Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-27
KELSEY IS GRATEFUL
Would Like to Thank Senate For
 Voting Against His Removal.
SECOND REBUFF TO HUGHES.
Thirty Senators Vote to Uphold In. surance Head Whose Dismissal Was Demanded by Governor -F Five Re- publicans Desert Executive.

Albany, N. Y., Feb. 27.-"I would like to express my thanks to the sen ate, which has just sustained me, and to say that hope to be able to con duct the insurance department in a way that will fully justify their confi- dence." said Otto Kelsey, state super intendent of insurance to group of politicians who felicitated him upon the senate voting to retain him in of flee despite the demand of Governor Hughes for his removal.
 The action of the senate in upholding Kelsey is the second rebuff to Govern or Hughes and is repetition of the stand taken last year.
 The vote was taken just as the read ing of documents in the case was about to begin. Senator Horace White of Syracuse moved that it be suspended, saying that it was unnecessary. Then without debate the senate proceeded to vote on the question of Shall Otto Kelsey be removed from the office of state superintendent of insurance?' The FInai Lineup.
 The vote stood 30 against removal and 19 for removal. The vote was as follows:
 Yeas-Agnew, Armstrong, Burr, Car penter, Cobb, Cordts, Davis, Dunn, Emerson, Foelker, Gilchrist, Heacock, Hinman, Knapp. Page, Saxe, Travis (Rep), Fuller and Taylor Dem.)-19. Nays-Allds, Cassidy, Fancher, Fan chot, Gates, Grattan, Hill, Hooker, O'Neill, Raines, Smith, Fully, Wemple, White and Wilcox (Rep), Ackroyd, Boyce, Cohalan, Cullen, Frawley, Ora dy, Harte, Hazenf1ug, McCarren, Nc Manus, Mullaney. Owens, Ramsperger, Sohmer and Sullivan Dem.)-30.
 The result shows that five Republic an senators forsook the governor, and he made no gains, for not one senator who voted to sustain Mir. Kelsey a year ago changed his position.
 Kelsey got twenty-seven votes to re- tain him last year.
 It was believed up to the last minute that Senators Foelker and Gilchrist of i Brooklyn would vote to retain Mir. kel- sey. but in view of the fact that their votes were not needed State Chairman Woodruff's local organization was per mitted to appear regular.
 Barnes Delivers Two Votes.
 William Barnes, Jr., delivered two votes against Governor Hughes, Sena- tors Grattan of Albany and Wemple of Schenectady, who voted last year with the governor. Senator Cassidy also changed his position from that of a year ago, as did Senator Gates of Mad ison. Senator O'Neill, who made a speech last year demanding the re moval of Superintendent Kelsey, voted on the roll call to sustain the governor but before the result was announced he changed from the affirmative to the negative.
 Senator Mullaney came in the cham. Der at this iuncture. and Senator Gra- dy asked that he vote. Mullaney asked what the question was and amid some laughter voted no, sustaining Kelsey The CIpTkt tueH dlIlouHCtu tue Notcs as being: Yeas. 19: nays. 30, thus ending the matter for the present.
 Before many were aware of whai was going on the vote had been taken On motion of Senator Raines the re suit was not announced at once in or der to permit Senators Thompson and Mullaney Dem.) to be recorded. Senator Mccall (Tam) was excused but Senator Grady had telegram iron
 him saying that if he were nere h'
 would vote to retain Mir. Kelsey il office. The quick action was one of ths most surprising turns of the affair. No , word of debate was had.
 Lieutenant Governor Chanler handed down the statement of Commissionel Fleming The statement is self explan atory and simply reiterates the twt broad charges that the superintendent
 failed to reorganize the insurance de
 partment and failed to enforce the in
 surance laws. It is vigorous in its at
 tack on Kelsey and purports to riddle