The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-22
Biggest Politicians in State
in Danger
ANOTHER REMOVAL
The Kelsey Incident Is Now Considered
closed--An Inquiry Irto the Militia
May Follow the Wendell
Scandal.

Albany, N. u, Feb. 22,--As he starts
West to speak In Ann Arbor and Detroit
him the assurance Of al his friends
that the Kelsey incident is ended. His
recommendation for the removal Of KEEL
sey, sent the Senate, II universally pro-
nounced one Of the ablest state papers
Of recent years, and the desire to fight
seems 70 have departed from the Sen
ate. The present programme eontem.
plates delay, that Kelsey may be heard
before The Senate. Even this DELAY il
regarded as unnecessary in many quar-.
tiers, for the indictment read in the Sen,
ate Ii felt to be the most severe In re-
cent years, and those who selected the
Kelsey case az vehicle for blocking
Hughes now confess the choice was un.
fortunate.
So marked IL this change Of sentiment
that the drift OF talk il toward tina IA,
moval of another state Official, whose
record Is out OF keeping with tho Hughes
idea. fhis il Fiscal Supervisor II H.
Bender, whom the civil service coinuis-
sion found guilty of collecting can,poign
assessments from state employees, sub
ordinatea In his department. Ihe com
mission recommended bis removal. bit
the late Governor Higgins retained him.
K Now his fate seems certain. the plain
fact il that the politicians have praeti.
cally quilted the field aud left the gov.
ernor in full swing. A proof OF this
lies in the fact that yastrnla morning
after a conference wlsh Senator Page
and Assemblyman Merritt, the governor
announced that bis ail'cad legislation,
which these legislators have Ia charge
had made substantial progress. IN other
words he Is now pfeplrri TO ask the
legislature to put through his main pro-
gramme, which hits the biggest Repub-
lican politicians in the state.
Superintendent Kelsey, on his side
seemed undismayed when he was asked
yesterday: do YOU contemplate resign.
ing after you have had chance TO put
your whole case before the Senate, since
II is apparent that sympathetic co.ope.
ration with, the governor in your admin.
istration is no longer possiblei'
To this he rcplied; NO one has sug.
gested this to mo, and do not for a
moment consider any such possibility"
Kelsey's friends, however. are begging
him to take this course, and not sacri.
fee them.
A real sensation was created here yes
terday, when announcement was made
that Assemblyman Wainwright, one Of
the oldest and abiest members Of the
assembly, had decided 10 introduce bill
creating commission 10 investigate the
national guard Df the state This Is
the result of the scandal following the
governors revocation Of the order dis.
charging Captain Wendell, who was stub
sequently indicted for grating. This
was followed BY clash between Major
General Roe, commanding the guard, ana
Adjutant General Henry, representing
the governor. Mr. Wainwright's pro-
posaI however, Is revolutionary, so far
a. state militia Is concerned. IL pro-
poses to entirely reorganize the guard
on the basis Of the United States army,
providing genral staff, military sec
retary, and various similar details. The
scandals tnao have OF late come out re-
garding the guard seem to indicate that
the results Of a probing viii be sensa.
tional. Several other proposition of this
sort hive been introduced In the legis.
llature. but they merely provided for ill.,
iyestigation. Governor Hughes yester-
ldav said that be had taken no position
on the matter, but was not opposed 10
an investigation.