Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-28
SUPPORT FOR KELSEY
New York Senators Block
Hughes Recommendations.
MEETS HIS FIRST DEFEAT
Leaders Begin Preparations for Long
Investigation.
GOVERNOR MAY HIT BACK
Likely That He Will Insist Upon the
Immediate Removal Of the Super
intendent Of Insurance.
GOVERNOR MAY HIT BACK

ALBANY, February 2s.-Gov Hughes de-
ment at once by getting rid of Otto Kelsey,
its superintendent. will not be gratiiied by
the republican leaders of the senate BY
their adroit manipulation and delay in
carrying out the governors recommended
tions Superintendent Kelsey will remain at
the head of the department for an indefinite
period. This Is equivalent to a defeat for
the governor, according to Kelsey's friends
the first he has met
The senate leaders make no concealment
Of the fact that they take this view of
the situation. They advance no other ex-
PLANTATION Of their failure to act upon the
governors suggestion yesterday. 1t is ex-
pected that the judiciary committee, to
which was referred the executive message
on the Kelsey case, would take 1t up yes
terday at its meeting scheduled for the
afternoon. The only action it took was to
postpone for a week even the preliminary
consideration of the matter.
On top of this came the announcement,
obviously inspired by the leaders who are
engineering combination to resist the de-
capitation of Kelsey. that the plan Of re-
ferring the case to the insurance commit
tee for investigation had been abandoned
and that the judiciary committee would
recommend to the full senate an investiga-
tlOn Dy Cne JUDICIARY COmmlttee Itself.
This means that Kelsey will remain In his
place for at least month and perhaps lon
ger, unless the governor takes the bit in his
teeth and demands immediate action.
Hope to "Put Hughes in Hole"
The senate leaders are seemingly intent
upon complicating the differences between
their organization policy and the governor
with a view of putting the governor in a
hole and saving their political institutions.
There is very good reason to believe that
the governor will not tolerate unnecessary
delay through filibustering tactics, but will
call for a showdown by bringing the KEEL
pected that If the senate does not act next
week the governor will have something to
say of decidedly pointed character con-
corning the manifest purpose OF the senate
run his administration to suit the people.
If he does he will not conflne himself
to a mere comment upon the senate OBJ
structionists, but will accompany 1t with
senate to take action without further de-
lay or render 1t absolutely imperative
that Kelsey should resign at once.
Kelsey reiterated this afternoon his
declaration that he has no intention of
resigning. He is busy preparing a de-
tense which will be carried out by his
counsel, Judge Hatch, and which contem-
plates an extended personal examination
Messy ulIQSelI.
The report that former Senator Edgar
Truman Bracket Of Saratoga, 1.-The father
of insurance REFORM" may succeed Kelsey
finds may believers. The governor will not
discuss the proposition.
Race Tracks and Thaw Case.
The Rev. E. B. Sanford of New York
CITY,. general secretary of the National
Federation Of Churches, in attacking race
track gambling before the senate codes
committee yesterday, referred to the dis
closures made in the Thaw trial. He said:
II am told these race tracks represent
gentlemen's sport. Get beneath the crust
Of that outward semblance of decency that
covers the iniquity Of the gambling side of
these so-called sports and the probe will
reach iniquity twin to that which, in it's
disclosure now being made in the great
metropolis Of this Empire state, is hor-
rifying the world
The Rev. Mr. Sanford appealed to the
committee to report the Jerome bills max
ing gambling on race tracks a crime.
Under the proposed BILL" he said, I'VE
believe there will be many convictions that
gambling operations with imprisonment
the only penalty they fear-and punish
clerks to an extent that will keep them
from working in pool rooms"
At the request Of the race track people
the hearing went over until March 20,
when It Is expected District Attorney
Jerome will appear. The racing interests
want to put Jerome on the grill. They be-
lieve an attack on him in regard to pool
rooms will make the defeat of the bills
certain.