The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-03
Will Continue His Efforts to
Get Reform
in SPITE OF HIS DEFEAT
New York State Senate This Morning
Refused to Sustain Governor Who
Tried to Gust Kelsey, Insur-
ance Commissioner.

Albany, MI III, May .--NOtwithstand-
ing his defeat in the Senate early this
morning when his request for the re-
moval 81 Otto Kelsey. as superintendent
Of insurance, was denied BY vote of
25 to IA, Governor Hughes, II il learned
to-day, will continue vigorously bis cam
paign for reform His friends say that
he has gained strength through this de-
feat. Kelsey's friends say that he will
not resign, although it had been reported
he would do so as soon as he was vim
dicated.
The roll call began dit three minutes
before twelve and was finished at five
minutes before one, the time being con
sumed in long speeches
A Day Of Intense Interest.
The final action Of the Senate on the
Kelsey matter followed day Of intense
interest, during which the indications
increasingly pointed to the defeat Of
the governors Recommendation. Senator
Hinman OF Binghamton, taking the floor
Immediately upon the reconyening Of the
Senate ait 2:40 p. mi, To open the argu-
ment for the governors recommendation
took a positive position in favor Of con-
currence in the governors recommenda-
tion, arguing that under the provisions Of
the public officers law, 10 was intended
that the governor and the Senate should
be able to remove an officer appointed by
and with the consent Of the Senate,
without necessarily giving amy reasons,
charges, Of explanations whatever" He
cited legal decisions in support Of his
position.
lie deplored the injection Of politics in.
to the issue, and resented the insinua-
tion which he attributed 10 Jadge Hatch,
that Governor Hughes was impelled by
the desire merely TO secure the Office of
superintendent of insurance.
AGov. Hughes had no desire TO iniure
or reflect upon Slpt kelsey" said Sena-
tor Hinman. But he wanted al the
head 81 the department man with
stogie boots and brass knuckIes. who
would take the insurance companies by
the neck and compel them TO give the
policyhoIders their rights This ques-
tion Ii bigger than any individual, and
bigger than any party said he. The
people are tired Of tile partnership be-
tween rich corporations and politicians,
and the party. and the members OF the
party who fail to read the signs Of the
times will hear from the people. When
governor Of the type that we now have
asks ia to help him in the uplifting OF
the public service We owe il to him, to
ourselves and to the people, to give him
what he asks
Spoke for Kelsey.
Senator McCarren Of Brooklyn, dem,
opened the argument in Superintendent
Kelseys defense and made a speech
far longer aud much more impassioned
than is his won't He declared that be
saw no reason why Mr.. Kelsey should
be removed. He had no personal in
terest in the Kelsey case, save to se-
cure for Mr. Kelsey the same treat
ment he himself would desire lie pic
tured a demoralized condition in the
insurance department as the result of
last years insurance legislation and as
serted the opinion that il would never
recover from it, injuries.
IF there j. any reason in the world
for voting for the removal of Super
intendent Kelsey said Senator McCar.
ren, II is because what the governor
says in criticism Of him. For myself,
[ ] do not so believe And / do not be-
lieve that Otto Kelsey would have made
the mistakes which were made in draft
ing the insurance legislation of last year.
/ I do not believe that any man could
have performed the duties Of superin-
tendent Of insurance better than Otto
Kelsey has performed them not even ex-
cepting Governor Hughes himself
III there were a governor Of my own
lparty; If my own father were governor
and he asked me to do this thing would
mot do IT; II ] did should never respect
myself again. The man who votes to
remove Otto Kelsey merely in order TO
sustain the governor or because the
president favors it or for any reason
iother thpu his own convictions as TO the
merits OF the case, is a coward, and I'M.
fit to sit as a member Of this Senate"