New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-17
Aimed at McCabe's Foe.

John II. Delaney. Commissioner Of Ell
ficiercy and Economy. completed ms
hearings to-day on the Harpursville-San-
itaria Springs road i'm Broome County
and announced that he would turn the
evidence over 20 Attorney General car
mody for determination Of the culpabl-
itv of those I'm charge Of the construction
Of the road II Mr.. Carmody determines
that prosecutions are warranted the EVIL
dence will be turned over to the District
Attorney Of either Albany or Broome
County.
The Broome County contractors are
from Troy also. and this investigation IS
aimed to reach Joseph Murphy and other
opponents Of the Charles +. Murphy se-
gime.
John y. Carlisle Highway Commission
err issued a statement to-day in when
he said that the changes OF specifications
i'm Rroome and other counties OF the
southern Tier were made in the interest
Of efficiency and upon the Recommended
ton Of his advisory engineers. Harold
Parker and George c. Diehl. He char
acterized the accusations Of John +. kel-
~, an engineer. as an attempt ITO escape
responsibility by trying to place the
blame on somebody else"
In making his announcement, Governor
Glynn said he had received testimony
from Mr. Osborne tending to show the
existence of a conspiracy 10 deiraud GO
lumbia County and the state.
OF the Rensselaer, County road. winch
is lust east Of the city OF Rensselaer,, the
Governor said:
The evidence indicates that the CON
tractor having bid too low, and fndlng
himself involved in losing venture sue
ceeded in having the specifications
changed to relieve him. This case is as
fragrant as the first one, and I intend to
see that il is sifted TO the very bottom.
Talks for Publication.
81 need hardly say that If the facts al
legged are satisfactorily proved. | shall not
wait for a police officer to remove gullty
officials We are beginning TO make prog
ress in our investigation OF the Highway
Department But suspicion of misconduct
is one thing. and proof another And
cannot be obtained in a day.
ITO assist Mr.. Osborne in obtaining the
evidence | desire | have called upon the
Commissioner of Efficiency and Economy
10 conduct a separate investigation. |
have urged every state officer TO assist
both these gentlemen In their search FOR
evidence The entire machinery OF the
state government has been placed at the
disposal OF both.
IL shall be greatly disappointed II Mr..
Osborne and Mr.. Delaney working side
bv side. do rot get results. And both Of
them understand that unless they produce
results satisfactory to me and to the pub
lie. | shall call in some one else who will
! shall not permit my administration to
be embarrassed by any doubt of my sim
cerity in these highway Investigations.
1T makes no difference to me who is
hit by these Investigations. and | have
made this fact plain to those who are
conducting the search for evidence
There is no partisanship in crime; rascals
are of all parties and of no party. Re-
publicans and Democrats look alike to
me when they are found pundering the
state. And as a Democrat | shall take
particular pains to drive out OF public
life any Democrat who has been disgrace
ing the party"
At the opening OF his hearing to-day
Commissioner Delaney. who is an out
and-out Tsmmany man. took occasion to
say that 10 political influence is strong
enough TO stop him from running the in
vestigation right down to the seat OF
wrongdoing."