The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-11-08

Resides letters there have been tele
Nrone messages along the same lines
some PERSONS have gone To Mr.. Whitman
ana made their appeals personally. They
.l.," asked him to desist not only on ac-
count of those who may be involved bu,
ais" for his own safety. The commen,
winch NJ made last night as a response
20 both threats and appeals was:
"lf ! can stand against Jack Rose and
MAT gang | guess I can stand against
us new gang"
IS liam Sulzer will he called as a wit
less IN the John Doe inquiry. The de-
'-iniuatrn of the District Attorney is
has'd ou suffers own statement with
respect to George H. Mctiuire's intimate
irnuv ledge of state contract work. His
testimony as 10 the purpose of the 81. 800
,ont button which he solicited from Nc
Gu.fo and which Hennessy has testified
was I" carry on "A graft investigation is
..I>n wanted. In many interviews Mr..
Silzer has said that he knew more about
these matters than he had ever told. and
fo viii get AN opportunity to put his in
formation on record.
loHo \. Iiennessy's allegation on
Thursday that well known Democrats had
contributed to the fund which was to cover
Tive o\peuscs of his graft hunt set the
Tongues Of political gossips wagging yes
',rG,y
There wasn't any doubt Hennessy said,
Z" lh" purpose Of his investigation. It
"a. :" grt evidence of graft i'm state canal
iH' Highway work and that evidence was
4 y" published broadcast i'm newspapers
''d FROM the platform for the purpose
Of 7rousIug sentiment against Tammany
'ialI In New York city II was hoped to
irlns about the election of the fusion
set and up State It was hoped to pre-
vent IN" extension of that part of the
democratic organization which is doml-
rated by Tammany Hall.
Plan Z" Overthrow Fitzpatrick.
d. II had been known since early in the
'Immor that Gov. Sulzer would do all
h" 'onld to overthrow william II. Fitz-
patrick m Buffalo. Fitzpatrick being the
most powerful organization leader outside
New York city and a foe to Sulzers direct
primary bill. Hennessy went to Buffalo
i'r the avowed purpose OF beating Fitz-
!f'rick in the primaries and he succeeded.
His allegations that Norman f. Mack
not account for all the contributions
3t he received In 1911 and 1912 are
Generally conceded to have had much to
with the defeat of Fitzpatrick
But it was not known until Hennessy
i'n the stand on Thursday afternoon that
4'"rry =. Burgard had gone down into his
'Eet to help along an Investigation
Trough which II was hoped to defeat the
Wocratlc ticket at the recent election.
Mr Hennessy's statement Of the contrl-
l''ous made by George Foster Peabody
u Thomas Mott Osborne did not cause
tTprlse, but the fact that BurEard was
helping along their fight did Joseph
.durphy OF Troy, the Democratic leader
ln Hcnsselaer county. while not particu-
rly friendly to Tammany Hall has
"'"dys been considered "A good organiza-
h"n man who could be relied on In
'risis Yet Mr. liennessy says that Jo-
seph Murphy also gave $1,000 to help In
IN" work Of destroying Tammany.
the telegram which Mr. Iiennessy read
rom tn" witness stand and which he says
vas sent by George H. Mcclure, In addi-
IN to h"ing very much of n sensation he
use even Mr. whitman didn't know II
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