The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-17

tur ny VIII criticize him most severely. -
ar. helsey's disinclinatlon TO force his
personality before the public was aptly
| revealed when II became necessary for
| him. as Comptroller, 10 got out the last
edluon OF that unique and historically
| valuable State publication. New York In
inc me keVoiuuon,' The preceding edition
bore on the title page, where the identity
OF the author Is usually revealed tho
name OF the Comptroller under whose
supervision the data relating 10 the rec
had been compiled, Following this pre-
cedent, Comptroller Kelseys name was
placed on the title page. When the proofs
came to hand Mr.. Kelsey struck off his
name, substituting therefor the legend
that tho data had been compiled from
/ the records in the Comptroller's ONCE.
From which II may be gathered that
Otto Kelsey would not give a town a H.
brary say, in order 10 have his name,
In letters a foot high, plastcred on the
front. nor, as builder OF a municipal
bridge, vote for bronze tablet on which
his fame would be handed down to pos
terlty In bold. raised characters.
Mr., Kelsey's recognized ability to keep
his personality In the background is
In this respect he does not jibe with tho
popular Idea OF the officcholder
Regularly. since he has been Comptrol-
Ter. he reaches his office In the morning
prior to the unlocking OF the doors He
takes very little time on for lunch and
while the closing hour for the day is
o'clock, Mr.. Kelsey's hour for leaving is
usually some time after G. 1t is a stand
ing joke among Albany officcholders that,
were they organized In n union, Mr.. Kel-
sey would speedily fall into disgrace be-
cause OF his utter disregard OF the rulo
relating to the number OF working hours
II was Mr.. Kclsey's patient diligence
that attracted the attention OF the legis-
lative leaders after he had been In tho
Assembly term or two. From then on
until tho end OF his legislative career he
was increasingly loaded with work, and
Republican and Democrat alike Will tell
you that he wasn't the man TO shlrk nny
task placed on him, Yet so quietly did
he work that the men who labored with
him on COMMITTEES and on the floor OF the
Assembly cannot recall a single anecdotc
OF these years OF his life. Indeed, an
anccdote which has Mr.. Kelsey for the
theme has not yet been discovered going
the rounds OF the capital.
"He does nothing but work-its his rec
reation." said a man who hns been very
close Officially. to Mr. Kelsey for a num-
bcr OF years. Tho speaker should have
taken into account Mr- kclscys we'll
known reticence before making the state
ment His recreation, during which he
I stores UP a lot OF vim for work. Is carly
morning pedestrianism.
While the Legislature OF this year was
In session Mr.. Kelsey shared a house with
the Leutena mt Governor, tho Attorney
General Senator Tully and SupeTntcn-
dent OF Insurance Hendrlcks, They called
IL Saints Rost," and from It's portals
Mr.. Kelsey would slip around o'clock
every morning for a brisk walk about
town or into the country. HIS uSllal umo
for returning wa9 around T. whom he
would sit down TO breakfast with his fcl-
low saints, fresh from their beds or case.
| Walking hns been tho favored recreation
with Mr.. Kelsey einco 1rSt no appeared
! in Albany Few Albanians arc aware OF
this fact. Like most State capitals, AL
! bany rises late.
| responsible for his ability 10 Keep at his
! desk all day long and leave IL compdra-
! lively fresh. Then, too, no takes excel
! lent care of himself He neither drinks
nor SMOKES After work comes supper,
! perhaps q visit 10 a club. then "A book,
! and TO bed Hes a bachelor, tald an
| Aesemblyman who lived with him In the
! House OF Commons" In %. hut he's as
] rur removed from the gay old boy type
as day Is from night So he reaches his
! ofiice OF a morning fresh as a daisy, ana
| has cleared up mis- desk before the aver
age clerk under him has pulled himself
! together Tor the days task
Thus Mr. Kelsey. according TO all re-
rcrts. possesses at least ono very ncces-
! snTy qualification for satisfactory Su-
| pcrlntcndcnt OF Insurance New Aork
/ chartered life insurance companies are
| many. and tho supcrintendcnts force is
( Has he. also. an experts intimacy with
| nTauCial statistics and statemchtst car
] he detect the weak spots and the raise In
books and other business records
! His friends submit that from 1895 until
| nc left the Assembly he was a member
! OF tho Ways and Means Committee. ana
! as such drafted "A majority OF the bills
J prescnted by hat committee 10 the Legs
/ llture during these seven years. II WIS
] i'm Febyunry OF le08 that he was appointed
/ Deputy Comptroller. Since then, besides
/ directing the very important WORK OF the
| Cumptrollcr's ofiicc, he hns been adviser
! of ths canal and land boards. before
! whom welghty problems OF finance and
| policy continually crop up. Therefore,
| eay his friends, he has had a rather cN
| tcnsiyc training OF the sort that comes
from compiling and dissccting statements
| Ind reports. and In handling, deciding
| tpd aiding in the decision OF financial and
| other problems OF far-rcochinS colse,
j qvsnees, RollHclaps OK opposite fRllh pd,