New-York tribune., 1910-01-20
FOR QUICK INQUIRY
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! nifty and integrity of the Senate main
| tanned. Because of all this l favor the
J inquiry by The entire Senate"
! INQUIRY WILL BE THOROUGH.
| Whether by the Senate or a committee
thereof. any investigation once begun of
necessity must be thorough and COM
plete. Everybody here believes that its
results. viii be startling. at least. Po
J litically. they we'll may be disastrous to
one or both men involved, and to many
others in political circles Indeed, the
Democrats are fairly jubilant over the
prospect, maintaining that whatever the
outcome ii must improve the prospects
OF their party in the coming state cam
paign Men in all the groups into which
this controversy has divided the Senate
| maintain that no matter what influences
may he exerted TO choke off the inquiry
or stifie anything 10 which il may lead
that influence will be frustrated.
Senator Davis, of Buffalo. may head
the Investigating committee, as he is
chairman of the Judiciary Committee
and one of the oldest members in point
of service in the Senate. Senator
| Bracket probably will take prominent
part in the investigation.
In open Senate to-day Senator Aids
himself in dramatic fashion demanded
the most sweeping investigation of the
case possible. Senator Conger also de-
manded an inquiry. and pledged himself
TO give information to the properly con-
stituted board of inquiry.
Governors chair this morning when the
Senate convened owing 90 Mr. Whites
absence. AS if unaware of the tense
atmosphere and the groups of spectators
who filled the galleries and the Assem-
blymen and state employees who thronged
the floor OF the Senate behind the rail
senator Aids went through the Cere-
mony of opening the session Then
after the formal prayer, he called on
Senator Hill, of Buffalo, to preside. and
as soon as he could walk to his desk
asked for recognition, He held loosely
typewriter statement, from which he
read his denial of the Conger charges.
HaVlng been recognized, Senator Aids
STROBE into the aisle, directly facing the
presiding officer and began his defence
IN clear, even voice. Far back in the
last row of the seats Senator Conger sat.
his head craned forward, his hand 10 his
ear intent TO catch every word While
senator Aids was speaking he did not
sfliit mis- position and apparently hardly
!. moved muscle. Sena tor Aids was a
trIfie dramatic in delivering his state
ment
jS fol
a lie" he cried, finging his document
10 the desk beside him and facing first
Senator Hill, who was presiding. and
then turning to his colleagues in the
circle of seats
SENATOR ALLDS's STATEMENT
moment later he turned directly
toward Senator Conger-even indicated
him with outstretched arm and pointed
hnger-as he declared: Il court the
fullest investigation, the most public in
vestgation with the utmost speed
Senator Alldss statement ran:
/ rise TO the highest question of per
sonai privilege. / hold in nv hand a
copy OF The New York Evening Post"
under date Of January 1S 1910 Spread
through several columns is a narsopoI
teSrlty of my own career But the gist
OF the whole thing is to be found in the
dlrect charge made by Senator Coneer
tfdt with his certain knowledge while no
was serving in the Assem- bly, | received
money to influence my official action to
secure for himself and his friends nv in
Iluence In defeating certain legislation
In which he was Interested
Let me say to this Senate and through
the representatives of the press here as
sembed that that charge is false and
the statement is a lie. But mere asser-
ton upon his part that it is the truth
and the denial by myself count for moth
ing, in view of the gravity of the charge.
l court and demand the fullest inves-
tlgation. in order that the truth NAV be
known throughout the entire state
Having been selected as the choice of
my Republican associates and, bv the
vote of the Senate, having been elected
to the office of president pro tempore. it
would in the case of any other Senator
be my duty to recommend to the Senate
what was the proper procedure To he
adopted to settle such an issue, but, the
charge being against me, I must leave
the determination of what shall be the
procedure to my associa tes-imposin
two conditions, viz: that they shall pro-
vide some forum in which there can be
the most public investigation and with
the utmost speed.
II is matter of regret that number
of vacant seats will compel some slight
delay, but If the Senate shall see fit this
morning to order a call of the Senate so
that we may have q full attendance to-
morrow or If in their judgment. II must
necessarily be postponed until full ses-