The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-18
TUTHILL TALKS.
THE RUMPUs IN REPUBLICAN, RANKS,
Assemb'ynsaH ruthil Arraigms the
Administration Republicans ~
Albany for Their Practices OF
CORRUPTION and bribery In
Connection with tho
henatOrship - Tho
Vote tn Joint
Convention.

Albany, N. Y, June 1.-THE following
The vote at noon to-day for senator In the place
of Roscoe Conklins: Jacobs.t7, Clnklipg 27,
Wheeler So, Cornell 8, Lapham 10, Bradley l,
Folger 3, Tremeine 5, Crowleyl.
The vote TO fill the vacancy caused by tbe
resignation OF Plat was as follows: Depew
o. keruan Is, Piatts3 Cornell 10, Crowley 8,
Laphsm /, wheeler2.
The president declared no choice had been
made, and on motion the convention adj
journed,
ln the Joint convention to-day, during the
call OF the roll for vote on the Pls,t vacancy. /.
and when Assembiyman Tuthiil's name was
| Called, he arose anu said:
mr.. Prts,dent-I desire 10 be excused from
voting a, TO plainly stale my reasons Fr m
the bekinning OF tbiS contest my vote has
been cast In one direction. have endesyored
.orIs 70 Dc consistent not only with my
| convictions hut my record. For tw.
y ars have consistently given my yo,cs ana
| my vote Tor I'LL measures tending TO relieve
| me eople from VI just Determinations ana
nnfqu$l, ineQuitab.e tar alton 10 this course
l nave reas TO know am fully sustained
been banied by this same corrupt power
whlch confrOnts us tod 10
Continue to oppose, this overshadow-
ing power IL still duty which
| 10 Ntu"i w dul III tnb PERFORMANCE OF
watch New Yo constituency Will as a right
noe meto strict accou liability wen they
come 10 understand The painfui and shame mi,
facts now being II uncovered by the invest CATION
no" being hau have advocated h caucus in
| accordahcc With u, ! former u-age to homi ate
Candidates for whom republicans could unite
In votlpg; but all attempts In this direction
have baeu defeated. what i.flupuc.s
ask, nave been brought to bear u prevent
tie republicans from cDnferring together? ?
| w no lay,. urpyautad n a FINN, IA " m %
The men who have undertaken to represent
end speak Tor the national administration
Overwhelming corporate ms have peeu present
eveIywhere Who have they. aueu p ed to
~ In tue senate OF the United States? Why
h,ve they feared and refused 10 attend
a republican caucus to pass upon the cir candi- :
date Can 1t be possible that III. rpm )licans
are TO be Kept thu d,sorganized In o der that
GSrrura,on might 40 It's perfect work. that
vicual liberty III order that mate ial II fiuen-
ces might be attempted before ma, ty
pledges should bind them? The
tax payers Who are robbed by unjust
| taxation, and farmers and business men who
are robbet by dishonest rates and args.,
viii answer. Why, all these bold ard high, ,
handed proceedings hay been token that
they re only part OF the eeners and con-
slant raid on rubltc rights. IL is an open Sc
has been for years and years their h, ad lobby
list A. u. Barber has been his confede rate
AID associate, and Edwards and the
rest OF the gang are the lieutenants Ia
| their work finfamy and corruption The
room of A. d. Barber has long besn the head
quarters and deu where legislation Is bough
and sold and where certain legislator gamble
with lobbyists and cain agents, and where q
game zane OF ,r;nnrr Sana' Is made sao, to cover
sir, of what am saying "a
take the responsibility of saying It. ff those
who frequen Barber's room ior such rui poses
complain OF this statement let them deny my
proofs. and also let u committee OF this join,
convention he raised. and | wi furnish The
witnesses who viii uncover this foul nest q (
l-gislative johbery. go further and
say, In this corrupt canvass, which has
been made here, ana which is not yet ended
| Barber and his corrupt aaents have been con :
trolling aad leading manage, 4 In managing Ia
put In ,hs senate of the United States tneir
chief, the man VINO supplies them with their
money to corrupt a0d debauch representa-
tim, Sir, can afford u be repre-.
sented by such candid 10
pus cd by such men resorting to such means
to break up the Republican patty and to betray
aud dlsgrac, the state From theday the lrst
balio, was taken, every hour hap made clearer
the wickcdness aud disho' esty of opposition
| set mp Ustensib'y IN tho name of the admin
strltlon. the isclosures day by day:iill the
public print and public hearts with shame,
a,d the present issue Ia wb ther mD
are to rule and eide tbs quest on
now peudlng before us. For my part, con-
lrned aod fortified by all that has happened d,
tasc my stand more firmly In favor of men
whose IN, DIS have not been stained by oorrup-
tion, and whose car vass does not proceed by
bribery, lobbyist patronage or corruptlonists'
dlrectious"
Mr.. Tuthill continued his arraig sment OF
the administrative republicans, anu at close
Withdrew his n quest to Oe excused from yoI.
log, aud announced his vote for Thomas G.
Plat.
AspecIal from Albany, Y, to the Star
says it lsss ngnlar circumstance that several
larao checks " era cashcd by Albany banks.
drawn by lobbyists and senators,
who We're wor'ing for Depew for senator,
about the Inns bradley alleges he was bribed
Ivy Sessions. On the day of the vi eyed occur
renoe, and within two or three days p eyiout
amount Of about S2l 900 were
cash.d some Of them through The
usual channels, which W re drawn by b az.
ley. Edwards Senators Wag ler, Wooiin and
Sessions. Thus lar the ann unit drawn by Sc,
slons has been accounted for by the produc-
ton oi bllls paid by - him and most
OF Edwards drafts claim TO bave been nsed In
paying for votes on the broadway UNDER
grn nn und y, railroad u,s.,. q, $40 per head.
a mere coincidence, but IL so 1t is an unusual
one, 1t has not be.n positively proved that
Sessions paid Bradley s2, 90. The stalwarts
arc positive that Bradley ia telling
the uuth, and the half-breeds Ms
positively deny It., The whole thing
hangs on the Oaths OF the Two mel and the
circumstance which surround It. As ] drew
fron this ttsumony OF Sessions, It Is damsg
Ing Ia extreme to Depews Canvass.
THE BRIBERY INVESTIGATION.
The bribery invest CATION to-day was mainly
confined to tho exsnlin" ti0n of various bank
officers with regard ~ large sums OF money
drawn by members OF the legislature In our
repcy since tue BEGINNING of the senatorl l.
contest. Nothing Of decisive character was
plieiipd.