The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-03
GOV. HUGHES
DEFEATED
Senate at Albany UphoIds
Otto Kelsey.
~ CARREN DEFENDS HIN
Vote For Deposition Of Chief
Insurance Official Was
Very Close
~ CARREN DEFENDS HIN

hLbANi, ~. L., May J.-The SENATE
has voted against the removal OF Otto
Kelsey as superintendent OF Insurance
defeating the recommendation OF Gov
ernor Hughes by three votes. The
vote against his removal was "a to "a.
Minority Leader Grady. speaking for
Mr.. Kelsey, reviewed his long years In
the public service as assemblyman
deputy comptroller, comptroller and
superintendent OF insurance and paid
high tribute 10 his personal aud ON
cial character.
"A year ago today" he said. ibis
name came before this senate. q name
OF which any public servant might be
proud. Now we are asked b. disgrace
and dishonor. him. What man 80 poor
as To wish 10 change places with Otto
Kelsey II the senate ruins him 90.
nightr'
Senator Grady alluded 90 Governor
Higgins agreement with Superintend.
ent Kelsey rs 10 the propriety OF re
tanning Messrs. Hunter and Wander
poel In the department In view Of FIRE
insurance conditions after the Call.
fornia connagration. Governor Hig.
gins he described m:
Frank Wayland Hlggins-as pure a
soul as ever occupied public once In
this or any other state."
In his action I'm the Kelsey matter.
Senator Grady said. Governor Hughes
"was doing his duty as he saw it-all
that any Official. high or low, need say
for his justification. Doing his duty
as be sees II. he stands acquitted be-
fore God: he should stand acquitted
also before his fellow men"
But, he added. senators acting upon
his recommendation need for them.
selves ask no better justification than
that they are also ''dolng their duty
"A they see a."
senator Fuller OF Brooklyn DEM
spoke In favor OF removal. a oonclu.
sion 20 which he said be had come
with great reluctance. He lIksned
Superintendent Kelsey's conduct as de
picted By himself and HIS witnesses be-
fore the judiciary committee and n
self revealed In bis examination b..
fore Governor Hughes 10 n case al.
most OF DIR. Jekyil and Mr.. Hyde"
senator o'Neill OF Franklin county
tkep.l. also In favor OF removal. said
he had much sympathy for Mr.. Ksl
sey. but more for insurance policy
holders. 10 whose interests he said Mr..
Kelsey a. superintendent Of insur.
ance had not given effective protection.
Senator franchot OF Niagara Falls
RepJ. defending Superintendent Kel.
soy. described his memorable examina.
tion before Governor Hughes A. an
occasion where victim. warned bat
a few hours before. was "butchercd 10
make Roman holiday"
Senator Pat hccarren OF Brooklyn.
Democrat In a speech much more i'm.
FASHIONED than IL his won't declared
That he saw no reason why AFR. Kel.
icy should be removed. He pictured a
iemoralIred condition In the insurance
held as the result Of last years insur.
anee legislation and asserted the opln.
lon that u would never recover from
IN injuries.
IF there II any reason In the world
Tor voting for the removal OF superin.
Iendent Kelsey" said Senator McCar.
rem. IL IL because We believe what the
governor says In criticism Of him. For
myself l do not believe that any
nan could have performed the duties
~ superintendent OF Insurance better.
IF there were a governor OF my own
,arty, u my father were governor and
ie asked me 20 do this thing I wouldn't
10 u. IL did ] should never respect
myself again. The man who votes 10
'rmove Otto Kelsey merely In order TO
sustain the governor IL coward"