New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-28
Prosecutor Bares Record
of J. M. Phillips in
Queens Scandal.
UPSTATE CHEERS
GREET CANDIDATE
Enthusiastic Crowds Hear Re-
publican Doctrines and
Democratic Errors.
From stan Correspondent Of The
Tribunel

Trbunel
Ogdensburg. n. Y, Oct 27.-District
Attorney Whitman ended The fee low
on the second Jap of his upstate cam
paign tour with large ana ehtnus,-
Gstic mass meeting in the City Hall
mere tonight More than 1000 heard
the Republican candidate make one OF
his best speeches so far in the cam
paiPr. He caGPht the spirit OF the
Ogdcnsburg people at the start. lie
renewed his forceful attacks upon the
Clynn administration, and declared
confidently that he expected to be elect
ed Governor.
Mr. Whitman sdded another name to
the long list Of Glynn-Tammany ap-
iroirtments in the various state depart -
ments. which is fast becoming known
as his political "rOgucs' gallery" This
time It was John n. Phillips, who now
holds the important and responsible
Office of purchasing agent OF state
prisons.
The speaker r, ad from the records e
show that Phillips, while Under Sheriff
Of Queens County, was indicted IN l9lO
for larceny and forgery IN connection
with a city contract for repairing a
yiaduct. 1t appeared, according TO the
evidence offered, that Phillips had col
lected the money for the repairs, which
actually had not been made with any
benefit to the city. Phillips's case
never came 10 trial.
RAYMOND Z. Fosdick, Commissioner
of Accounts under Mayor Gaynor, made
an investigation Of the contract, and
Mr.. Whitman read the following eX-
tract from Mr.. Fosdick's report:
From the records and testimony 1t Is
clear that q series of fraudulent open
orders. based on forged bids, were is
sued bv the Borough President to men
who acted for John NJ. Phillips; that
the work done under these open orders
was practically valuelcss, and was per-
formed, in part at least, by city en-
ployes; that the inspectors reports
accompanying the vouchers were sl$nc j
~ men who did not see the WORK ln
the course Of itt prosecution, and that
the money, approximately S4'VoV' "aS
diverted by false addresses and forged
Endorsements to the Onoer oAeII" %
Queens County" l..
Mr. Fosdick closed his report by
recommending that the facts be sub
mitted to the grand jury for It's &C
tion.
Phillips was appointed TO his present
Office by Governor Sulzer, and retained
in office by Governor Glynn. ..
81 don't want to attack these men,
said MIR. Whitman, "but ] believe II is
my duty to let the people know what
kind of men are holding the Offices un-
der Glynn, and to what low level the
official life of the state has sunk. am
only answering the challenge OF the
Governor to point out some Of these
men,"
Mr.. Whitman spoke at ten meetings
in Lewis. Jefferson and st. Lawrence
counties. All of them were held under
cover, except at Carthage, where Mr..
Whitman made brief speech from the
rear Of the train.
The other meetings were al Philadel-
phia, Gouverneur, Potsdam, MassenG
Springs and Norwood. Mr. Whitman
addressed about 5000 people to-day.
He viii leave here early tomorrow
morning for a run through Franklin,
Clinton, Essex. Washington and Sara
toga counties, with the night meeting
at Schenectady.