New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-27

. in the Assembly last night, when As
somblyman Dean Nelson, Of Manhat-
tan, introduced q resolution that Mr..
Whitman or ono Of his assistants be
made counsel to the legislative com
mittec
Asscmblyman Franklin W. Cristman.
4 Of Hcrkimor. also introduced resolu-
i ton for a graft investigating commit
/ tee Of eight members, TO he appointed
/ 10y the Speaker
The Nelson Resolution.
Assemblyman Nelson's resolution in
/ fun follows:
Whereas. There has been found to
/ exist gross irregularities in the High
ways Department Of the state Of New
| York. and
/ Whereas. Several resolutions have
been introduced in this Assembly call
ing for an investigation Of said High
! ways Department and
| Whereas. 1t has developed that the
! Hon. Charles :. Whitman, District At
torney Of the County Of New York, has
already secured indictments and has
evidence in his Office duplicating con-
tractors residing in other counties OF
| the State Of New York. and
Whereas. The Hon. Charles s. Whit
man. District Attorney Of tho County
/ Of New York. has Leen refused the nee
essary authority to allow him or his
assistants TO prosecute I'm the other
counties Of the state Of New York,
and
Whereas. The people Of the state Of
New York have confidence in the said
Charles s. Whitman. and -----
Whereas, The expense necessary fer
any new man to secure the necessary
evidence now in the possession Of the
District Attorney of New York County
would be a waste of money, and
Whereas. The people of the state Of
New York desire a non-partisan in
vestigation and not a political white
washing, it is
Resolved, That this Assembly does
hereby secure the services Of the Hon.
! Charles S. Whitman, or one of his as
sistants. as counsel to any committee
appointed by the Assembly to inyesti-
gate the Highways Department Of the
state Of New York.
II is practically agreed that Assist
ant District Attorney John X. Clark,
who has had charge OF the John Doe
inquiry into highway and barge canal
graft, will be appointed as counsel TO
the legislative commission. In that
case Mr.. Whitman will acquire powers
equal 10 that Of a special Deputy At
torney Gcncral-an appointment which
Governor Glynn stoutly declined to
confer on him.
Through Mr. Clark Whitman VIII he
as thoroughly equipped to indict and
prosecute grating officials all over the
state as former Governor Hughes was
in the insurance investigation.
Assistant District Attorney William
d. Embrce was in Albany yesterday
making a special investigation Of ccr-
tain banks in the city in reference 10
a brand new ciew which recently came
TO District Attorney Whitman.
Evidence from SuIzer.
II is said that startling revelations
arc expected when the transcription Of
the accounts Of at least one high-up
Tammany official are subpGnaed. Al
most one hundred letters-many Of
them anonymous-wer turned over
10 Mr. Whitman yesterday by cx-GOv-
crnor Sulzer. The letters are part
Of the mass" Of documentary evidence
that Sulzer promised to produce. They
will keen Mr.. Whitman and his assist
ants busy for days TO come. Most OF
the letters bear directly on the allegeI
"impeachmcnt conspiracy which Sui
zcr saws was Matched at the round
table i'm Charles f. Murphy's suite at
Delnonico's on May %. 1913.
News Of the enlargement Of Whit
mans graft investigation came yester-
dav after Assemblyman Francis II.
Stoddard. ir. Of the 2Jth Assembly
District. and two or three other Assem-
blymon had spent an hour in confer
cncc with Mr. Whitman at the Criminal
Courts Building Stoddard, Progress
sive Republican from Whitman's own
district. said on leaving tho building
that the majority Of the Republicans
favored making Mr.. Whitman counsel
to. the proposed legislative graft com
mission. No actual offer, however, was
made TO him.
Mr. whitman. II was said. indicated
that me did not care to accept the po-
sition. but ne intimated that he would
prefer TO have # go 10 Mr. Clark. Mr.
stoddard and his associates then con-
ferred for some time with Mr.. Clark
hut MI clark had nothing TO say. II
was learned. however. that Mr. CLARK
will accept the office if it Is offered 10
him and that is regarded as certain II
the commission is created.
important I'D entirely unlocked foI
clews have popped up in the Distric'
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