The sun., 1908-04-26
JOHN GEDIGED FHE SENATOR
FASSEfT DENIES THAT HE con-
MENDED CASSIDYS VOTE.
Declares That He Sent Telegram Of ne.
mOnStrAnco Besldes the Famous ne.
fore Taking" Menaoe-In which Case
VINO Could Have Deceived CuVilllert

VINO Could Have Deceived Cuyillleri
Assemblyman Louis A. Cuvilller, Demo
crat Of the Thirtisth district, added another
chapter yesterday 10 the miIup about the
telegraphio correspondence that passed
between Congressman ]. Sloat Fassett
and State Senator Owen Cassidy relative
TO the Senator's vote against the anti
racetraok gambling bills Assepblyman
Cuvillier said:
After the vote on the bill had been
taken at Albany Cassidy and and several
others went into the grillroom Of the Hotel
Ten Eyck, where, Cassidy lives when he Is
in Albany. In the party that sat around
the table were Senators Cassidy, Heaoook,
o'Neill, myself and Henry Barnett, friend
OF Senator Owens. Senator 0wens hifnseif
wasn't in the party, At about II O'Clock
a hallboy came up 10 Senator Cassidy and
handed him a telegram.
he tore It open and read it. Then he
smiled broadly and exclaimed 'How's
that throwing the telegram down on
the table for US TO read, g..
The telegram, as Cuvillier remembered
II, read like this;
Am well pleased with your vote to-day
You have satisfied your constituents.
FAssBTT.
Cuvillier say that the telegram was
passed around the table, aud as It was on its
way Cassidy exclaimed again; How's
thatl' Then, according TO the Democratic
Assemblyman, Cassidy went on to say that
il criticism was directed against him for his
vote he could at least feel that he had the
support Of his constituents and the backing
Of the party leaders in his locality.
This story Of course doesn't jibe At all
with the statements made by Congressman
Fassett that the telegram sent by him and
Congressman John W, Dwight to Cassidy
on the day the bill was up was altered by the
insertion Of mot 30 as to make IL read;
John and think you better moi support
Governor on racetrack bill owing to con-
ditions in your district .'
Congressman Fassett when told m Elmra
yesterday Of Cuyilliers statements, said;
sNo such telegram as Cuvillier speaks OF
was sent by me. and any such assertion 10
absolutely wrong and untruthful l sent
but one telegram commenting on Cassidy's
vote, and in that said thought he had
made a serious, il not fatal, mistake in vot-
ing against the bill and urged him to move
TO reconsider it.
Senator Cassidy, who was in attendance
at a Congress convention at Elmira, also
denied that he had ever shown any telegram
such as Assemblyman Cuvilier described
Senator Fassett said:
'On the morning the vote was TO be
taken filed a telegram at the Capitol In
Washington TO Senator Cassidy which
read: John and think you better support
Governor on racetraok hill owing TO con-
ditions In your district John meaning
Conaessman John w. Dwi ghD. The next
morning when | heard that Cassidy had
voted against the bill sent another as
follows: John and think you have made
a serious il not fatal mistake Get busy;
move 10 reconsider and pass the bill
next saw Cassidy at the State convention
April 10 In the evening and he show ed me
telegram signed by me which read the
same as the one had filed In Washington
except the word not had been added TO
make IL read; John aud think you better
not, &c. Immediately wired Washington
and found that the telegram on ME read
as filed. and on returning 70 washington
learned that the telegram had been falAfed
while in process Of transmission from the
branch oflce In the Capitol to the central
office by adding the word not have
letter from the Western Union manager
in Washington stating exactly how the
ialslfcation occurred and advhing me
that the operator has been discharged and
giving the exact date " hen the telegram was
received and torw arded. The ts!siAed ts!e-
gram was handed Senator Cassidy less
than half an hour before rollcall on the
bill commenced, giving no time ior ven
hcahon. | advised Senator Cassidy oil the
forgery at once and forwarded him copy
of the Western Union managers letter
This was about a week ago, before the
Legislature adjourned.
sThen Cassidy would have had time TO
correct his mistaken
Il do not know when he received my
letter. only know when ! sent It,
sWhy did you wire Cassidy, knowing that
he had voted with the Governor betoreT
Il was 80 anxious that the Senator should
NOT 90 against the general feeling OF his
district, and knew that he felt as a good
many other men felt that the legislation
was faulty. The Governor and the minis
ters. the poolroom proprietors and police
were in favor Of the bill. The good people
were an favor Of 1t because they thought II
right t-
manager In Washington:
WASHINGTON, D. C., April n. 1908,
Hon. u. y. Fasset, House Of Representatives,
Washington, j., g.
DEGRSIR In response to your inquiry re-
specting the telegram sent by you on April ),
zoos. to the Hon. Owen Cassidy, Albany, ~ Y.
beg to submit the following report Of our
investigation:
We and that on April you filed at our
office in the Capitol the following message;
John and think you better support Gov
ernor on racetrsck bill owing to conditions 10
your district"
This telegram was filed at P. NJ. trans
mitted at sos P. N. from the Capitol 10 the
main Office in Washington. where It was re-
ceived, reading
A"John and think you better not support
Governor on raoetraok bill owing TO con-
ditlons in your district.
The word mot having been inserted In
transmission, The message In this form,
that AZ With the word cot inserted. vas
forwarded In due course TO our once In
Albany. N. Y, where II was received at 4
P, NJ, and delivered at 40 P. NJ. same date.
We assume no responsibility for the error In
the transmission OF this message. but stand
ready to take any action whioh will aid In
undoinE any injury that may have resulted
therefrom. The operator at fault las been
dismissed. We regret very sincerely II this
error has caused embarrassment or injury to
any one Yours truly,
H.F. TAYT. Manager
Henry Barnett, the friend Of Senator
Owens, who was said by Cuvillier to have
been In the party In the Ten Eyck grill Ia