New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
Burke Swears Thompson, i'm Seeking
$4,000, Admitted Church Shortage
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don't know that can remember all q,
Il "ccufaJeiy. lio first asked how /
was getting along. told him very
well lie remarked: 1t is batter than
being GoVernor. isnr itg" told hin,
1t WAS mora lucrative than being Gov
ernor, and he said he understood there
was 81 great deal &C business in New
ork and that al The lawyers vera
DONG Wei. / told him did not know
noW tnat was, that we We're busy, and
ne said he wanted 10 come to New
ork- Ee remarked that he was tired
o. the political game, or the Senatorial
game don't remember exactly his
express ion-that he was tired OF the
game, that they Wero all crooks in AL
D&nN ana that he was NOT getting along
With them Very well, and that unless
there was uture~I should say nc
sad unless There was future polit-
lcally or IN public hfa-"I want to get
out az the game and como DOM to
New ork
mere and l am going to break in. 20 it,
and | I'm going TO break in If I
nave 20 uso an axe.
Looking for an Opening
he then asked if there was = vacancy
IN my own ;.rm.
lie said: Il could not come down
and hang up shlngle- Can't asso-
clate with You? ] understand you1.
n1Tn Is making lot of money" I
SAID: I've are not, and we don't know
that there IS any chance for you there" !"
tie sad, Cant you get ME into
StanchHela's frm2" / saia: s'You know
Mr. Stanehtield, why donE you talk
with him -
He said. "Ife is an old friend Of
yours You know him very well, don't
You, t+evernor9T and I said: eyes, :"
that he was from my college and that
net hsSn IN college alumni matters, that
/ have known him very well and that T
wou4das soon think Of recommending
VIA q. 10 HIM as q law partner, and he
had he tier talk with Stanchdeld him
He said. Y am going TO get into
this game some way l an tired of the
awful pressure now, this is substar-
tlally the conversation; l don't main
tain ohat i S word for word correct.
l said: What do You mean, Thomp-
son 9Hs
.Wcll,' he said, THE terrific pressure
II aif beset, and J am tired Of 1.-THE
awful pre- sure to do things YOU don't
want t. do
Senator Grady Quoted
l said: Thompson, do you remen-
Der Senator Grady's remarks upon that
subject ." He laughed.
Thewhole conversation was in n light
win &hd not very serious, and l aid
not taae him very seriously. To tell
you me truth, ] do not now.
via explain what l have TO say by
adding than ] was city representative
n the Corporation Counsel's Office
twsivd or fifteen years ago. Grady and
MtEarfen were there. I held the same
position that Mr. McGoldrick has now.
Il was Grady's observation that it
vas only the people who were looking
for pressure that found il, and Pat Nc
Carren's expression that he had been
look ilg for II Tor years and could not
find (
Thss Senator laughed and said:
There is an awful pressure, and l am
beings pounded 10 vote for this Martin
bill"
wall said. "it seems to me, Sen
ator, sthat the Martin b4A is a good
Ana he said: Are you familiar
I Aid: Not altogether, but I did
read, $50 tar as It appeared in the
pape 3, Governor Hughes's argument
Tor he bin. believe it is good. !
think IL ought to pass ! think that
with .receiyeIships, Two or three rail-
r0ads-:n the hands of receivers in New
York Is pretty serious situation -and
! think there VII be more if they don't
get Ieiiet"
He Sad: "You ara favoring it?"
aid. u think / am" He said:
Are = ol willing that l should quote
You that way said: Il am per
sectlvv8illing that you should quote me
II anything I say"
He saaid: As Tor Hughes, they paid
Hughes"
slid: "What do you mean ?"
He said: They gave Hughes $4,000
10 cope % Albany for thar bill"
/ Laughed and said: Senator, that
IS ths usual talk about lawyers fees
I doTet believe they gave him $4,000
or anything Ike il. DO know they
retained very able lawyer, and that
his asgument was convincing"
he s-aaid; Governor, 1 could have
made - better argument myself than
Hughes did for that bin, but they gave
ni-n ste money because they thought
he conid influence Davenport. Daven-
port hhet Hughes They gave Charles
the Baptist the money because they
beliefs Re could influence Davenport.
They are both plous men, you know"
/ SID: u know nothing about that"
| understand that he has testified
that | have asked him 20 vote for the
bill i did not ask him, but did tell
him that were ] in the Senate I should
vote for the bill and that if we're
Cove Gnor Of New YORK, il the bill were
passed ! would sign 2.
. Should BE Some Relief
He Naid: Il think, GOVERNOR there
should be some relief for these com
panies' said: "If there is not re-
lief IN my opinion they wil 20 to the
WALL
] stafed ,hat as my opinion then, and
II is ny opir now.
vel" Ire said. Il think the bill
might be .xed in some way so that
petnars ( could save my face"
%ssd: presume there 10 one in
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