New-York tribune., 1918-02-25
Publishers Agents Seek
Political Revenge ON
Attorney General
Latter Made Spy's
Conviction Certain
He Showed Plotter Met
Newspaper Man at Din
ner in Sherry's
[Staf Correspondence

ALBANY, Feb. 24-Bolo Pacha. al.
though awaiting death in France as &
German spy. is playing a part in New
York State politics now. Bolo, as was
first announced in The Tribune, came
to this country in February, 1916, tc
get millions from Count Won Bernstorff
to carry on Germany's peace propa-
ganda in France and to beguile or tc
enlist the aid of American publishers.
Last autumn, at the instance of the
French government, Merton Z. Lewis
Attorney General of New York, investi.
gated Bolo's activities in this country
and published the results, which showed
that W. r. Hearst ana three employees
OF Hearst were guests of Bolo at din
ner at Sherry's. and that later Bolc
visited Mr.. Hearst at his home or
Riverside Drive.
Lewis Aided in Bolo's Conviction
1t was the evidence gathered by At
torney General Lewis which made
Bolo's conviction certain. At this din
ner given to Mr. Hearst by Rolo, a guest
was Adolf Pavenstedt, one of the
heads of the house of Amsinck e. Co.
then largely German controlled mer-
camille establishment, with a large
South American trade
Pavenstodt, for upward of twenty
years known agent in this country
of the Kaiser. acting during that time
as a paymaster for the German En-
bassy at Washington, is now interned
in concentration camp in Georgia
!
tial warrant issued by the Attorney
General of the United States.
Political agents Of Hearst have
served notice on Republican leaders
that if Attorney General Lewis runs
for reelection this fall he Will con
duct d personal campaign against him
and against his political sponsor
George W. Aldrich, of Rochester. The
Hearst people do not hesitate to say
the Attorney Generals publication OF
the fact that Hearst and Bolo were
together on at least two occasions
while the German spy was in this coun-
try.
Tammanv is nursing this Hearst
hatred of the Attorney General. Tam
many leaders in talks with Hearst mer
tell them that the whole investigation
conducted by Attorney General Lewis
WAS dCludlcQ Oy Il utSilc W tIilIAiiea eS
Hearst from the political fight for the
Governorship this fall.
Democrats Are Worried
The Republicans arc not worrying
over Hearst's threats. But tie Demo
Gratis, strangely enough, are. And thei1
reason is explained by a Tammany
leader who. like the rest of the Hall
hopes that Hearst will eliminate him
self from the race for the Democratic
nomination for Governor.
81 am convinced" said the Tamman!
man. "that there is a wcightier motive
in Hearst's desire to run next fall thar
to use Albany as a means Of achieving
the dream of his life, the Prcsidenc,
in 1920. Hearst. I know, is bent OF
running. And I believe that he is mo
tivated by the desire to remove tn,
cloud hung over his head by Bol,
Pacha by getting vote Of confidence
from the people of the state"
The Tammany mans face was sad
Suddenly it was lighted by smile, an,
he exclaimed:
'But there is this consolation il
it. Hearst will give US his supper
anyway. for the Bolo Pacha affair ha
embittered him against the cntir
Whitman administration"