The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-12
AT ALBANY.

one BALLOT Taken for u Successor 10
Zach CoHhling and latt, and no
Choice-Procredings OF the bribery
Investisation.
Albany, June ll.-Ths Join. convention
met at noon, President pro tenn Robertson
presiding, and proceeded 10 vote to All the
vacancy In the United States SEN
ave caused by the resignation Of
ConkllnE. The result Of tho vote 10 a.
toliowr Jacoha 20, Conkling %, Wheeler
~, Rogers IA, Corasll 8, Folgsr l, Lapham
7, Tremsine 4. No choice.
The convention then voted for senator
to I'LL the vacancy caused by the esipnation
OF PlaH, with the following result: Depew
So, Herman 20, Plat %, Cornell I, Folper g.
Lapham l, Cowley No choice.
The convention then adjourned 10 u
O'Clock Monday.
THE BRIBERY INVESTIGATION.
Albany, N. Y, June 1.-THE Bribery
investigation committee met again last nipht.
but nothing Of importance was elected.
The committee met at $3.50 a. m.
Francis N Barry Of New York, appeared
as counsel for the committee. He said he
had no opportunity TO consult with witnesses,
and felt himself unfit TO enter
upon this investigation at present.
He thought the counsel on the
other eide would agree with him that II
would expedite matters If recess was taken
till this evening, so ho could TO prepared
for tho case.
After some discussion William X. Trem.
BILE, member Of tho assembly from the frat
New York district, was sworn and testified
that no had a conversation with gentleman
named Edwards, at ha room, between 8 and
l0p. m. on Tuesday last He said: Ed
wards came to my room. walked in and sat
down and introduced the senator
rial question; he asked me WHY
| continued TO vote for Conkling and Plat,
when there was no chance of electing them;
told him ! did not agree with him; he asked
mo what my expenses were: | said thev
were between So 900 and $4,000; he said Il
the friends Of Depew would pay these OK.
penses would it not change my vote; told
him that It would not. that II l changed nv
vote 1t would be for other reasons; this con-
versation was interjected into a
general conversation; l understood
him TO mean by expenses, my
election expense and expenses here; thai
was all the conversation l had with him.
To Mr.. Brooks--I meant when told him
l would not change my vote unless some
arrangement was made, that unless there
was some other combination of candidates
agreed upon BY the party; my opinion Of
Edwards was that which would be yours OF
any other honest mans, that no was rascal.
| To Mr.. ScotL-I have seen the man Ed,
wards several times at the session; don't
know his first name.
can't say when I first met Edwards.
To Mr.. Scott-I have heard he was lob
byis,; have reason TO believe he is.
Mr.. Raynes, member of the assembly from
Ontario county, asked permission to ask the
witness question, and he was permitted Ia
hand the question 10 the committee for con-
siderAtion.
Mr.. Carpenter asked tho witness II he wa.
advised to make his statement before The
committee rather than rise in the house and
mako il?
Witness-No sir.
Carpenter-Did Rayncs advise you "a
make statement
Witness--He, (Mr. Rsynes, )told me that
had to make il 70 the committee, and not Ia
the house.
Witness here lett the stand.
The committee then adjourned until 0
o'clock Monday morning, In pursuance OF q
resolution which had been previously adop.
ted, with an amendment 10 ask permission
ofthe house to securing the recess.
ATALX WITH coNKLINa..
New York, June II An evening papel
says ex- Senator Conkling made hyipe
visit 10 his home at once after leaving Al
bsny. On arriving there soon aflei
breakfasting, he :left tho hotel an(
wen, to the Office Of the law firm with whom
be Is engaged in the elevated railroad cases
He did not meet any local politicians, and toll
ono Of bis associate counsel that he wa
now convinced that there would be no sue
cessor 10 himself elected by the presen
legislature. As TO the bribery cases he eel,
there were number more vet 4
be heard. MIR. Conkling said
slso, that he would return 10 Albany mex
week, and would fight the matter TO the bit
tor end. He thought nov the better wa,
would be to allow voters 10 pass upon th
QuVo'iub Nv tuO CtVCNtOus
New York, june ll-Ex.Senstors Conk
ling and Plat, 1t Is understood, will returl
10 Albany tomorrow or next day TO continu
the contest. IL Is stated that the stalwart
will endeavor to put hslf-brecds on ih
stand In reference TO tho bribery question
The rumor 10 denied that General Gran
will 70 to Albany 70 aid in the struggle
for the ex.aenasbrs. A stAlwsrt lesde
said that by going 10 Albany Grant woul'
work more harm than good, and compro
mise himself in many ways Ho could ID
more by coming 70 New York and presiding
over public meotif 8, endorsing the resignA
tion OF ConklinR and Platt, and thei
candidacy for reelection.
Senator Birdsall, halkbreed leader, CAV
Il "a bis opinionion that Depew's vote woul,
be materially increased during the comm
week, and gradually break the stalwsrh W
Tho Questieno or U. 4. senator freu
New HampshiRe.
i Concord, N. H., June 1.-THE opinion q
ltha atAto aunYAmn c0urt on the uuoatiO