New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-02
Charges by Delehanty
VIII Be Left TO Whit
man for Action
Roth SIDES PUT
OUT NEW ATTACKS
nistrict Attorney Asserts
He VIII Prove His
Assailant Unfit

Ths Judges of Iene1Hi
80 district Attorney Svsurr ur-
". ,sopsst that they investigate the
,rsirs. the indicted labor union
80, ont o. which grew the fraud
-, ,referred against him by Judge
n.l.Ss,tv. 10 wss learned last night
-, ire seven Judges, four Of whom
-. Democrats, would leave any action
..covsrror whitman, before whom tne
eb,-gss nov rest
~. ,4ityde is regarded as q blow 20
n;,,ye. Attorney Swami, whose quick
..,.,l 70 the judges, most OF whom
-. NJ. associates on the bench from
.,,7 - 1918. was construed as taeti-
N NOV. "a forestsll possible invest'-
-, bv Governor Whitmsns commits
SION.
One Of the judges, although he Is re-
-,,5s5 As friendly to the District Al
.o-nsv said last night that the court
,,r,5 meet this afternoon, and in all
,-,A,bilitv confer on the memorandum
1, ,hs cases fled with them by Judge
n.lsbsntv. but that no reply would De
-,5a 70 District Attorney Swann's re-
quest for an examination OF the fsct',
The only way in which M STanu's
,.ors,t could be granted, this judge
,oint.d cut. was for the District Attor-
,,v 70 move for q dismissal Of one OF
mar. ~ the indictments before = mem
brof the court
Aside from the fact that the GeneraI
S.s,lons bench Is not permitted to IN
v.,ara.s the facts in any other man
r,r IL members say that Il would be
unuiss for them 70 express even indi-
vidusl ouinions on the merits Of the
controversy. The District Attorney is
directly responsible to the Governor,
and any action taken By the bench IS
omen 70 notification. Moreover, they
declare, Il would be inappropriate and
advisable 20 90 on record in any mat
tsr that is before higher authority.
svann's Statement
Both District Attorney Swami and
Judge Delebsnty exchanged not shots
sgsin yesterday in the form Of state
msnts given out TO the press. Mr..
Swann declared that he was the victim
da political plot and that the Repub-
leans we're adopting desperate tactics
% wrsst the Office Of District Attorney
from the hands Of Democrat elected
by the people.
Before I am through with thia fight
viii show that this man Delehanty IS
rot only unfit 10 father these charges
against me. but that he is not ft 20
eeeive the Republican nomination for
District Attorney or 20 hold any public
once Of any kind said Mr.. Swami.
The District Attorney appeared 20
sins much better MOOD yesterday
han he was on Sunday. Then he
slowed clearly that he was both ner-
yous and Just plain mad. Yesterday
10 had recovered his composure and
appeared to be more than ordinarily
cheerful and confident. He spent most
II Tie DAY at his home, 80 West
Eleventh Street and at the Manhattan
Club
Late in tho afternoon he appeared
his Offices, where a dozen OF more
u his staf had been working behind
closed doors most OF the day with Al
red j. Taley. chairman OF the law
committee Of Tammany Hall and Mr..
Swsnn's campaign manager. It was
@id that Mr. TBlley and the assistants
Fero going carefully through all the
cases figuring in the controversy
Swami Enters, Smiling
As Mr Swami entered the buildlng
ne vas met By reporters.
4 am IN this hght TO stay just as
eng ss you fellows will publish what /
@y" he said with a smile
About an hour and a half after he
aad entered mis- private Office by the
arvate entrance through the chambers
Of the General Sessions Judges MI
eTann announced through his secre
Aiy that he would see the newspaper
nen IN the general reception room.
ne then appeared and personally hand
90 out typewritten copies OF his state
Weht While tho reporters were hastily
cruising them Mr. Swami withdrew
NO his public Office. When the report
i' looked up from their reading 20
ask him some questions regarding the
ssues Of the controversy they were in
ormed by the secretary that Mr..
'Nann had gone home. He had made
A' exit through the private entrance
n me rear OF the elevators, thing he
.as seldom done since he became Dis
met Attorney.
Calls II Political Fight
me statement follows:
bis is a political SIGHT and l 40
espt II ss such. Breckinridge and Dele
any were the campaign managers
sga'nt me, and together prepared the
s..eess which fell fat during the cam
pe'gn BrecHnridge staged the truck
,sehe that travelled the East Side bear
canvas signs worded A vote for
Nann means vote for gunner The
Isn VINO perpetrsted that fraud upon
ee public are discredited in the court
'l public opinion.
he public now knows hat vote
svsnn means death 20 gunner;
,tote than that, they will soon know
'N helr vote means death to sub
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