Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-19
A SQUARE CHALLENGE
From Boyer and McCamant of the
Senate's Right to Try Them
WILL BE MADE BY THE ACCUSED.
They Will Wait, However, Until All the
Testimony Is Admitted.
A DISMISSAL OF THE CASE PREDICTED
rFRoN A STAFF coRREsPoxpESr.1


HARRISBURG, Oct. 1S.-When the sen-
ate meets at o'clock tomorrow afternoon
it will adjourn until after the burial OF the
late Senator Mehard A committee, con-
sisting of Senators Sloan, Dunlap, Logan
and Showalter, will attend the funeral.
Senator Mehards desk in the Senate cham
Der has been draped in mourning, and reso-
lutions of coincidence will be adopted before
the Senate adjourns tomorrow.
Judge Orvis, the constitutional lawyer of
Bellefonte, who has been retained for the
defense of Boyer and McCamant, did not go
to Philadelphia with his associate counsel
and the Attorney General to consider the
testimony in possession of the prosecution.
The Judge, however, wrote an opinion on
the testimony to be admitted, which was
accepted by both Sides Judge Orvis is
firmly of the belief that the State Senate
has no more right to try the accused officials
than would the Councils of Pittsburg or the
Synod of the Presbyterian church.
WILL HEAR THE TESTIMONY.
He saws, however, that the question of
authority will not be raised until all the
testimony is taken and the case is being
argued in the Senate. Then, the Judge
SAYS, thev will show beyond all question
that the Senate has acted without even the
shadow of authority and that the case will
be dismissed by a strictly party vote.
1t is evident from what Judge Orvis saws
that it is positively settled that the whole
inquiry will be concluded as magnificent
farce without regard to the evidence taken.
All the testimony taken bv the legislative
investigating committee will be admitted.
The admissions of the accused and all the
letters written to Bardsley by McCamant
will also be admitted and then the Senate
will be told by the attorneys for the defense
that the accused cannot under the Constitu-
tion testify against themselves and their
testimony and admissions will, Judge Orvis
says, be disposed of in that way.
TILDEN SURE OF SUCCESS.
Adelbert L. Tilden, the Democratic can
didate for State Treasurer, returned to this
city at o'clock this morning from the Phil
adelphia meeting, where he had wound up
a weeks tour of Eastern Pennsylvania. He
will leave early tomorrow morning for Car
Isle and Chambersburg, and will extend
the trip through the northwestern part of
the State. He will be accompanied by Can
didate Wright and probably one or two
others.
Mr.. Tilden says he enjoys campaigning,
and he added that during the past week he
had not gotten to bed until before or
o'clock in the morning, and that the dissi-
patton had not even shaken his nerves 81
am confident the Democratic State ticket
will be elected by good majority" Mr..
Tilden said. 81 have found wonderful
amount of discomfort in the Republican
party. The uncovering of scandals among
the Republican officials has shaken the con-
fidence of the voters, and they want
change. We will get great help from the
Republicans.
Mr.. Tilden says he is heartily in favor of
a Constitutional Convention, as he contends
such convention should be held to provide
for ballot reform. HERBERT.