Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-22
GRAND Jury HEARS
THE SULZER STORY
Continued from First Pass.)

the state. MCGUIRE sent me q Lele-
gram TO the effect that the canal
board had been called together hast
lily for q special meeting to reject the
bids OF Stewart & Co. The meeting
was to take place on the following
day, December 10. MCGUIRE said that
l. as the governor elect. should see
that Stewart, whose bids we're thou
sands and thousands OF dollars lower
than the next bidder, should get JUS
tice. l had confidence In McGuire's
representations. I thought II was my
duty to save the money Of the tax
payers. That is why I sent the tel
egram."
1t appeared from Suffers testimony
that somebody familiar with the pro-
ceedings OF the canal board informed
Charles F. Murphy very quickly OF
suffers message to the canal board.
At any rate. on December 10. Sulzer
said he got his first view into the
workings Of the invisible govern
ment."
Tells Of Conversation with Delaney.
ION December 49," Sulzer testified,
John H. Delaney called me on the
telephone. l knew Delaney very we'll.
he was connected with the Morning
Telegraph at that time. After tele-
phonins he came TO me at my Office,
ll6 Broadway, and observed that he
was very much excited. I had never
seen him SO mentally perturbed'
This is what occurred, according TO
suffers account. given on the stand /:
Deianey-Congresem what have
you done?
sulzer-John. what's the matter? I
never saw you so worked up In my
life. What has happened? What have
l done?
Delaney-Congress you have
spilled the beans. The chief is wild.
I've never seen him SO worked I'D in
my life. I'm afraid it is all off. Why
did you do 1t?
Sulzer-What have / done?
Delaney-You sent telegram to the
Canal Board. Why did YOU? It has
angered the chief more than anything
else ever knew of. He wants to see
you at once.
Sulzer (handing McGuire's telegram
to Delaney)-That's all that's to IL
John. I'm surprised you are SO ex-
cited.
Going on with the narrative sulzer
said
Praise from Senator o'Gorman.
THE Stewart matter came up again
two days later. on December n. Sui
ger testified. at a dinner at the Wal
dorf- Astoria. In Suffers honor. At
This dinner. according to Su ger Sen
ator OGorman leaned over and said:
want to congratulate you for
sending that telegram to the Canal
Board. You never did more honor
able thing"
Did you know at the time that
OGorman or his firm fepreses ted
Stewart" asked the district attorney
No" replied Sulzer, land further
more. at that time | had so many
things on my mind that did not re-
! call what Murphy had said to me
about O'Gorman."
After Sulzer became governor, Stew
art, the contractor, paid him q number
of visits at Albany. George Gordon
Battle accompanied him.
Stewart complained about the way
he was treated" Sulzer testified. "He
, said he wasn't getting square deal.
] told Stewart that was in favor of
everybody getting Justice. and that
would do all I could to get him a
square deal And I did. spoke to a
number of State officials. The attor-
ney-general and agreed that Stew
art was the lowest bidder. and that he
was a very reputable contractor aid
that 1t would be an injustice to reject
his bids However, the matter was
finally fixed up by the Canal Board
and gave it no further attention. ex.
cept that said wanted justice done
and that I dn't want any sea ndal In
my administration"
."Didn't Stewart tell you anything
about being held up bv James e. Gaff-
ney?" asked Mr.. Whitman.
mo, he didn't: nor did his counsel
say anything about It,"
Alleged Threats of Murphy.
MIR. whitman then led Sulzer to
speak about his meeting with Mr..
Murphy in Washington on March
last, when President Wilson was in
augurated. Sulzer said great deal
abou o his meeting in the recent mu-
nicipa. campaign. 1t was then that
Murphy. according to Sulzer. said:
"Gaffney or war" Sulzer testified yes
terday that Murphy said he was more
interested in the appointment of Gaff-
ney as highway commissioner than in
any other appointment.
What did you say to Murphy"
asked Whitman.
''I told him l wanted an upstate
man. man whose honesty was above
suspicion"
Did you tell Murphy that Gaffney
was a bagman, collector, a dishonest
man."
NO" replied Sulzer, after hesitat-
ing a moment. 81 didn't say those
things, because I wanted to get along
with Mr.. Murphy. parted because
I tried to be diplomatic. 1 knew that
II Murphy objected could not get my
appointments through the Senate.
Murphy said: IN wreck your admin
istration if you don't do what / tell
you to do 1t was not the first time
he had threatened me.
81 smiled at first, but I was begin
ming to take his threats seriously. He
said that I might be the Governor. but
that he had the Legislature. He was
indignant and was in q hurry to go.
While was in the elevator he shout
ed, TT is Gaffney or war And 1t was,
If anyone wants to know"
when Mccall Accompanied Him.
Sulzer told the district attorney that
he saw Murphy on March 18 at Muir
phys house, and again on the morn
ing of April IL. On the latter oc-
casion, he said, E. E Mccall accom-
panied him to Murphy's house. Sulzer
told about these meetings in the mu
nicipal campaign. Sulzer was anxious
to make 1t clear that Murphy. at the
early morning meeting OF April II,