Show I 1 F STILLWEll DEFIES GOVERNOR SULZER AND HIS ACCUSER New York Senator Refuses to Resign Under Charges and Courts lis Investigation l I r LEA Y X N. Y April 1 Accused l. Accused o of A ALBANY attempted attempt d e extortion to Uon b by George e rie II XI Kendall president of the New tew York Bank Danl Note otc company Senator Stephen J. J Stillwell of ot New Xe w York refused to today to resign at the su suggestion g of or Governor Cover Gover nor Sul cr and demanded nde a thorough borough h Investigation of or tho the d charges The senate sen- sen ato ate ordered an Inquiry and directed the judiciary committee to report a method of or procedure Senator Stillwell who is chairman of ot the tha codes code committee Introduced introduce among other stock exchange reform measures a a. bill designed to relieve the Now New York Bunk Bank Note company from alleged liles-cd discrimination discrimination discrimination dis dis- crimination on the part of or the New NewYork NewYork York Stock exchange which It Is claimed has refused to list securities engraved and printed by the New York Bank Note company compan In a a. tele telegram ram to Governor Sulzer Kendall alleged that Senator Stillwell charged charge him SO for tor drafting the b bill ll that the senator demanded 00 each for four Cour members of ot the tho sena senate to codes committee to r report port the tho bill out of committee and that a further demand deman or of 1500 was waR made mado to Influence the assembly assembly as ns- codes committee to report the measure Kendall said he lie declined to comply and notified the senator that unless the bill was as reported he would telegraph tele dc- dc graph the situation to the governor and every member of oC the lie legislature The senate bill was reported March 27 and tho ho assembly bill was wa reported about the same time and now Is on the order of oC tl final nat passage In the lie house Declares Story Stor- Fitle Senator Stillwell declares the entire story ston Is 18 so iso false an and so absurd that ItIs it itIs itis Is 5 scarcely arcel worth replying ing to t Go Governor Sul Sulzer el received the lie telegram tele tele- gram grain from Crom Mr 11 Kendall last lat night Tho The governor gO conferred with tho the president of the bank note noto company to today ay and later Inter called Senator Stillwell to the executive ex ex- chamber an and suggested that he lie resl resign n ell rr-f rr refu refused ed The governor gover nor then took up the lie matter malter with Attorney Attorney At At- U- U torney General Calm Carmody to whom ho lie gave gaYe alleged documentary evidence in inthe inthe the lie ca case e Ien Kendall charged that lie was Introduced Intro intro- h by Senator Stillwell 10 to Samuel Lewis Jr of ot New cw York clerk of t the revision rc committee to whom he lie was wasa a asked ke to send fend the check for lor 20 for lor drafting the bill Kendall allt alleges cs Stillwell divided d the check with Lewi Lewis Lewis was asked to resign to today ay b by Patrick E. E McCabe clerk of oC the senate He ne refused and was removed remove accordIng according accord- accord Ing inS to Mr McCabe McCabe- Lewis contended that thal aw as a lawyer el he lie hall hail a right to draft the tile bill lull and charge for tor his services sEt lIe He denied sharing tho lie mone money with Senator Stillwell Governor Sulzer made public tho thit Continued on Page Pago 11 Column olum 4 4 STILLWELL DEFIES GOVERNOR SULZER AND HIS ACCUSER New York Senator Refuses to Resign Under Charges and Courts I Investigation Continued From Patre Pae 1 Kendall telegram shortly after noon today It caused a a. sen sensation atlon at the theca ca capitol Late this afternoon Senator was ag called aIled to the executive chamber and confronted b by Mr Ir Kendall The governor suggested that ho he had better go upstairs and end resign Kendall never opened his mouth said Senator And I said Governor if an anything this man has hns sail said would warrant a statement of ot that kind from you OU it is a n. lie He It Is untrue Neither either you nor an any one else has a aright aright aright right to tell me to resign and I resent such buch a statement coining coining- from you ou I will not resign The senator declared he should be given an opportunity to explain and that he should be either cither vindicated or branded one wa way or or orthe the other The Investigation atlon was ordered without without with with- out dissent |