Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-17
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ALBANY BALLOTS.
THE WHEELER BOOM.
PROGRESS OF THE INVESTIGATION.
ASCOT RACES TO-DAY.
DECISION AGAINST CORNELL.
DESERTED SITTING BULL.
THE CHANNEL TUNNEL PROJECT.
THE WHEELER BOOM.
PROGRESS OF THE INVESTIGATION.
ASCOT RACES TO-DAY.
DECISION AGAINST CORNELL.
DESERTED SITTING BULL.
THE CHANNEL TUNNEL PROJECT.
THE ALBANY DEADLOCK.

EI1ectS-INr. Wheeler'S Boom and
Its Cause-NIr. C0nk ling Opposes
Compromises Railway Passes
Extended for q Long Campaign
No Adjournment Likely-Press
Opinions.
Especial Dispatch to The Euentng Star.l
ALBANY, NY, June lit is a singular Cir
cumstance that several large checks were
cashed by Albany banks drawn by lobbyists
and Senator'S who were working for Depew for
senator, about the time that Mr.. Bradley
alleges that he was bribed by Sessions. On the
DAY or the alleged occurrence, and within two
or three day previous, it has been shown that
checks to the amount of about S24, 600 were
cashed, some Of them through unusual chan
nels, which were drawn by Barber Edwards,
Senators Wagner, Woodin and Sessions. Thus
far the amount drawn by Sessions has been
accounted for by the production Of the bills
nave been used In paying for votes on the
Broadway underground railroad at SlO0 per
head. All Of the Others may prove mere
coincident; but IL so, 1t is an unusual one 1t
has not been positively proved that Mr.. Ses-
sicns paid Bradley 5000. The stalwarts
are positive that Bradley is telling the truth,
and the half breeds as positively deny it. The
whole thing hangs On the oath of the two men
and circumstances which surrounded it. Aside
from this, the testimony Of Sessions Is damaging
IN the extreme to Mr.. Depew's canvass. The rela-
tracing OF Depew to the rooms OF the chief OF
the lobby In consultation has already caused q
reactive appeal from the rural districts upon
members against Depew, and it is OILY by ex-
traoTdlnary efforts that his forces are held in
1ne. Three OF his supporters have left him In
tie last two ballots.
The sudden increase OF Mr.. Wheeler's vote
was surprise to his managers, and 1T appears
to have been engineered by Mr. Depew's friends
to prevent the Wheeler men who were voting
1Or DepeW for the long term from deserting him.
vote as against Conkling, the Wheeler men can
hardly desert Depew In the race as against Platr
That Is the secret, and Mr.. Wheeler is on his
way here to look into the matter himself.
Some OF the members of the committee OF
nine appointed by the half-b breeds have already
solicited propositions for a compromise from
Ine leading stalwarts. demonstrating that the
CoDKlfng men. All of these overtures have been
rejected, and Mr.. COnkllng notifies his friends
that no proposition of the kind can be made or
and the bribery stories sifted. He wants the
pnDiic to know all about the ways and modes
OF bis opponents.
The railroad passes of the members, which
expired on the first OF June. have been extend
cd until the first OF August, under the anuci-
patton OF long siege.
The half breeds oppose adjournment and Mr..
Conkltng insists that the legislature must re-
main until the investigation Is concluded.
The Express this morning in its leading
article insists that the bribing OF Bradley has
6een essentially sustained, while the Joitrfaai
declares 1t to be stalwart conspiracy. and that
Sessions is innocent but 1t says OF the pros
poets that ''Conkling ana Platt, fiuding a re-
electlOn impossible for themselves, have been
exerung all their energies 10 prevent the cleo
ton OF others. Thus far they have succeeded
oy holding some thirty members TO their fall
ing fortunes. So long as this number remain
WheTe they are there can be no election, and
the deserters do not intend that there shall be /"
The Argus holds that cases OF corruption verg-
Ing on score, have been unearthed. The air
Is full of rumors, and the legislature is tainted
beyond that OF any taat has met here since the
days OF Tweed.
[SecOfd Dispatch
The BallOtlDg TO.day-NO Material
Change.
Especial Dispatch to The Evening NaY.l
ALBANY, N. Y, June 17.-There Is an appar-
ent falling OF In the vote for Conkling, Platt
and Depew in the ballot to-day, but all from
absentees. There is no change in the support
ers OF either. There was an effort to work uu
boom for Lapham for the short term which in
cre eased his vote five.
[By Associated PyeSsl
The Ballot I'm Detail.
ALBANY, June 1.-THE following is
the vote at noon to-day for Senator in
the place Of Roscoe ConkliDg:-Senate-
Lapham ); Bradley. /; Folger, i. Assembly MOI. =
Jacobs, AZ; Conklipg. 10; Wheeler 27; Cornell,
I; Lapham, 49, Folger, 2; Tremaln. 3; Crowley,
!: The combined vote being, Jacobs, Al; Conk-
Bradley, l; Folger. 3; Tremain. s. Crowley, l.
No choice.
The vote to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation OF Senator Platt was as follows
/; Wheeler: !: Assembly-Depew, 40: Keraan
AZ; Platt, 16; Cornell, 9; Crowley, ); Lapham. /:
Wheeler. l. Combined vote-Depew 50; ker-
nan IS; Paatt, 49, Cornell, 10; Crowley. 5; Lap:
that no choice had been made. and, on motion
the convention Adjourned