New-York tribune., 1910-03-30
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune. J


Albany, March 29-Three main event.
accompanied h. a train of smaller ones
brought the sensational AIIds-Conser
bribery case to a sudden and dramatic
crisis to-day. In chronological order
these were.
The filing by J1thsm =. Aids with the
Secretary OF State Of his resignation from
the Senate. TO take effect immediately
This was done before the vote on the
bribery charges was taken.
The vote by the Senate. 4o to o. that
Senator Benn Conger's charges that
Aids had demanded and accepted n
bribe of $1,000 on April 23. 1901, were
sustained.
The Introduction by George w. Cobb.
temporary president of the Senate, of a
resolution providing for COMMITTEES 10
formulate charges against Benn CongeT.
based on his own testimony in the Aids
investigation This proceeding may lead
to Conger's removal from the Senate un-
less he resigns He says positively he
will not resign.
Only Temporary FURRY
4)rSBiNT a tNliiRbidiy uuIIl 10 examine
precedents when Senator Aldss resis-
nation was announced. the business SET
for the Senate was not Interrupted. The
machineIike regularity with which at
fairs moved resembled the grim solem-
nifty of an execution.
The taking of that decisive rollcalI in
the committee of the whole was as re-
lentless and as certain as the proceed
irgs after the springins of the drop
Only three speeches interrupted the
monotonous calling of names ard regis
terinS of votes. only a long indrawing
of breath-a composite sigh from the
hundreds OF people in the thronged Sen
ate chamber greeted the announcement.
of the result
on the adoption by the Senate of the
report of the committee of the whole ths
vote was IS TO 5. Coats Cor some rea-
son. voted to accept the report that the
charges were sustained. though he had
voted that they were not sustained
Davenport. Harte and Platt. all of whom
voted against Aids. did not vote on the
acceptance of the report. They all hap
pened to be absent from the Senate
chamber at that time. Otherwise this
vote was precisely like the first one.
Those Who Voted for Aids.
OF the nine men who voted that tho
bribery charges had not been proved
four we're Republicans and fve Demo-
Gratis.
The first man to vote for Aids was
.,PC n oY-o
is a Republican young lawyer. chosen
to fill the unexpired term of the late SEN
ator O'Neil Coats is a political protegs
of Representative George r. Malby and
ex-senator Frederick u. Kilburn. both
reckoned as strong "old line leaders.
Malby for years was one of the "old
guard in the Senate.
William j. Grattan. Republican. of Al
bany County. is a "racetrack Repubii-
can" He is a henchman of William
Barnes. tr.
Hendrick s. Holden. Republican. ot
Syracuse Is a wealthy banker and bust
ness man. He is a part of the Francis
Hendricks Ray b. Smith machine In
Onondaga County.
John Kissel. Republican. of Brooklyn
Is a wealthy liquor dealer He is vir,-
ually his own boss. and is said to have
fought State Chairman Woodruff N
Kings County affairs for years
James j. Frawley. Democrat of New
York. is a wealthy contractor. hard
shell Tammany man and member of
the Democratic State Committee.
Thomas II. cullen. of Brooklyn. is one
OF the old McCarren Democrats in the
Legislature and in Kings County. He IS
a hardsheu. cynical machine legislator.
politician.
Seasoned Tsmmary Politicians.
Thomas r. Grady is now appearing
prominently before the public In the FIRE
insurance investigation being conducted
introdUcer OF a bill which one Witness
testified was bought through the I.egis-
Iature IIc is Democratic leader of the
Senate a seasoned Tammany politician.
useful for conventions and other odd
jobs. and one of the ablest men in the
Legislature.
e. -. sullivan Is the owner OF MANY
racehorses and member OF the famous
Clan Sullivan. AS Democratic candi
date for Sheriff OF New York County last
fall he was defeated. largely because of
the white slave issue.
I. -. sullivan Is Big Tim" oncs
political and legislative power now
shorn of some political prestige and mos,
Ios his legislative influence His nam.