The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-11
Hot Spots In The
 Career Of Walker
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product, and his accuser, Samuel
 Seabury, descendant of Puritans
 and member of a ministerial fam-
 lily, among the Thigh hats" For that matter, the mayor of
 New York, one of the few men to hold two local party victories over the highly popular Alfred D. Smith, also has rated the brown derby" candidate of 1928 among the high hats"
 He has shown what his friends call nerve" in hot spots. He has shown what his opponents are pleased to call "bfass'' or "gall" in the same hot spots.
 He stood accused by Seabury of accepting $246.000 as a gift from Paul Block, newspaper publisher. Seabury said Block wanted 8 city favor. Walker admitted the gift, and explained that Block was an old friend. Block said he started the stock account which provided the money at the suggestion of his own boy who wondered if the mayor could get along on his $26,- 900 salary (since raised to $40,- 000).
 Walker admitted receiving bonds from a taxicab stock broker, and a letter of credit from Rodman Wanamaker.
 But he indignantly turned down offers to pose for cigarette adver- Using, collar ads, and other testi- monial solicitors.
 Improper and undignified," he called it.
 Favor my friends? Accept gifts from my friends? Why not?", he has said in effect.
 "should I be broad minded and run around hunting for an enemy Tammany Hall answer he and other followers of the same politi- cal creed offer.
 All Smith opposed Walker for mayor in 1925. until 1t was irdi- cated Jimmie would install a time clock and follow a hard-shelled straight and narrow.
 Jimmie did as he pleased. and that was far from what Al Smith pleased.
 So when Smith of the "new Tammany." read Walker a lecture in 1929, with Walker almost de- cided not to seek another term. the mayor went to bat, and won by the most tremendous majority ever given a mayoralty candidate.
 'tAl," he said, "has gone high hat"
 Yet, Jimmie hustled out of bed in the early morning for that third ballot in Chicago, to cast his vote for Alfred E. Smith for the preSi- dentia1 nomination.
 The song writer mayor picks his own friends. He preferred Jimmie Johnston, Madison Square boxing promoter called "The Boy Bandit" to John J. Raskob. He went to meet the ancient Turk who toured this country a few years back when he was expected to lunch with a New York finaneier.
 He is fast on his feet,in a battle of wits. When Seabury offered evidence to show that Russell Sher- wood, alleged business agent for Walker, drew a quarter million from 8 brokerage account on a cer- tain day, August g. Walker piped up from the witness chair:
 "Why don't we complete the in- ference, and make a real scenario. I left for Europe August 10. I sup pose I took the money with me-"
 What Seabury supposed. he didn't say. but he changed the sub- ject.
 That's the man whose political life is at stake in a hearing with these principals participating:
 Former Justice of the Court of Appeals Samuel Seabury, general to the Hofstadter legisla- tive committee that for two years every department of the city of New York; and who. as a citizen, preferred charges against Mayor Walker.
 state Senator John A. Hastings. close friendsof Mayor Walker, and the "contact man" for e group of persons interested in obtaining a valuable bus franchise for an or known as the Equitable Coach company.
 J. Allan Smith. chief promoter of the Equitable Bus. company. who signed and paid cash for $10.000 letter of credit which was used by Mayor Walker on his trip to plus an overdraft of $3.000 for which Smith also paid.
 Russell T. Sherwood, reputed financial secretary of Mayor sought by the Hofstadter and still missing. Het has been fined $5o.000 for contempt | of court, on his refusal to obey . summons. It is Seabury,s conten- lion that deposits totallng s96f.- 226.62 made by Sherwood with cer. tain brokers and banks, were ac- Lually made in behalf of Mayor Walker.
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