New-York tribune., 1913-11-28
Barber Asphalt Co. Fur
nished the Money, Is
Charge of Rival.
TAMMANY NEMESIS
GETTING TOO ACTIVE
Aiding Whitman, 1t Is Reported,
in John Doe Case-CarliSle
Answers To-day.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

l. Albany, Nov. 27-John n. Carlisle,
State Highways Commissioner must ap-
pear before James w. Osborne, Glynn's
investigator. tomorrow and explain the
charges made against him by Henry A.
RIbino, attorney for the Warner-Quin-
Ian Company. The charges, with his re-
ply. were made public here to-day by
Governor Glynn.
Mr.. Carlisle makes a general denial,
attributing the accusations to the sci
fish personal interest" OF the Warner
Quinlan Company, which he says seeks
to sell its asphalt TO the state to the
exclusion OF other companies. Friends
Of the Highways Commissioner see in
the charges an effort of certain politi-
clans TO oust him from office.
The significant thing is that the
names Of Ex-Governor Sulzer and his In
vestigator John A. Hennessy. who Is
said TO be assisting District Attorney
Whitman in his John Doe proceeding In
New York. are dragged into the case. Both
are charged with receiving money fur
nishcd by the Barber Asphalt Paving
Company from the McGuires. The Bar
bcr company is the alleged trust ana
the accusation that the Highways De-
pertinent specifications were so drawn
as to give this firm a monopoly IN sen
ing asphalt to the state is the basis OF
the charges against Carlisle.
The charges say that on June ls'
a n
pointed a highway investigator, con-
ference took place in the office OF Mr..
Carlisle at which Hennessy was present
with several others, including James k.
Mcclure. OF Syracuse. IAN agent, repre-
sentative and Stockholder of the Barber
Asphalt Paving Company" It is alleged
that Mcclure said that the specifica-
tions with regard TO asphalt were not
being lived up to. and that the only as
phalt which complied with the specifl-
cations was that furnished by the Bar
Der company.
This question. it is said. was also dis
cussed at n subsequent conference with
the advisory board of engineers also
attended by Mcclure. Then. on July ..
IT is alleged. another conference was
held at Cooperstown. It which Carlisle.
Sulzer and George Mcclure. a brother
Of James *. were present.
AT or about said time" II is charged.
certain money passed from the said
Mcclure TO the said Hennessy and Sui
Ger. some OF which. If not the entire
amount thereof, was furnished by the
Barber Asphalt Company"
Several days previous 10 this time
Hennessy is said to have been seen in
Albany frequently with James X. Nc
CURE and at the same time II is al
legged that kilograms were sent to all
highway contractors other than those
using the Barber companys asphalt
that the material they were using was
condemned and that they would no
longer be permitted to use ii. Hennessy,
il IS said. authorized these kilograms.
Mr.. Carlisle denies any knowledge of
either OF the alleged conferences, I'm his
Office or that at Cooperstown.
Members of Carlisles board OF advisory
engineers-Harold Parker George &.
Diehl and william De Hartburn Washing
ton-also were accused OF participating in
asphalt conferences with the McGuires
and Carlisle. In this connection il vas
further said that Washington got his job
from Governor Sulzer on the recon-
mendation of Mcclure, and Diehl and
Parker were recommended by two con-
tractors interested in state highway work.
Parker was alleged to be stockholder
in the Hassam Compressed Concrete Paw
ing Company. 10 which the state has paid
royalties for the use Of a paving process.
These engineers received $50 a day and
expenses for their services from last May
until recently Parker and Diehl resigned
last week. 1t being said their work was
finished.
Carlisle denied all the allegations in
which Hennessy was concerned. said he
always had attempted 10 be fair I'm his
dealings with the asphalt manufacturers
ana at the same time had tried TO get
good material for the taxpayers money.
and highly ihdorsed the work of his en-
gineers. They were appointed by him at
the behest of no one, he said