Evening star., 1932-08-15

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A considerable crowd was waitinP
| Tor him at the Harmon Station. In
/ the throng were many smartly gowned
/ women and there vas no doubt as
/ to where their sympathies lay. One
/ enthusiast. rather buxom lady, eX-
/ claimed, You are my hero!" and at
/ tempted to kiss him, but the mayor
showed his Madison Square Garden
/ training and ducked neatly taking the
csculation on the brim of his hat
| Others demanded his autograph and
/ he was kept busy for several minutes
/ before the train pulled in and he
| joined his counsel. John J. Curtin
/ together with Charles F.. Kerrigan
/ George Collins and others, who had
taken the train at Grand Central Sta
| tion. At Harmon also was Senator
| John A. Hastings, who tried so hard
| to win a bus franchise IN New York
| City. The Senator said he would fly
/ to Albanv in time for the hearing.
! The mayors friends refused to per-
NIT him to be interviewed on the way
up, saying that he needed all his
| strength for the next session before
| the Governor, so that there was no
| invasion of the special car by reporters
/ or photogra piers This was largely be-
/ cause Of the caution given the mayor
! by his physician. Dr. William Schroe-
der. jr., who had examined him and
/ found his condition none too good
After he reached Albany the mayor
referred to this:
Il slept IL hours last night and IL
| the night before" he said. but some
how l don't feel rested when 1 wake
up. I suppose I have used good deal
of nervous force and haven't had any
! nba To hac CPhrOn.
I der talked to me about by blood pres
sure and said that l would have to save
myself all l could"
Issue Between Two Officers.
The mayor naturally did not feel
that he could discuss the removal pro-
ceedingS, but it is plain what his re-
actions are He and his friends fee
in their hearts that he is playing al
most single handed against an eleven
Their viewpoint is that Gov. Roosevelt
is sitting not as judge but as the
States chief executive. In plain Ian
guage, they consider that matter ad-
duced at the Hofstadter hearings
which they do not admit is evidence
is before the Governor. With this as
a basis they say that the Governor
has called the mayor before him to ask
How about all this?" and this ques-
ton makes the issue lie between the
mayor and the Governor.
The friends of the mayor also point
out that Judge Seabury, who brought
the removal charges, Is on hand with
seven assistants to do a bit Of further
firing from the flank, and that there
are also Martin Conbcy and Maldwir
Fertig to assist in opening up holes in
the defense. About the only real as
s.stance Mr.. Curtin can give, they as
sert, is to object, and have his objec-
tionS overruled.
The opposite viewpoint is that the
Governor, since he is net sitting as q
judge, but as an executive. does no.
have to stick to legal procedure, bu'
can and will run this hearing in any
way he chooses and in any manner
which he believes will be best to aiC
him in arriving at the facts.
And that is the stand taken by tho
Governor himself, who all the way has
made it very plain as to who is 'heac
man" around here.
lew Documents Fought.
The mayors advisers seem to con-
slider that it is not quite fair to allow
Judge Seabury further to strengthen
his case by Offering new documents, noI
included in the original report, to Dt
Ii arked for identification. Judge Sea
b. ry, on his part, merely smiles anc
says that it is up to the other side lt
do the best it can
In this case the points of view o.
the different parties concerned are alb
solutely from different points of thu
compass Mr. Walker. brought up OF
the Tammany creed that it is right Il
love and favor your friends and hat,
and destroy your enemies. cannot see
that public Office should interfere will
friendship If Paul Block, who mad,
S265 900 for the mayor on the stool
exchange. wanted TO open a joint &c
count and it happened to succeed be
yond all expectations, what of it?
What" says Jimmy. beyond valu
ing his friendship, did l ever do TO
Paul Block? Go down to look owe
some process in which he was interest
ed? OF course l did Why not?' II
do that for any good friend And
would have given me lot of pleasur,
really to have done something for Pau
Block. But l never could and 1 neve
did. To any one who knows him, tn,
idea Is ridiculous"
Nor can Mr.. Walker see why ther
is lot of shouting because some on
declared him in on a pool. In thos
hectic days, he maintains everybod,
was getting cut in on something TIL
biggest men in Wall Street did tina
for friends every day. Every frient
he had. Mr. Walker declares. eithe
wanted him to do something for then
or wanted to do something for him.
, Denies Using His Office.
That, he argues. is what friends ar
. for. But, he AYERS, never did he d.
, anything for a friend or accept any
thing from a friend which had an
bearing on his acts as mayor and h
defies any one to prove he did.
; Judge Seabury does not hold tn
. same view of these friendly acts. an
that is what all the shooting Is about
, The judge maintains that a public Off
Ger should avoid even the appearance @
| evil; that he should be above suspicion
: and careful Of the company he keep.
i He points a prodding finger of doubt a
several transactions which he identifie
, by chapter and verse.
The Governor also refuses to tax
: any general denial. He asks specifi
questions, and there are many things i
this life which are, especially in ope
: hearings. hard to explain. Even on
. who has not been dishonest, who merel
q has been incautious. cannot always Civ
= frank. logical and adequate reasons fc
e his actions.
or The Governor steadfastly and firml