Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-02
James A. Carer

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James A. Cdrey
BY MIR. GORpON-Q. Where do you
live? A. 323 Pine street
q Did you see the defendant, Thomas b.
Smith. prior to the election and converse
with him respecting his relations to your
candidacy In the Fifth Ward? A / did
q. Tell US the conversation A. The Mayor
spoke to me aoout--he opened the CONVEX
cation IN reference to the actions Of Isadore
Stern in Harrisburg. We'll" I said 81
heard a good deal about S.ern's actions
in Harrisburg" said What have l got
to do with that" We'll" he said 'hc,
didn't act right in HARRISBURG" he SAYS,
and while he voted for the bill he was
working against the bill on the tioorh 4
said to him, Who told you that?" We'll.
he said, several people told me. I couldn't
Just recall asked him who were they.
! We'll" he said, I'VE don't want men in
1 the Legislature, in Council, who don't go
along with the Administration. Then the
! conversation drifted on to the Councils,
I The Mayor said, What we want in Coun-
| ellis is men who are friendly to the Ad-
! ministration." And I said to him, "well
| haven't always been friendly" yes" he
said, you and have always been good
| friends. well" said, what is the mat
ter with me as a candidate for Select Coun-
! cil?"
He says. at IL not you who select the
candidates for Councils" He says. at Is
the Wares" lie says, 81 want TO be frank
| with you. ! am the one that started the
! Wares in against you. told them to go the
! limit. They came 10 me in reference to the
| Fifth ward: wanted to know what they
were going to do In reference TO Carey. l
| was the one that told them to go ahead
and l and my Admi abstraction would stand
behind them to the limit" Well, I was
rather surprised to hear that statement com
inG from man who pretended NO much
! friendship for me.
SO we both jumped to our feet then and
! said to the Mayor. do you remember a
conversation that you and had here right
on this very spot?" He says, NO what
was it?' l says, "In reference to Deutsch
| You took offense at something Deutsch had
| done in the Common Council chamber. You
! spoke to me about him. | spoke to you at
| that time. "As far as Deutsch is concerned,
| when that time comes | will be against
| Deutsch." He says We'll / don't want you
| TO go out and give II publicity, and | Will
! be with you and do what is In my power
to help you out" When that was called to
his attention he did not remember that
Finally | says-well, says, you don't re-
member that?' He says, mo" Well, /
says, Il am a candidate"
lie says, IAN right. and I Will go the
limit against you"
q. "And will go the limit against yOu:"
4. $50 the limit against you" And as
\ was walking out the door he says. "NOu had
| better think Il over" So ! left ! have
never seen the man from that day to this.
Q. Now, Mr. Carey. tell me what you
know. Of your own knowledge, and only Of
| your own knowledge, respecting the action
Of the police Of your district in connection
with the politics Of that ward at the last
| election? A., You just want me to confine
myself to what happened?
Q. VeEy we'll A. What seen with my
-
Third District.
@. What do you mean by men. policemen?
A. Police officers police officers appointed
In the Second District, and just previous to
the election transferred into the Third Dis
trict. Those men, instead Of being in uni
form. were walking around with soft hats
on, some OF them without any collars on or
shirts. Any man who would look at those
men they would appeal to him that they
were police officers
O. Did you talk to Lieutenant Bennett
A. went In one evening One OF our
friends was arrested and somebody told me
that somebody was arrested. I went In to
get the young man out We were friends
He ordered me out Of the room. Well OF
course, / was in the house sergeants room
l had been lieutenant Of police myself
one time and knew that probably / was
out. The magistrate happened to be In then
and says. Il came in to see Judge Harrl.
gan" He says, You get out Of here"
says, Il came in 70 see Judge Harrigan.
He says. Judge Harrigan and you aini
got no risbt in here" Judge Earrikan said
10 him, Yes. have right in here l an
magistrate Of this district" That wa,
after they took the cases away from tn,
district away from Magistrhte Harrlgan
and sent them to some other district Thes,
men were walking around
q. DO you see any OF them here2 A. Yes
.. Who were they? A. II could ge
close to him. You sse my eyes Il bad
II q. uram stand up.
Urem does So
a. Yes ur1m He Il one he vas On.
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