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Show BECKER TO ASK FOR CLEMENCY New York. June 22 The first move in the final attempt to save Charles Becker from execution for the murder of Herman Rosenthal was 1 made today Martin T. Manton. Becker's Beck-er's chief counsel, went to Albany to discuss with Governor Whitman. Becker's proposed appeal for executive execu-tive clemency It was understood the governor would be asked to grant a reprieve to Becker In the hope that I before it expired an amendment to I the state constitution would abolisb lapital punishment. |