Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-11

flitn ulstrlct, OF fhlladelphia, has Dee1
guilty Of violation of section 80, article
B, Of the Constitution, and also OF the
list section Of the,ac OF Assembly ol
April 29, 1874, aforesaid. And they
arrive at this conclusion in his case
from the testimony of Harry Watson
member of the House from the county
of Mercer, and Joseph IL. Maclay, MON.
ber OF the House from the county Of
Miflin, and it is also their opinion that
George +. Smith, OF the 25th district
of Philadelphia, has also been guilty Of
a violation of section 80, article 3, Of
the Constitution, and also of the first
section OF the act of Assembly OF April
20, 1874, aforesaid. And we arrive at
our conclusions in this case upon the
testimony of j. B. Knittle, member Of
the House from the county of Colum.
bia, and George W.. Drum, member Of
the House from tho 4th district OF Lu.
zernc county,
There is evidence of corrupt solci-
tation on the part Of other members Of
the House, but the evidence being con-
hicting and not being sufficient in our
Judgment beyondaBy reasonable doubt,
20 show a violation of the Constitution
and laws enacted to prevent such cor.
rupt solicitation, we deem il best TO
refrain from referring to the particular
cases or expressing any opinion in re-
ference thereto. The evidence of M.
Ii. Sllverthorn, member of the House
from the county of Erie C.N. Foster.
member OF the House from the county
of Lehigh, and Charles Miller mem.
Der of the House from the county of
Snyder, as well as the testimony of
himself and that of John IL. Tageart,
editor of the SUNDAY Times of the city
of Philadelphia show in the opinion of
your committee, that William II. KEN.
bic, of the city of Philadelphia, was
guilty of violation of section 80 ar
ticle 8 of the Constitution, and also of
the first section of the act Of Assembly
of April 20. 1874. aforesaid. and we so
find. The testimony of P. s. Bowman,
member of the House from the county
of York J. w. Carpill. member of the
House from the county of Lehigh e.
D. Graf, member of the House IRON
the county of Armstrong Joseph III
MacIay, member of the House from
the county of Miflin; Stephen j.
Smith member of the House from the
oountv of Berlxs Henry @. Moore
member of the House from the county
of Bucks. and w. V. Worthington.
member of the House from the county
of Bucks. and other evidences less de-
finite and positiye shows that Cbas.
B. Salter. an ex.member of the House
from the city of PHILADELPHIA. has been
guilty of a violation of section 30
article 3 of the Constitution and the
first section of the act of Assembly of
the 2gth of April. 1874, aforesaid. and
so we find the testimony of ]. W. Car.
e,ll member of the House from the
county of Susquehanna. b. II. Foust
member of the House from the county
of Huntingdon, and L. d. Woodruff.
member of the House from the county
of Cambria, shows that Jesse r. Craw.
ford Assistant Superintendent of pub.
lie grounds, has been guilty of a viola.
tion Of section 80 article 3 of the Con.
stitution, and also of section / of the
act of Assembly of the 29th of April,
1874 aforesaid, and so we find. The tes.
timonv of J. G.. Zern and Michael
Cassiday. members of the House from
the county of Carbon, shows Alexan-
der W. Leisenring, OF Mauch Chunk,
in the county Of Carbon, has been
guilty of violation of section 80, ar.
ticle 3 of the Constitution and also of
the first section of the act of Assembly
of the Doth April. 1874. aforesaid, and
we so find. The testimony of Benja-
min Bordner, member of the House
from Dauphin county, shows that
Christian Long, OF Shippensburg in
Cumberland county. has been guilty of
a violation OF section 80, article 3 of
the Constitution. and also of the first
section of the act of Assembly of the
29th April. 1874. aforesaid, and wo do
so find. There is conflicting evidence
of corrupt solicitation on the part of
liz. J. MCune of Shippensburg, Cum.
berland county. and Of Dr. ID. 9. Shoe
maker ot Dsunhin oounty. and we
nrefer 10 refer The House TO the testi.
monv Of Robert M'Cacbran. ir.. mem.
Der of the House from Cumberland
county and j. G. Zern, member from
Carbon county in reference thereto in
these two cases respectfully and refrain
from expressing any opinion therein.
In addition to the evidence of cor
rupt solicitation to which the commit