The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-13

are supporting Mr.. Depew, both those In
side the Legislature and those more dis.
ting1ished Republicans outside, believe the
charge To be Q conspiracy on the part oil
desperate men to deleat q candidate whose
election seemed imminent. They comment
on some curious facts connected with the
alleged episode, For one thing, they say
they do not understand why, II Bradley 8
only object was TO entrap Sessions and ex.
pose him, he should not have accepted
the first offer OF 81 900, instead OF big
Cling, as he says he did, for more; nor
why Sessions, who is generally regarded
as one OF the shrewdesL men in the Legis.
lature, should, as Bradley alleges, have
put himself so rashly and entirely In the
power Of man known to be at heart de.
voted to Conkliug, though he has not
dared to vote steadily for him, nor why
the money should have been paid down
before the equivalent was rendered, con.
trary to the supposed custom in such
transactions.
Senator Sessions has been accused OF
many things, but OF being fool-neyer,
and II Bradley was bribed in the way he
describes these gentlemen think 1t wss a
downright fool that did It. The fact that
Senator Sessions has not enjoyed the best
OF legislative reputation does not interfere
In the least with their belief in couspi.
racy. II there was conspiracy some
such man as Mr.. Sessions would ueces-
ssrily have been selected as the obisc. Of
il, as It would have instantly defeated 1t TO
have chosen man whose character gave
absolute retutation to the charge.
Mr.. Sessions, however, stands quite as
well in the legislative world as Mr.. Brad
ley, and moreover has never charged him.
self with lying and brtbe taxing, which
Mr.. Bradley has done upon the best con-
strnction Of his case; and the presence OF
Orslni JoRee, with his mate Assessor We'd.
der, here in close proximity to Mr.. Brad.
ley had suggested to many the belief that
one OF the chief underlying motives Of the
whole affair Is an attempt on the part Of
the leaders Of one wing in the Chautauqua
district To make away with the leaders OF
the other, Bradley, Vsdder and Sessions
being regarded as very much alike in
their legislative career. The presence Of
such men in any party is to be regretted,
but no party can hope to be free fromthem,
and no candidate for Office can expect that
some Of them will not follow him.
The part OF the Bradley episode which
hes attracted the most attention, Is the
way in which, according to Speaker
Sharpe and Mr.. Bradley, the disclosure to
the Speaker Vas made. The Speaker
says that the iaterYiaE did not last over
seven minutes, when Mr.. Bradley and
Mr.. Jones, who accompanied him, went
away. A few minutes aitetwGrd, the
Speaker says, he went out in the hallway,
having been 10 General Arthur's room.
He met General Arthur, and within half
an hour told Mr.. Arthur what Mr.. Brad.
ley had told him. He was the first per.
son that be revealed It TO, II did not"
he says, "speak OF 1t 10 any one else that
night" When Btsdley made the an.
nopncement that he had been improperly
approached, the Speakers fret question
was, according 10 his own testimony,
whether he had got any money.
A number OF Republicans, including
some Of the most reputable men in the
State, have commented on these and simi.
lar points tn snow that there seems to have
been strange lack OF that excitement
and busy consultation that II would have
been natural to sx pect alter genuine dis.
closure Of this kind.
The foregoing are illustrations Of the
many criticisms p!sssd upon the Bradley
story by the hstter c,gss Of Authorization
men. There is indignation Smong these
men also thGt upon no hatter evidence
than has been adducsd so far q: whole
sewer full OF tilth should be poured out
upon the msi 'rity OF the Republican
members nI the Legislature and mSjori-
| ty Of the Republican party in the State.
Not one OF the members who have been
voting Tor Mr.. Depew have been shaken In
the least. His friends expect that his
gains OF votes will continue next week,
and the Conkling managers Concsde this,
Some OF the very saRgGtGs Depa~ men
expect his election next week, bu: 1t seems
more reasonable to look for continued
dead lock. Nothing is heard now OF Mr..
Conkling or his claims.
sAruRDAY's SESSION oY THK COMMITTEE.
ALBANY, n. Y, June li-At the session
Of tho investigating committee t. day, Mr.
VIM. K. Trimble, member OF the Assem-
bly from the Twenty.frst New York Dis
trict, testified he had conversation Will
persons on the subject Of election Of I
Senator. 1t was 10 my room in the Della
van Houss. I: was with gentleman
named Edwards; don't know where h,
resides; have Q passing acquaintance witt
him; have no knowledge OF what his bust
ness 10. There was no arrangement for I
meeting 90 far as ] was concerned. Fl,
came to my room between 8 and 10 A. n
Tuesday last. He walked in, sat down
aud iatYodaced the Senatorial question
He asked me why continued to vote fo
Coukling and Plat, when there was nc
r chsuca OF electfng them7 told him dix
! not agree with him; he asked me what m,
, expenses were. said between s., 900 anC
) S2,500. He said il the friends OF DepeV
, would pay those expenses, would | no
!. change my vote. told him that woul,
0 not; that II changed my vote |. woul,
J. be for other reasons. This conversation
Q was inteijsc,ed into general conversation
. ] understood him 70 mean by expense
9 my election expenses and expenses here
o that was al the conversation had Wit
y him.
u To Brooks-I meant when I told him
would not change, ualsss some srrsug,