The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-11-23
SULZER DEEPER
IN GRAFT TANGLE.
Glynn Told Contract Fixing
Was After COOperstOwn
Meeting.
NEW PROOF Is OFFERED
Asphalt Company Gives Gov
ernOr Messages Sent
to Contractors.
EIGHT TO TELL OF BAGMAN
More Road Builders to Testify
Tomorrow Of Enforced
Contributions.
EIGHT TO TELL OF BAGMAN

D,.,ric, Attorney whitman and Gov. |
,:,nn have ia their possession evidence
nich they say tends to show that Gov.
sp,,er. John y. Carlisle and George h.
v,crre me, in cooperstown, \. Y. on
July s. 1918.
Tho evidence shows that while they were |
supposed to be there. a telephone call
was out in from the Hotel Otesego. F,
,.oorers,own. to the office Of the state
Highway Commission. in Albany.
This telephone call was at o'clock in
the afternoon. There Is evidence to show
,ba, within an hour OF the telephone call
thirty kilograms were sent from the Al
hany office Of the Western Union.
The kilograms were signed with the
name OF Roy Fuller secretary to High
vay Commissioner Carlisle: they were
sent to road contractors having state
contracts and to supply companies fur
nish,ng asphalt to these companies for the
fulflment Of the contracts.
rrawury Didn't Use Evidence.
These kilograms carried notification to
the contractors that the material they had
been using in the State roads was not ac-
e.ptable: that the specifications called Tor
solid, natural asphalt" and only asphalt
of that description would be passed by
the inspectors This asphalt Is only
handled by the Barber Asphalt Company.
The telephone and telegraph records
were first obtained by the Frawley COM
m,tce for use against Sulzer For some
ieason the Frawicy committee did not use
the evidence and the record was not made
public. ..
Henry A. Rubino. attorney ~ 'tne-war-
nor-Quinlan Asphalt Company. who went
10 Albany week ago to make formal
complaint against Commissioner Carlisle,
,a,ne into possession OF the records In
some way and has Incorporated them into
an affidavit which he served upon Gov
Glynn at the Waldorf Astoria on Friday.
District Attorney Whitman has asked
George n. Mcclure in court under oath
about the Cooperstown conference. Nc
Guire denied II.
Former Governor Sulzer made state
inent that he was not at such confer
ence Commissioner Carlisle made pub
lie statement that on July &. and ne
was not In Cooperstown but at his home.
Roy X. Fuller, secretary to Commissioners
carlisle. has denied having sent kilograms
an July to contractors.
Charges violation Of Law.
The Rublno affidavit makes the specific
charge against Commissioner Carlisle that
ihe words solid. natural concrete were
put into the specifications contrary to the
law. which provides that specifications for
highway contracts shall not be drawn 30
that there can be no competition
Mr. whitman has other evidence tend
ing to show that George II. Mcclure
when he said on the stand on Friday that
no and his brother and Charles r.
Murphy, Jr only wrote 25 per cent. OF
the bonding business for State contrac-
'ors greatly underestimated the business
they have done in this line. Last year.
according to information which Mr.. Whit
man believes comes from reliable
source, the McGulres and Murphy got ~
per cent of the bonding business Of canal
and road contractors.
McGuire testified that no matter
whether he or his brother got the busi'
ness or Murphy got it, the two firms split
the commission The McGuires. 1t Is said
lot most OF their business from inde'
psndent Democrats or Republicans, while
Murphy was unusually successful In land
ing contracts to write bonds for Organiza
tion Democrats who obtained contracts
with the State.
Young Mr.. Murphy's whereabout!
caused concern among his friends yester
day. At his Office, rs William street. II
said in the morning that "he had no
nccn around for a couple Of days
Murphy Failed to Appear.
He lives at 800 East Seventeenth street
tNo doors from his uncle. the leader o
Tammany Hall. 1t was said there tina
ne was not home. hut would be home TO
dinner. Reporters who waited until lonl
after that time didn't see him.
An important witness. Fillmore Condi
New York representative Of the Union o.
Company Of California. will go before tn
Grand Jury tomorrow.
He will repeat the charge made In q
affidavit that an attempt was made
G-, him to subscribe $4,000 for campaig
purposes. and to give George II, McGuir
and James X. MCGUIRE, former Mayor q
Syracuse, a commission OF cent gallo
on every gallon OF product manufacture
A b. his company and sold to the Stat
Sir Condit said he refused the offer.
The proposition. he said. was made
George II. and James Mcclure.
Section 40 of the genera. corporatio
'aw makes 1t q misdemeanor 10 solicit
CAMPAIGN contribution from q corporation
"r Condit says the vner was made
him In this county. so the question I
Jurisdiction cannot enter.
Eght Drnminent ulI-Sluta COntractOI