Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-09
NATIONS CAPITAL
Dudley Natter Comes Up in
the Senate.
Clayton Murder Case 10 b Fully hIss-
tsatsd.
Admiral nadford Doad-LoWtston' o
Public Buildine-Worlds Fair oits
-Cootsstsd Election Case.

WASHINGTON, Jan. I'm the senate
after some routine morning business. Voor-
hees callea up the resolution offered by
him yessefday. secitins the newspaper re-
port that Chambers, United States district
attorney At Indianapolis interferred in his
Official capacity to prevent the arrest Of w.
W. Dudley on the charge Of feloniously
violating election laws of Indiana at the
late presidential election, and directing the
attorney general to report what Instructions
the department Of justice had issued to
Chambers On the subject and furnish copies
Of the correspondence, procee ling to I'D.
dress the senate. He had read BY the clerk
the notorious "blocks of Ave" letter, de-
ciaring IL emenated officially from the
national republican committee and was
never disavowed.
He called attention TO the intimate per-
sonal relatio9 between Dudley and Presi-
dent HarrisGa, and charged Quay with
using his influence in behalf of Dudley,
which Quay Asnied.
He criticised the action that Judge
Woods was represented ~ taking in pre-.
venting the finding of an indictment against
Dudley He asserted that the district At
torney Of the United States had no legal
right over the action Of the United States
commissioner and said that the action Of
Chambers called for his summary dismis.
sal. He said that no better opportunity
could be offered for the President to de-
fine his connection with Dudley and his
crime.
Edmunds offered an amendment for pre-
amble and resolution to strike out the pre-
amble and make it read, THAT attorney
general be hereby instructed to inform the
senate what instructions, if any, the depart
mens Of justice has given 8. N. Chambers,
district attorney for the district Of Indiana,
on the subject of the arrest of W. W. Dud-
ley. or his exemption from arrest. and by
what authority of Law any such instructions
were given. copies of all such correspond
ence 10 be transmitted to the senate"
Edmunds intimated that the Dudley let
ter might have been . forgery like the
Morey letter.
Voohees asked. if . forgery why has not
Dudley brought the libel suits against the
New York papers to trial? Why has he
skulked and hid himself in exile the past
twelve months or more?
Edmunds said he did not believe Dudley
WAS hiding, and did R03 know he had libel
suits pending in New York.
Voorhees, said every possible effort had
been made to get Dudley to prosecute his
libel suits. hut unsuccessful.
Edmunds asked why the Democratic dis
trict attorney in Indiana had 80 long de-
layed in bringing Dudley to book for =
crime which tine letter suggests, and COM
mented upon the failure of the Democratic
United States attorney to bring the matter
to the attention of the Grand Jury. He
produced and had read 4 letter sent out by
Whitaker of Martinsville, Indiana, chair
man OF the Democratic county committee,
September Z, 1888, which uses precisely
similar expressions ~ used in Dudley slet-
ter as to supply.
Iu supplying list Of doubtful voters, he
describes them as fcat.-s and directs that
they be closely looked after.
Edmunds said its likeness to the so-called
Dudley letter was 90 perfect and peculiar
that he should be bound to say, if 4 juror,
that the man who wrote it wrote the Dud-
ley letter and palmed it of as letter from
the National Republican Committee. Ed
munds amendment was agreed to py par
ty vote, and the resolutions thus amended
were adopted. After disposal of routine
matter the Senate proceeded to the consid-
GRAFTON of executive business. Adjourned
at 8 10.