Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-26
DENIAL FROM FASSETT
TEMPEST OVER TELEGRAM RE-
PUDIATED BY NEW YORKER.

NEW YORK, April 25-Assemblyman
Louis Cuvillier (democraD Of New York
made q statement today bearing on a re-
port that Senator Owen Cassidy had voted
against Gov. Hughes anti-gambling bills
because Of q telegram signed by Repre-
sentative J. Sloat Fassett and altered In
transmission.
ION the night after the vote was taken, %
ator Cassidy, Senator Heacock. Henry
Bennett, a real estate dealer, and myself
went together to the grillroom Of the Ho-
tel Ten Eyck in Albany. We arrived about
o'clock. and about half an hour later
a messenger boy entered. calling out Cas-
sidy.' The senator beckoned to him. took
a telegram from him. opened it and read
it with a smile. Then he passed it to me.
I, In turn, handed 1t to Bennett. and he
to the others present. While I am not
positive as to the wording of the message.
1t was as nearly as I can remember:
"'I am well pleased with your vote. You
have satisfied your constituents.
(Signed) 'FASSETT.'
1.-THE message was from Washington,
and there were no initials to the sigma
ture. The senator seemed pleased. and
put the message in his pocket. I did not
days newspapers"
Statement From Fassett.
ELMIRA. N. Y. April 25.-Representa-
tive Fassett today insisted that his YER
sion Of the alleged altered telegram cpl
sode in which he meant to urge Cassidy
to vote for the anti-race track gambling
bills, but which was changed by the in
sertion of the word mot was correct. He
has been asked by counsel Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company to lay infor-
nation against the operator In Washing
ton who is alleged to have made the mis-
take. Representative Fassett says that
he will lay that information.
Senator Cassidy arrived today as dele
gate to the congressional convention
which will rerfominate Representative
Fassett. He positively refused to affirm
or deny any statement or to make any
remark on which he could be quoted IN
any way. ,,.,,.
ever sending a telegram such as Assem-
blyman Cutler claims to have been shown
Nv senator Cassidy Cassidy. Mr.. Fas-
sett says, told him that he never showed
such a telegram. Fassett- further said.
covering the whole situation:
"At no time have ever talked. written
or wired TO senator SdSeluy COuCCtuIuS
the bills. except to urge him to support
them"
.Fassett Renominated.
Representative ]. Sloat Fassett was to-
day unanimously renominated by the re-
publican delegates of the thirty-third con-
xressional district at a convention held In
this city. No mention was made Of the
Cassidy telegram episode.
Fassett Version Confirmed.
George H Fearons, attorney for the
Western Union Telegraph Company. said
today that an investigation OF the Fas-
sett-Cassidy telegram confirmed the YER
sion Of the affair given by Mr.. Fassett.
Mr. Fearons said that Mr.. Fassett sent
the message to Senator Cassidy without
the word mot" and an operator at
Washington had inserted the word. Mr..
Fearons said also that Representative
Fassett sent the subsequent message of
which he spoke. The operator who in
serted the word. he said. has been dis
charged but Mr.. Fearons said the COM
pany would prosecute the case II 1t Is
possible.