New-York tribune., 1908-02-10
KELSEY CASE LOOMING
NOH CENTRE OF INTEREST
Goue-nor Recommendation of Re
moral ETpected Tonight.
rBv Telegraph to The Tribun. ]


Alhenv. Feb. s-Interess affairs at the Cario ol
this week will centre in Governor Hughess second
recoTurlsndation for the removal of Otto KELSEY
STATE Superintendent Of Insurance This will be
sent 10 the Senate tomorrow night or Tuesday.
How far fight against the Governors WISHES
20 Superintendent Kelsey will be carried. in view
cf the fact that Governor Hughes is a Presiden-
tasI candidate. is problem perpIexins those Re-
pbcans here who place the interest Of their party
-h-=-e their own Superintendent Kelsev's friends
snrue-ly lukewarrn at first, now svow their intent
carry fight to the last ditch. Governor
Hughes feels deeply on this subject the prospect
Cor easy and harmonious solution Of the diff
s-sl-y is not good.
The Governors recommendation for Mr Kelsey-s
rsr1oTals is expected 70 be series ot formal
charges OF inehciency failure to perform GER
rsin specific duties instead of a general indict-
rnenr Of inef5ciency. such the Governor drew
lss- year. His communication and the report Of
Matthew :. Fleming, which will be based
vii referred 10 the Senate judiciary Committee.
The- vii repetition Of last wears taking Of
testimony by that committee. practically trial.
save that the Senate itself will in the end give the
-e-dt-t
Meanwhile almost all other Legislative. proc.dur.
IN the upper House will be showed aside IL condi-
tions prevail this year such prevailed last. The
t-e-sity of feeling ensendered the issue then
ss sufficient spread purely legislative affairs.
so that the Kelsey seemed be tangled with
tte Public Service Commission bill and others Of
the Governors policies Cool headed legislative
leaders deplore family souabbies fear that the
Kelsey case this year viii become the focus for &
-oIst.caI fight OF small importance, which may
ssr some legislators and parts OF the organization
- ooer opposition Governor Hughes
KsEEs FRIENDS CRY PERSECUTION.
Supe-1ntend snt keIsey's friends are declaring now
taat the Governors attitude is one OF persecution
II NJ Kelsey. rather than that Of careful and
conservative executive. The Senate passed on all
ne evidence last year and exonerated Kelsey, they
maintain therefore renewal Of the request for his
81 has -r1a -hev
same evidence. is unjust Moreover, they say that
his view Of the is held by many who voted
with the Governor last year that superintendent
Kelsev vii be kept in office by far larger vote
-bsn was polIed for him before They taking no
chances though. and are rauying TO his support all
ne forces available Speaker Nads7oTth il work
f-r for Superintendent KELSEY. of his personal
friends and political associates, even harder than
h cid last year The Senator's from that part ot
tho state and the Other Kelsey Republicans are
equally busy
Friends OF Mr.. Kelsey declare privately that they
have definite promise Of the aid and comfort OF
state Chairman Woodruff. Herbert Parsons. Will
AN Barnes IT. OF Albany. and Postmaster Greiner
of Buffalo Woodruff and Barnes were with kel-
last rear. though not openly. Herbert parsons
--e Senator's voted against Kelsey. and he viii be
unable change tie votes OF Senator'S sake and
Page this il is believed while there is queS-
l5on whether Senator Agnev VIII care 70 shift
The prospect for political trouble in the situation
les n ne fact that Messrs. Woodruff. Barnes and
against the candidacy OF Governor Hughes for
President until recently Their alliance with men
1ghting the Governor bitterly and openly in d re-
form which he is committed viii not be lost
sight or ny the Odeu faction OF the party, which
early seized The Hughes movement as q means OF
yegairng political control in the state and IN New
York County Legislators and politicians here say
chz1 viii be almost impossible. certainly ipToo-
able for the Kelsey case 10 escape being drawn
MO the fsctionaI broiIs which few weeks later
--ef5 .la r7-i-T
cess district conventions for choosing delegates to
-he Republican National Convention
REPUBLICANS COMMENT
suDe-intendeut Kelsey's friends. while truupeting
forth their version Of his grievances indicate that
ne Governor would have had little opposition from
-hen Il he had chosen 20 end the Superintendent
o-1ai life by proposing legislation 10 abolish the
Insurance Department. as constituted, and re-
build Il This would have been a "letdown" for
ne head % the department There seems scanr
csar-e that The Governor viii DO this Therefore
ne leaders look forward q legisa tive political
right and The chances Of party torn into factions
n year when il should pc united for preservation
The comment CT one member OF the Republican
organization is
Us an inspiring cal! to victory, this fight over
one man and his job. d Presidential year, when
1ou consider that we Republicans have a doubtful
state On our hands Presidential candidate Of
ova IN the state and 2 mighty bad state situa-
t.o- from every point Of view
The question Of whether the Legislature or Tie
7-bsc Service Commission tor the 1st District
-rsT decide the rate Of fare from Manhattan 70
corey Isalnd will be discussed in the Assembly
o. T-l-sdav zhen the Wagner 5-cent fare bill VIII
.or1e H AsserabIvu1an Merritt majority leader.
-es given notice that he intends TO debate the
bill Assemhlyran Wainwright, chairman OF TIE
t-o.rrnt-tee on Railroads. certainly will oppose its
rzssaee rirce he voted against reporting it There
Is belief in some quarters here that part of the
Ffs s-12uort comes from desire to put the ques-
ton rfo TO- the Governor, in the conviction that
e vii veto this bill Il passed He vetoed the :
ce-- fare bill on the ground that the question ot
rae had not been considered adequately by the
I~vse7z---rs and that the Public Service Com1lis-
so7 vas the Fodv properly . consider that ques-
tir- some z1tf-FEuEree rnen- knowing the outcrJ
49, --a,ld come Z F7esvetoed bill Ito % some
tHf-- for the people would no. be sorry 70 glFS
---7 the opportunity
TIE senate and Assembly Ccu1Tri'fefs on hahhS
W hid another tofrr meeting Tuesday 70 con-
Ejre- further banking reform legislation Inc aucs-
tro ~ ya~et7-e-sl1fps for iusolvent hanks VIII pe
rzLs- n end some tine this week biis uralo7o
r. S-,re-,r-endenr williams Of the Banking DO
-s---,e-- carving out his RECOMMENDATIONS n
49, ---h4e-- ulH be introduced from oo1n com
rr---eeS week from Tuesday the cnfnrhl-'e"S
vii hold the fist hearing the bills reaIIahsils
s-e ze-e -er,rrernerltz fer hanks and trust COM
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