Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-26
WHITMAN AIDE
AFTER EVIDENCE
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Mack. national Democrats COM
of the national committee; Philip
Donahue, treasurer of Tammany
Hall, who was named by John A.
Hennessy as silent partner in
large contracting firm. Everett Fow-
ler, of Kingston. who is under in
dActment for eXtorting $3.50 from
Seneca P. Hull, a contractor of Cort-
land. n. Y, and also for soliciting
a campaign contribution from a cor
poEation; Arthur A. Mclean, for the
last sixteen years treasurer of the
Stake Democratic Committee. who
pleaded guilty about two weeks ago
to accepting a campaign contribu-
ton from a corporation; Thomas
Hassett, former secretary of the
Board of Water Supply and formerly
an employee In the office of State
Engineer and Surveyor John A. Ben
sci; G. Gordon Reel, former commits
sioner of highways; Duncan w
Peck, State commissioner of public
works; John A Bensel, State engi-
neer and surveyor; Charles F. Foley,
former deputy commissioner of high
ways, who is said to have had the
power of awarding road repair con-
tracts without public advertising or
and William Sulzer the
former governor.
Whitman Has Bank Books.
1t is said that the bank books of
these men, now in possession of the
district attorney. show deposits aggre-
eating more than $4,000, 900. But Mr..
does not think for a minute
that the books which he has so far
been able 10 procure represent the
r0 ~ ,fe- 4f .
by any means. On the contrary he
suspects that a total could not be
struck without scruuinizing the books
Of banks in other States and even in
Canada. and, possibly, in European
countries. He is determined, however,
by virtue of the authority vested in
him by a decree by Supreme Court
Justice Davis, to find out whether or
not the politicians sa far famed in
the investigation have accounts in
banks in other parts of the State in
addition to those with New York
county banks. In this regard Mr. Os-
borne has promised to lend whatever
aid he can.
IF Whitman can't get bank books
outside of this county, why can" he
said before leaving for the capital
There is no doubt of my right to get
accounts In any corner of the State,
and if Mr.. Whitman wants them I'll
get them for him"
Mr.. Osborne did not mince words in
the announcement of his plans for the
next month. He said that he would
insist on the prosecution of Messrs.
Reel, Bensel and Peck in Albany.
why, so far as their services to the
State of New York were concerned
they might have been in Europe" he
said.
Find Contract Irregularities.
Mr.. Osborne said that he and his CO.
workers had so far found 80 repair
contracts awarded during 1912 without
being advertised. They found only
eight which had been advertised. An
expenditure of 100000 was repre-
scented in the 31S awards. The inves-
tigator says that Charles F. Foley,
whom he calls 1.-The messenger boy of
the Highway Commission" handed
the contracts out and that his awards
were afterward approved by the COM
mission.
Almuth c. Vandiver law partner of
Senator O'Gorman, issued last night
a statement describing the manner in
which knowledge Of the attempt to
hold up James c. Stewart for S150,0
came to Senator O'Gorman.
His statement makes clear two
points that have already been limited
at. 1t was Mr.. Stewart himself who
went to Charles F. Murphy and told
him Of the attempt of "Gaffney' to
get the money from him while his bids
on barge canal work were pending be-
fore the Canal Board. In the second
place, the statement verifies the testi-
mony of Mr.. Sulzer that O'Gorman
told him of the attempt made to sand
bag Stewart.