The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-06-03

Judge Samuel Seabury, manifested
today no indications that they pro-
posed to make a demand prior tC
the convention, but there was every
indication that they would have
their "ammunition" in Roosevelt's
hands before June q.
Action before that date would
place Governor Franklin ID. RoOse.
welt of New York before the con.
vention as presidential candidate
with case pending which somt
political observers say would show
mis- attitude once, and for all to.
ward Tammany Hall. III
The Hofstadter Investigating
committee which investigated the
mayors administration Is EN-.
powered only to investigate and
report to the legislature In the
fall. 80
The governor, in event charge.
are fled would sit as a judge, and
therefore, his friends are quoted
as saying, he could not place him.
self in the position of also acting
as prosecuting attorney or detec'
tive.
Samuel Seabury, counsel for the
investigating committee, and bet
ter enemy of Tammany Hall, IL
In Washington, Pa, where he will
deliver a. commencement address
His assistants, meanwhile, are
completing several details in con.
nection with the case against
Walker.
Seabury has indicated by his &C.
tons that he does not plan to file
charges at once. II he files. he
must do 80 as q private citizen, not
as counsel for the Hofstadter COM
mittec. And to file at once, 1t wa,
said, might make him appear to
be the political opportunist Tam
many Hail claims him to be.
Roosevelt, political observer:
say, is between the devil and the
deep BLUE sea" as result of the
Walker hearing. II he were Ia
hear charges at once and act al
once, he would be accused Of cat
ering to ,Tammany., IL he dismissed
the charges. He would be accused
of catering to Tammany haters II
he removed Walker, regardless Of
the evidence In the case.
Removal Of Walker might cost
Roosevelt Tammany Hall support
and therefore New York In the
election should he be nominated
dismissal OF charges might cost him
doubtful delegations and the No.
vember votes Of many anti-Tam'
many voters,
There Is some speculation to the
effect that Seabury Is delaying III.
Ing of charges as q citizen, or max.
ing a report to Roosevelt as coun-
sci, to see what Roosevelt will do;
to prove the New York governor
Is a mon Rooseveltian character
Seabury once charged Roosevelt
with undue delay in acting on the
case OF Sheriff Thomas M. Farley;
Seabury unearthed the evidence, In
that case, but Roosevelt did moi
act until after formal charges had
been presented. Then Roosevelt
removed Farley from office. and
appointed a Tammany Hall sue.
cessor.
The case against Walker will be
built around at least two main
charges: That the mayor had an
interest In company which held
$4,000 contract with the city
and that the mayor did not salts
factorily explain q huge income
reported In addition to his salary
as mayor.
The first charge involves a gift to
the mayor which included bonds
mot stock, against q company which
submitted low bid on q city con
tract. The second case IL based on
the charge gifts to the mayor were
not satisfactorily or credibly ex'
planned.
h Walker Is Home
New York, June 3-(U. P.) -
Mayor James j. Walker returned
to-day from Detroit In silent
mood. He refused to discuss pros.
poets that his removal of Office
might be asked on the strength Of
disclosures before the HofstadteI
committe; but he defended his bro.
Their, DIR William II. Walker, whose
testimony before the committee at.
tracted considerable attention.
Anybody who knows him knows
that he Ii an earnest, plugging type
lost In situation like this" thu
mayor said. "If anyone had beer
there to advise him, he would have
made q far different showing"
The mayor was accompanied b
Police Commissioner Edward p
Mulrooney, Welfare Commissioner
Frank J. Taylor and Dudley Field
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