New-York tribune., 1910-02-04
ALLDS DENIES ALL
Files 4NSWER ~
CONGER CHARGES.
.4ccuser Says Reply HM Not
Change HIS attitude m
-fny Way.
rRv relesraph to The Tribunel

.-. -: ,-,eu,e- 10 the sworn cldl SS9
~- r.e,n Conser. Later eopies OF
=. aneu,er. signed by himself ana i.i'
,--,-,,s-s we're made pubic by the
counsel. o.;o. is
r. the first time Official nouce IL
,.,,en ri the report in CIRCULATION Hei
. se1-eraI weeks that Senator Coi9S
,o,6 .l,e arti-Allds Senators that ne nm
so7f maid the money 70 Aids say iiis
- +..a-oer,+ was brought 10 Sen
stor Aids tl4 answer al SUM- -
-;+s.isee Senator Conger for enoeaNoi
jnr "a shift the burden OF alieseo 0iiD0
giving 70 another person III li1o
-harpes AEo Senator Anus Al
so.,,-,.-+ EOS somewhat out OF ms way
80 senator Newcomb into the case
...,.. % lis part in having printed the
-S-+-c. of the Conger allegations
..~r+ ~. temporary president OF the
Senate.
r,e Aids answer has failed to strike
,-+r;,e resembling a popular note II
tss heen criticised to-day for It's lerlslh'
she indirect slap at Senator Newcorab ana
,be circuitous attack on Senator Con-
,.,- in its preamble. Some people mere
,~-o<ess 10 Sc in the illusions TO Sen
tor &ezvcomb d survival Of the antipa-
49,. toward him created in the Senate
last wear when the Senator tried TO force
action on the public service Ia" ah1eru-
rnents by 2 single-handed fllhuster
SENATOR CoNGER GETS COPY
Senator Coneer vas here this after
noon and received Z copy Of the Aiios
srsve-. After reading II over he had
1ttle II say.
..T-,s about what I expected he said
II viIl not change my attitude IN any
-ay Ny lawyers and / expect 70 go Oh
nith the case next week
VIII you go on the witness stand
he vas asked.
Yes. and without any subpoena
either he replied He would say MOTH
ing about he identity Of any other VII
resses. though he inquired, apropos OF
III numerous rumors regarding theIn'
whether any had been dug UP in Chi
cago o. Boston
The issue having been Joined by the
fling Of the Aids answer, the Senate in
zestigation will be begun al Tuesday
-,7.,,nine. Senator Congers lawyers viii
cpen the case. and Mr. Conger hilriseh
probably 4ill be the first v-itness called
10 he stand. II in his direct testimony
- does r7ct tell the name of the man
= ro. he says. paid the money TO Senator
.uds. certainly he will be asked about
that episode very pointedly in the cross
examination Mr.. Alldss counsel are
s4i5 10 be building heavily OF the notion
-r.+ Senator Ccnger will be unable 10
hiring snr testimony TO substantiate his
word fr, that pCint On the other hand.
-aror4. Of -arious sorts have had il that
,~orgar viii he able 10 produce not only
illnesses but documentary evidence Of
some sort-perhaps entries in books OF
-ecord-to show certain financial trans
actions.
l. seems certain that aS the Senate IN
ouir-- advances al the Senator's who
we're present when Senator Conger made
h'r original chsrges-Agnep-. Bracket,
11r,nan. Davenport. Newco1nb and Rose
-41n be summoned TO testify. If they
arc required or permitted TO tell al that
-ook place a tie conference in the Ten
r--cE Hotel. where each gave his rea-
so-7s for refusing TO vote for Aids for
temporary president. there VIII IN
do-b,edIy be some very interesting testl-
rnor--- Zach man in that conference ad-
--arca8 arguments against the aEaila-
fility Of Senator Aids. and legislative
zossip has been busy With some Of them
e-y- since
SENATOR ALLpS'S ANSWER
The Aids answer in full was as fol-
,crs
I lothian? J. Aids. Senator from the
9TH District DO hereby. pursuant to the
rules adopted by the Senate on the 26tn
ds- of January. 1919. and in answer 70
r'ra charges made by Renn Conger, Sen
zror from the 41st District, dated Jan
uarr 81. 1910 make and file the following
-teteTuent-
am Informed and believe that on the
erh day Of January, 1910, at confer
,-nce Of certain Senators held in the
zen Eyck Hotel, in the city of Albany,
= y Bern Conger. Senator from the
41s- District stated TO them and in their
or. sence that I demanded and received
from him. the said Benn Conger as Il
consideration for my action a. = mem
b~r q the Assembly concerning proposed
legislation pending before that body. a
-rJrn of rnoney. which an informed and
hcIievo h. stated to be one thousand dol
I1rS
shortly after this conference iuforma-
ZION came to me concerning the state
.sent made b. The said Renn Conger,
senator from tho 41st District, in said
-gnference. The exact character and pur-
port q which WAS una bic TO ascertain.
am Informed ana believe that Josiah
T NegycoTab. Senator from the 18th Dis
rrict nhO Was member of and present
n said conference. communicated the
statement made by the said Benn Congcr
70 the editor Of The Evening Post" Of
~hich paper am informed and believe
se had been. before his election 10 the
Senate, ar editorial writer. and | am in
<ormed and believe that the said Senator
NeHcomb Is now stockholder Of a cor
pora tion which publishes and circulatcs
The Evfning Post"
"a hen the knowledge OF this statement,
made by th@ said Benn Conger. had been
DIli into the possession Of the editor Of
The Evening Post" l. personally called
upon said editor and told him that the
statement made by the said Benn Conger
MS false and that The Evening Post
ought not 10 publish and circulate Z false
st9tement concerning me
notwithstanding the fact that the
coitor Of The evening Post" was thus
advised that this statement was false,
md notwithstanding the fact that Benn
'onger. Senator from the 41st District
Within few DAYS after the matter be-
'amc known. retTacted his statement
rhat fe. Benu 'onser. had given me