The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-13
GLYNN ACHIEVEMENT
DENIED BY WHITMAN
Republican Candidate Refuses
Rival Credit for state
Reforms.
MAKES CHARGE OF WASTE

Charles s. whitman. Republican candl-
date for Governor, In n letter to Gov.
Glynn. his Democratic rival, laid down
yesterday what he believed to be the issues
Of the campaign. He attacked the Gov
ernors record In office. basing his argu-
ment chiefly on pamphlet recently Is
sued by the Democratic leaders. Mr.
Whitman ended his letter with this para
graph:
Carefully analysed and summarized, the
attempt to demonstrate personal achieve
ment on your part merely emphasizes your
effort to escape the public condemnation
which your party merits by Its unexam-
pied record OF mlsgovernment or that
party, I'm this Empire state m!snamed the
Democratic party. controlled as II Is. root
and branch. by Tammany Hall and all that
Tammany Hall implies and stands for, you
are the advocate and representative. with
tho full knowledge on your part OF It's
century long chapter OF systematic sub
version OF the public welfare to personal
political ends"
In beginning his letter Mr.. Whitman re-
ferrrd to the fact that Mr. Glynn became
Governor through the impeachment Of
william Sulzor which, he said, was
condemnation not only Oh Nnt NlHupln
sincerity OF your own party In nominating
him but a condemnation OF your party.
represented 10y him. by the people OF the
entire state
Mr. whitman next took up the call for
an extraordinary session of the state Leg
slature by Gov. Glynn after the fall cleo
ton and charged that the Governor sought
tc Secure the cooperation of an Assembly
that had been rejected by the people as
wholly unrcpresentatlve OF existing public
sentiment"
As TO the Governors contention that
the general appropriation bill called for
The expenditure OF 10000 900 less than
the bill OF the year before Mr.. Whitman
said: in that year your party was
dominant in the Executive Chamber and
both houses OF the Legislature and its
appropriations were marked by the most
CHASTITY wastefulness"
THE claim that the revision OF the
banding law is one Of your achievements
added Mr. Whitman, "staggers belief in
the limitations on the capacity OF man to
claim the earth This entire work was
the result OF years OF discussion"
Mr. Whitman charged that IN the las,
four years "of Tammany administration
over four thousand names have been
added TO the states payroll at an annual
expense Of 100000 that the policy OF
your office has been to create new Offices"
The District Attorney refused TO give
the Governor credit for the direct primary
law.
AS for your alleged achievements in
respect to highways" said Mr. Whitman.
there is no evidence that you in any way
sought to rectfy the indescribably bad
record OF Tammany administration In
that department You did. however de-
liberately prevent me from undertaking
the investigation which would have laid
all the facts clearly before the public !;
and to that end caused an investigation to
be made by your own appontee. whose
report YOU subsequently refused to act
upon and which report most emphatically
condemned the conduct OF the department
and imposed upon you grave duty
which you have failed to perform.
81 am surprised that. as Governor OF
the state and as the candidate for election
to that office. you should claim 10 have
vetoed bills amounting to S7.272.000 when
you have not done SO and have not ap-
proximated that result"