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ing to me here, how Il 10 In some vays,
me whole situation there Is one OF eue-
eostion. lot Of archaic rules that Kind
OF bind you up. A, perfectly honest leeis-
lator can go to Albany and vote twenty
nve times and have his vote delivered
ana half the time not know anything
about Il.
.. Now. Senator, can you tell OF any
other suggestions that you would char
acterize as sinister. except those made
oy three persons whom you have men,
toned?
A. Well, that is serious thing to do.
l cannot tell In any shape, where feel
that 1 ought TO do II, because I don't
know whether there were or not.
Burke's Oner Discounted.
Talking about the alleged suggestion
or Mr.. Burke that 100000 could be
raised for a Gubernatorial campaign for
him. Senator Thompson said he knew
Burke couldn't get anywhere. but the
other suggestion was a much more dan
gerous one:
Accepting the reference az one TO
former Gov. Whitman. Mr.. Jordan said
to him: He did not offer you dollar,
did her"
mo" was the reply, but he said !
could make $4,000 a year In tho law
business In New York city,"
Senator Thompson was on tho stand all
DAY, with the exception Of a few minutes
when Burke, who made protest that he
had important business and could not
walt around any longer, was put on for
some further questions by Frank Moss,
counsel for Senator Thompson. When he
started to 60 into tho witnesses private
life Senator Burlingame, chairman OF the
committee, called halt. and Burke
jumped down with muttered statements
about "scavengers"
In response to a request OF counsel
Senator Thompson was permitted to tell
his story In the form OF q continuous
statement from notes and O package of
little diaries. It started with the ap-
pointment of the original Public Service
Commission investigating committee In
January. 1915. and brought the witness
through his various adventures I'D TO the
adjournment Of the recent session of the
Legislature. This narration completed,
the Senator started out to make cate
gorical denials Of the previous testimony
Of former Governor Whitman and Mr..
Burke from written notes
Didn't Call All in Albany Crooks.
Referring to the formers testimony
the Senator said:
I'm my talk with Gov. Whitman on
March 20 I did not say they were all
crooks In Albany or use any such ex-
precision or anything like it directly or
indirectly. Neither did use the express
sion that 1 was going to break In with
an axe. OF anything like that I did not
ask IL there was q vacancy in his arm
and did not ask him for any place In his
Arm and did not want to join his firm
and do not now.
Il never asked him directly or indi-
rectly about going in with Mr.. Stanch-
field or to be introduced to Mr.. Stanch-
Held or to take UP any matter Of any
kind with OR. Stanchfeld. In fact, at
that time had already made arrange
ments to carry on my own business. and
have already testified to thu conversa-
ton. or such parts OF It as were drawn
out by questions from Mr.. Cheney.
Tho Governors statement on the
stand at Albany is q fabrication. He
has attempted to deceive the public by
Interviewing lot Of unimportant false
hoods with lot of unimportant facts in
an attempt to make It appear:
First, that I sought interviews with
him, which is untrue.
Second, that sought to make q con-
nection to practise law in New York,
which Is untrue.
Third, that sought his advice in re-
lation to tho Carson-Martin bill. which
Is untrue.
Fourth. that gave him an init
about the Carson-Martin bill looking for
an excuse to change my attitude, which
Is untrue.
Fifth. that I was using that oppor-
tunity to criticise Gov. Hughes, which
Is untrue.
sixth. that was using that oppo--
tunity TO criticise Senator Burlingarne
which is untrue.
Seventh, that I was using that op.
portunity to behttle Senator Davenport
which is untrue.
Eighth, that I tried to see him on
Monday and sought an opportunity
which is untrue.
'Ninth. this conversation was not one
which took tho form of small talk OF
gossip.
The now apparent purpose of the
Governors false statements on the oc-
casion while testifying in Albany before
tho adjournment OF the Legislature was
to make trouble for me with my friends
and drive such Of my friends as ne
claimed had ridiculed or abused to the
support of the Carson Martin bill, for
which he was working.
Tells OF the $4,000 Talk.
THE fact is that IN the St Regi,
conversation the Governor first thing
suggested that come to New York to
practise law and suggested $4,000 q
year as the minimum that could earn
HE went into some detail as TO the
amount OF business he was doing; said
that he had earned $4,000 In three
months; that his concern would do over
5000, 900 this year; that his ONCE ex-
penses were about $4,000 a month; that
he drew two wills in ono week and got
81, 900 apiece for them; that he settled
one lawsuit without appearing In court
at all and got $4,000 for It He OBJ
served that the money was coming In
SO fast that he was almost ashamed to
take It, that he had made inquiry among
the other lawyers and found that such
big fees were the custom that no In
tended to buy a house and lot; that he
had been obliged to increase the helr
in his Office until he had It completely
allied and that he could not get more
room until after October I.
IT had had no notice OF what ne
wanted to talk with me about or wha'
he was trying to get at. He talked
along until 1t became apparent that ht
had no particular work for me to dc
as an attorney and that the public car
make up Its own mind as to what NJ
meant by the suggestion"
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