New-York tribune., 1921-04-18
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Man i'm Senate
Effort to Have Elections
Committee Gust Katlin
in Favor of Carroll, a
Democrat, Is Disclosed
Tried to Sway Contest
Brooklyn Member Charges
Boss Is Anxious to ssCet"
Him for Voting Own Way
From, a Stof Correspondent


ALBANY, April Ex-senator Abra
ham L. Katlin, Republican, of Brooklyn
charged before leaving here to-day fol
his home that Jacob A. Livingston
leader of one of the Republican fac
tions of Brooklyn, had threatened te
have him expelled from the Senate and
his rdace given to Livingston's Tam
many ally, former Senator Daniel Car
roll, who is contesting Katlin's seat
In other words, according to Katlin
Livingston, Republican, seeks to have
fellow Republican replaced by a
Democrat.
katlin's charges, which are corrobo-
rated by other Republican Senators
have greatly stirred the Republican
legislators in the party councils. Liv-
ingston also asked Senator Schuyler M
Meyer, chairman of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, to seat Car
roll and to "throw out Katlin." This
committee has been taking evidence in
the Carroll -Katlin contest. This ere
quest" of the Brooklyn leader to "throw
out Katlin" was made to Senator Never
week ago Wednesday, when Living
ston was here trying to block the Legis-
lative investigation of the Hearst-Hy-
lan-Tammany administration.
Prior to Mr.. Livingston's REQUEST"
to Senator Meyer ex-senator Carroll
called on the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections when it was
sitting in New York City. According
to the story told by the chairman of
the committee this is what happened: ::
messenger employed by the COM
mittee came in and told Senator Theo-
dore Douglass Robinson that former
Senator Carroll was outside with "a
message from Jake Livingstone" Rob-
inson, who has never been on intimate
terms with Livingston. went out to
see the Tammany politician, who said:
Jake Livingston sent me to see you
to say that he wants me seated and
Katl'n unseated."
Robinson, amazed, said:
you don't want to see me. It's SEN
ator Meyer, the chairman of the COM
mittee, you want to see."
Confers With Meyer
He told Carroll to wait and then
held conference with Meyer, who,
with Robinson, was at that time fear
full that Livingston would block the
New York City graft investigation.
Meyer then went out to see Carroll,
who, according to Meyer, repeated
what he had said to Senator Robinson.
Both Robinson and Meyer, in their talk
with Carroll, took pains to conceal
their indignation.
On the return of Senators Robinson
and Meyer to Albany, following their
experience with Carroll, they told
what had happened in New York.
Shortly after Livingston himself came
to Albany in his efforts to block the
New York City inquiry.
A week ago Wednesday Senator
Meyer met him in the Senate corridor,
and again concealing his real feelings
said to the Brooklyn leader:
"Ex-Senator Carroll called on me in
New York and said you wanted him
seated"
Livingston replied, according to
Meyer:
"That's right. Throw Katlin QUIT"
Senator Katlin, who has known of
most of Livingston's efforts to unseat
him, referred to it on the floor of the
Senate when voting against the direct
primary repeal bill, saying:
'I am against this bill because it will
enable boss to go to a Senator and
tell him that if he does not do as
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