The Washington herald., 1908-05-01
NO CASSIDY LETTERS
Fassett Denies He Is Work
inc Against Hughes.
DENOUNCEs STORY AS a LIE
Says He Favors Giving Governor
Entire New York DeIegation-Re-
nominated for Congress Already
and wIthOat Opposition and Does
Not Need Help 10 Win.

Representative J. sloat Fassett. of New
York. says it Is a lie. and inspired and
written by his bitter and deadly enemy.
He refers 10 the story. under Albany
date, printed in a New York evening pa
per, charging that he wrote letters 10
State Senator Cassidy in accord with the
famous Cassidy y-Fassett telegram. which
show plainly that Fassett worked TO de-
feat Hughes, and advised Cassidy TO vote
against Hughes for the purpose Of injur
ing Hughes prestige
Mr. Fassett declares that his every
public act has been friendly to Hughes.
He did not chose words in denomcing the
author of the article who. he says. is
man who never forgives.
Mr. Fassett's DecIination.
Then Mr. Fassett dictated the following:
The story is false in spirit and letter.
There were never any such letters shown
by Cassidy, for none was ever in exist
ence
The falsity OF the whole statement is
shown by the fact that am already re-
nominated, and do not need to do any
thing of the kind The entire district
was unanimously for me
"Steuben and Shemuug Counties alone
are d majority. But there was no oppo-
sltion, and there has been none for two
years, 10 my denomination.
Il have been from the first a strong
advocate of giving Hughes the support Of
the entire New York delegation at Chi
oz0a nd sffit faaI that 80
story from Albany.
The story from Albany in substance
follows:
Another chapter was added to the now
/ famous Cassldy-F -Fassett telegram episode
when it became known that Senator Cas-
sidy had in his possession a series OF let
| ters written to him by Representative
Fassett. At least one Of these letters Sen
! ator Cassidy had shown to his colleagues
| prior 10 the vote.
"A senator who saw this letter said
| that 1t was in entire accord with the tele-
gram as il reached the senator. and
amounted to the strongest sort Of advice
TO Cassidy from Fassett that he vote
/ against Gov. Hughes for the purpose OF
/ injuring the latter's prestige.
| 1T is known, moreover. that this letter
/ Is only one OF a series or the same sort.
Cassidy told his friends that this tele-
gram, SIS 1t arrived, was in perfect accord
with these letters, and showed several of
/ the letters, which entirely confirmed his
! statement 1t will be noted Cassidy has
/ preserved silence regarding all this, while
! Fassett has been talking at great length,
Responsibility with Fassett.
''The feeling here in official and other
quarters is that the responsibility rests
with Fassett. and that the Cassidy. corTe-
spondenee. when made public. viii demon
strate this. Mr.. Fassett's hostility to Gov
Hughes Is wen known here.
The fact that Fassett is a conspicuous
figure in the Federal crowd is taken al
its proper value. Mr.. Fassett practically
is dependent upon Senator Cassidy's coun-
" Of Schuyler for his Congressional noHi.
nation. To go 10 Congress, he has tc
keep Cassidy in the senate. and J. B. n
Mongin. OF Seneca, provided with job.
"Cassidy's present vote on the race
track bills is certainly no worse than his
vote on the gas bills. yet Fassett's neces-
/ stiles were such that he had 70 send Cas-
sidy back TO the senate
1.-THE same situation prevails now. Fas.
sett must renominate Cassidy, or Cassidy
by joining the anti-Fassett movement IL
this district. would embarrass him seri
ously. The suggestion that Fassett j.
double dealing. even with Cassidy anC
trying to eliminate Cassidy BY commit
ting him TO an unpopular position and
then proving an alibi. is generally credit
ed here.
"Fassett's real desire is TO send ex
Assemblyman Sherman Moreland 10 th'
senate in Cassidys place. MOreland /!
much more plant but his loyalty {,
Fassett caused his defeat for assembly a
the last election