Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-15
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FROM ALBANY TO-DAY.
The Bribery Quest.
The Voting for Senators.
ASCOT RACES TO-DAY.
A REMARKABLE SUICIDE.
THE ALBANY AFFAIR.
The Bribery Investtgati0n-AB Black
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FROM ALBANY TO-DAY.
The Bribery Quest.
The Voting for Senators.
ASCOT RACES TO-DAY.
A REMARKABLE SUICIDE.
THE ALBANY AFFAIR.

The Bribery InvesttgatiOn-AB BLACK
HecOrd-NO stain Upon Depexv OF
RObertsOn-NO Signs OF an EIec-
ton.
Especial Dispatch to The Ebentng Stdr1
ALBANY, N. Y, June 15.-Evidence wormed
out OF Senator Sessions illustrates several dark
chapters In the past history of crooked oper.
ations at Albany and explains some events
heretofore mystery, except to the partic.
pants. he admits disreputable transaction
With Mr.. Forsyth, of Tro7, In the famous
Albany bridge contest. in which he received a
check on an agreement to defeat the bill, but
falling, hired race horse and went to Troy
and drew the money on the check before Its
payment could be stopped by reason of the
failure to defeat the BILL He admitted that he
received large sums Of money While holding the
position of deputy clerk. to use for lobby pur.
poses; OF taking part and receiving money on
the Chamoerlin bill and the Lttlejohn post
office site bribery operation In 1861; OF being the
companion OF and rooming with o S. Winans.
when the latter left his party and saved weeds
schemes in 1871; of having been for years a
Ing up here and participating In nearly every
scandalous operation during the last twenty.
five years.
A significant point is his admission that after
MS first talk with Bradley at the Delavan House
the occasion when Bradley swesrs that Sessions
offered him 81 600 and he refused, that he (Ses-
slons) went up stairs to Barber'5 room. also the
king OF the lobby. This, with his admitting ali
of Bradley's statements to be true, exc pt the
offer and payment of money, is maintained by
Bradley's friends as making out q presumable
case. The past ord of Sessions. as sworn to
hlmself, some OF which he glortes IN as sho wing
his own shrewdness. would seem to give color
to the charge of Mr.. Bradley.
There are several chapters yet to be revealed
subornation OF perjury and the destruction OF
the records before trial could be reached. In
fact his Whole record Is being shown up as q
black one.
1t is generally admitted here that o: all the
half breed leaders in the legislature Mr.. Rob
ertson Is the only one with an unassailable
RECORD and iree from tatnt; and this fact ex-
plains why, In former contests, they all ruu
when the fight became hot 1t has only been
since Mr.. Robertson became leader of his
wing that they have stood flrn to the last.
WHAT has been shown thus far gives the i'm
preston that large sums have been expended
cut the investigation has only cOmmencel
Some forty witnesses have been placed on the
list by the Conkling men to be summoned by
ends. enR character Is promised before the matter
In ali the talk, exposures and testimony not
whisper has been heard OF intimation that
Mr. DepeW has used any money or counte-
Banced 1t In any manner. He appears TO be
more surprised at the charges and talk than
his opponents, and declares It all mystery to
hlm, for he had not received the remotest In
timation that any OF his friends were intending
to use money In his behalf He certainly has
not the means to use for himself.
1t is apparent that Mr.. Conkling gives no
thought to his own election, but is devoting all
his time and energies to unearthing the use OF
improper means. determining, Ii possible to
make campaign OF exposure OF his enemies
No one now sees the END OF the deadlock or
can point way out. The half breed leaders
ADMIT that the only possible way out is for q
: combination between the stalwarts and half
W ~
Conkl1Dg and his friends. The half-bree1
leaders Insist that Mr.. Depew shall be one O.
me the senators named In sucn conbina-
the other. The Conkling men declare they viii
not enter into combination that will make
DepeW 9 Senator, and that COnkling must be
one OF the Senators in any combination. There
they stand, with the half-breeds becoming more
uneasy every hour. Some OF them are COM
mencing to attack GOV. Cornell in their speech.
and there seems to be positive inability to
uni!e tn1 thelr scattered forces on any candidate
IoI MI. ConKlings s successor.
1t is probable that Depew's vote will increase
three or four during the week.
[SecOnd Dispatch
The BalIOtlng To-day.
ALBANY, N. Y, June 15-The onIy change on
one by Conkling and Piatt. and the loss OF, OF two
by Depew, and his picking up one new vote,
making a loss for him OF one In the aggregate.
[By Associated PyeSS.[
The BallOting in Detail.
ALBANY, June Is The joint convention met
at noon. The following is the vote for Senator
In the place OF Roscoe COnkling:-Senate-
Jacobs, 8; COnkl1ng, s; Wheeler, S: Rogers, g.
Cornell l; Lapham l. Bradley, l; Folger, /. AS
sembly-Jacobs, A; Conkling. %; Wheeler 20;
Rogers, 12; Cornell, 9; Lapham, 9; Folger, /;
Tre main. s. Crowley, g.. Combined vote
JACOBS, 49, Conklipg, 81: Wheeler 25; Rogers,
lS Cornell, 10: Lapham, 10: Bradley, l; Folger, q
Tremafn, 8; Crowley. No choice.
In voting Mr.. ReitZ from the seventh Kings
county district, sent to the clerks desk reso-
luton adopted by the Brooklyn 10th ward re-
publican association, declaring 1t to be their
opinion that Conkling and Platt cannot be re-
elected; therefore. requesting Mr.. Reitz to vote
for such candidates as could be elected and
would represent the republican party. He
therefore. voted for Richard Crowley Instead OF
Conkling.
The convention then proceeded to vote TOR a
Senator In the place OF Thomas c. Pratt, with
the following result: Senate vote-For DepeW.
~; Herman, 6; Platt, Z; Folger. /; Cornell g.
Assembly vote-For Depew, 10; Kernan, "A:
Patt, 20; FOlger, 2: Cornell, s; Gro Wley, 4:
Lapham, ]; Rogers, l; B. F. Tracy, l. Com.
bined vOte-For DepeW. 81: Herman, so; Piatt.
n: Fo'ger, 8; Cornell, 10; Crowley, 4; Lapham,
I; Rogers. /; Tracy, 4 No choice. Assembly
man Beech voted for Rogers and Assem- olyman
Rei'z for DepeW. The convention adjourned to
noon to. morrow.