The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-22

TO their requests he spoke TO members OF
the canal board about them. He said
Stewart complained of the way in which
he had been treated
Did he say that he had been held up,
that any one had asked him to con-
tribute or to pay money!
NO. he didn't tell me that"
MIR. Sulzer said he didn't know at that
time that any demand had been made
upon Stewart
viii you tell what happened after
this
ION March 3. 1918. Senator o'Gorman
invited me to take lunch with him in
the Senate restaurant at the Capitol. |
was IN Washington for the Inauguration
OF President Wilson. During our COLI
versation / told him that Murphy was
putting the screws on me and bringing
to bear all the influence he could to get
James Il. Gaffney appointed Commits
sioner OF Highways.
O'GOrman Called Gann~y .Basman..
The Senator leaned over the table
toward me and in his grim way he looked
me In the face and said: Governor, IL
you appoint Gaffney Commissioner of
highways IL will be a disgrace to the
state OF New York and II will ruin your
political career. Don't you know tina,
CARNEY Is Murphy's chief bagman?
Don't you know he il the man Murphy
sends out to hold up contractors? Don't
you know he Is the man he sent out TO
hold up Stewart for 100000? He'd have
gotten away with II too, only | went
to Murphy and told him I'd expose him
II he didn't stop GafYney. In the face
or that IL you appoint him your politica,
course - at an end l leaned over the
table and said: I'm Riad TO hear YOU
say that Senator. I've told Murphy over
and over again that would not APP
point Gaffney Highways Commissioner
and l agree with you II would be a dis
grace to the State IL did,"
Did the Senator tell YOU what Muir
ply said about Gaffney?"
He said that Murphy tried TO sidest.p
and that he told Murphy he couldn't be-
cause he knew GafYney wouldn't 20 up
against anybody unless Murphy sent him
and that he didn't propose to have anv
OF his clients sandbagged. He said MUIR
ply denied that Gaffney was sent by
him"
Mr.. Sulzer then told Of another meet
ing with Murphy. He said Tom Smith
asked him to 20 to the Shoreham Hotel
to meet Murphy In Senator O'Gorman's
room. He said there were others there
and that when he left Murphy followed
him out into the corridor. He said MUIR
ply there urged him to appoint CARNEY
and that ne refused on the ground that
Gaffney was not the best man for the
place.
Wanted TO Avoid Quarrel.
Il told him that my Judgment was A
man from up the State ought to have the
place. He said that the place belonged
TO the organization and that he demanded
It as favor to him"
did you tell him why you didn't want
to appoint Gaffney?"
II told him Gaffney was not the best
man."
did you tell him that CARNEY was
dishonest7'
mo"
Did you tell him he was a baxman'"
did you tell him Garney wa. a col.
lector?"
"No."
did you tell him h. was . black.
Mailer"
mo
well. why didn't you? You say YOU
had Senator o'Gormans word for H."
II didn't say those things because
was anxious TO get along with Murphy.
didn't want to quarrel unless had to
to save my self-respect. l knew that
unless he approved no ono could be Rp-
pointed He told me he had the Legisla-
ture. I knew his power and was begin
ming TO take his threats seriously.
told him that II couldn't to Governor
/ didn't want the Office. I was anxious
to get away. SO said. Good night, Mr.
Murphy and stepped into the elevator.
He said: ITS Gaffney or war; and 1t was.
IL anybody wants to know"
Mr.. Sulzer said he saw Murphy twice
after that. He described their talks about
various appointments. asserting again
that Murphy asked him to appoint Gaff-
ney, George NJ Palmer The MoManus.
Packy McCabe and others. and pointed
out to him his control Of the Legis-
lature.
Saw Magic In Murphy's Word.
"Of course" said Mr.. Sulzer. ~ know n
word from Murphy worked like magic on
the Senators. l knew all this. l wasn't
born yesterday. I was the Governor. he
was the boss. wanted 10 get along
with him. but I refused TO shut my eyes