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~ Replies.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.
SENATE After some routine morning
business Mr.. Voorhees, called up the resolu-
ton offered by him yesterday reciting the
newspaper report that Mr.. Chambers. the
United States District Attorney at Indiana
polls had interfered in his official capacity to
prevent the arrest OF w. wee Dudley on q
charge of felopiously violating the election
laws Of Indiana at the late presidential cleo
tion and directing the attorney general to
report what instructions the department OF
justice had issued to Chambers on the sub
jeet and to furnish copies of the COZ
reepondence, and proceeded to address the
senate. He spoke of the alleged crime as
having inflicted an indelible stain on the
memorable election and impeached the integ-
rity of the political result that followed. EThe
fact of the crime was open, universally
known, and practically confessed by Its per-
petrator and his. coadjuters. And yet, by
constant vigilance in obstructing the law,
and in denying and preventing justice, the
crime has thus far gone unpunished.
Mr.. Voorhees, sent to the clerks desk and
had read the notorious "blocks of five" let
ter, and went on to say that the days and
weeks which Immediately followed the pub
location of that polluted and polluting CAM
paign document would always be remem-
bered for the rapidity, audacity, and fecun
dity with which the most self evident false.
hoods were conceived and put forth by the
Repu blican press in order to avoid the odium
and to escape the legal penalties Of an orga-
nized attempt at wholesale bribery.
Mr.. Voorhees, went on to speak of Dud-
ley's threats to use the dynamite which he
had in his pocket in case an attempt was
made to infict punishment upon him; and
also to criticise very severely the part which
Judge Woods was represented as taking in
preventing the finding Of bill of indict.
ment against Dudley. He spoke of Judge
Woods as being conspiouously shameful.
Dudley is skulking or hiding anywhere, and
1 do not believe it. do not know that he
has any libel suits pending in New York. Ii
he has, I suppose he knows how to take care
of them.
Mr.. Voorhees, say here in the hearing of
the representatives of the Associated Press
and the agent of the New York press that
Dudley, in his own person, in the State of
New York, to prosecute his own libel suits;
that all such efforts have failed, and that
Judge Lawrence the other day denied the
motion of Dudley's lawyers because Dudley,
he said, kept himself outside of the limits Of
the State.
Mr.. Edmunds-Judge Lawrence may be
right Of may be wrong do not kn9w . But But
prosecute them, the defendants are entitled
to have them dismissed. This letter (assum-
ing it to be genuine) was an offense, / take
It, against the laws of Indiana, which provide
undoubtedly against attempts to bride vot.
ers, and If this letter of Mr.. DudleY's Ia citi
zen Of Indiana) was used, or attempted to be
used, to corrupt voters, where is the majesty
of the law in that noble Statea Where are
the Democratic district attorneys and why
all this long delay in bringing citizen o.
that State to book for this crime against hi
home native land?
In this connection Mr.. Edmunds comment.
ed upon tine failure of the Democratic United
States district attorney (before the change Of
administration to bring the matter to thu
attention of the grand jury.
Mr.. Voorhees, asked whether he was refer
ring to Mr.. Sellers.
Mr.. Edmunds did not know the name but
would assume that the name was Sellers,
| very good name in the drama, he believed
Naughter.) That Democratic official, h,
| said, having apparently done his whole duty
in sitting and preparing the evidence saw
| such food of light Tor darkness as tho cas-
might boy that he did not care to have an,
| more hand in the business and resigned. FL
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been suggested by, or initiated from ON
| which had been sent out by Mr.. Whitaker
of Martinsville, chairman of q Democrati
county committee on September 81, 1885
| and which was recently published in an edit
orisl of the Terre HauteExpress a paper pub
lished he believed In the town of the senator
residence. Tho Dudley letter seemed to be
child or the twin sister Of this Whitaker lei
ter, which he cent to the clerks desk and ha
read.
The letter nses precisely similar 81
prsssions as are used in the Dudley letter q
to supplying lists of doubtful voter
describes them as "doaters" and directs tbs
they shall be closely looked after an
none of them allowed to escape.
The reading of the letter was received wit
loud laughing In the galleries.
Mr.. Edmunds continued: Now, this WIFI
taker letter may be forgery. do not know
do not vouch for 1t. It is possible that tn
editor Of the Terre Haute Express invented Il
But Its likeness to the so called Dudley lette
is 90 perfect and peculiar that shduld
Bound to say, If I were juror, that the ma
who wrote Il on the 7th Of September wrol
the Dudley letter and palmed itof as lett
from the National Republican committee.
Mr.. Edmunds then branched off on tt
; question of recent political crimes in II
diana, and after some discussion on that sui
by party vote, 81 to "a, and the resolu
ton thus amended was adopted.
After the disposal Of some routine matte
J the Senate proceeded to the consideration {
executive business, and at $40 adjourned.