The Portland daily press., 1881-06-17
THE REPUBLICAN CENTRAL CLUB
FAVORS DEPEW.'
Interesting Developments Expected To-
Day.
special Dispatch to the Boston Journal.l
V,,aa II

ALBANY, June IL.
When the first vote for Coaklings seat was
taken this morning there was break for VIM.
A. Wheeler by the Rogers men. Senator
Davenport brother-in-law OF Sherman S.
Rogers, led off in this direction, and nearly all
the Rogers vote was transferred to Wheeler,
the ex-Vice President. The vote was thus
run up above Conkling's, Wheeler receiving
IS to the latter 80.
Mr.. Depew lost O little ground to-day. Only
one vote was taken for Platt's successor, but
Mr.. Depew lost two votes, one that OF Senator
Foster and the other that OF an absent supper
ter. There is q growing feeling among the
Administration men that it would be wise to
abandon Depew and concentrate his vote on
some other AdmniStl alton candidate. To
morrow there may be some developments In
this direction A large section of the Ad-
ministraton men favor voting for Gov. Cor
nell for the long term and making him tue
leading candidate. 1t is their opinion that
his is the only name which can break the
Conklng phalaux.
Action of the Republican Central Club.
The Republican Central Club tonight
adopted resolutions declaring that as Chauncy
M. Depew received the votes OF more than
majority OF the Republican members OF the
Legislature for United States Senator that it
was the duty Of all Republican members to
concentrate their votes without further delay.
The Bribery investigation.
VIM. A. Graves testified that ne was formerly
Telegraph Superintendent of the lines of the
New York Central railroad; is now of the
banking firm of Spencer, Trask & Co., of AL
| bany; have had an account with Sessions,
which was closed June 7, paying Sessions over
with the Merchants Bank for May or June
On cross examination he stated that State
| Treasurer Wendell is Vice President of the
| Merchants Bank. Witness sold all of Ses-
n r. &c D., <~11.
Graves testified that when he closed his ac-
count with Sessions he gave him three $1,000
bills and the balance of So GIG in one hundreds
and fifties have talked with Sessions about
| the denomination of the bills I paid him; there
were three $1,000 bills and $500 in 500 bill ls;
! Barber was called at our bank house once or
twice this year.
To Mr.. Bangs-Have heard Sessions say he
expected Depew to be elected; talked with
Sessions last night at Smiths house; on the Sth
of June drew $500 from the Merchants
Bank in two checks; paid $4,000 of this
amout to Senator Woodin; talked with Ses-
| sions last evening about this case; called his
recollection Of the matter to the bills, but his
statement has not influenced my own opinion
was ne present when the $500 was paid to
Woodin; don't know the denomination of the
bills paid him; it is unusual for the men to
draw their balance when it amounts to $4,000
in currency.
To Bangs-My conversation with Sessions
occurred about o'clock last night; recogniz-
ed the bills.
Bangs to Sessions-Let me see the package
Of the bills, please.
Sessions handed Bangs the package of bills,
which was shown to witness, and he identified
them as apparently the same bills he paid SEES
sions on June T. Mr.. Sessions took out nearly
all the money paid him from his trousers
pockets last night when we met at Smith g
house, and ran over the amount and recog-
nized the bills as those paid him June I, as
some of the bills were entirely new 800 bills;
the sum counted last night was only few
dollars short of the $6616.
To Mr.. Smith, went to Smiths house to
ask him if would be obliged to bring up the
books of our firm; while there Sessions came
in; our meeting was casual and not by an
agreement or appointment.
To Mr.. Draper Of the committee
nine or ten days elapsed from the time we first
talked about closing his account up to the day
paid him the currency.
Publius V. Rogers, President Of the First
National Bank of Utica, testified that Barber
kept an account in our bank; have been re-
quested to produce his account here; have not
brought any of bis checks; his account was
written up June II and all bis checks re-
turned.
Assemblyman Bradley was recalled and was
asked for the manuscript he wrote in the room
where he met Speaker Sharpe. Bradley
handed it to Counselor Bangs, who
read it aloud. It's the same as he addressed
to the Assembly June 9th, when asking for an
investigating committee; did not want to
talk to reporters until I made my statement to
the committee; it was not out OF regard to
Sessions or tenderness for his character that
refused to make statement to him.
Recess until 3 o'clock.
Proceedings In Joint Convention.
ALBANY, June 16;-In the Assembly today
NJ c. Murphy asked consent to offer resolu-
ton requesting representatives from this state
in Congress to propose an amendment to the
United States Constitution, so as to have U. s.
Senators elected by popular suffrage
Objected to by Mr.. Hamilton.
Tho joint convention met at noon,' Lieut.
Gov. Hoskins presiding, and proceeded to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ros-
coa Conklinp.