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N¥ 94-419 Sub 10 It nas been alleged and some confidential informants, of known reliability, have advised that ZWILLMAN has in the past been in contact with and frequently visited the Robert Treat notel in conpany with City Counissioner MBYER kiibsacotrINn ano otner well-known political figures, namely, Colonet wILLiAs, LKLLY, Chairman of the pnssex Gounty Democratic Conmit- tee; ana JOnk mAWSInu, U.S, Collector of Internal Hevenue, Newark, New Jersey. 4& confidential informant, ol known reitability, aavisea tnet willis pvave a sunogtantial contrioution to tne Caupbign una of Jun V. noiNEY, (present )Lemocratic mayor or Jersey City, New Jersey, prior to nis election. it naa been alleged tnet aWwiLLnAN was part owner of the Denpsey Vanderbilt ootel in miami, florias, tne otner partner being JAC: bm. PSLY, torier heavyweignt chauwpion. Tnis éllesation aposrently was wide-soregd-in tne miani area, resuiting in one 3¥E:. GatNio collins at tid? wient Uffice, statin, that he, GAINLS, and DimPSnY own tne Dempsey Vender- bilt notel, and that awILbsiAN had no part of it. Before the Senate Crime Investigatin«e Committee sitting at Washington, l.C,, on August 16, 1951, JOSEPa &G. BOuZ0 or Faterson, New Jersey, identified himself as a clothing manufacturer and a free-lance political worker for any candiaate and stated he had known GWILLMAN for 15 years and nad solicited ZwiLLmMAN'tS political aid only on one occasion auring tne 1946 campaign when BOo4Z0 worked at trying to get support for HANOLD hOrFWAR, republican gubernatorial candidate in the primaries, It was later developed that BOZZO nad contributed 725,000 in casn to the Republican Party in 1949. HAHKOLD HOFFAAN, Governor of New Jersey from 1935 - 1937, advised the Senate Crime Investigating Commit- tee that he had asked ZwILLudAN for nelp in the 19h6 campaign. HorivA™ stated tnat he nad met GWiLlwian after his term of Governor and aaaea that WILLMAN had never made any improper requests of nim. information nas been received that ZwILLMAw was & nouse guest of mAX KUiPRAWAN, &@n assoctate of JOLK STACHLH, while ZwILLmaAl was visiting Palm Springs, Caliiornia. (KurrLkwAN has been tentatively identified as being in the process of purchasing @ restaurant and gambling casino in Las Verses, Nevada. ) -19-