New-York tribune., 1922-10-31
Collalaaa Defies
Murphy to Cite
Dollar Misllsed
Surrogate Asserts Tanrnany
Boss and ssI'he World"
Are Trying TO Crowd Out
Real Campaign Issues
Defends His Appointees
Says Every Man of 1000
That He Has Named Has
Been Honest and Faithful

Aoenig or "Ths New York worldn to
point to a"single appointee of his who
had failed to do his duty fully, or to
point to single dollar that had gone
astray during his fourteen years as
Surrogate.
Cohalan called attention to the fact
that the Bar Association of the City of
New York indorsed every act Of his as
Surrogate, and charged that deroga-
tory news story in yesterdays
world" Was intended as smoke
screen to hide the real issue in the
campaign.
The Snrrogate's challenge was an.
piaaded by lerse audience at Man.
nattan Casino, 165th Street and Eighth
avenue. HIS hearers roared their ap-
proval when he said:
Il would not now be n,aet;nr +h.
false issue which Murphy. Koenig and
Pulitzer are trying to raise in oThe
world If had permitted Murphy to
rule my court and permitted the Pulit.
zef estate to defraud the taxpayers OF
the state Of New York of their lust
share of the Pulitzer millions.
mace the appointments in my
court-not Murphy the surropate
aaoed. And that is the objection Mur-
phy has to me, according to .The New
YORK World. Every appointment I
maze had TO be made in accordance
with law. | make no apology for any
appointment that have made. / chal-
,enSe murphy, Koenig or their allies,
Ineiading The New York World to
point TO one appointee who has failed
To do hfS ffr$,y MI
Appointed 1000 Men
u appointed In my fourteen wears
more than 1000 other men. Every
appointment of mine was that of nm
honess man and man of ability and
nohor' every fec received by them
I;n9ey earned Justly and legally and they
99aseshiarged their duties to the satis-
laeelon OF the courts. On the list of
men appointed by me are to be found
names that represent every race, creed
and political belief in this great met
ropolitan city. s"' INV"
All these acts of mine. ss eve,-v n ~
OF every judge who comes up for re-
nomination and reelection. were in.
quired into by the Bar Association ~
the City OF New York, which indorsed
me without qualification for that re-
nomination and reelection on a non
pas'isan pa sEs basis, which Murphy, Koenig
and The World oppose. "
But don't let these three worthless
succeed In their efforts to throw a
sanohe screen over the issue in this
campaign. There is but one issue:
Shall Murphy and Koenig be nerm;tted Mite
10 make our courts football Of noli-
tlcs The lines are closely drawn. On
one side are Murphy, Koenig and The
world; on the other side we have the
decent newspapers Of the CITY and
every other decent element in the
town." '"N
Surrogate Cohalan at the outset OF
his speech reminded his hearers that
estates exceeding in value $500, 900 600
year passes through the Surroeate's
Court, and that during his term of Of
flee the total value of the estatt,
which were disposed of in his court
amounted to approximately $1,000 Coo
Voo-a sum twice as large as the sum
1t cost US to fight the Civil War" Then
ne called on his foes to show that a
single dollar OF this vast sum went
astray. "'-'>
Attack on Independence
:. Cohalan then charged that Mr.. p,,-
litzer and "The World" were "Mrr-
pays. most jealous advocates and all;es
IN this assault of Murphy upon the in
dependence of the bench" To support
this charge he recalled that within
twenty"four hours after he charged in
MS Town Hall speech on October II
tnst ne broke. with Murphy because he
refused to do Murnhy's bidding To
maze an appraisal Of the Pulitzer es-
.see satisfactory TO the Pulitzer
ns,s' ns,rs' Ralph Pulitzer rushed to Mur-
phy defense and protested that his
JMraIgs could not be true because "The
"orid consistently opposed Murphy.
Cohassn then read from the edi.
torial in "The World" Of last rita,
on "Fishhooks" Mccarthy. who had
been running a feet Of busses nm a taa
cream -Eighty-sixth street.-sns; .,,s; );
pointed out that "The World" never
mentioned either directly or Ind,rer.Iv
soss Murphy or his nephew, "Billv'
| Murphy, although the latter was op-
eMfaung Mg the busses in cooperation with
Mccarthy and Mccarthy was the
ouSs iate business associate.
| me Surrogate next read an edi-
Sotiai IN The World" Of the followinp
oay~-iast Saturday-wherein II srofsaJ
az the charges OF Deputy Attornev
Ssenerai Gilbert concerning eleet;onn
.a, me World" continued Cohalan.
en- It's pro-Murphy editorial Of 'Nias', iast
SATURDAY said: 'As a matter Of fact
the elections In this city for vears en- y
haSe been exceptionally clean"
Coaaian then reviewed the recorde ea
isssi01 TSe we9,ds. ensft: since 1917 to disprove
cited the theft of the Republican non,;.
nation for Mayor in 1917. When" when niuaty nu,ms,
eiection Inspectors, followers of NV.
pny and koenig, were sent TO The r,an;.
tentiary for stealing that election sli he
nexs specified the theft by Tammany
OF the two seats in the Board Of AIdar.
men In 1919, the fraudulent connt;,'s :
out OF Senator A. I. Katlir, Repnh,;es
can, IN 1920, and the stealing az s.at
Tor another of Murphy's leeislatis ss -
rubber stamps in the ASSEMBLY in she
These few election thefts I can 20.
call off-hsnd show the absurditv ana
seryility of The World editorial whau su
It falsely states that the elections j, i,
this city for years have been ~ =
traordinarily free from fraud, y .a;d
Cohalan. "That statement Of sThe tn
World. Is about as true as anyth;nr i.
ever Eays when Muryh, - -