The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-27
THE OHIO AUCTION
For the United States Senate
Bid in by Calvin S. Bdce.
THOMAS CHARGES BRIBERY
On the Part OF Bricc--Eggcrn,nn, the
Traitor, Says That tho Accusations
are Untruc-vicws OF Republi.
can Members OF Legislature.

y CINCINNATI, o., Jan. a6.-The Com,ae
y cial.Ga.elte's Columbus special says
Now that John II. Thomas has agai
. spoken, there is no reason why the les
n islatiye investigation into the recen
!. Senatorial auction eau not proceed will
out further delay. 4.
. According to the expressed intent,o,
Of MIR. Eggerman resolution should b,
forthcoming from him on next Tuesda,
calling for an investigation. 1t has beef
the policy OF those Republican member,
who have desired n thorough inquiry tt
wait upon Esgerman, preicrring that tht
resolution come from the Democrat,
side, and for this reason, for the mas,
several days, tho Republicans have been
temporarily silent. ! have alread,
quoted several Republican members
without giving their numes. This
was done III accordance with thu
expressed desire Of the gentlemen
themselves, the reason advanced by them
being that they apprehended Speaker
Hysell, who will appoint tho committee,
would not select those from the Repub.
lican side who had been active in bring.
Ing about the investigation. Thus far
Speaker Hyseli has exhibited spirit OF
fairness in all partisan matters, to as
great an extent rs the minority can re..
sonably expect. This being the case,
there does not seem to be just grounds
ior the Republican apprehension that he
will select the weak men from the Re.
publican side OF the House to assist in
conducting the investigation. The
strength OF the committee, frem an in.
vestigating point OF view, will depend
upon the disposition of Speaker Hysell
to secure q searching Investigation.
What the disposition OF tile Speaker is
is not known, but he can no more afford
TO appoint white-washing committee
than can the Democrats afford to vote
against the resolution. Those Republl.
can members who have already cou-
suited with Eggerman concerning the
matter are cx.Speaker Hodge, Of Cleye.
land; MIR. Griffin, OF Toledo; Mr.. Bra
man, OF lorain county, aud Mr.. Nc
Grew, OF Springfield. The matter las
now assumed such II shape that the
names OF these gentlemen eau be given
without going beyond the bounds Of
OF propriety, notwithstanding the fact
that they have requested not TO be pub.
licly mentioned in connection with the
aiiair, a request which up to the present
time has been Regarded. The various
conversations held with Mr.. Esger,nan
separately by Messrs. Hodge, Griffin,
Braman ond McGrew have all been OF
the same nature. h.
INVESTIGATION DESIRED.
They informed him that it was their
wish that resolution OF investigation
be introduced, and while they wanted it
to be Of thoroughly searching charac-
ter, they were disposed to extend TO
Mr.. Eggerman an article which in Wash.
ington is popularity known rs Senatorial
courtesy" and thatif he (Mr. Egeerman}
desired to demand the investigation he
would be allowed that privilege. The
report goes that during all these CONVEX
sations Mr.. Eggerman was extremely
nervous, and ut all times manifested i
disposition to procrastinatc, until finally
ne was given to understand that il he
did not soon act the Republicans would.
Then Mr.. EGgerman asked for a little
iurtaer time, which the Republicans
granted him. In the meantime the regu.
lar Democratic weekly tri.weekly"
comes along, the Legislature adjourns,
inc memoers 80 to their various homes
ana there VII be no real session Of the
house until tuesday next.
Mr. bggerman had been repeatedly i'm
porthneh ny me TO make 4 statement,
but he mas invariably said that he was
no not ready, but would wait and see II Mr..
lhomas naa anything further to say.
NOW that air. Ihemas has come out
bolaiy anu declared MIR. Esgerman to be
an infamous scoundrel" aud an "out-
tageous liar, 1t would seem that the
time mas arrived tor Eggcrman, who hns
up 70 TINS time maintained highly
suggestive silence, to unbosom himself
anu take advantage OF the opportunity
10 10 set himself right before the public.
20 sl'sas extent ne did SO this alter,
noon. .z', .lsa w
VIEWS OF REPUBLICAN MEMBERS.
Mr.. McKelvey, Of Belmont county, one
OF the most promincnt of Pcnntl;c,n
,non,,,..a ss;r,oI,. uu, ~ 1opuD't.'A ,.H.,
a.el' ~ Deis' sa'u 'o'oay were IN MI.
!Eggerman's place, l would demand an
investigation. Esgerman is the last
man IN the world that l would suspect
Huilty OF thing OF that kind, and am
not ready to believe ityet. The friends
OF Mr. Eggerman III the last General AS.
sembiy are unwliiing to believe the
charges made by MIR: Thomas, and ex-
ha vii l.nopi ' ~. 40 ,os.:a 'n oHn :Ie1t' that
Mr. 'TayIor oi Ha, Chamnn;an co,,ntv
who was able to he out this morninn ,, ~,
the first time in two weeks so;d @ s "ssii1 ~ :
know of tho matter il what TI. havo nm aaan =
| in the papers and the talks + have 1Iod nod
with memhers. + do MT tnow ,o ..ho. tIa Nv
feeling is, II there ia 'anv,b;n" Ha' ,Sa, Sne
comes within our inr;sd;ct;1n T. tsonn%t .
to be inyesiipatod % Tbe onoat;ar Eusu. ~ S,,.
mind ia whether wa had 7nr;sJ;o,;nn sEa ~ h,s =.
fore Mr.. Evverman waa aiec,ad .',En e. i Is.
as I have seen there ia notL;n" ] - ~ ohnn a'
that Erperman r.ceivad onv Houov ~ UAH" ~
his vote But / nm mt nosted on ,hot M
point. or couraa II tbsra s'o 10 on,th;. ~ ..as
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