New-York tribune., 1910-01-19
ALLDS FOR INQUIRY
WILL DEMAND INVES-
TIGATION TO-DAY.
Conger Regrets Publication of
Charges Says Confidence
Vas Broken.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune. J

Albany Jan 1S.-InvestigatiOn by
legislative committee OF the published
charges of bribery into which the name
of lothian P. Aids. temporary president
of the Senate, has been brought, will be
demanded by Senator Aids on the floor
OF the Senate tomorrow. Senator Benn
Conger of Groton. is quoted in the
printed story and in gossip here as au-
thority for the charges. He, too. will
ask for a Senate investigation to-mor-
row, he announced last night. The situa-
ton is as explosive as a bundle of dyna-
mite with a lighted fuse attached, and
the effects of the impending explosion
will be widespread politically.
The story printed. which in effect is
the story which in varying forms has
foated around here since the organiza-
ton of the Legislature. is that Senator
Aids while majority leader of the As
sembly was implicated in the killing Of
certain legislation seriously affecting
certain bridge building companies. 1t is
said that Senator Conger was interested
in one of those companies and that he
told those Republicans who stayed out
of the caucus which named Mr.. Aids
for majority leader that money was paid
10 kill the legislation.
ALLDS GOES TO ONEIDA.
Senator Aids. before he went 70
Oneida this morning. was asked TO make
any comment he chose on the charges.
He said:
Il am advised by wire that The Even
inc Post "a
Willard. it's owner and editor. in reply
to these charges. and I am content to
stand on that letter until the first mo-
ment when the Senate meets tomorrow.
when I shall have something else TO say
Senator Conger was seen here at the
office Of the Canton Bridge Company. in
which he is interested. and asked if he
would make my statement about the
published charges duplicating Senator
Aids
No one regrets this as much as 1
do said Mr.. Conger. 1T was not nv
intention to make any trouble for Sena-
tor Allds-Joe's good feIlow-or to re-
fleet on the Republican organization
What has appeared in connection with
this matter is the result of a broken
confidence. We were assembled-the
eight insurgents. so calIed-at our little
conference. where we were drawing up
report in which our reasons for not sup
porting Senator Aids were set forth
Each one of us had something 10 say
against the Senator. We talked about
him for some time with perfect freedom
and some pretty pointed things were
said about him. When II came 10 me 7
stated my reasons. 1 did so with the
full understanding that we were in secret
conference. and that not a word OF what
was said was 10 be made public IL
never occurred TO me that any one of the
eight men would take upon himself 10
violate his pledge. Nevertheless, the
very next day Senator Aids had fun
knowledge OF all that had occurred.
Since thai time most OF my time has
been spent in trying to head OF what
now has happened.
ON COMMITTEE TOGETHER.
The whole thing doesn't amount TO
great DEAL and further il all occurred
eight or nine years ago. when Joe Aids
and I were in the Assembly together.
We knew each other very Well We were
on committees together. I knew Just the
scrt of a man he was. Why. that matter
between us was mere flea bite in COM
parison with what was being done in Al
bany at that time The Black Horse Cav
airy was in the saddle then-you know
it-just as | knew il then Those DAYS
were different from the present. Every
one knew about the performances OF the
members of the famous Black Horse Cav
airy OF those days Strike bills were
being introduced on all sides. and the
way to head them off was 10 pay. pay,
pay. II was understood. Nobody thought
anything particular of il in those days
Now il is all changed
"As | say. therefore. the little matter
between Aids and me was so trifiing
that IL is hardly worth mentioning
While ii afforded me a sufficient reason
for believing that Senator Aids was not
the best man We could ind for leader IL
hardly seems that II justihes all the pub
licity that is being given H."
What action do you think wills be
taken by the Senator" was asked.
WHY. / presume a committee will be
appointed 10 investigate, and that Joe
viii be exonerated." Senator Conger re-
pIied. I'm the goat. The inforner al
.vays is. He gets the worst of H. And
I'm neither squealer nor a xnoeker As
say. / never intended that this should
be made public. told IL 10 men who
assumed were friends or mine, and in
whom I could safely repose confidence.
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