The Washington herald., 1907-05-03

Albany, May 2-By a vote Of ayes "A.
noes 2, the senate at 1855 o'clock this
morning refused TO concur in Gov.
Hughes recommendation that State Su-
perintendent Of Insurance Otto Kelsey be
removed.
While the vote shows that there were
but twenty-seven votes in favor Of Su-
perintendent Kelsey. he could have had
three more had he desired it.
Senator Cassidy. OF Schuyler; Worsen.
OF Warren, and Gilchrist, of Brooklyn. all
Republicans. lodged on the first roll call.
In this dueking process they were assisted
by Senate Clerk Lafayette B. Gleason.
The way he hurriedly called their names
and jumped to the next without giving
the three men chance to vote on the
first roll showed that there was some
understanding between the desk and the
Kelsey people.
Senator Worsen was the mos nervous
man in the house He had a roll call
before him at al times, and he counted
over at least a dozen times, and then
would run to some of the Kelsey Sena-
tors to find out how matters stood. Once
he said:
Are they sure they have % votes?"
Vote with the Governor.
When it was seen that there We're
enough votes TO hold Superintendent Kel-
sey in Office the three senators voted with
the governor.
Seventeen Democrats of the 10. and
Republicans voted against the governor.
and 2 Republicans and Democrats
voted TO remove Mr.. Kelsey The vote
was;
For removal-Senators Armstrong, Ag-
new, Burr, Carpenter. Cassidy, Cobb,
Codts, Davis. Dunn, Emerson Foelker,
Gates, Gilchrist, Grattan. Heacock. Hin
man, Knapp, O'Neil, Page. SAKE. Travis.
and Wemple (Repubncans). Fuller and
Taylor CDemocrats).
INST remOVal--SenatOrs AckrOyd.
halan, Cullen. Frawley, Grady
g. lIazenfulge, Mccall, McCarren,
al Manus, Muilaney. Owens. Ramsperger,
SOhmeT, SOllivan. and Thompson Demo
crats); Aids, Fancher, Frauchot, Hill,
Hooker, Raines. smith, Tully, White, and
Wilcox (Republleansl.
The vote of Senator Cohalan excited not
little comment Not until he announced
his position on roll call was any one sure
NeED
voting every way. and any way that suit
ed his fancy in the committee. But on
roll call. in "a rambling. disconnected
speech he explained that he could not
vote for the removal Of Mr.. Kelsey.
One reason which he cited was that
the governor had failed 10 remove
AIdridge and Bender, whom he termed
as the big grafters, while Hunter and
Vanderpoel were put down as little
grafters. He made a vicious attack
upon Senators Armstrong and Page,
and INDUCED in personalities that. had
not the senator's regarded his speech
as joke, he would have been called
to account for.
Galleries are Crowded.
That there was the greatest interest
in the outcome was shown in the fact
that the two galleries were crowded
and the ladies gallery was especially
we'll hIed and all remained until the
end.
When the vote was announced the gal
leries gave vent to much applause. What
the future will be is what is bothering
many senators. who voted for the re-
tention of Mr. Kelsey. The silence main
tanned by the governor has been the most
disracting thing for them. If they only
knew what he would do they would feel
relieved.
But the great opportunity for the gov
ernor getting satisfaction troubles them.
While the senators say that this was only
a difference Of opinion, al the same time
all observers Of legislative affairs are not
deceived by that. It means that d sub
stantial majority OF the senators, Re
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the governor. and that the issue has been
drawn between the executive chamber
on one side and the senate chamber
on the other