New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
Governor Determined His
Own Man Shall Conduct
State Inquiry.
BAD FAITH LAID TO
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Accused of Asking To Be
Named Special Deputy
for Work.
MORE BAGMEN FOUND
Upstate Contractors Testify to
Calls for Contributions
Made on Them.
tBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. J

BY Telegraph 70 Inc Irlpune-I
Albany, Dec. 20.-James w. Osborne.i
the commissioner appointed by Gov
ernor Glynn to investigate state de-
partments, repudiated tonight the
story that he originated the suggestion |
that District Attorney Whitman Of New
York be appointed by Governor Glynn
as a special deputy Attorney General
to conduct a statewide graft inquiry
in aid of Osborne The New York Dis
trict Attorney himself. he said, first
made the suggestion.
Judge Whitman sent for me on
Wednesday night" said Mr.. Osborne.
Il went 20 his hotel. He asked me TO
see the Governor and request his ap-
pontment as Deputy Attorney General.
I agreed to this. He asked me to be In
Albany on Thursday. | promised to do
so. but, finding I had an important
engagement, | telephOned to the Gov
ernor instead. then notified Whitman
that | had telephoned. He asked me to
go to Albany on Friday. ! agreed TO
made the request"
Governor Glynn said he feels sure
that Mr.. Osborne speaks the truth, as
he has confederation from two sources.
A New York Supreme Court justice
has written to the Governor, II Is un-
derstood. at the suggestion of Whitman
asking that the District Attorney be
designated a deputy Attorney General.
Near an Open Breach.
Henry A. Ruoino, attorney for the
warner -Quinlar Asphalt Company
who is prosecuting the charges before
osborne against John y. Carlisle, State
Highway Commissioner, also put the
matter up to the Governor to-day. Ru-
bino Is now an assistant under Whit
man.
Mr. Osborne conferred with the Gov
ernor tonight over the Whitman mat
ter Mr.. Glynn said afterward that he
would make statement tomorrow ex-
rlaininC his position. II is felt prac-
ticaIly certain here tonight that the
Governor will not designate Whitman
as a special deputy Attorney General
and that, while there is not an open
clash. considerable i'll feeling exists be-
tween the two men.
II is believed here that Mr.. Whitman:
feels that he needs more power 10 pros |
ecute some of the graft indictments hsl
has found in New York, but the Cow
ernor has no intention of giving IL to
him. His friends say he does not in
tend to let Whitman put him in hole.
The Governor will insist on his own
commissioner conducting the state
wide graft inquiry, and II Mr.. Osborne's
private law cases interfere with his
continuing the work he will appoint an
other commissioner.
| Friends OF the Governor have said
that Whitmans efforts in New York
are characterized by hysteria, and that
the New York County District Attorney
is playing politics.
The Governor says that he is not
playing politics in his investigation, and
man will not do so.
GIynn Angry With Whitman.
When the New York District Attor-
ney first began his investigation into
campaign contributions and other al
legged state graft he called at the EN-
ecutive Chamber and had a frank talk
with the Governor He was assured
that no obstacles would be placed in
the way Of the New York County il
vestigatlon, and it is said that he
promised to turn over 10 the Attorney
General and district attorneys of other
counties any evidence he received
which was outside of his jurisdiction.
At the time statements were given
out that the Governor. Attorney Cen
eral Carmody and District Attorney
| Whitman were working in perfect hnr-
mony. Since then, however. IT has be-
come known that Governor Glynn IS
keenly dissatisfied with the manner IN
which the New York District Attorney
has been conducting his inquiry
Friends of the Governor complain
that while the state officials have kept
their part OF the agreement TO aid the
District Attorney in every way by Civ
| ing him whatever state records would
he of use TO him, Mr.. Whitman has
turned over no evidence which would
be of use to Commissioner Osborne aud
which they claim has TO do with acts
outside of the New York jurisdiction.
AS a result the Osborne investigation
has Jagged, while Whitman's John Doe
proceedings have been unearthing daily
sensations. Until to-day Mr.. Osborne
and his aid had made little headway
| in their inquiry outside o. the charges
brought by the Warner-Qu!nlan AS
phalt Company against Carlisle. and all