Evening star., 1932-09-02
Mayors Decision to Quit
Leaves Governor Nothing
Else to Do but Close Case
Based on Seabury Charges.
STATE EXECUTIVE SILENT
ON UNEXPECTED OUTCOME
Accused Official Declines to Am
plify Statement He Will Appeal
Directly to People-Joseph V.
Mckee Takes Over New Duties
at New York City Hall.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y, September a.
Gov. Roosevelt formally and off,
cially ended the sensational
Walker custer hearing today be-
fore gallery of his legal advisers,
reporters and a few surprised
tourists who had wandered into
the Hall of Governors"
Word of Walkers sudden with
drawal from office reached the
Governor last night as he sat in
the executive mansion, mapping
with his advisers his latest presi-
Dental campaign plans. Today
Mr.. Roosevelt had planned to pre-
side at the Capitol over the thir-
teenth days session of the hear
ing. Instead, he convened the
hearing and then adjourned it
sine die.
Mr.. Roosevelt read in silence
Walkers denunciation of his
hearing at Albany, which the
mayor termed "a travesty, a mock
trial, a proceeding in comparison
to which even the practice of a
drumhead court martial seemed
liberal"
Nothing at AIl' to Say.
The Governor said he had nothing
ut all' to say.
For Roosevelt the resignation meant
the termination of highly complicated
judicial case, which in the last three
weeks has required much of his time,
to the exclusion at times of State busi-
ness and his presidential campaign.
1t meant that he would not, after all
be called on to decide whether Mayor
Walker was fit to continue in Office OF
should be removed-a decision which
his friends felt would have serious po-
Itical repercussions in either event.
With Walker out of the immediate
picture, the Democratic candidate Is
free to go ahead with his vote-gettine
campaign. Only a few hours before
Walkers resignation the Governor had
been considering postponement Of his
major speaking tour in the West and
curtailment of his s,o0o-mile itinerary
in. order to complete the Walker case al
an early date.
Martin Conboy, Gov. Roosevelt's
legal adviser who was to have dis.
cussed with the executive last night
final plans for proceeding with the
hearing today, refused to comment or
Walkers act.
Leaders at Conference.
Conboy had been expected at tht
executive mansion after the evening
political conference. The latter wa!
attended by James A. Farley, Roosevelt!
campaign manager; Frank Walker
treasurer of the National Committee
Arthur Mullen of Nebraska, one OF th'
Western division party managers; basl
O'Connor, Mr.. Rooseveit'S law partner
and Supreme Court Justice Samuel
Rosenman, former legal advisor to TN
executive. All we're with Mr.. RooseVei
when word Of the resignation arrived;
The Walker case had its inception
the State capitol, where w. klngsisn
Macy, young State Republican chairman
induced the 1881 Legislature to pass
resolution for an investigation OF In
Government of New York City. Coy
Roosevelt had no power to pass on IN
resolution, but approved an initial Souo,
600 appropriation on the ground that
the Legislature wished an investigator
it was not in his province to deny Tn
money. ,..,
Democratic opponents Of the investi
cation from the start contended ina
such an inquiry was purely politlca
maneuver. But when Walker sought Q
the hearing, which began three week
ago. to describe the motive back OF IN
inquiry, he was overruled by the GOV
amor.
Motives Irrelevant.
I'm dealing here with charges" tn
Governor said. 1.-The motives are, j
my Judgment, wholly irrelevant"
During the hearings Roosevelt re
ferred continually to the Is "conclu
sions" Of Samuel Seabury as charges
Seabury, counsel to the Hofstadter Les
islative Committee, prepared his "cor
clusions" after IA months Of investiga
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