The Hartford republican., 1919-10-03
GOV. BLACK and
THE |. & n. PASS
REVEALED BY TESTIMONY BE-
FORE THE INTERSTATE COM.
MERGE COMMISSION.
TOM RHEA ALSO INVOLVED
Candidate For Governor on Democratic
Ticket and His Campaign Manager
Are Confronted By Ugly Facts

the United States Senate into the cf-
forts of the l.. \ " Railroad to in-
properly influence Judges, jurors and
public officers in Kentucky, hearings
were heard before the Federal Inter
state Commerce Commission. The
hearing was public, both sides were
represented 10y wcll-kuown attorneys,
and all the evidence was made Il pub
lc record for the purpose of showing
just what the l.. y y. was doing 10
frucncc jurors aud other officials In
suits against the railroad company
tn" following letter to u. -. War
field. chief counsel for the l.. 4 y.
Railroad, written 10y James u. Black,
" Barbouivillr, nj the time First AS
] S.Stant Attorney General in the Me
trcary administration, and later Lieu
tenant Governor and now Governor
Hud candidate for election Ia that Of
ice. was brought tu light:
Dear Mr. Wariiold: Mr.. William
Tyc, of this place, aud the owner of
IN" local newspaper. The Peoples
News, has recently sold said paper TO
Dc ChaIleS Davis. of This place. By
virtue of some arrangement with the
l.. n y. Il. H. Company, Mr.. Tye holds
II pass over portion of the companys
line in Kentucky. Because Of said
transfer of the ownership Of said pa
per, Mr.. 1'ye will have To surrender
his pass. and Dr. Davis will likely mp
ply for same instead write to ask,
at the suggestion of Mr.. Tye. 10 retain
4 q
year. lie agrees to assist me in the
Cnmpanys litigation In the courts. His
service In this regard win amply JUS
tiy the company in permitting him to
hold the pass for said Time.
"He is OF numerous and influ-
entiai family. and some OF his peo-
pie are usually on the juries in our
courts. think IL would be good
idea TO allow free transportation
for said time"
when Wurheld received the letter he
sent ii On Ia W. L. Mapother. Vice
PrcSiden, ~ the \. y y, with his q. X.
aud the following comment:
"PIease note and return. Mr..
Black, besides being one Of the at
torneys at BarbourviiIe, Is also the
First Assistant Attorney General
Of Kentucky under the present
admin nistration.
Therefore, ] think it will be well
to comply with his request. Please let
me know whether l may say To him
that this viii be done"
|. will be observed that Assistant
Attorney General O,ow Governor)
Black recommended Tye's request be-
cause ''he agrees To assist us in the
cOmpany's litigation In the courts"
md because "he Is of numerous and
Influential family. ana some of his peo-
pie are usually on the jurics in our
courts"
Tries To Defend Act.
Governor Black on the stump has
tried 70 defend his act on the ground
that I've Was the editor of Demo-
cratic newspaper and an old friend of
his, and he repeatedly asked his audi
enceS II they also wduld not do favOrs
for their friends.
Is il reasonable to suppose that the
Vice President of one of The greatest
railroads in the country would he ask
ed Ia put his %. X. ON the request OF
mn obscure eX-editor unless said eN-
editor could amply justify his services
on the ground of being IA member "of
numerous and influential family" and
"s0me of his people are usually on the
juries in our courts" and unless the
man who asked the favor for him was
not at that time holding two jobs
one state office and the other on the
payroll OF the l.. * ~. Railroad Com
panyf
Carroll Raps Black.
Judge Carroll, during his recent
Democratic primary campaign against
Governor Black, declared from the
stump time and time again in every
part of the state.
Governor Black is everywhere and
every place confronted by that ugly
end discriminating railroad letter In
every speech he spends half of his
time in a pettifogging way attempting
to defend, explain and apologize for
that lndefenslble and inexplainable
thing.
"if he 10 the NOMINEE, IL will
stare at people from every teie-
phone pole, billboard and public
place in the state, and no Demo-
cratic speaker Of respeetabiIity,
save and except Governor Black,
will have the effrontery to stand
before any audience and undertake
to defend II"
Governor Black for years was the
attorney for the l.. 4 n. Railroad In
. his own community, representing the
corporation In the conduct of personal
injury and other suits brought against
the company
Rhea Also Involved.
The famous l.. 4 n. pass exposure
also involves another well-knOwn Dem.
Dcratlc leader, Thomas :. Rhea,