The evening world., 1913-12-13
HIGHER Up BAGMEN
LIKELY TO MAKE
FULL CONFESSIONS
Two Who Know All Inner
Workings of Grafters Show
Signs of Weakening.
AFTER BREWERS ALSO.
Prosecutor Gets a List of
Those Who Contributed
to Campaign Funds.
AFTER BREWERS ALSO.

A confession to District-Attorney
Whitman Il imminent from n man
whose position "on the inside" enables
him to discloss the workings Of the
shading down Of contractors engaged
In upstate road budding and barge
canal work. THE man has made over.
lures 20 Mr.. whitman and intimated
that he wanted TO see" the District
Attorney about the matters which have
already been brought TO light IN the
John Doc proosedinss.
The knowledge Of this man 10 scarcely
20 Be questioned: he 10 % situated that
he can tell Just where all the collected
campaign funds went--svcn the funds
that were not recorded In the once of
the Secretary Of state. And the tracing
OF those sums u Mr.. whitman's moss
eager intention.
BELIEVES THE PROSECUTOR 10
DANGEROUSLY CLOSE.
Through ne hands Of the man IN
question several Of the checks collected
vp-tstats have passed. and he Knows
49, h.<Nvn> ~ thu suDnsv fyntti Mr.
,,,,,,, 100000. =. ,..,n.,.... h..
80, =. 200. 1890. 800. 60 h-,r,. :.
an. 49,. ..s..-v.1 .,ons s.,.r.. No.
,h., -. .,,-.c,.,.. a.. A.,,h - en-.
r,..-,-- AA~-n.v,. n..,,. y. n.. 10,
little time In trying to get into touch
WIN ne prosecutor He has awakened
70 the fact mat M. whitman = dan
- ,,,,s-..-..s,.
nan 1890. -. vi. 49,, .u
..~..., $3.50 a.. -, ~. r.. ,n.,a.v
n, .~ -. ~. ~, a.
man he 4. orscssos,,y r q .o,,., I'm.
porsanco with the one FIRST mentioned.
md y deeply involved In the collection
of campaign FUNDS for che Democratic
state CosnmAttse. He may no said to be
undsrgoeng . change OF heart. iiis at
tornsys have been In communication
with che Distrct-Attorney. 1t has been
hkstsd that he might DO willing " tell
al hs knowa.
Nr. Whitman's attitude toward these
two men 10 that u either u sincere In
the matter OF concession there 10 no
time like the present-that perhaps
w!tAan . short time . confession
from ono or the Other might be neces-
sary. Neither OF these men knows OF
he attitude OF the other. and the ques-
ton would ssem to b which will get
to the District-Attornsy hrst And whom
one or the other does como across
thsrs will b no phase Of the business
with which he will not be entirely IA
miilar. Both hAv. requested to 80 Mr..
whtman At the earliest possible mo-
msnt and each 10 to have his oppor-
tunity.
WOULD CLEAR WAY FOR CON
ap,pArv ,un,crueu-
~" o""'o"1on "ou'" sumcs 10
.uos'A""A'e great aeeI OF the evil
o"nce no" IN he hehas OF the District
AVsorney ana clear Inc way Tor blan-
kst 'nd'ctment Tor conspiracy which 10
soon to be shaped In the county prose-
oucors ONCE. Thin will BE- Asainst u
cotsris Of politicians who have opera ted
to their own proat by illegally using
ofnciAl power over contractors engax I'd
In state work.
In MT. Wmtnnn0 OffiC0 In "A llat af
the brewers Of this city who hnv.
from time 10 time contributed ~ stat.
aud county campaign funds. ana .his
suhjsot has much interested him. al.
though he has not a. vet taken 4, nm
for Investigation. IL haa b.sn ,r,t.
mated to Mr.. whitman that when he
sot W tne Drawers nod "nnd some
=. 49, ..
,,,- ''r Inv
800 W "o'
49, :" mo o"'e ~
.,,,. '>"eo," '"00'
.; 60 -, ."'or 70 Inv
n.,. .aiS .T,, IN -, up
90 ~,v. 4, ac go - - "~'
ns,.ona, con,r,h,,ton a.,
fs,h.T. Il. ". rive. ,hnu,,na a.,
,.r. ,rsn pu, en-. IA. .ho, ,hars 4. =
| b.rman. ooIlsctIpv money yror, IN,
brewers of this city or STATE a r,d,cu
Ion. UN.r> h.. u.v.r h.., a,,, a.,