New-York tribune., 1913-11-30
Friends of District AttOr-
ney See Tigers Insincer-
ity in Graft Probe.
BARGE CANAL MEN
ALSO HAD TO PAY
Many Prominent Citizens on Ex.
traordinary Grand Jury for
Campaign Cases.

Friends Of District Attorney whitman
were resentful yesterday over the attl-
tude of Tammany Hall politicians toward
| the District Attorney in his energetic in
vestgation of the highway and barge
canal graft clews as furnished by John a.
Hennessy, chief investigator for former
Governor Suzer. The District Attorneys
friends professed to see In Tammany's
attitude a marked insincerity, as com
pared with the motive that led Tammany
to nominate Mr.. Whitman for District
Attorney last fall.
II was pointed out that while Tammany
is now impugning Mr.. Whitman with po-
litcal motives in following up the tran
of the state grafters three weeks ago IL
was calling Hennessy liar" and de-
mandlng q grand jury investigation OF
his charges. in the hope that he might
be proved one. That Mr.. Whitman is
willing now to sift to the bottom the
charges brought by Hennessy, Demo
crat, ought to remove him from baleful
attacks OF political insincerlty, his friends
say.
The District Attorney remained in Nir-
New York tomorrow, to take up the
John Doe investigation in the afternoon
Governor Glynn was in town yesterday
to see the Army and Navy football game.
He said he saw no reason why friction
should arise between Mr.. Whitman anu
James w. Osborne the Governors special
graft Investigator. The entire inquiry, he
said was in Mr.. Osborne's hands, because
there was n popular demand for state
wide investigation of campaign contribu-
tions, especially those from the Barber
Asphalt Company.
Canal Contractors Paid.
Assistant District Attorney John X.
Clark said yesterday that he had Just
obtained a list OF contractors on the canal
work who were contributors TO campaign
funds. Every one of these, he said. VIII
be examined in John Doe proceedings,
just as the highway contractors are 10 be
examined. Four Albany contractors VIII
be ready to testify tomorrow. Two of
these are witnesses named by John A.
Hennessy.
Several indictments are expected 10 re-
suit when the special grand jury which
is TO be impaneled by Justice Vernon NJ.
Davis tomorrow begins its consideration
Of the minutes OF the John Doe proceed
ings. Assistant District Attorney Clark
refused TO discuss the impending indict-
ments, but it is believed that upstate
politicians who acted as "bagmen' will
have to stand trial for extortion. IL is
hinted strongly that there may be at
least one man from New York County
indicted.
Mr.. Clark denied yesterday tho report
that obstacles had been thrown in his
way by Secretary Of State Mitchell II.
May. IL was necessary, he explained, 10
subpoena Jose T.. Pidgeon, assistant Sec
retary OF State. 10 get the campaign con-
tribution reports for the last three years.
In this connection. he said the list OF
contributors during the years from 1905 TO
1910 was long one, containing fifty or
sixty pages of printed matter. IT was
pointed out that during these years there
was apparently no attempt 10 suppress
the names OF contributors. Mr.. Clark said
he had not had a chance 10 go over the
list yet, and could say nothing as 10 the
indications OF moral suasion" then pre-
vailing on tho contractors TO give up"
Rich Men on Panel.
The following is a list OF fifty citizens
from which the extraordinary grand jury
will be selected. &. *. G. Billings and
Edward S. Harkness are among the
prominent wealthy men to be found on
the list.
Harry A. Day, Edward G. NJ. Kemp,
Arthur Il. Proal, John J.. Kirwan, Will
lam H. Parsons, Dennis +. Driscol,
Samuel Brill, Samuel Robert, William IL.
Hurst. Edward B. Patch. John T. Lee
William w. Appleton. Edward s. Hark-
ness, Harold II. Hackett, William l.. J.
Duffy, Herbert II. Dean, Harry NJ. Rau,
Walter S. Sullivan and John w. Jacobus
Frederick NJ. johnson, William h.