The Washington herald., 1913-10-27
.SULzER TO TELL
STORY OF GRAFT
Deposed Governor, Not Hem
messy, VIII Make Public
StillwelPs Confession.
'M'cALL ISSUES DENIAL
District Attorney Says Charges Against
Murphy VIII Be Placed Be-
fore Grand Jury.
M'cALL ISSUES DENIAL

New York, Oct 2s-Despite the fact that
there was no active campaign work
today there were several interesting de-
yelopments in connection with the race
for the Mayoralty.
| William Sulzer announced that he and
not John A Hennessy win mako public
the details of Tammany graft revealed by
the alleged confession OF former Senator
Stephen ]. Stillwell in an interview with
Hennessy in the former Senator's cell In
Sing Sing. The sudden change of pro-
gram was announced after conference
/ this afternoon between Sulzer and Hen
messy.
Mccall Makes Denial.
Edward e. Mccall, the Tammsny
MayoraIty candidate, In lengthy
statement tonight denies absolutely
John A. Hennessy's charge that he (Mc-
Call) paid ss5.0O0 TO Charles F. Murphy
and former District Manager George
Plunkitt for his nomination as Su-
preme Court Judge. Mccall declares
he did not pay any money to anybody
for the nomination. He denies having
discussed his nomination with the late
Anthony Brady. and denies having bor-
rowed money from former Police In
spector McLaughlin~
II
TO make his charges in writing. II
Hennessy does that Mccall says he win
bring action against him.
Asked by reporters IL he had any wit
nesses to corroborate his statement that
Allan Ryan's campaign contribution of
$4,000 had been turned over to Tammany
Leader Charles E. Murphy, the deposed
Governor said:
.I have sufficient truth to substantiate
all that I have said about Ryan. but
promise / cannot go into that phase OF
the controversy just now."
Say sulxer VIII Win.
The Sulzer supporters in the Sixth As
| sembly District are confident of his cleo
ton A constant stream OF visitors
poured into the headquarters during the
day.
| 1t was learned tonight that Hennessy
| in one Of his speeches in the coming week
intends to make public the name of a
Pennsylvania contractor who was told
he would have to pay $4,000 to Tammany
IL he wanted to obtain a certain big
State contract This man, il is said, has
since then obtained contracts aggregatinG
many millions of dollars.
George Foster Peabody today confirmed
the statement made by Hennessy in q
speech on Saturday night that a certain
| Judge had advised Peabody, who was
representing the State in litigation be
fore the court, to see Mr.. Murphy and
state your case to him.
Senator Frawley, replying TO Suffers
charge that the Frawley committee had
hidden away books and papers turned
over to IL by him, said:
THAT is without truth He gave US
no papers or books-nothing but letter
or two. He lies, and that is all there Is
| to say"
whitman 10 Probe Charges.
District Attorney Whitman announced
today that he was prepared to lay before
the grand jury the charges made by Sui
ger and Hennessy regarding the payment
of large sums of money to certain poll
ticians by candidates for judicial nomi-
nations. Subpoenas are to be issued for
both Sulzer and Hennessy. The matter
is to be taken up Immediately after the
| election next week.
| Mr. Whitman also announced that the
charge that a $4,000 contribution from
the late Anthony Brady had been turned
over to Tammany Leader Murphy and
not accounted for would be investigated.
Judge Samuel A. Beardsley, who is al
legged to have offered this contribution TO
Sulzer who declares he refused IL, Is to
be subpoenaed to tell of the transaction.
/ A subpoena is also TO De issued Tor w.
Bourke Cochran, who is alleged to have
knowledge of certain political jobbery.
Allan A. Ryan, in a statement given
out tonight, declares Sulzer did not tel
the truth regarding the $4,000 Ryan con,
l tributed to the Democratic campaign
fund Sulzer, he says, had full oppor-
tunity to deny his Ryan's) version Of the
contribution before the Impeachment
court, but failed to do so because he de-
clares SulZer knew that he could cor
roborate every statement he had made
Ryan also says he told Sulzer:
1--WE will support Mccall for Mayor.
consider him the best man who has beer
nominated for that Office in my day..