The New York herald., 1921-09-08
CALLS ON GOVERNOR
FOR GRAFT EXPOSURE
Denis O'Leary Demands
That Evidence in Queens
BE Made Public at Once.
MEYER IGNORES HIM
Primary Fight on Con-
molly for Borough Presi-
dent Figures In Case.
BIG CONTRACTS INVOLVED
Rival Candidate Says Republic
cans Are Withholding Scan
dal for the Election.
MEYER IGNORES HIM
BIG CONTRACTS INVOLVED

Denis O'Leary, candidate for the
democratic nomination for Borough
President in Queens, appealed yester-
day to Gov. Miller to force the Meyer
committee to make public forthwith
all evidence in its possession dealing
with alleged grating in that borough.
Carrying his protest against the al
legged suppression of evidence to the
Governor, Mr.. OLeary threatened to
take legal action to compel the com
mittee to bring out all its evidence.
The committee took no further no
tice of O'Leary's protest and gave no
sign of needing his threats. The only
information which came from the in
vestigating body was an announce
ment by Senator Meyer, chairman.
that the public hearing set for to-day
had been postponed until Monday af-
ternoon. The reason assigned was the
senior counsel, who is at his home in
Watertown.
BY his attacks on the committee,
OLeary has made the committees in
quiry into municipal affairs in his
borough the big primary issue in Queens.
Maurice Connolly. Borough President
and candidate for denomination, counter
ed with a charge that O'Leary was not
acting in good faith inasmuch as he
furnished the Meyer Committee with the
evidence it has and that O'Leary has
had it in his possession since he was
District Attorney In 1920. Connolly
asked why O'Leary did nothing with it
then.
Senator Meyer answers my protest
against longer suppressing evidence
relating to contract selling in Queens
by saying he is not concerned with any
primary campaign and will expose con-
ditions in Queens in due time" Mr..
O'Leary wrote to Governor Miller.
Judging by Meyers attitude since this
inquiry began / did not expect more
from him. You are held responsible by
the people of this city for the inception
of the investigation and the selection Of
its chief counsel. You probably
know what the principa case
developed by the committee. thus far
relates to the administration in Queens
You may know also that the small
fry politicians have been urging as a
matter OF political expediency that this
case should not be exposed until after
the primaries and that IL will help carry
the election for the Republicans IL the
evidence is suppressed until just before
election day and then brought out with
a grand stand finish.
If the administration in Queens is so
bad that it's exposure in advance of the
primaries would serve to defeat the
present incumbent 1t should not be
suppressed. The case is ready, the COM
mittee has all the evidence. need
refer to only one contractor who has
admitted having paid $4,000 to have his
patented form of sewer tunnel con-
struction specified and who got the
contract Another contractor paid
$4,000 to get a sewer contract and
witnesses have testified that the money
was needed for a campaign fund.
"As Governor you cannot permit such
shortsghted and unfair treatment of the
people of Queens If this is merely a