The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-18
A NEW SORERUNNING.
Bribery in the Senatorial Con-
test at Sacramento.
FELTON, DOODLE IS ON TAP.
Mike de Young. Eeins Distaneed. Leaves
The Track. and Estss Pulls Ear
Ahead--Evidencs Of Csrruption.

SAN FxAxcrsco, March IA Posts
Sacramento special says: Another great
sensation Is about to be sprung in the leg
islature. It is impossible to detail the
exact nature of it, but Attorney General
Hart has evidence which will convict .
number Of legislators of having received
brides. A document torn to pieces has
been found and pasted together which con-
tains list Of the names Of those who were
to receive the money, and the amount they
were to get The total amount Mr.. Hart
states to be $21 900, and it was to be de-
posted in bank at Fresno Mr.. Hart
will say nothing more than this, except
that the whole matter has been traced and
the chain Of evidence - said TO be COM
plete.
Today's sensation is based on the dis
covery Of certain pieces of paper in waste
paper basket in the Office of the state
librarian. w. S. Leake, assistant state
librarian, is quoted as saying that at 8
o'clock this morning two assemblymcn
who had been supporting De Young, but
who today voted for FELTON,, came into the
state librarians private Office and made
some figures on manila pad, which they
afterwards tore up and which he collected
and turned over to some of the licutenants
Of Estee. From these papers the infer
encc is given out that they definitely dis
close that $21 100 was drawn from q Fresno
bank, and list Of names of assembly, me n
against whose names amounts are written
received the money. Attorney-General
Hart acknowledges that he has papers in
his possession, but declines for public
reasons to make the facts known at this
time.
SACRAMENTO, March 17-Only one ballot
for senator was taken this morning, and
the convention adjourned until tomorrow
noon. The ballot resulted: Estee As, Fell
ton 80, Blanchard ?, Johnston 4, Perkins 1.
The Democrats cast "a for White. The
number Of votes necessary to choice is
So. The expectation that there would be a
break in the senatorial fight today at
tracted an unusually large and interested
audience to the assembly chamber. Bruce,
who has been absent in the East, caring
for his injured wife, returned this morning
and took his seat in the convention. Rob-
ertson of Siskiyou, Democrat, placed
Stephen NJ. White in nomination. DID
bic then arose and withdrew the name
of NJ. H. de Young in favor of Charles
n. FELTON,. Fowler then withdrew Wet
2.
Bruce again placed William Johnston, of
Sacramento, in nomination, and the roll
was called. After the roll had been called
Broderick, Maher and George Williams,
changed to FELTON, and Preston changed to
Estee. In the assembly Baughman
changed from Blanchard to Estee, and
Marion changed from DeYoung to FELTON,.
leaving the vote as already given. On mo-
~ H.
then adjourned until IL o'clock tomorrow.
Senator Heacock introduced resolution
in the Senate this afternoon authorizing
the attorney general to publish the evil
dence found in the alleged senatorial bri-
berry case. 1t is probable that a committee
will be appointed tomorrow to investigate
the whole matter, Felton, says it is his
desire to have the affair sifted thoroughly.
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