The sun., 1914-09-12
Gbnn in Plot Against
Sulser, Says Hennessy
Fitzpatrick and Others in Conspiracy, at Murphys Order
Reaped Rewards From the Governor. Is
Charge Made at Buffalo.
GRAFT EVIDENCE IGNORED, ASSERTS SPEAKER

before this primary battle 10 At an ond
Then I shall be privileged 20 tell the
people OF the state how one OF the de-
partments under Gov. Glynn In May Of
this year deliberately destroyed proofs
nece ssary In the trial OF this case.
have the official record.
| Let mo ask Fitzpatrick IL this came
about through himself and Gov. Glynn In
/ a secret conference held in tho Wander
bilt Hotel. New York In that hotel was
held this long secret conference between
Fitzpatrick, one OF Sulzar's assa sslns, and
Gov. Glynn. tho chief beneficiary OF the
crime. What was tho issue at stalker I
shall prove incontestably that after the
meeting proof OF crime was DESTROYED
II now ask Alexander McNiven. treas
urer of the John johnson Contracting
Company OF Bufraio to whose order he
drew a check for nearly $40. 0.000-r know
the exact agurca Was Il TO the order
OF William H. Fitzpatrick II Mr.. Nc
Niven II not afraid 20 tell, ask him why
he escaped our subpoena server by climb
| ing the back fence OF his homo at o'clock
| In the morning and taking tho records we
sought7
"Mr. Murphy's man Mr.. oiynn made
tho following statement after no took q
stolen ofTice: II Hennessy furnishes me
evidence I win proceed against graft in
the state government. II there has been
Of New York want to know IT.
Revoked His Com N nsissicn,
These arc nne words. Tho FIRST thlns
Slynn did was 70 revoke my commission
as Morelsnd investigator when I had th.
trails wide open. Nevertheless, I went tc
Albany and put into possession Of Mr.
Glynn proof OF fraud IN the Public Work,
Department. proof OF ebominable graft ir
! the HIGHWAYS and N tbu,
he investigate the State printing ring
! Glynn's own legal commissioner could And
no words too harsh to critic,se what he
himself found after investigating my
records I ask Mr.. Glynn what he dtd e
stop frauds or 20 punish the Krafters
Why did he not continue the highway
invesigations7 Why did he not punish
the canal officials found guilty by hi,
own legal commissioners. James W. Os
borne?
why has he failed to throw Duncan
W. Peck out Of Office? Pecks shamefu
record as brought out By James W. Os
borne caused the latter 70 say In q
FORMAL statement in his proS 'edings thai
Pecks proper place was before Jury
Mr.. Glynn has done nothing because hs
was put In Office TO cover up tho frauds
and that work he has done we'll
Il now again ask Mr.. Glynn 70 tell thu
people of the State how he saved then
TO show how he saved them II. 900 cents
ask him TO show what useless offices h,
cut on as ho promised he would In hi
programme of efficiency and economy.
Il ask him to tell tho people Why h,
turned over 20 Charles r. Murphy com
plete control OF the administration OF tn,
new compensation Law. which he cher,she
30 close to his heart.
Now. I Will tell you for the nrst time
so far as know. In public anywhere b,
anybody. that William p. McComb.
national chairman of the Democr ati
party, gave Murphy $4,000 one week be
, fore the last national election for Stat
, purposes and l ask Murphy whether h
spent that in Wall Street or whether h
, soaked II away In Good Ground"
, The Associated Press said last nigh
that they had no record OF the staten,en
concerning the Sulzer case credited I
: tho association by Mr.. Hennessy.