The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-05
Res gns Before the Senate
Can Vote Him Out
Of Office.
had TO TELL the TRUTH"


Aeeustns senator. On Hitter Address. ne.
sA~ros mat OaIy ny asssnsss a u.aar
Cssaa He Rcmaln = Nemh~r IN Geaa
standing Sf tire Upper HSase-Os~.
10, Dss'eve Taas Ne csuIa Ne Law
FUZZY Removed. but Fesls sure That
Ne Woata no-CanT stand the Ex.
pcnse 90 the Trial and 20 We 0uits.
ALsANS. April '.-Senator Benin ConEsr
Dsxpsot~dly interrupted tho procsed-
ngs Of the State senate tonight 70 an
ounce his resignation. After explaining
10 reasons he left the Senate Chanlter
and. Immediately hled his resignation
& fith Secretary Of State Samuel s. Koenis.
Although the fling Of this resignation in
the Secretary 81 State's Office in itself
rendered Senator Conger's seat vacant.
he also seni a copy Of hrs resignation TO
the senate clerk . desk after he had ex-
planned his reasons for resigning ut this
tune
senator Conger represented the Forty
frat senate district. comprising the ooun-
- Of Chemung Schuyler. TioEa and
Tonpkins. He was nominated originally
through the influence % Representatives
John " Dwight and J Sloat Faasett
Had senator ConGer resigned before April
Gov Hughes would have had the power
IDder the Law TO iss1s q call for a special
sI~ct'on IN HE district. SENATOR, ConRer
night have resigned earlier we're ii not
ior rte fact that ne is hkely 70 BE- sue
ree4ed a. Senator by Assemblvman |
SEYMOUR Lowman Of Elmira Unless Mr. I
LoumAn comes out IN favor % Deputy |
secrstary Of State Thomas p Fennell /
% Eimira. who has been offered the ,
nomination for Senator IN this district Z
her~sotore. but declined
shortly after the senate session opened |
tonight senator ConKer sntered tho l
senate chamber ami took his usual seat ]
mr. the firss time since January H. when 4
be ard senator AlldH voluntarily retired 4
from the senate sessions pending the !
ending Of the Adds trial The day 'he .
senate found Mr.. Aids guilty II the Cor
GER charge Majority Leader Cobb. with
out consul ing his other Republican
colleagues. introduced q resolution pro
vidtng Tor the appointment % a com
mittee or Ave to frame charges based
On the evidence in the Aids trial Ipon I
which the Senate could expel Senator
onger This resolution was referred
rromptly to the Senate Judiciary Com
6'Ittee, with instructions to report bacl
g. the Senate on Thursday Last wher
he Judiciary Committee met 20 oonsider
The Cobb resolution "a was confronted
u',h letter from senator ConRer asking
Tor hearing this week. Tho committee
agreed To hear Senator Conger tomorrow :
There IL little doubt that the Judiciary
Committee would have reported In favor
~ senator Conger's expulsion and that
ne senate wOnld have voted almost ,
unanimously against him. Anticipating 4
mis- action. Senator Conger after CON }
sulting with his friends and his counsel
prepared the address to his colleagues. '
which he read N the senate to-niRht =
'rnr typewritten manuscript 4
His demeanor was quiet and his man '
ner determined. Only toward the close
- hs remarks. when he referred 90 the
iAct that his sacrifice has been great and
'hA' a. times the burden seemed moro =
han he could carry did he show any
emotion
In explaining the reasons for his re-iR- ,
nation senator ConRer took his last lab !,
a. ex-senator Aids and declared that
h vas satisfied With the outcome, az 1
10 had discharged a duty not only to :
he pArty and the p@or,le a the S,.,.
uu, 10 hiu,.aIg
F-or, En-. 81. a...-..-
~ .''''1 SetAeor Coneer vas rec a
"a sri1@d by tho Chair until he left the SEN
'hAhper after announcing his re~ignA- 3
''"n her@ was not a single interruption or q
or~n comment by anv Of tho senator.
lie will lsav. for his home in Groton With :
- ss .na,y '% p,nr 49,. h