Battles on. Sen Irving M Ives(left) Republican candidate for governor of New York state, accuses Democratic opponent, millionaire Averell Harriman , 19, October of heading a firm that paid a $250,000 bribe to a Brooklyn judge in the 1920s. Making his dramatic charges in a 15 minute television programme, he questioned whether the former high official in the Roosevelt and Truman administration was 'fit'to be governor as the result of the case, involving 'Tammany Hall Grafters', left, Ives is pictured checking his speech. At right, Harriman rolls up his sleeves as he prepares for campaign chores. A short time after eyes speech. The two share the same platform during a political debate in New York. 19 October 1954