The evening world., 1919-10-30

Donegan, may I not take the lib
erty Of suggesting to you MS
name for considerati ton when this
matter Is before you for decision'
James A. Donegan Is the Chair
man OF the Independence League
Party and the party associate
OF Justice Shearn, whom he sue
cecded as Chairman OF the
League. He has been n resident
OF New York for many years and
I believe you have known him
personally for a long period. His
qualifications are admirable A
well known lawyer. OF splendid
character. sound judgment, per-
Bonally popular among all classes,
by virtue Of his party Rffiliations.
the logical Successor 70 Justice
Shearn."
"That is the explanation OF the
candidate. The last part OF the let
ter says, in addition to this, his ap-
pointment would brinu 20 our party
strong and positive ally, who,
through his newspapers, has . large
and independent following N this
city,
Nov. that il signed by william f.
Schneider, County Clerk. In an In
terview In The New York World the
County Clerk says that he did not
speak 20 MIR. Hearst about u, that he
did not speak to anybody about IT,
that he was animated by a feeling OF
generosity for his friend.
Nov, we have been brought up
more or less In the atmosphere OF
practical politics; I have, / always
said It II has been n great asset 10
me, IL has helped me wonderfully. Mr
Donegan is the Register OF this coun-
ty, elected for n four year term, nom
limited NJ the request. am given 70
understand, OF the Independence
League Party. Mr.. Schneider did not
want to take him out OF that position
and leave that appointment for me "a
make, unless somebody in authority
In that party said so.
NOW, Mr.. Schneider denies thai
his request came from Mr.. Hearst Nc
far, so good. I have no quarrel with
Mr.. Schneider. but he is an elected
constitutional officer in this county
and he holds an important public Of
fice. Don't let him make that state
ment again. because II he does, I viii
tell him the name OF the man that
he met coming out OF church at Belle
Harbor whom he told that Mr.. Hearst
wanted him to come and see me about
II. and ne took a chance and wrote
that letter"
on the 7th OF May. the Governor
went on. he appointed Robert l.
Luce IN Shearn's place and "the next
day the attack opened" the attack
both on Smith and on Luce. Reports
about Albany were 20 the effect that
Hearst had n man on the Governors
trail" and Immediately there was an
attack because of the appointment OF
a man named Flora as q County
Judge In Orleans County, though
everywhere else the appointment met
with approval
Six days later there was an at
tack based on a visit by the Governor,
he said. 20 the Metropolitan Club. a
club OF rtoh men, though the Gov.
ernor had gone there to- try 10 get
those men TO put up money for hous-
Ing. Nevertheless, the Governor said,
the Hearst papers asserted:
1t was asserted that the Governor
came down TO the Metropolitan Club
TO avoid n special session OF the Leg
islature, 30 that the State or the
city would not put up the money to
lend the buiiders.'"
The Governor continues:
EVEN SCHOOL cHlLpRE.l
KNOW BETTER"
Now, that u supposed TO be fed
sut 10 Intelligent people The pre-.
sumption Is that the man with brains
or the woman with brains, is goinE
TO read that: and there isn't school,
boy or schoolgirl in New York that
doesn't know that the public money
OF this State or ttis city, under our
Constitution, cannot be loaned 70
builders or to anybody sisa. II Was
we'll known that neither the city nor
the State itself could build the build
ings, that the Constitution limited
they were hunting very hard for
something"
Next the Governor went IN some de-