New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-25
HENNESSY RAKES
MAYS AUTO DEAL
Says Secretary Uses One
of States Cars as Own
Every Day.

MlIchelI May, secretary OF state
shared with Governor Glynn, Charles
F. Murphy and other notsbles the at
tention last night Of John A. Hen
messy, who delivered three speeches in
Brooklyn and Queens and ended up
with speech in the Amsterdam Opera
House, in West 44th ST., Manhattan.
The Secretary of States purchase
and alleged use of two automobiles on
administration business" were what
aroused Hennessy. In the last session
Of the Legislature, he asserted, Mr..
May put through an appropriation for
two machines, ostensibly for use in
testing the rights of chaufeurs and
their ability to drive cars.
THAT was all right" Hennessy said.
THE state probably needed two cars
for administration purposes. But
what happened? One of these cars,
which belongs to the state, carries the
family of Mitchell May night and day.
The chauffeur is paid by the state, the
oil is furnished by the state, the car
is owned by the state, and every day
Mitchell May has used that car he has
committed larceny. ! am a citizen and
a real estate owner, and am respon-
sible for what | say, but Mr.. May never
will sue me for libel"
Hennessy spoke last night in Brook
lyn at the 9th Assembly District Club,
at l040 DeKalb Ry.; Decorier Hall, at
Gates and Refs avs, and at a club at
Gates and Grand View avs, Ridgewood.
He arrived back in Manhattan and
reached the opera house little after
IL o'clock. In all four places he was
received by good sized crowds AMI
greeted with enthusiasm.
In Qudens reference to Borough
President Connolly made Hennessy'S
auditors sit up and take notice. lie
declared that for some time Mr.. Con-
molly had been at .oggerheads with the
Matthews Building Company and had
been making things very troublesome
for them, ending with this cryptic re-
mark:
81 realize that ] may not be nomi-
mated or elected Governor of New YORK
State, but if Republican Governor or
William Sulzer is elected | will lay
this matter before him. The Governor
has the right to remove borough presl-
dents, and ] can interest him consider.
ably in a situation in this neighbor-
hood"
Hennessy Makes Denial.
Mr.. Hennessy was asked yesterday if
it was true, as the friends of William
Suzer assert, that after primary day
he would support the independent can
didacy of the former Governor.
There is no truth in the stories"
he declared. They are coming from
the Glynn camp and are being put out
to weaken me with the regular Demo-
Gratis"
"Do you intend, then, to run as an
Independent candidate in the regular
election yOurself?" Mr. Hennessy was
asked.
He hesitated for moment and then
said: I'D rather not be quoted on
that. have not yet made up my mind
what I'll do"
When Mr.. Sulzer himself was asked
if the story that had been given out by
his friends was true he replied:
well, you will have to draw your
own differences"
From Hennessy headquarters came
an attack on the Glynn administration
because many of his oficeholders spent
most Of their time in this city instead
of on the lob in Albany.
Charles F. Murphy would be per-
fectly satisfied if he could have the
Capitol moved 20 New York." the state
ment said, land there are many of his
followers who would be just as happy
if that happened"
1t was stated that in a straw vote of
the men working on the new Kings
bridge and jerome av. subway forty
out of fOrty-seven Democrats declared
they would vote for Hennessy. Only
three declared for Glynn.
Mr.. Hennessy and Franklin d. Roose-
welt will speak tonight in Congress
Hall, in East New York, and Prospect
Hall, Prospect ay., near Fifth ay.,
Brooklyn.