New-York tribune., 1910-01-31
SENATOR C0NGER
PREFERS CHARGES
SAYS ALLDS DEMAND
ED md GOT 81 ,OO0.
In Return Failed to Press
Bill in 1901. 1T Is
.4Heged.

Albany. Jan. 31.-Seuator Bsnu Conxs<
made public here tonight the formal
charges which he viii prefer under oath
tomorrow against Senator Jotham P
Aids. temporary President OF the New
Tork State Senate.s He declares thst
Senator Aids is unit for his position
because he demanded. received and ac-
cepted $1,000 on or about April %. 1901.
in consideration for his failure 20 press
a certain bill then pending before the
House.
The charges win be filed here tc-u1or-
row with lafayette B. Gleason. clerk of
the Senate. In the investigation 10 fol-
low Senator Conger viii be represented
by Augustus Van Wyck and James W
Osborne. of New York. and David ".
Van Hoesen. OF Cortland. y Y Under
the rules Senator Aids must file his
answer on or before February 8 The
formal charges follow:
!, 6enn conger. Senator from the 4fs.
District. co hereby. pursuant to IN. re-
7uirerents OF the rules adopted by IN.
Senats on the 26tn day Of January. 1910.
make and file the following statement:
On the [th day OF January. 1910. al
conference of certain Senators held IN .
room at the Ten Eyck Hotel, il, tn. city
OF Albany, New York. ! stated in IN.
course or cur conversation my reasons
FOR refusing to support Senator Aids for
the position Of President pro TEN. of th.
Senate. ! said in substance that knew
him to be unfit for the position because
he had to ny knowledge, while mem
Der of the Assembly, de1anded and re-
ceiVed and accepted money as th. con-
sideration for action which he had take,
with regard TO certain proposed leeisIs-
ton pending before that body; and that
statement was, as ! am informed and
on the following day.
About two weeks later In. SUBSTANCES
OF what ] said became public through
the press and then Senator Aids de-
n1anded this investigation; and the Sen
ate has in effect, by tho resolution and
rules adopted by IL. required me 70 make
and file a definite statement Of nv
charges.
In accordance herewith ! do hsrsby
state and charge:
1st- That lothian, p. Aids on er absu.
the 23d day of April, 1901. while rner,,-
Der Of the Assembly Of the State Of New
York, received and accepted the sur, a.
one thousand dollars (sf,ooo) in ny
presence at the Capitol in the City cf
Albany. New York: and
3D. That the said sun, was der,znde5
by him and was paid to and accepted ey
him as the consideration for his hayiro
refraIneo from, pressing 70 passage
certain bill pending before that House.
Dated: January 18th. 1910.
BENIN coNGER
Benn Conser. being duly sworn. DE-
poses and says that he IS the person
named in ard who signed the foreaoir1
statement; that he has read the sam.
and knows the contents thereof: and
that the same is true 70 his own knoIsi.
edge except as 10 the enc matter therein,
stated on information and beIief-vi-.
the communication OF his statement I,
Senator Allds-and as TO that matter y.
believes Il to De true
BENIN coNoER.
Sworn to 6efore me this 18th day &c
January. 1910.
Harold w. Nichols, Notary Public.
Lafayette 3. Gleason, clerk of the Sen
ate. tonight expressed surprise that the
charges against Senator Aids had been
made public before being transmitted TO
the Senate