The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-06-23

the vote at noon to-day for senator In the place
of Roscoe Conkling: Jacobs.47, C.nkling n,
Wheeler So. Cornell 8, Lapham IL, Bradley l.,
Folser 3, Tremaine 8, Crowley.
The vote TO iii the vacancy caused by the
OF Plat was as follows: Depew
30. Herman 4s, Plat 20, Cornell 10, Crowley b,
Lapham l, Wheeler2.
The president declared no oh oice had been
made, and on motion the convention ad-
journed.
In the Joint convention to-day, during the
call n, The roll for vote on the Platt Vacancy
and when Assem- blyman Tuthill's name was
called, he eruse anu SAID
'.Mr. President desire TO be excused from
voting a d 10 plainly sta,e my reasons FIJI
the beg inning OF this contest my vtte mas
been cast In one direction. have underworld
to be consistent not only Win my
VI airs have consistently given my voice and
my vote for all measures tending TO relieve
the PEOPLE from Unjust Determinations End
unequal, inequitabie taxation 10 TINS course
have reas N to Rnow am fully sustained
by nv constituents. In all these Ell rts havs
besn bafied by this same cor, corrupt power lower
Ing power is still a duty which
is clear to me, and TO. the performance of
which New Yo k constituency VIII az right
no me to a strict accoun liability Wen lhey
facts now being covered by the investigation
now being had have advocated u caucus In
accordance with all former usage to nomi ate
G. ndidaIes II whom republicans could unlie
in voting; but all attempts In this direction
have been defeated What iufu-nces
ask, have been brought to bear to prevent
I o republicans from con1erring tosetnel
Who have prevented us from navi caucus?
The men who have undertaken to represent
and speak Tor the national administration.
Overwhelming corporate ms have peen present
tut in the senate of the United States? Why
h ave they feared and refused 10 attend
a republicans caucus to pass upon their candi-
DAFT :? Can it be possible that en-. ,pa ,iicsns
corruption might do Its perfect work; mat
men we're to be. forced into position OF indi
vic ual liberty III order that mate ial IL hueu-
Sedre msh' should Se a'ep bna sne%e rhs
tax PAYERS Who are robbed by unjust
and farmers and business men who
wiz answer. Why, all these bold al d high
handed proceedings hay been t ken that
they re only part OF the general and con-
slant raid on public rights. II is an open Sc,
has been for ears and years their h. I'D lobby
ist A. d. Barber has been his confederate
aud associate, and Edwards and the
rest of the gang are the mentennnts rh H.
room of A. ID. Barber has long been the mead
quarters and den where Legislation is Dough
and soli and where certain legislator gamble
with lobbyists and calm agents, and where
g gane Of bribery isaS. Is d Know enough SD
,ir, of what 1 am saying TO
who frequent Barber's room Tor such pur poses
complain of this statement, let them deny my
proofs. and also let a committee OF this joint
he raised, and wi furnish the
witnesses who Will Uncover this foul nest Of
legislative jobbery. 1 go further and
Jay, in this corrupt canvass, which has
leen made here, ana which ts not yet ended,
Barber and his corrupt aseuts have been con- |
rolling aad leading manage, In managing to |
out In the senate of the United States their |
,hief, the man who supplies them with their |
money to corrupt AID debapea reprrsea.a-
s e rae Dill by '' such candid tie
rus ed by such men resorting to snch mesns
md dsgrac. the state From the day the fret |
)aiiOt was taken every hour has made clearer |
he wickedness and disho' esty of opposition
et up ostensib'yin the name OF the sdmin.
public print and public hearts with shame,
I'D the present issue 10 wb Their mo
lopolies, Corruption, frauds and plunder
re to rule and d eide the quest o.,
low pending before US. For my part, con-
lrrned aud fortified by all that has happened
iahe my stand more firmly In favor of men
ync Sc ha. DIS have not been stained by corrup-
ion, and whose canvass does net procsed by
bribery, lobbyist patronage or corruptionists'
directions. -
Mr.. TuthiIl continued his arraig- ment of
he admini trative republicans, and at close
his request to be excused from vot-
ug, and annoub ced his vote for Thomas q.
,lait.
A special from Albany, n Y, to the Star,
sy II is q ,ngular circumstan CO that several
arse checks were cashed by Albany banks,
lrawn by lobbyists and sen tors,
Who were wort ing for Depew for senator,
bout the ,ime Bradley alleges he was bribed
" Sessions. On the day OF the alleged occur
ence, and w,thtn two or three days p evious
{ has beon shown mat cheeks TO the
ashsd, some of them through the
lsual channels, which W re- drawn by ad-
ey. Edwards Senators Wsg Ter, woouin aud
LESSONS. Thus far the ann unit drawn by Ses
ions has been accounted for by the produce
ion of bills paid by : him and most
f Edwards drafts claim 10 have been used In /
aging for voies on the Broadway under
r und railroad, at so per head
IN OF toe others may prove
ne. Il has not been positively proved that
ess ions paid Bradley q. 90. The stalwarts
re positive that Bradley Is telling
he Truth, and the hal'-breeds ss
'ositiveiy deny it. The whole Thing
anps on the oaihs OF the two n,n ard The
which surround II. rs drew
rom this tsstImo.y OF Sessions, IL Is damag
THE BAKERY INVESTIGATION.
The bribery invest CATION tJ-davw mainly
onnned TO the exanin ton OF various bank
fficers with regard 10 large sums Of money
rawn BY members OF the legislature In cur
ontesi. Nothing Of q decisive character was
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