
from one of the graft collectors on the
| barge canal" which. he declared, was
another big source of corruption.
| "He came before me like several 9TH
! er collectors" Hennessy explained
''and voluntarily testified he collected
the graft and passed it up above"
The testimony Mr.. Hennessy read in
the form of questions and answer in
part was as follows:
Did you collect campaign contribu-
| tions last year?'
II collected every two weeks out of
the pay envelopes of the men"
Speaking of this testimony Hennessy
declared Il took reams of this testi-
mony all along the canal from Albany
| to Buffalo"
Mccall tonight told of Mitchels re-
puted connection with a Queensborougn
corporation as counsel at a time when
as president of the city board of AL
| dermen Mitchell voted an award to
Brooklyn Rapid Transit company of a
| subway route passing through land
owned by the Queensborough corpor-
alton. Mitchell just after voting for
this award. Mccall said. went TO Eu-
rope TO solicit foreign capital with
which to float bonds of the corporation