Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-11
DOMESTIC.
The Struggle at Albany Further as 10
the Bribery Business.

the Bribery Business.
ALBANY, June 10sh.-In the bribery inves-
tigation last night. Senator Sessions said he
had urged Bradley to vote for Depew.
Neither of US said q syllable about money.
Hudson Of the Brooklyn Eagle was there,
also Tngersol, exmember He went to Brad
ley's room at the latter's request Bradley
had confessed that he knew his district was
against Conkling and Platt, and had said !:
al am satisfied that my district is against
Conkling and Platt. Tomorrow | will vote
for Depew." / congratulated him. There
was nothing said on either side about money.
This morning Bradley asked me il he should
not explain his changed voting. l said he
might say that his constituents demanded the
change, as Russell had. Sessions desired to
ask Bradley if he had not told four different
persons yesterday, before the transaction he
referred to took place, that he intended to
support Depew, but the committee adjourned
before the answer was given.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
New York, june 1Oth.-The Suns Albany
special says: At the request of number OF
journalists, MIR. Sessions gave them the ques-
tions which he desired to put to Bradley.
They were as follows;
First-Did you not tell MIR. Hickman that
you had voted for Conkling and Plat fer the
last time?
Second-Did you not tell ex-Asssmblyman
Ingersoll that you had voted for Conkling
and Platt for the last time and that you
would vote for Depew tomorrow?
Third-Did you not tell Lyman b. Smith,
correspondent of the Buffalo Courier, that it
was an outside man who had made you the
offer of this money!
Fourth-When Robin Miller asked you
who the man was, didn't you say to him that
you didn't want to tell, and that you didn't
know whether he was in town to-day or not,
as you had not seen him?
Sessions alleges that the latter two re-
ported conversations occurred after Bradley
alleged that he had received the money, and
after the conversation in the Senate this
morning.
Bradley authorizes the following answers
to the questions:
First-I did not tell Hickman last night
that | had voted for Conkling and Plstt for
the last time.
Second-I did not tell Ingersoll that L
should vote for Depew to-day. He has mis-
understood what faid.
Third gave Lyman Smith, of the
Buffalo Courier, evasive answers. refused
TO talk with journalists about the matter.
Fourth-When Miller asked me whether
the man who gave me the money had
skipped, told him that did not think he
was in q position to skip. | told him that l
had not seen him to-day, although had done
SO. was giving him an evasive answer, to
get rid Of him.
THE INVESTIGATION RESUMED.
ALBANY, June 10sh.-The bribery inyesti-
CATION was confined this morning.
Speaker Sharpe testified that night before
last Bradley told him and Jones, of the State
Committee, in the Speakers room, that he
had been approached with money to vote for
Depew, and wanted to hand witness the
money as chief officer of the House. and
wanted to make a statement, either in the
House or the Joint Convention, and wanted
witness advice. He said Sessions gave it to
him. There was S2,000-three $500 and ten
so bills.
The Speaker here handed the money to
the Chairman of the Committee.
On motion Of Brooks. the money was
ordered deposited with the Comptroller, to
be held for final disposal by the Speaker.
Witness said he was not in his room
specially to receive Bradley.
Peckham oss.examined Sharpe as Sessions
counsel Witness said he spoke to General
Arthur on the matter within half an hour
after learning it; spoke to nobody else.
There was no Encouragement by which wit
ness made the corroboratiye statement in the
chair.
Senator Williams testified to seeing Ses-
sions and Bradley at the hotel Wednesday
night.
Adjourned until afternoon.
FURTHER BALLoTING.
ALBANY, june 10th.-First ballot: Conk-
ling SO, Wheeler 20. Cornell Is, Folger l,
Jacobs, AZ, Rogers Is, Lapham Z, Tremaine
s. Bradley 2. Harris l. No choice.
Second ballot Plat 2S. Depew 81, Ker-
nan As, Cornell 9. Lapham 8, Folger L, Crow
ley 4.
Raines changed his vote from Tremaine to
Depew, eliciting much applause. No choice.
The Convention by vote of n to TO- re-
fused to adjourn.
The next vote resulted Jacobs AZ, Conk.
ling SO. Wheeler q, Rogers II, Cornell II,
Bradley l, Folger 2, Lapham IL, Tremaine
4. Harris l. No choice.
The next vote stood Platt Is, Depew 81,
Cornell Q, Herman 4S. Folger 8, Crowley 4,
Lspham 2.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CASE.
ALBANY, June 10th.-This evening the
Bradley-Sessions case was not taken up.
Sessions counsel says he knows where Brad
ley got the 50 900. Armstrong testified that
Edwards, lobbyist, offered him money to
oppose Conkliug.
Splendid Aufegraphic Testimonial.
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