The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-28
THREE REPUBLICANS
UNITE WITH THE DEMOCRATS
To Prevent the Investigation OF the bribery
Charges in Connection With Senator
PAyus's ElsOtlOn-ThS Action Of the
Committee Creates Great Surprise.

WAsHINGToN, Sept. 2G,-Just at thu
moment when the Republicans oil Ohio be
lieVed they were to strike the last and de
CIsiVe blow in the long fight they have
been successfully making against the
disreputsble methods Of the Democrats o
the Mclean stripe in their State, they
have found an obstacle put in their way
bo Republican committee Of Republi'
can u. s, Senate,
This obstacle Is the decision OF the Com
mittss on Priyllegesand Elections, reached
to-day, not TO recommend to the Senate
an investigation Of the alleged bribery and
corruption employed 10 secure the cleo
ton Of Henry B, Payne to the Senate by
the Ohio Legislature. The Ohio Rspubli-
cans had won victory after victory in their
struggle, against the rule OF the worst els-
ments Of the Democracy in their State
until the Mclean crowd had practically
nothing left but Mr., Payne's seat in the
Senate. Responsible Representatives oi
Ohio declare that the only thing lacking
to complete the utter Tout OF the Mclean
people was a Senatorial investigation OF
the Payne election,
Knowing the strength OF the case against
Mr., Payne they had no doubt that such
an investigation would be ordered and
that Its result would be the resignation
Of the Ohio Senator. The decision OF the
Elections Committee not to 70 into the
subject was therefore as surprising to
than pa II wau III hoo rHat,tnu TNhn Gnnotn
could not go into the investigation, but
each branch OF the Legislature declared
It's belief that Mr.. Payne owed his eleo.
tion to fraud and bribery aud each for
mally requested the U. i. Senate to in.
quire into the charges.
The Republican State Central Commit.
toe made a similar request. Those who
are acquainted with the facts assert that
no stronger case against q Senator was
ever presented 10 a Senate committee,
The proof 10 sustain tho charges offered
was sworn TO by men OF such social and
business standing rs to be beyond the
suspicion OF mere partisan motives, while
the amount Of money said to have been
used In the Payne campaign was larger
than the total involved In oil the con.
tested election cases in the Senate since
that body has been in existence.
COMMITTEES ACTION.
When the committee met to-day Chair.
man Hoar and Mr., Frye laid before il oil
the facts in the case in the Clearest posi-.
bic light, and voted it favor OF an investi.
Cation. Alessrs. Logan, Eyarls and Teller
simply replied that they feared tho
charges could not be sustained, and then
joiHed the four Democratic members OF
the committee in voting that no inyesti.
CATION should be had. They had no other
excuse that they cared to offer, and, after
the vote had been announced, Mr., Logan
insisted that the vote OF tho committee
should not be given out under any cir
Some Of the Ohio people declare that
the Illinois Senator's anxiety. TO conceal
his share in preventing an Investigation
was due to wholesome fear OF the Conse.
quenCes TO his Presidential boom in Ohio.
Messrs. Hoar aud Frye will represent their
views on the Payne subject In the shape
Of minority report to the Senate.
1t is expected that each OF them will
also make speech on the case in the Sem
ate, in which they will talk in plain
language.
WILL PROBABLY BE REVERSED.
Mr.. Sherman furnished to the Washing
ton papers an interview, in which he de-
clares his purpose Of urging the minority
report in favor Of an investigation before
the Senate, and expresses his belief that
the Senate will reverse the decision OF the
Senate committee.
The Washington correspondent OF the
Baltimore american telegraphs his Jour.
nal: 1.-THE greatest surprise oil the day was
the report OF the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections Oh the request
for an investigation oil the charges against
Senator Payne. Senator Hoar, the Chair.
man ofthe committee, was more surprised
than any one. He was confident that
his fellow Republicans would stand by
him, but at the last moment Logan, Eyarts
and Teller went back on him and voted
with the Democrats.
The Ohio members arc greatlyincensed
at Logan's action, and say that II kills for.
ever his chances for Presidential nomi.
nation, because Ohio and Indiana will 90
against him. Certainly Logan's action
has been rather peculiar In the matter.
There will be two reports-one by Sen.
ator Hoar and one by the majority. Sher.
man will unite with Hoar aud hRht the
battle on the open floor, The strange
thing about the vote In the committee
was, that the Republicans who voted for
Payne offered resolution 'pledging the
committee to secrecy on tho vote.
In less than five minutes after the adj.
journment the vote was known, and all
sorts OF hard things were said against Lo.
gan and his iellow.RspubliCans who
voted for Payne.
Senator Sherman said tonight that he
still believes there will be an investiga.
ton Of Senator Payne ordered by the
Senate. There Is the greatest indignation
among the Republicans over tue result in
the committee"
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