The New York herald., 1922-04-21
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tion' plan
Since the largest contributors to the
Republican State campaign fund in
1920 when Gov. -Iiller wac elected TO
office, were the leading stockholders
and bondholders Of the New York city
traction corporations. the anxiety.
through the State Trar sit Commission,
10 'unify' all the city transportation
lines along the lines proposed by them
before the term of ce'expired is not
surprising.
"Once II. II. Il. Attorney,
II am not surprised at the Governors
tone of desperation in his speech when
| recall that he was sre paid attorney
Of the II. X. Il. in It's action In the
supreme Court here to compel the city
OF New York to pay that corporation
nearly $2.000.000 on a prior determi-
nation account (for interest, commits
sion. &c.) through which the Il. r. I.
claims to have paid its bankers, Kuhn,
Loeb & Co. for having raised $4o,-
100000 to fulfill its share Of the Nc
-Aneny dual subway contract, before
that company actually needed the
money.
II am not surprised at the Gov
ernor's apparent desperation. as indi-
Gated by his speech. when l recall that
he appeared before the Court Of Appeals
after he had retired from that august
judicial body to secure. the reversal
of the conviction OF John J. Dempsey,
traffic superintendent of the B. r. t..
who was convicted in the lower court
OF violating Public Service Commits
son order.
Nor am / surprised at the apparent
tone of desperation in the Governors
speech when I recall that in 1915. soon
after he retired from the Court of APP
peals bench, Gov. Miller. then a prac-
ticing attorney was selected by the B.
Il. Il. as arbitrator in some important
matters. and that at that time he
engaged Lindey NJ. Garrison (who was
subsequently appointed receiver OF the
y. r. II. by Federal Judge Mayer) as
neutral arbitrator and they both re-
ceiyed handsome fees from the B. r. L.
ssBacked Higher Fare BILL
II am not surprised at the Governors
apparent desperation over his failure to
induce the Board OF Estimate in this
city 70 view the traction situation as he
does. when ! recall that in February
1919, lie appeared before the Legislature
in Albany rs "a paid advocate to urge
The passage OF the Carson Martin higher
fare bill In this connection, / refer TO
AN article published in the New York
World of February /. 1921. which
charges that Alexander H. Cowie of the
Syracuse law firm of Hiscock, Doheny,
williams & Cowie drafted the Carson
Martin higher fare bill and that he
(Cowie) is the chief lobbyist for the
traction interests at Albany The
World in this same article says:
".Chies Judge Frank N. Hisccck or
the Cour. OF Appeals. who used to head
cowie's firm is the close personal friend
and advisor OF Gov. Miller. his golfing
companion and generally reported to
have heen one of Mr.. Miller's chief in
dorsers for the Gubernatorial ncmina-
ton. THE legislation which Cowie|
firm drafted forms the backbone OF uns
Governors traction message and pre-.
posed higher fare bills. delegaung 10
the Public Service Commission power tr
abrogate subway contracts and trac'on
franchises in New York city and tak.rg
control over -ate fixing from the. Board
of Estimate CowiA. who has directed
the higher fares drive at the capital
since 1918. succeeded in 1918 in blud-
ceonins a bill thrnugp the Assembly and
this year IL vigorously promoting Gov.
MiIers alleged resurrection or the
Carson Martin increased fare plan.
The c~vie firm was paid for
promotion OF the increased fare legis-
lation despite the assertion of J. L.
Ouackenbust counsel for the inter-
borough. that he would not countenance
or permi. employment of lobbyists
~The u.orif' then shows that that law
firm rcoe,vea s15,259.s3 from the !. X.
T., and that this sum was charged 10
operating expenses by the Interporough
Company