New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-08
SULZER WON'T ANSWER
CHARGES At PRESENT
"WiII Reply to Them All at Once
When Proper Time Comes"
Says the Governor.
TO START HIS OWN PROBE
Department of Efficiency and
Economy Will Be Under In
vestigation by John A.
Hennessy Next Week.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

TBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Albany. Aug Acting on the advice
Of his friends Governor sulzer to-day re-
fused TO make any reply TO the disclosures
brought out before the Frawley commit
tee in New York concerning his campaign
contributions and alleged Wall Street
operations
ct will answer them all at once when
the proper time comes" he said.
Chester C. Flat, his private secretary
announced later that "a full and frank
statement Of all the facts will be made
lust as soon as the Governor can learn
exactly what are the facts
The people understand the motives
that actuate the Frawley committee. he
said. They know who is behind II ana
why the charges against the Governor
are being made.
Some Il these charges arc false some
are distorted truths. easily explained. and
some Of the charges are 'insinuauons'
about Witch at present the Governor Is
wholly ignorant.
NO one should be misled by the fraR-
mentary and garbled testimony before
the Frawley committee as to funds re-
ceived or expended in Governor Sulzer
campaign last fall full and frank
statement Of all the facts will be made
lust as soon as the Governor can learn
exactly what are the facts. Money was
received and paid out to promote the
Governors election Of which he had no
knowledge He necessarily must delay
making any statement until investiga-
tons now under way are finished.
SuIzer's Version Of II.
This much OF an explanation may be
made now The law does not require
candidate for public Office 10 make
statement Of moneys received, but only
Of sums paid out Those who made out
the statement which the Governor
signed and which was filed With the
Secretary Of State. made a mistake In
reporting any receipts. and. in fact. they
reported receipts and expenditures which
we're not those OF the Governor at all,
hut were the receipts and expenditures
Of A campaign committee working 10 pro-
mote the Governors election. There is
no law restricting the amount which
such a committee had right to receive
and expend"
State officials here question the asser-
ton of Mr.. Plat that the statement Of
expense OF candidate does not have 70
contain the names Of contributors. At
tention is called to Section SAG OF the cleo
ton law. which comes under the corrupt
practices act. This provides that state
ments OF election expenses I'm each case
shall include the amount received. the
name OF the person or committee from
whom received, the date Of the receipt.
the amount Of every expenditure or dis
bursement the name Of the person or
committee to whom II was made and the
date thereof"
Section 547 provides that NO person
shall in any name except his own direct
ly or indirectly himself or through an
other person. make a payment or
promise Of a payment 10 a political
committee or 10 any officer or member
thereof, or to any person or persons act
ing under It's authority"
Carmody Decision ignored.
An indication that Governor Sulzer
does not intend to abide by the decision
Of Attorney General Carmody that the
Legislature is stlll In session and that
the Frawley committee has the right 10
Investigate his acts was given here to-
day by letter sent out by Mr. Platt
to the legislators He is making a per-
-1I To a
was not present Wednesday night. July
%. when the Legislature adjourned 70
August y, 70 receive the report Of the
Frawley committee The letter, in part.
follows:
by direction of the Governor. | am
writing 10 ask you II you were present
at the session OF the Assembly on July
%. As questions of importance TO the
public welfare are involved and as
there is some dispute as 10 who were
present and who were absent. II is de-
sired to settle this dispute by letter
from each Assemblyman."
In order 20 embarrass the Frawley
committee, John A. Hennessy. the in
vestigator appointed by Governor Sui
ger under the Moreland act TO investi-
gate all state departments. to-day sub
ponaed Mathew j. Horgan. former dep
uty commissioner of efficiency and econ
omy and now one OF the Frawley com
mittee Investigators Mr.. Hennessy In
tends TO start In his hearings next Mon
day. taking up first the department OF
efficiency and economy, which was Gre
ated this year on the recommendation
Of the Governor. and is headed by John
II. Delaney. one of the Governors com
mission Of inquiry.
Delaney is charged with deserving the
Governor and turning his department
into a hospital for Tammany dere-
lets" Hennessy intends TO investigate
nineteen appointments made by Com
missioner Delaney during the last week,
and for that purpose he has already
subpenaed Mr.. Delaney and his secre-
tary, Charles Kerrigan.
SHOOTS AT DOG; HITS BOY
Bullet from Policemans Re-