New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-22
Sulzer. Witness in Graft
Probe, Bares Plot Of
Tammany Boss.
SENATOR READS RIOT
ACT TO LEADER
When He Finds That His
Client, Stewart, Was
Held Up.
HIGHWAY JOB ROW
COST WAS HEAVY
Telegram to Canal Board
Brought Snarl, You'll BE
HI of a Governor.

William Sulzer former Governor. tes-
tifyng in the John Doe highways graft
inquiry yesterday. swore that United
States Senator James A. O'Gorman said
to him on March 3. 1918:
"If you appoint jim, Gaffney Commits
sioner of Highways il will be disgrace
to the State Of New York and il will
ruin your political career as Governor.
Don't you know that Gaffney is Mur-
phys basman7
Don't you know he is the man Mur-'
ply sends out 70 hold up tho oontrae-f
tors?
Don't you know he is tho man that
held up my client. James e. Stewart.
for over 100000; and he could have
got away with il II Stewart had not
come to me; and that wont to Mur-
ply and | road the riot act to Mr.. MUIR
ply. telling him | would not stand fo-
that kind Of poitics"-that he had to-
stop Gaffney, and that II he didn't stop,
Gaffney as far as his (O'Gorman'st
client was concerned, he would expose
him.
Sulzer testified that he was SUM
moned two weeks before his inausu-
ration 10 Delmonico's by Murphy be-
cause he had by telegraph held UP tbs
Canal Boards rejection Of James F..
Stewards bids-the lowest by thou
sands and thousands OF doilars'-and
that he was told by Murphy:
Il am attending 70 this matter, and
want you to keep your hands of. Didn't
O'Gorman get you TO do this? II your
are going TO begin this way can sec
where you are going to end az Gov>
ernor."
Murphy TO Governor.
suIzer told Murphy hs wss soins to'
BE GOVERNOR. Murphy rstortsd:
"You would mako a hell Of a Cow
ernorI You are going TO be oovernerA
Like hell you are!"
At a dinner in Suffers honor IN the
Waldorf the Gaffney matter was
| brought up by Senator OGorman, and
! the latter said You never did moro
honest or honorable thing IN your life~l
Suzer testified that Attorney General
| Carmody agreed that Stewards bids
were the lowest. but he got only one
contract out Of three.
Sulzer testified that during tho i'm
! peachment proceedings John H. De-
laney. Commissioner Of Economy and
Efficiency, came TO him from Murphy
and assured him that Murphy would
quit the impeachment campaign ard
would have Senators Wagner, Fraw-
ley, Sanner and Transporter quit II
Sulzer would make John A. Hennessy
| halt his investigation.
! Suzer was on the stand for ten hours.
! Senator O'Gorman will be asked to tes-
| tify this week. probably tomorrow
suzer TO Grand Jury.
! This afternoon Sulzer will give testi-
mony before the special Supreme Court
grand jury TO tell Of Gsffney's visit to
/ Stewards office
| District Attorney Whitman would not
say whether the testimony dealing with
! the alleged offer from Murphy through
/ Delaney 10 call off the impeachment
will be used in a criminal prosecution.
/ He also refused 10 say whether he viii
call Murphy and Delaney in the present
John Doe proceedings.
Mr.. Whitman conducted the exam
] a.
testimony amounted To almost fifteen
! thousand words. II was the great
/ human document" that the former Gov
error had promised when he finished
} his chapter of revelations prior TO tho
! last election. and his attitude on the
stand showed ne realized the impor-
| tance of what he was saying
Ia speaking Of conversations with
Murphy and with Senator O'Gorman
ne took great care to introduce the
emphasis and gestures the others used.
Sulzer was the only witness ycster-
day He will resume the stand for q
short time Friday.
What SuIzer Testified.
The examination Of the Ex-Governor
was in full as follows.
Q-You We're elected Governor OF the
State Of New York in 1912. and YOU be-
came Governor on January the follow
ing ycarr A.-Yes. sir
Q--You are here under subpoena. Gov
ernor Sulzer? A-Nes. sir
Q.-And before testifying YOU have
waived immunity A.-Yes. sir.
Or your own free will and at YOUR
own requestF A.-Yes. In that connec-
tion want 10 Say that | have no infor-
nation that care to conceal and cer-