The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-02

deal OF pressure. From whom. do you
say? / would not tell YOU If | was
drawn and auartered for it. | got into
communication with the Governor AT the
Executive Mansion and he made the ap-
po!ntment for me a. - o'clock this
morning.
81 told the Governor my story and
offered 10 keep silent about ii. but he
said that | was doing right in telling.
and as Cove .Eor of the state of New
Yori demanded the papers. the orig
.nals or the evidence which | had.
did not want to give them up and | told
him that | might be sued for libel later
and that ought to have them as
evidence.
The Governor demanded that give
up the papers to the Department OF JUS
tice. He took them from m. and gave
them to Acknowledgement Carnody. who
my story
Stilsvs.lI Declines TO Resixu.
When | told my story To the Gov
ernor he sent for Senator Stilwen and
tollAI outcu HIIIi N!ll ne. re Sd III 10
you know Mr.. kendall" and Siilwell
replied that he did. Then Stilwell
started off calling ne liar before he
had heard what | hal said about him.
The Governor told him that hc would
have TO resign or have charges brought
against him. Stlwell said that he
would not resign and talked about the
check for $3.50. which he said was a
proper charge. He did not say any
thing about the demand for $1,000
There Is one point about the teIe-
gram which Stilwcll sent me reading
thai fifteen was the right number.
which should make clear After
sending that telegram Stllwell wrote
me letter in which he tried 10 ex.
plain i, away. The effect Of the letter
was that he had meant thirteen where
he had said iltteen and that thirteen
was the number of Asscmblym-n On
the committee. Then he gsNe the
names Of all Me members Of the com
mitte". knew, however. that he meant
$1,000 and, at all events. I had his own
admission that he had sent the t-l--
gram about fifteen
The only reason why | took ths
story 10 III" Governor IL that thought
he ouRh' 10 know about H. lie had
treated me white all along ana / did
not think 1t right :" conceal such a
meter from him
stiIw-lI Asks In>~atixatiou.
When the Senate reconv.ned after
Ia. recess Senator Stilwe!l demanded
an investigation Of the Kendall charges.
II rise To question OF personal
privilege, he said and ask to he al
lowed 10 make ii statement beror. the
Senate. This morning while the Senate
was in session word was sent To me that
the Governor wished to see me. | went
to the Executive Chamber and there
saw two gentlemen. one of them was
man named Kendall president of the
New York Bank Note CompalS. With
out saving anything to the gentlemen
at all the Governor said to me: You
better so upstairs and resign IL what
NJ. Kendall has said to me s true
Mr. Kendall never opened his mouth. I
said to the Governor: Governor, II
anything this man has said to you
has caused you to ray what YOU say
to me, II IL lie. II Is untrue and
neither YOU nor any one else has a right
to demand my resignation. | resent
such a statement
Il have done nothing that | am
ashamed Of in this Senate. have done
everything ] possibly could for this
man Kendall to get his legislation
through. but inasmuch as the matter
has gone broadcast TO the newspapers
and statements have been made with
At hei In lal nn Of ,itu
mony of any kind that warranted them,
/ do think, in justice to myself and to
this Senate, where have served for
Ave years, that this body should take
some action. II I have been guilty
of anything during the Ave years l
have been in the Senate ] want the
members here TO know II. therefore
ark the Senators seated on this floor
TO give me an opportunity for explana-
ton. This man Kendall. who has ac-
cused me. has called every member OF
the Stock Exchange thieves, black
maiiers and robbers and everything
else. This man has gone crazy. Moth
ing that I have ever done am ashamed
of. But i ask. in fairness and justice
to me, that the matter be taken up by
the Senate and that ! either be vindi-
Gated or branded. one or the other.
I am entitled to that"
Referee to Jadicisl Commtttse.
Senator Wagner moved that the mat
ter he referred to the judiciary committee
and tho motion was carried. Senator
Stilwell himself Is a member of this
committee. but will take no part in the
deliberations. The other members,
Senator Murtaugh OF Elmira, chair
man; Wagner. MoC1e,lard, Pollock and
rals. uf Manhattan. Grimm OF The