The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-02-01

From House Journal, Tuesday, January
q, 1898.
Chairman LupSer, of the committee on
sctions, submitted the following report
.nd resolution, which were read the first
kne:
lfR. ErEAEzR: am instructed by the stand
3 coucmitkse ON elections to make the follow
rrepsrs OF sasts which have been laid before
cone 70 the knowledge Of your committee
ia4 tie right of John w. Davis TO a seat in
house. e. representative from the Ninety
nth rs1ressl4atiVe district. embracing the
Sunty Ct KtoNa.
by ths returns in the Office of the secretary
) 4 state. the said John w. Davis is shown to have
: eceived A01 votes and J. w. Hair received S69.
: aving said Davis a majority of 80 votes for the
J dee.
SEn affidavit. made by Willis L. Smith before
5 = duly certified by w. D. Eastman Esq, notary
3. r-.lic. of said Kiows county. on November q,
2. g thas been laid before your committee in
:: 3. the afdant states as follows:
{ g 8 or about the 9Th day OF November, 1892.
a ". Davis, then candidate for representa-.
Kiowa county, paid afiant SO to vote for
3 -Sber, 1892; that afdant accepted the Sc With
Sieratanding that the 81 was paid to him
: 9 Reconsideration for his vote, and with the
>. Stending that afhent was to vote for him
p q 99 on the sth day of November"
2 = Sher affidavit has been laid before Your
o Sittee. made by Joseph Derby, before said
z. - public, on the 21st day Of January. 1898,
- certified, In which the afiant states as fol-
9 the 1st or Cd day OF EovembeP, 1892, John
8 81 eyts, then candidate for representative
E. 0Ifersd sist Sc to vote and work for hin.
= ne election which was t. come of on the 6th
8 tot NOyembeF. leSS. which g aiiiant REFUSED
3 9pt It. and put the So Into atlantis vest
g get. and affiant took the money out of his
8 set and returned IL TO Davis"
3 1thin thirty days after the declaration of
: state board OF canvassers. said J. w. Hair
spared and signed statement and notice to
Gid J. w. Davis. reciting that he lHair) being
8 allied elector In Union township. in said
Ss1a county, would contest before the house of
s. FbEesentatives the right OF said Davis to seat
Is representative of that district on the grounds
-Among other-that he had given some OF the
electors who had voted for him, and had offered
20 give to sundry other electors voting at the
said election. bribes and rewards In money and
other things of value, for the purpose OF pro-
curing his election TO said Office. which grounds
OF contest specified in said notice were duly verb
ded by the affidavit OF j. W. Hair, made De-
csmber q. 1892. before ]. T. Garfield, q notary
public OF said Kiovs county, who duly certified
the sanle.
Il Is shown to the committee by the affidavit
OF said Hair, that said J. W. Davis had left hia
usual place Of residence. taking his family with
him, and had so absented himself that his
whereabouts could not be ascertained. leaving
his usual place of residence closed. copy OF
said notice was therefore by the sheriff left at
ths o6ice Of said j. ". Davis. ia said Kiowa
county. on the 2lst day of December. 1891, said
Davis being an attorney and having regu11e
law Office and place of business in the county,
and notice was on the next day fled IN the Office
O1 the county clerk OF said KicWa county. who,
under his official seal has certified copy OF the
same. and oR the Endorsement Of the sheriff
thereon. 60 thIs committee. and the same is now
bsfOre as.
The aforesaid facts. In the opinion Of your
committes. ju1tify and warrant an Investigation
By this house as to the charges of bribery and
other charges embraced In said atEidavits and
sworn notice Of contest; and your COMMITTEES
saEmit Tor the consideration of this hoass the
following resolution in relation thereto:
(Houss Resolution No. 25.)
Resolved That the committee on elections be
fEs'Euctsd 30 speedily inquire into the evidence