New-York tribune., 1907-02-15
MAYER SEES KELSEY.
Reports at the Capital about the
Superintendent.
ny Telegraph to The Tribune. J


Albany. Feb. 14.-Influences are at work 10
save the official head of Otto Kelsey. SupeTjn-
tendent of Insurance, should Governor Hughes
| seek to depose him. according to reports here to-
day Discussion OF the Kelsey situation already
complicated because of the probable division OF
the Democratic ranks for and against Kelsey
was enlivened by the declaration that high fnan-
cal interests were endeavoring in New York
City to enlist support for Mr. Kelsey. Various
Senators are understood to have been approached
through Intermediates in behalf Of Mr.. Kelsey.
Preparations are being made here by Mr.
Kelsey and his friends to combat whatever
course the Governor takes. They expect that
on Monday night the Governor will send
message to the Senate asking that the Insurance
Superintendent be removed and they are work
ing to line up Senators their side. Basing
their actions on the suppOsition that Governor
Hughes will back his request by charges of in
efficiency and incompetency and failure to re-
move certain officials who not doing their
official duty the Kelsey men building UP
defence TO present in rebuttal julius NJ. Mayer
called on Kelsey to-day. After his visit Mr..
Mayer said that it was purely social md that
the insurance situation was not even mentioned;
but he and Mr. Kelsey are credited in the gossip
here with having gone over every legal detail OF
the Kelsey side OF the case.
Reports of "dckers" by which votes TO sustain
Kelsey might be traded for votes In favor of
much desired legislation are rife Stories even
current here that when the Governors mes
sage goes 10 committee. probably TO the judi
ciary Committee. attempts will be made to
smother it there. thus hushing the per-
manently. But IN all this, the people who give
ready 10 1t reckoning without knowing
Governor Hughes and the tenaCity with which
he clngs TO work until he has accomplished It
A conference of the Democratic state officials
and some Of the leading Senators was held re-
Gently II was said to-day, TO discuss the Kelsey
affair Glynn and Jackson. both OF whom have
attacked Mr.. Kelsey's conduct Of other affairs.
were declared TO have urged that the Demo-
Gratis votet oust him else refuse to vote,
thus sustaining them IN the attitude them have
taken against him. Some OF the Democratic
Senator'S though, think that this would be
opportunity to spread disCord among the Re-
pubncans by sustaining Kelsey, antagoniziug
the Governor and the Republicans who be-
hind Kelsey. The probability is that the Demo-
Gratis VIII vote according 10 their individual
views OF the AFFAIR.
Another report to-day had Il that Senator Nc
Carren had had request from Mayor MCClel-
Ian Of New York TO sustain Kelsey. Around this
the gossips built q theory that the Ryan IN
fuence was being eKerted TO Kelsey. be
cause Of Mr.. Ryan's connection with insurance
affairs. Senator McCarren day two ago
emphatic IN his assertions that no one had asked
him TO take any side IN the affair, and that he
would vote according 20 his Judgment But most
people here believe that he Will side with Kelsey.