The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-02
KENDALL DEMANDS
INVESTIGATION OF
SUFFERS CHARGES
New York Banker Refuses
to Resign at Request of
the GOvernOr-Sensa-
tional Developments

Albany, n Y, April 1.--Accused of at
tempted extortion by George II. Kendall,
president of the New York Bank Note
company. Senator stephen j. Stillwel
of New York today refused to resign at
the suggestion of Governor Sulzer, and
demanded thorough investigation of the
charges. The senate ordered an inquiry
and directed the judiciary committee to
report method of procedure.
Senator Stillwell, who is chairman of the
codes committee, introduced among other
stock exchange reform measures a bill
designed to relieve the New York Bank
Note company from alleged discrimina-
ton on the part of the New York stock
exchange which, 1t is claimed, has re-
fused to list securities IL engraved and
printed by the New York Bank Note
company.
In telegram to Governor Sulzer Ken
dali alleges that Senator Stillwell charged
him $3.50 for drafting the bill; that the
senator demanded $500 each for four MEM
bers of the senate codes committee to re-
port the bill out of committee, and that
further demand of $500 was made to
influence the assembly codes committee
to report the measure.
Declined to Comply
Kendall says he declined to comply
and notified the senator that unless the
bill was reported he would telegraph the
situation to the governor ana every
member of the legislature.
The senate bill was reported March
n and the assembly bill was reported
about the same time and is not on the
order of final passage in the house
Senator Stillwel declares the entire
story is false and so absurd that IL IS
scarcely worth replying to-
Governor Sulzer received the telegram
from Mr.. Kendall last night. The gov
ernor conferred with the president of the
bank note company today and later called
Senator Stillwell to the executive cham-
ber and suggested that he resign still
well refused. The governor then took
IN the matter with Attorney General
Carmody. to whom he gave alleged docu-
mentary evidence in the case.
Check Was Divided
Kendall charges that he was introduced
by Senator Stillwell to Samuel Lewis, Jr.,
Of New York clerk of the revision COM
mittee. to whom he was asked 10 SEND
the check for $3.50 for dra1tlng the Dill
Kendall alleges Stillwell divided the check
with Lewis. Lewis was asked to resign
TODAY by Patrick E. McCabe. clerk of the
senate. He refused and was removed,
according to Mr.. McCabe. Lewis con-
tended that as a lawyer he had right
to draft the bill and charged $3.50 for his
services. He denied sharing the money
with Senator Stillwell.
Governor Sulzer made public the Ken
dan telegram shortly after noon today.
It caused a sensation at the capital
Late this afternoon Senator Stiilwell,
having been called to the executive cham
her and confronted by Mr.. Kendall. the
governor suggested he 'had better go up
stairs and resign -.
"Kendall never opened his mouth. said
Senator StilIwell 'And / said: Cover
nor If anything this man has said would
warrant a statement of that kind from
vou. It is a lie; it is untrue. You or no
ono else has a right to tell me to resign,
and I resent such statement coming
from YOU, and will not resign
The senator declared he should be given
an opportunity to explain and that he
sho,,,d he either 'vindicated or branded.
one way or the other"
The investigation was ordered without
dissent