New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-14
Five Ousted as
Flowed,
Says Thompson
Senator CHARGES
DAILY Supplied Drinks
and Many Assemblylnen
We're Taken Out Bodily
investigation Is Hinted
Lusk Denies That Lobbyist
Is Behind His Bills:
Three Measures Passed
From a Staff Coryespondeut

ALBANY, April Ex-senator Georrc
F. Thompson, Republican, of Niagara.
charged to-day that Mark A. DAILY. the
Buffalo lobbyist, who represents en-
ployers known as the Associated Manu-
facturers and Merchants, supplied As
semblymen with Intoxicating LIQUOR on
the night of the vote of the Socialist
trial. Some of the Assemblymen, he
sad, were so drunk they had to be car
ried out Of the Assembly chamber.
These charges we're made during the
debate in the Senate on the three Luak
sntl-sedition bills, which, according to
Senator Thompson, also were inspired
by Mark Daily. The bills were passed
after an all-day fight.
"The night Of the vote on the Social
lists in the Assembly," said Thompson,
there was great dea. of liquor on
hand. and it was used for the purpose
of getting votes to throw out the So
cialists. Not only was liquor used, but
in great quantities. Men drank it to
excess. Some were so drunk that they
had to be carried out of the Assembly, ~
Walker Attacks Thompson
Senator Clayton R. Lusk, who intro
duced the bills, declared that there was
not a scintila of truth in the charge
that Mark DAILY was behind his legisla-
ton.
y don't know anything about the in
to&ication of members of .hc Assem-
"" he added. "but | am somewh at
skeptical of the charges made by the
Senator from the 47th. l never direct
ly or indirectly conferred with Mark
DAILY with respect to the bills or the
work of the Lusk committee"
Senator James j. Walker, Democratic
leader, made a personal attack on Sem
ator Thompson because of the latter :,
charges.
a received my information from
good sources" said Senator Thompson,
"and if you want an investigation l am
ready for one. I don't think that Mark
DAILY ought to be up here with liquor
for legislators and liquor that is not
limited in quantity. The scandal is not
with me, but with the fellow who
brought in the BOOZE
"You charge that man brought
booze in here to influence votes?" de-
manded Walker.
81 didn't say to influence votcs," said
Thompson.
The minority leader then asked
Thompson to retract his charges.
"Ill retract nothing!" exclai d
Thompson with fcrvor. 81 stand by my
statements"
Whether Senator thompson charges
will be made the subject of investiga-
tion or allowed to drop was matter Of
speculation tonight.
Assemblymcn Incenscd
Some of the Assemblymen were in
censcd at the charges. Said one of
them:
81 saw only one Assemblyman drunk
that night. | think Thompson should
be made to prove his charges or eat
them
But the fact is that another prom-
nent Republican Senator, who witnessed
the proceedings Of the early morning
Of April 1, had intended to make the
charges that Thompson made.
Asscmblyman Louis Cuvilier, of
Tammany Hall, sard he would introduce
a resolution in the lower house to NOR
row calling upon Thompson to make
good his charges.
The bills passed by the Senate arc
designed to provide:
That the Attorney General be au-
thoriZed to establish and maintain in
his Office a secret service bureau for
(Cont;nusd on sage six)