The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-10-25
HENNESSY DARES MCCALL.
Wants Him 90 Answer Tes Ques.
tlOus on City Affairs.

John \. Hennessy says he will vote for
Edward l.. Mccall. Wait--there are cer-
Tain conditions.
n Judge Mccall" the sizzling fusion
@rpaigner said to 2,20O voters in Pros
u"ct Hall, Brooklyn. last night. will meet
-" IN carnegie Hall or the Academy Of
Music II Brooklyn | will guarantee the
ra> a>n,ut OF the hall. will leave out all
'o,' personal issues I have discussed.
" I will ask Judge Mccall ten questions
. ,out the city of New York and about its
soyo,nm.nt. and II he answers seven OF
tr' ten | will vote for him.
40 more fundamentally ignorant cam
ilate IN relation to the city of New York
mas cycg been nominated for so high an
utice in any generation that remember
y" Hennessy added.
few minutes later he broadened his
challenge. He said that he would vote for
Mr. Mccall il the Democratic candidate
would answer five out Of ten questions
| that Mr.. Hennessy would ask about the
\cty Charter. Mr.. Hennessy vowed that
Nr. Mccall couldn't remember what was
~ three paragraphs OF the Charter.
Hennessy IL Hoarse.
Investigator Hennessy's speed was a
little less than usual last night because
he was hoarse. He promised sen-
seton when he speaks on Monday night.
Murphy and Mccall say they are not
going to answer until Hennessy gets
through" he said. Then they will have
20 wait until after election. On next Mon
lay night Hennessy will tell very inter-
sting story about ex-senator Stilwell, now
vvif
S,ilwel for five hours. and while there a
dctagraph was working and good stenog-
rapher was working. and ! have a very
.een ear for storing up what hear.
"Of course. ! can't tell that to you In
detail, and will explain that on Mon
dsy. But ] will tell some things that
viii throw a side light on this pure and
undchled Tammany government YOU have
Ma They are stealing hfteen millions
Of money up the state"
Mr. Hennessy drew a picture Of Gov.
sulzcr proposing to barter State offices
with Charles +. Murphy as II he were
playing a chess game. He said he
thought it was the most dramatic mo-
nent In SulZcrs career
Murphy was trying to get Sulzer to
make George NJ Palmer chairman Of the
upstate Public Service Commission.
George Foster Peabody, Henry Morgen-
,nau. Thomas Mott Osborne. Mr.. Hem
uessy and other friends OF the Governor
werc at the Peoples House. They talked
"A afternoon and until midnight.
Question Of Palmer Up.
Then az night came along" said Mr..
Hernessy. the Governor brought up the
question OF George NJ. Palmer again and
Ne then and there told him that II he
d'd not cease the consideration of
Pslmer's name he could not expect the
support OF anybody who was there pres
snt.
And then tho Governor, walking up and
down the room, said: Well. we have got
\ 70 play chess. j am pretty good chess
mayer myself. We will let Murphy have
'hst pawn. After q while we will take
mis- bishop, and 40. II can give him
something and get twice az much for it
az he controls the Senate that 10 tho
best way to do It.
And We said. NO. 1t IL not. 1t 10 bet =
"r mat you cannot have anybody con-
Mined by that Senate than to send In
one improper name for confirmation
Our policy won out and the winning
ol' OF that policy probably destroyed
william Sulzer. Probably some friends