New-York tribune., 1918-01-14
Asserts He Spurned
Healy's Promise
OF Fusion Dough
J. J. Morey Denies He
Sought Campaign Job;
Says He Refused One

District Attorney Swami made pub
nc yesterday stenographic report of
John j. Morey's reply to the statement
former Coroner Timothy Healy, one Of
the Fusion campaign workers, made in
the course Of the District Attorneys
inquiry into the disbursement of Flu
sion funds, that Mr.. Morey had been
around looking for campaign lob. but
mat Mr., Morey's plans were so exten-
slvc ana expensive that he was not re-
famed MI Morey, d former railroad
man VINO is now managing director of
the samson Car Coupler Company. was
examined by Assistant District Attor-
ney kliroc on Saturday.
The District Attorney declined to
d'scuss the statement, but the fac.
I, mat ne made vt public led to the be-
llef that certain definite. though as vet
unsupported accusations that Nr
M,oTey made against Mr. Heaiv and
Olem Drlscoll, another Fusion cam
gated.
Mr.. Morey spoke in frank and pict
uresque language in venting his san+-
ments concerning Mr. Healy. Mr.. Dris-
coll and the general management of
1he fusIon campaign. Far fror, going
10 N.Y. Hca'y in search of employment
ny the Fuslonists. ne had been an
proached several times bv Messrs
Healy and Driscoll. he declared and
mad declined their offers TO enlist h;m
IN movement to arouse union rail
road men in Mayor Mitchel's behalf.
John, Mr. Morey said Mr. Healy
loid 20 nm IN June at the Ennis Hotel, on
East Forty second Street. 81 am going
TO land the Sheriff's Office and | war+
ynu TO take the chairmanshp of the
LABOR bureau. Will fix it up for vo1
and put you next to the dough barred.
as 1t IS going to be financed properly
gong to be financed in the ri ght wa
in big way
- told him that vas. through ,vi-h
poiltlcs; that all had ever got out
OF poiit'cs vas promises; that had
TWO rooms in my house that were %
full of promises that l could not shu.
the doors"
:, After the primaries. Mr.. Morey said.
Mr.. Heai- introduced him to Mr.. Dris-
coll and to State Senator Newcomb. and
they added their persuasions to those
OF Mr. Healy. Nh. Morey. however. ac-
cordjng TO his version of the affair,
continued III his resolution TO use the
remaining rooms of his house for liv-
ing purposes.
tHVAS. jNSb iO OPPORTUNITY or
putting on Tho record his conviction
that Mr. tealy had made mess Of
ms snare OF the Fusion campaign. Al
tough at one point of his statenSnt
he characterized him as the luckies-
turkey that ever hit New York. dc
clarlng that twelve or fifteen years
ago we used to put twist on Tirr's
up to get q collar on him. he modified
TINS praise at another point by as
~
his III mustard seed He added that
the ex-Coroner's good qualities were
as obvious as "thc feathers on a ratti,-
snake"
', The labor meetings called by Mr..
Hcaly. who is president Of the Eccen-
tric Firemen's Union. tizzled. declared
Mr.. Morey. The audiences, he asserted
consisted of score or so Of Mr..
Healy's personal friends.
Il went to ore Of those meetings."
he said. 'and during the meeting at
least three different men got up and
stated: Gentlemen, absolutely re-
fused to handle amy money in this com.
palgn. But see one got $3.50 in his
vest pocket"
Ten days before election. Mr.. Norev
continued, he was asked to get some
labor men to ''go in the front door and
Out the back of a few schools and re
PorI iaV"raply on the Gary system"
Mr. Norey said he declined.
The reports of the Gary SYSTEM he
said. never reached the voters never
got any further than the meeting rooms
where they discussed things that they
should DO organized different commit
tees to do 1t and adjourned to meet
AGAIN the night that the head would be
knocked out OF the dough barrel" >"
Mr. Morey asserted that the Fusion
campaign workers had $500 900 in re-
serve for Election Day.
'1n my mind,' he said. "if arv man
that was a warm friend Of Mitchell and
wanted to .gey out and work for him
and wanted to get in line to create
sentiment, II ne went up to those head
Guarters-which was a morpua tbo
greater part Of the time--in Ave min
utes after looking them over and lis
tening to the meetings and the results
OF the meeting he would feel like going
out and working against him"