Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-06-15
Senate:
The convention then adjourned.
OVER AGAIN.

T1o olIn6 Slu obOEy 4oAe ~ &AASeAJ ~Ne
terday-Bradley Still on the stand
Youngs the Latest Briber.
ALBANY, June IA The Assembly in
yestigation continued this morning and
Bradley's examination was resumed.
P,ckham-Is there not a factional
fiyht in politics in your district between
you on one side and Sessions on the
other?
No, sir.
Peckham-No discord OF any kind in
political circles?
No, sir. There is some trouble in our
town, but not in our party in nay dis
trict; cannot say that all the members
of the Republican party indorsed the
action of Sessions at the Chicago Con.
yention. Sessions has not been before
the people since the convention. We
have tried to keep out OF politics in our
district the question OF Halt Breeds and
Stalwarts.
I Told sessionsI Didn't Like His Action
there; know c. P. Ingerso!l; don't think
told him had voted for Conkling and
Platt for the last time: this was In the
afternoon saw Sessions. .
Peekham-Do you know nunnell, OF
the New York Times
He may have been among the cores
pondents who called on me after made
a statement OF the bribery in the As,
sembly.
Peckham-Didv YOU tell him you were
going to vote fore Depew hereafter
Here a long dispute followed between
the counsel, Bangs insisting that Peck
ham should designate place in the city
| of ALBANY where such conversation oc-
Cured. The committee decided Peck
hams question proper one.
Bradey-I want some latitude to an
swer in. / may have told Dunnell that
The Money Was Given Ne byan Outside
Lobbyist;
know Lyman b. Smith, of the Buf-
falo Courier. Do not think said the
money was given me by an outside lob
byist.
Another debate between the counsel
followed. Here Bangs insisted that the
witness should be allowed to give his
answer in his own way, and Peckham
saving he should give direct answer.
Peckham repeated the question: know
the firm OF NJ. Miller, oil ChauIaqua. Did
not say to him the money was paid me
by an outside lobbyist. Am pretty GER
| tain did not tell him 80.
| Peckhanl-Did not Miller ask You il
an outside lobbyist was still in town the
morning alter you received the money
Bradley-He did, / told him | did
not know was home on Saturday, June
4th; know where Kelsey's cigar store is
in Olean; don't remember saying in the
store on Sunday that there was conster-
nation in store for the people at Albany
the following week.
Peckham-Did YOU say that you could
get S.. 900 for voting for Depew?
Bradley-I think did make the as.
sertion that l could get $4,000 for vot'
ing for Depew. and the same time
Please MY Constituency,
but | would not do it. Did tell not the
postmaster there that could get 81 SOC
TO vo.e for uepew? l did not
saw to ex.Assemblyman Wheeler
at , the Senators got Sl,OOC
eac for not going into the caucus; did
saw son. Q of the men got 81 900 each for
signing call not - 20 into the caucus
know q. Ausiis, of Allegheny, did NOT
tell him | would not vote for Conkling
again. did not make any statement to
lditor Hill of o eau, about time
be uy expected ut Albany. The state
m. Mt MADE in the House was written by
M yself in Sharp's room in the Delavan
House. ] handed over the money tc
him: don't think Jones saw it or read
i IL before / made the statement in the
House. Sharp seemed paraiyzed when
/ gave him the money, aud 'did MOI
count the money RS l would, b, finish
ed counting il, however, before 1 go'
through writing the statement.
By Crooks-lp stating YOU could ge,
s. 600 for voting for Depew and =, on
ior taking yous name oil the caucus cal
have YOU any belief or knowledge on
this subject?
Bradley have no knowledge on the
subject whatever. 3''ts# T
DO YOU believe there are some
Members Of the Assembly Who Can B'
Purchased
L think 80 from the newspaper anC
street runners. Don't think any Senalol
would take $1,000 Tor his action on th,
matter. Having no personal knowledse
don't know Of any person either high "
or low down to wnom improper proposai'
have been made, except in this case o
my own now under examination.
To the Chairinan-Mr. Sessions haC
talked to me about voting for some ont
or other than Cornell and Platt. 1 un
derstood from his conversations WI,
me that he wanted to talk conhdentia.
liy. At one of The meetings of the stal
warts | was ass; gned To the duty oi trying
ut independents or the independen
s,al arts 20 meet at Carpenters roou
in the Delavan House, Thursday night
June 3rd, for the purpose OF q caucus
wss active In that csucus. lvoted 10