The sun., 1919-05-10


lature has been corrupted, and ] am
asked-well. as to whether there has
been any effort TO corrupt or improperly
Influence the Legislature. I am asked II
l have heard rumors to the effect that
had"
Somewhere. somehow" Interrupted
the chairman.
1T Is a perfectly absurd situation and
as 9. lawyer Mr.. Moss knows It," added
Mr.. whitman.
80 far as Mr.. Perkins Is &C acerned
30 far as Senator Marshall Is concerned
so far as any other Senator In the
State Of New York Is concerned. I have
no knowledge whatever Of any effort &c
corrupt or improperly irfuence, and that
goes for ALL
Moss Comes Back at whitman.
Stung by the criticism of Mr.. Whit.
man. Mr.. Moss asserts with some hea,
that It did not '1ay in Gov. Whitman's
mind to say what kind of a lawyer ]
am"
Senator Walters declared that the In
OF NJ Moss were unfair and
unjust. and he knew there had been no
suggestion of improper influence to pro-
mote the candidacy Of Mr.. Perkins.
AhO he@e ohtNbhpt VA AAis 1AVSo Van
this:
"In the year 1915, before your second
election. did you see Senator Hill (Will-
lam H.. Of Broome county, and ask
him to take a position on the question
Of local option for cities and make a
issue OF it7'
AZ first objections were made, then
and Mr.. Moss was asked TO
press the question. He refused abso-
lutely. After recess however, he re-
framed the question and asked whether
when the Hill-Wheeler local option bill
was pending, he (the Governor) had
not issued a statement on the activities
OF four OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Walters,
Slater and Wickes-mentioning them
by name and charging them with Sub
serviency to the liquor interests and
with a lack Of fidelity to Republican In
terests"
The Governor nodded. but before he
could answer Senator Burlingame OBJ
jected. Later 1t was decided that IL Mr..
Moss had more questions OF this char
acter he should submit them to the
Deputy Attorney General to pass on
their relevancy.
False, Declares Ex-Governor.
That is absolutely false - shot out
tho former Governor In reply to this
question:
did you not consciously and inten-
tionAlly when you testified before leave
this committee in position to believe
that at the time you had tie converse
ton with Senator Thompson you had no
relation with the marlborough or client
and Attorney"
As the Governor was about 10 be ex-
cused Chairman Burlingame asked:
Governor to get back to the issue,
have you since the first time you APP
peared before the committee heard any
thing which would lead you TO believe
that there was a 100000 'slush' fund in
mo. sir. nothing whatever" was the
reply. 1T Is absurd and wicked"
After testifying in regard to the re-
tention OF the nrm OF Whitman, Ottinger
r. Ransome and his talks with the former
Governor. President Shonts OF the In
terborough asked permission to make
this statement before leaving the stand
~ would like TO clean this thing up
30 far as We are concerned and say
that never at any time have or has
any other person connected with our
organization authorized the expenditure
Of cent Of money or an ounce OF In
huence-if you weigh influence in
help any legislation OF any
kind or character. We do not do bust
ness in that way In our shop. Nothing
Of that kind has ever been sugge ted
TO me nor have heard OF such "a thing
In connection with any OF our proper.
ties"
Mr. Quackenbush. counsel for the in.
terborough. was recalled to testify in e.
gard to the money spent in the campaisn
for a reduction IN Transfers and financial
relief for the properties represented by
him. From January !. 1918. he said.
$3.50 had been spent for publicity
Cost of Fare Raising Campaign.
The amount spent in that time for
counsel fees and expenses in connection
with the proposed increase in the rate
OF fare was S2s.6ls In this amour,
were included the $4,000 paid TO the
Whitman Arm and the annual retainer
TO the firm OF Breed. Abbot & Morgan
which for 1918 was $4,000, and s75s
expenses for legislative work. Mr.
Quackenbush explained that an annual
salary or retainer Is paid to Ivy l.. Lee
for services as adviser In public rela-
tons" had not been included In tbs
statement presented to the committee
pared all the advertising and publicity
matter for their companies, although III
(Quackenbush) edited everything, ever
the matter in the SubWdy Sun, the Ele
udtcd Express and the Green Traveller
Part OF the charge for services OF
De Lancey Nicolls Arm for the year and
half ended January /. 1919. which
was $4,000, was In connection with
higher fares, Mr.. Quackenbush said
Harlow c. Clark. secretary OF tn,
Fare Committee OF the New York State
Electric Railways Association, testified
that in preparing and distributing bulle.
tins advocating higher fares they hat
and 81 ,2s4 80 far this year. A total oil
1886 had been collected from the va.
rious transit companies OF the State
by assessments based on gross earnings
After more or less friction with Dis
trict Attorney Whitman, whose chiei
assistant he had been for several years
MIR, Moss resigned from that office early
In 1914. In spite OF the fact he wa,
said to have thought that Gov. Whit.
man. on assuming that Office. SHOULD
have appointed him District Attorney tc
succeed District Attorney Whitman. The
Governor appointed Charles A. Perkins
who was regularly nominated in the IA Il
OF 1915.
Mr.. Moss. with the support OF the
American or william Sulzer party, rar
for District Attorney himself, assuring
the election of Judge Swami. In 1917
Mr. Moss who had consistently opposed
the administration OF Mayor Mitchell, as.
sisted in the defeat OF the Mayor.