The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-04
GOVERNOR DEMANDS
HENNESSY'S PROOF
Challenges Him to Make Spe-
cific Charge of Graft Under
His Administration.
DECLINES TOUR OF DEBATE
Glynn "Must Refuse to Make
This Primary Contest
Street Corner Brawl."

ALBANY, Sept. 3.--Gov. Glynn replied
to John A. Hennessy's charges to-day.
Among other things he said:
II challenge Mr.. Tfennessy TO show a
single dishonest act OF any OF my APP
pointees.
Il challenge Mr.. Hennessy to make one
specific charge OF graft under my ad.
mlnistration.
II ask Mr.. Hennessy either to produce
at least one definite and tangible IN.
stance OF wrongdoing under my admins
tration or TO stand again convicted Of
attempting TO deceive the people OF New
York"
The Governor also made his reply to
1ennessy's challenge 20 a tour OF de-
bate
Mr.. Hennesay Is private citizen"
said the Governor. responsible 10 no one
for his speech or actions am Gov
ernor OF New York, responsible to the
people OF the state for the dignity Of nay
ONCE. must refuse TO make this
primary contest street corner bravl or
one OF political blackguardism."
Continuing, the Governor said
Mr. Hcnnessy says / am Murphy
Governor. The truth Of the matter is that
| Mr. Murphy selected Mr.. Sulzer and de-
MED ME the nomination at Syracuse
Defend. Appointments.
"Mr Hennessy disregards the fact that
| OF the fortytwo appointments have
| made nineteen were Independent Demo-
! Gratis, fourteen OF whom are avowedy
| hostile to Tammany Hall: ten were up
| State organization Democrats. nine were
| Endorsed by the Democratic Organization
OF Greater New York. three were oryani-
zation Republicans and one was a Pro-
gressive.
Il challenge Mr.. Hennessy to show a
| single dishonest act Of any OF these APP
polntees. And ask him either 10 confess
/ that his generaltfes are meaningless or
to inform me specifically OF one appointee
| TO whom he objects and why.
| "Mr. Hennessy says have protected
| printing rings, banking rings canal rings
| and heaven knows what not. Since his
| charges are mere generalties there Is moth
| ing for me to do. Of course, but enter a
general denial But II Mr.. Hennessy knows
| anything criminal In any branch OF the
State Government why has he failed 20
call the facts in his possession. II there
are any. to the proper prosecuting au-
| thorities?
| Il know OF no banking ring. I know
| OF no printing ring | own newspaper.
but have no Job printing office Since
| the time when I first became owner OF the
Tfmes-Union have never had an inter-
est directly or indirectly In any Office
| doing State work.
Mr.. Hennessy poses MS a graft hunter
and insinuates that am the sort OF man
| who would blink at dishonesty. He Is
| careful, however, to say nothing specific
enough 10 justify me In compelling hin,
| 10 rctract his !nnuendo through IL libel
suit.
Record as Graft Hunter.
While was Comptroller | caused fhe
prosecution OF more grafters than Hen
messy has even accused. Mr. Hennessy
| will discover II he examines the criminal
records Of Schenectady oswego. Clinton
Oneida. Warren, Broome, Genesee. West
chester and Orleans counties. For every
dollar that Mr. Hennessy's Investigations
have restored to the state my !nvestlga-
tons as Comptroller restored a thousand
Mr. Hennessy declared that he viii
show that the Highways Department /:
worse under this administration thar
under the last. | challenge him to do II
There Is one very significant sentence
In Mr.. IIenneSsy's speech. I shall not,
he said, give you tonight specific IN
stances OF graft The reason, of course
Is that there IL nothing 20 be specific
about. And ! challenge Mr.. Hennessy e
make one specific charg. OF graft under
my administration"
The Governor recalled Hennessy's nit
tie black book In the municipal campaign
In New York city last fall.
when this was opened Il was full o
little blank pages the Governor said
Having been once deceived by Mr.. Hen
Messy promise of future revelations tn,
people OF New York are not likely to be
lieve that there is anything substantial
behind his present generalities"