New-York tribune., 1913-06-18
COHALAN CASE ONLY
UNCERTAINTY At ALBANY
Tammany Leaders Prepared to
Kill Suffers Primary Bill
Quickly and Adjourn.
FINAL ACTION ON TUESDAY
Governors S Indefinite Denials of
McCabe's Definite Charges
Greatly Please His
Party Enemies.

lFron STAFF Correspondent OF The Tribune
Albany June 1.-THE only uncertain
feature left in the legislative situation at
this extraordinary session. as the leaders
see it to-day, is the question of the
Cohalan case. Barring sudden develop
ments along that line which are not eX-
pected at this time. this season will wind
up before the end of next week. after
turning down the Governors direct pr-
mary bill by a vote that will not be ma
terially different from that at the regular
session. In addition to that the leaders
Will put up to him, as they did before the
Blauvelt bills, covering the Murphyized
idea Of direct primaries.
Both houses gave the Governor quick
action to-day on his second message by
repeating the Frawley law passed at the
regular session. which established retro
active guarantee Of Az per cent on state
bonds.
a direct primary bill, embodying all the
provisions Of Governor Suffers bill eX
cept that abolishirg state conventions
was introduced to-day by Mr.. Hinman
minority leader OF the Assembly. The
measure is designed 10 carry out the plat
form pledge Of the Republican party on
the subject, according to the introducer.
The proceedings in the Legislature to-
day ended with the action on the bill re-
pealing the Frawley law, and the session
tomorrow is likely to be purely formal
unless something of import is received in
an additional message from the Gov
ernor
Einar j. Chrystie, counsel to the grew
ance committee of the Bar Association,
appeared in the Court of Appeals to-day.
TIe had nothing TO say about the Cohalan
case. and Governor Sulzer said tonight
that he had not seen nor had any APP
pointment with Mr.. Chrystie, either on
the Cohalan case or anything else.
That case. however. remains tonight
the only uncertain quantity in the extra
session. If II is not put before the Leg
islature by the Governor either for i'm
peachment or removal proceedings, the
leaders will polish off the direct primary
question with the same action they took
in the regular session, and be ready TO
adjourn by Thursday of next week. II it
does come before them through a message
from the Governor, it will prolong the
session for another week or two
Tammany Leaders Worried.
Tammany leaders in Senate and Assem-
bly, are worried over the Cohalan case,
and are actually uncertain whether they
want it TO come up or not The only
thing they are positive Of now is that If
it is put up to them they will clean II up
one way or another just as quickly as
they can push it through, because they
want 10 get 1t out Of the way before the
beginning OF activities in the municipal
election in New York City.
On the direct primary question the chief
interest here to-day centred around the
proposition Of what answer the Governor
would have for the McCabe and Darling
attacks made on him yesterday.
SO far as legislative action is concerned
the direct primary matter is in the hands
Of the judiciary Committee In each
house, from which both the Suzer and
Blauvelt bills will probably come out
tomorrow. That will allow the bills 10
be on the desks for three legislative days
up 10 Monday, so that final action may be
had on Tuesday.
The Governor saved his answer 10 Nc
Cabe for his speech at the last rally Of
the direct primary campaign in Har-
manus Bleecker Hall tonight. but he told
the newspaper men that he had already
denied McCabe's accusations several
times He was asked whether he had any
direct answer to the assertions Of Nc
Cabe that he had sought and obtained
an interview with Murphy on the specific
dates mentioned by McCabe
I've denied that several times before"
was the Governors answer.
Asked whether he would make a specific
denial now OF the assertion that he had
gone TO Murphys house on the morning Of
April II al / o'clock and talked with him
until o'clock, Mr.. Sulzer replied that
previous denial for an answer TO the ques-
ton.
Suffers speech at the night meeting
contained only one reference to the Nc
Cabe accusations. and that was in these
words:
Perhaps l should say that there is very
/ little truth in the purported statement
] Of Mr.. McCabe."
Sulzer Worried, Too.
/ In spite Of the fact that the Governor
insisted that the McCabe attack was "ab-
surd" and that these attacks would be
well understood" the combination Of the
attacks and the failure Of both William
/ r. Hearst and Colonel Roosevelt to appear
in his support at the final rally Of the
, campaign seemed 10 have him worried
/ This feeling was not decreased TO any
extent by the report that the Tammany
I leaders are planning to push their at
tack still further by turning over TO the
| FTawley committee, appointed to investi-
gate state departments, the Job Of "ex-
amining into the promises, pledges and
bargains" made in connection with the di-
rect primary campaign.
The Tammany men wore open smiles to-
day over the story of the Governors un-
! successful attempt 10 enlist William Jen-
nings Bryan in the direct primary fight
AS they repeated to one another. the Gov
ernor had made repeated efforts to get an
Endorsement by the national adminstra-
tion through Bryan, or through Secretary
McAdoo or Secretary Redfeld. He want
ed one Of these Cabinet officers to speak
for his bills. but the final quietus was
put on that idea to-day, the story ran. by
a message from a New Yorker prominent
in the State Department, who sent word
that Bryan could not come
II had been intimated up TO to-day by
the Governors supporters that he had
zone more big gun 10 fire" in the cam
paign. an announcement that was gener-