Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-06-18
SATURDAY, JUNE Is, 1881.
The New York Deadlock.

Of it. This taking money for the pur'
pose Of exposing the opposite side il
getting TO be an old game and in mo
cases only succeeds IN impressing pea.
pie with the beliefthat it was "a case Of
white liver instead of IA case Of pure
heart. A portion Of the investigation
proceedings are given from late tele
grams:
Albany, June l0.-After the dissolu
ton Of the joint convention, the assem-
bly, re convened. Armstrong IN IL qnes
ton Of privilege, stated that he hae
been approached by "a man who, hoidin.
up MI envelope, said he (Arnslrong
could have twenty times the ainolat Il.
1t Ii he would 90 against Coukling; that
his influence would be great, as la c.ine
from Oneida county.
Alvord: Name the man.
Speaker Sharpe: The gentleman from
Ononlaga has no right 10 male an liz
terrup.ion.
Alvord: The gentleman from Onon-
daga has thar right.
Speaker SHARP: The gentleman shall
no, have that right in this hou.e.
Sissions stated tn.t lie n al oecL offer
ed money to vote for Depew.
In the investigation OF the bribery
charges in the assemb y, Sissons TESTIFIED
that one Edwards approa he'd him las,
January and in this canvass, in favor o.
Depew, he had offered 10 pay the cain
paign expenses, but no money this iime.
samuel Bradley, assemblymal, test
fed that he met Senator o%isaons, who
said. Gan 4 III k to your" Witness said
yes. Sessions said: II can get you one
thousand dollars put in your vest pocket
if you vote for Chaun,ey NJ. Depew to-
morrow" Witness said no and started
Oft. He then said: Would | go up stair
and see what is the best tliiag the,
could do. We met again j i, ny room
and locked the door. Si,sions went on
to say that it would be nice, nov, if we,
who were all from that district, vute,.
for the same man. lie said he had -
600 to give me ii | would voc for be
pew and 81 1000 if Depew i, eleciel. l
took the noney, he counted it, we lef,
and he said: This is away down in the
we'll. / thought over the matter. my
first thought was to wait till after the
vote was taken, when | would take the
money out and say: This is what | got
to vote for Depew. But | thought il
was not best TO keep the money over
night, SO went to fad Speaker sharpe.
l found him and told him what had
taken place aud gave him the money.
/ did not object to receiving ine money,
when offered. The first oiier WAS oie
thousand which | refused. | uccep ed
the money for the purpose which /
showed to-day. Sissons told me to SAY
in explanation OF my vote, something
about the same as Russell said when he
changed.
Albany, June 1.-THE joint owe l.
vention mel at III O'Clock to-day and pro-
ceeded at once 20 ballot with the follow
~. result
The fifth ballot on Conkling stood a,
follows: Jacobs -, Conkiing 81, Wheel
er Il, Rogers IL, Corleii 8, irem .ine 1.
The sixth balio; Oh piatt Was as fol.
lows: Combined vote, Depew IS, ker-
nan 20, Platt ., Corue.l Z, Foiger 3,
Lapham ,, Crowley ,.
The bribery investigation committee
agreed to adjourn, to-day, to Monday
morning, in order TO accommodate MIR.
Francis n. Bangs, Of New York. who, as
counsel for the committee, wished to
read up the testimony already taken.
WIN. Is. Temple, assembiymun, testified
that one Edwards had conversed viii
him, asking him why he continued to
counsel for Conk ing and pia,t when
there wits no chance OF elec,iug them.
Edwards asked hin what his expenses
were. Witness said $1,000 To 5000. lie
asked whether il DeDew's friends paid
those EXPENSES he would not change his
vote? Witness said no. 1 Would change
only by reason of combinations in the
WilDess was os the o~rilioy tn.,t
was Il damled ra>cal. DolF,
know Edwards first name. Believe nc
is lobbyist. Witness then left me
stand and the commit.ee a,iJodraeI.
Albany June Is. Bradley said he had
voted first for Wiii.e and Cornell, iater
Tor Conkling and Plat. He had talked
With Sissions. bat had given HIM 10 rea
,on for the change. M.ny OF his col-
~tituents were friendly to Plat ana
,onkling..
The witness said he vas frequent y at
he rooms of Platt and Crowley during
he canvass last January for senator, IN
Il he made up his mind which to su j
lie had talked frequently with
who urged him to vo.e tor ether
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