New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-19
OFFICIAL RECORDS
Barred BY QUESTIONS
Chairman Asks if City'S
Chief Will Sanction
Democratic Graft"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
"priyate Conference" Changed
Mayors Views Expressed to
Help HenneSSy.

Are you going 90 vote for MIR. Ben
sci as State Engineer and Surveyor,
who refused TO testify before a grand
jue as to his conduct of public Office
unless immunity was granted him?
"Are you going TO vote for William
II. Sohmer, ex-treasurer of Tammany
Hall and chief financial officer of the
state, under whose administration the
wholesale graft was carried on re-
yeaIed by the Osborne report, for Con-
froller?
"Do you recommend that Democrats
in choosing delegates 10 the Constitu-
tiOnal Convention TO frame a new state
constitution vote for Louis Hshen and
John +. Ahearn. both of whom were re-
moved from Office by Governor Hughes?
"In case You are going TO support
these men will you also state what
facts in their public career or what
private conferences give you assurance
that they will properly perform their
duties?"
These pointed questions were in
Guided in the open letter sent by Fred
erick c. Tanner, chairman Of the Re-
publican State Committee, yesterday TO
was accused of abandoning the fight
against Charles f. Murphy and Tam
many Hall.
Mr.. Tanner declared that the accusa-
ton was sustained by the Mayors as
sertion that he would support Governor
Glynn.
Mr.. Tanner, by quotations from let
tiers, interviews and speeches Of the
Mayor showed that Mayor Mitchell re-
garded Governor Glynn as the csndi-
date of Charles f. Murphy and Tam
many Hall during the recent primaries.
Then he cited a bill of particulars to
prove that Governor Glynn IS still
dominated by Tammsny Hall and Mr..
Murphy.
In his letter Mr.. Tanner challenged
the Mayors right to reverse his entire
anti-Tammany record and his antago-
nism to Governor Glynn, and to throw
the weight of his nOn-partisan Office in
favor of Governor Glynn because Of a
private conference The letter, in
part, reads:
81 charge you with having abandoned
your fight against Charles +. Murphy
and Tammany Hall. You were elected
Mayor of the City of New York as a
protest against Murphy domination,
and as late AS September IA, 1914, you
were supporting Mr.. Hennessy, who
was running against Mr.. Glynn on the
platform that Mr. Glynn was dominated
by Tammany.
"On that date, in an open letter, you
stated to Mr.. Hennessy that your can
didacy for Governor assures the con-
tinuance Of the fight for clean leader
ship and good government which we
made last fall in the municipal cam
paign, and gives to the many Demo
Gratis opposed TO the continued domino
ton of their party by Charles +. Muir
ply an opportunity to express their
opposition to him
Repeats Mitchers Charges.
"Mr. Glynn was the candidate Of
Charles +. Murphy and the only candi-
date opposed to Mr.. Hennessy, and you
exactly described the situation when
you said you were opposed to CON
tinued domination by Charles T. Muir
phy.' If Mr.. Glynn was not dominated
By Murphy, what was your reason for
opposing him?
Tammany Hall and Mr.. Murphy. l will
give you a bill of particulars and will
prove the same by facts that are com
monty known by public records and by
YOUR own speeches. This is the bill:
"Paokey'' Mocabe. OF Albany. brought
Mr.. Giynn into public life Mr.. Glynn
appointed "Packey" McCsbe as Con
servstion Commissioner. at $4,000 u
year.
Mr.. Murphy lifted Mr. Glynn into the
Governorship through the impeachment
Of William suzer Mr. Glynn in turn
appointed as Superintendent Of Banks
Eugene Lamb Richards, who was the
most active counsel IN preparing tho
impeachment charges against William
Suizer, and who was the head OF the
Tammany organization in Richmound
County Mr.. Richards In turn appoint
"a MAT" Horgan, a convicted criminal
but still a member Of Tammanny Hall.