The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-18
DE YOUNG OFFTH TRACK
HE THROWS HIS SUPPORT TO FEL-
TON, BUT ESTEE LEADS.

FELTON, Also Contemplated With
drawing, But De Young Persuaded
Him Not To- Rumors of Attempted
Bribery Flying in the Air-Tell-tale
Scraps Of Paper Pasted Together.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, March 7.--After a
conference held last evening, Mr.. De
Young's friends decided to withdraw his
name in favor of Mr.. FELTON,. The joint
ballot this morning resulted as follows:
Estee As. FELTON, So, Blanchard 2, Johnston
5. Perkins l, White "a. Necessary to a
choice 5S. An adjournment was then taken
until tomorrow.
DE YoUNG'S WITHDRAWAL.
Il became known last night that after
several conferences between Mr.. FELTON, and
Mr.. De Young, in which the former ex-
pressed doubt as to his ability to carry the
election and offered to withdraw in Mr.. De
Young's favor, Mr.. FELTON, was dissuaded
from doing so on the ground that
Mr.. De Young had himself decided
The motive for the latter's
decision, he stated, was information
which ne believed to be true, that improper
offers had been made TO some of his sup
porters, and the knowledge that while / t
was apparently impossible for him to secure
the support Of all of Mr.. Felton's and Mr..
Blanchard's adherents, it would be possible
for bim to transfer the larger part of
his own following TO Mr.. FELTON,,
whom he favored as against the other
contestants. 1t was, therefore, believed
that an election would be reached on to-
days ballot but the result showed that Mr..
Estee had gained sufficient supporters to
give him As votes, which represents one
half of the total republican vote in both
Houses, and within 16 of the total vote re-
quired to elect a senator. Mr.. FELTON, gained
%. making his total IS. Mr.. Blanchard
received 2, Mr.. Johnston 4, and Mr.. Per-
kins l.
RUMoRS OF ATTEMPTED BRIBERY.
After the convention adjourned. rumors
Of attempted bribery were openly pub
lished. Both the San Francisco evening
papers charge that Attorney General Hart
has in his possession evidence tending to
implicate number of legislators A docu-
ment torn to pieces is said to have been
found and pasted together, which contains
a list of those who we're to receive money.
The memorandum was written on a MANILA
pad and the impression went through
on the lower sheet In connection
with the memorandum were found wrap
pers from the Fresno bank showing that
they had been torn from money. To-day's
sensation is based on the discovery of
certain pieces of paper in the waste basket
in the Office of the state librarian. w. 3.
Leake, the assistant state librarian, is
quoted as saying that at o'clock this
morning two assemblymen who had been
supporting Mr.. De Young. but who
to-day voted for Mr.. FELTON,, came
into the state librarians private office
and made some figures on a MANILA pad,
which they afterward tore up, and which
were collected and turned over to the
lieutenants of Mr.. Estee. From these
papers the inference is given out that they
definitely disclose that $21, 900 was drawn
from the Fresno bank, and list of names
of the assemblymen against whose names
the amounts are written have received the
money. Attorney General Hart acknOwl-
edges that he has the papers in his possession
but declines, for public reasons, to make all
the facts known at this time.