The sun., 1916-01-06
THOMPSON COOLER
ABOUT QUIGG TALE.
May Not Fight Naming Of
Hodge as Public Service
Member.
GRAND JURY INACTIVE

AIsASr, Jan. B.-Elon r.. Brown, Re-
publican leader Of the State Senate.
poured Oh upon the troubled Republican
waters this afternoon. and the ihdica-
tions arc that the last has been heard
Of Senator Thompson's charge that Gov.
whitman had been Influenced IN his Sc
lection Of Henry w. Hodge a. a mem-
ber Of the New York city Public Ser
vice Commission to succeed Robert Col
gate Wood.
When Senator Thompson and Senator
Lawson first reached the Capitol this
morning they were still charging Quigg
influence in the selection Of Mr.. Hodge.
but later Senator Thompson had q long
talk with Senator Brown.
II have nothing against Mr.. Hodge" J."
said Senator Thompson after his talk
with Senator Brown. and perhaps II
had thought for moment / might not
have made the attack on Quigg. but as
long as I have made II I will stand by
it. Hodges nomination. when II Is re-
ceiyed by the State Senate, will be re-
ferred to the Senate Finance Committee,
and II he will make the right kind Of a
member Of the Public Service Commits
sion. as they say he will. he will he
confirmed by the Senate.
Il have no quarrel with Gov. Whit
man, but j have All interest In seeing
that the right men are named on the
New York city Public Service Commis-
sion. because l think my committee went
down there to do more than create three
vacancies In the commission. My COM
mittee has been kicked about by every
one ever since II was first appointed, and
II was up to me to resent the suggestions
in Woods letter to the Governor that
the committee had been unfair to him."
G0SernOr NOT Persarbed.
Gov Whitman did not appcar In bs
,roa,,v disturbed over tho cha rye. ,rada
bv senator Tbompsop The Governor
,ool ,he stand ma, no knew what he
US doing when no named Mr. Hodpe
,ha, 1, u,as d,s,,nrtiyeIv /. nersonaI s..
ler,lon for the place and stories that
ou,yy had any,hinp IN do with The an
ro,r,,,en, wers moi tn n. nermIttcd In
in,,r,ar. With Tho yr,,i6ca,ion AIR
Itndgs.s .cco,,,arcc Of Tho n,ace gave
IN tb. ,;overnor
A, noon III. ncws,,n.r n,e, told cov
whitman thai senator La wson of Rrook :.
,yn had hera,ded the informat tion that
high class La nf Rrnnklvn' had
,,,a,, s.r,,or Tho,rn.,, snI h,mss,s
,ha ir,nrr,,ior IN, Nr on,yv hro,gh,
Wond,s rosigna,inn ,o A,hanv and Sad
. hard 4, ,ha collection ~ ~ u,dy.
-. whi,,,,r sn,,I.a hro.aiy u,han ra
hoa,d ,hi, ,,,,,,,, go .sLa1 .p,a ca,a
,o,. I,.,.o, civ. Won ,h. nam. 81 ,his
,b,rb ,I.,ss ,,wyor fron, prooL,yn,."
in,o,u,.d ,h,, senator lawson said
tho ..h,oh ,,,s,,., r,,n,, n.r,, y,.. IN
Nv boz. t., r,,,a,anc" ,,"w >vh,,n,an
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80 Ill hamo.,,,. r,aLa s,,,h
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49, 49,, w. Wo,',,a .anr,,ar, A.
,r.hth,,,,, ,,o,,,, ,ha, res,vn,,iop IN
,''' ,a - S..n c,oss
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~ r,,,,,, ,''.,, Co. MI ,,iac. ,nd 7
a,,, ,,,i,,h,w ,laa be ,s goiny 10 accent
H. H. year aso ""u,1u u'rar,,,nra.r, ", W ~
ruplc Works, but he declined OH the
ground thar he could not afford 1t. l
hope. in view OF the little fuss made
over his appointment to the commission,
tha, he will not eventually conclude he
cant afford to take this place
saltlOI IsdWsoli WSHh W 'iV VNV'u-
tive chamber shortly after 10 o'clock
aud fled with the Governors secretary
.hc Thompson committee charges against
former Commissioner Wood. Gov. Whit
man said he would look into these
charges and II he deemed II advisable
he would refer the matter to the Dis
trict Attorney of New York.
senator Thompson came up from New
York city on the Empire State Express
about noon. There was fire in his eye.
but he cooled of during the day.
81 had word to the effect" said
Senator Thompson, that Wood was to
60 and had sent his resignation to the
Governor the night before IL appeared
in THE SUN. | could hardly believe
tina, Wood intended to resign. and when
I heard of IL I talked IL over with Com
missioner Hayward. lie said he believed
there was nothing in the rumor. but
there 1t was in cold type in THE SUN the
neat day and ! got hot about It,"
Quigg says lie Didn't Know Hodge
Leinuei f. 0u,ss a ue haS ro,h'nx ~
N'a' ne no' o''ls " w rn..n,,
Ntc commissioner Wooo anu tHc ap-