New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-26
DENIES GOING
TO SEE MURPHY
Warned Governor to Be-
ware of Gaffney While in
Washington, 'Tis Said.
GIVES OUT STATEMENT
Osborne. Angry, Ready to Ask In
dictments in Albany-Will Help
Whitman Get Bank Accounts.

Whitman Get Bank Accounts.
Senator James \. O'Gorman through
Almuth G. Vandiver. member Of the
firm of O'Gormsn Battle & Vandiver.
in a statement issued last night as
serts that ne told Governor-elect Sulzer
about the plight Of his client, James 9.
Stewart. the contractor, who says
James f. Gaffney attempted 10 hold
him up for S150,o0O nine days after
Sulzer sent a telegram 10 the barge
canal board 70 defer holding up Stew
arts contracts until they heard from
him" The statement. which Is the
first authorized public utterance Of
Senator O'Gorman's on the incident In
question" follows
II want to correct a statement which
appeared in the press this morning to
the effect that our firm was first re-
tanned to represent the Stewart Broth
ers at the time OF the occurrences TO
which Mr.. Stewart has recently testl-
fed. The fact Is that Stewart Brothers
have been clients Of our firm for twelve
years.
Senator O'Gorman's attention was
first called 70 the matter by James {.
Stewart in a casual way on the nignt
of December 81, 1912, at the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel. in New York City. after
the close Of the Sulzer dinner. On the
following Monday the Senator obtained
Mr. Stewards permission 10 convey the
information 10 Mr.. SiIlzer, then GOV
ernor-elect. and ON Friday, necernoer
| o7 1919. the Senator called a Governor
Suffers office, No 1l3 Broadway Ne"
York CITY. and told the Governor what
had been told him by Mr.. Stewart.
Denies O'Gorrnan Saw Murphy.
Furthermore. the Senator nevcr
communicated with Charles F. Murphy
concerning this matter, either directly
or Indirectly. nor did any other mem
b.r NJ o,,r firm. The Senator did no,
see Mr.. Murphy between the time OF
the Syracuse convention, In SEPTEMBER
1910 az which Governor sulzer was
nominated. and the inauguration OK
pnos,dort Wilson In Washington IN
March. 1918.
| o,r client. James c. Stewart, called
on Mr.. Murphy Immediately AFTER t"e
Incident In question and on the DAY
=, occurred Ny information Is that
Nr Nurphv told Mr. Stewart that he
know nothing whatever about the mat
,,. Throe weeks later Senator O'Gor-
-, hoard of the Stewart incident for
the first time.
.,rbo foregoing states Senator
O'Gorman's entire connection with t"is
matter. ALMUTH C. VANDIVER'
The Tribune learned on good au-
tboritv Yesterday that Senator O'Gor-
mans testimony in the John Doe In
onirv will corroborate Suffers IN its
essence. but that Senator OGorman
will strenuously deny many Of Suffers
allegations because OF their inaccu-
racies and exaggeration.
one of the main points that will be
brought out when Senator O'Gorman
goes on the stand. according to The
Tl1bune's informant. is that the Sena-
tor did advise the then Governor not
TO appoint Gaffney Commissioner OF
Highways. Senator O'Gorman's testi-
rnonv will follow line that will show
that from the time Sulzer was elected
up 10 the time of the disclosure Of the
state OF facts upon which Sulzer was
impeached that Senator O'Gorman en-
deavored 10 get Sulzer to cooperate
in a programme against Murphy :
methods.
The testimony will show it is said,
that il was Sulzers dickering with
Murphy that prevented any co-opera-
ltion between him and O'Gorman. Sem
ator O'Gorman first laid the facts in
the Stewart case before Sulzer on De-
cember 81. 1872 He then told Sulzer
10 beware OF Gaffney.
O'Gorn,an Warned Suzer.
Later. when the question of Gah-
ney FOR Highway Commissioner was
being made. Senator O'GoIman warned
Sulzer. When O'Gorman and Sulzer
met in Washington at the Inauguration
/ the matter was gone over again. and
: Senator O'Gorman chided Sulzer for
appointing G; .ney on the efficiency
; hoard.
What Senator O'Gorman will strenu-
? ously deny is the use OF the language
r imputed 20 him by Sulzer in his testi-
l mony. He will deny the use of such
/ phrases as he called Gaffn,y Murphy
bagman." or the use OF any of the
slang expressions found IN Sulzer's
. testimony.
; Senator O'Gorman. too, IL Is said. vii
r deny the intimate knowledge OF the
E highway grating implied in Sulzer',