The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16
KANSAS.
IoLlTiCAL LYING is BEING DONE IN
BOTH STATES

On One Side or the Other-Charges of Bril-
berry Positively Made and Sworn tn and
as Positively Denied on Oath-Record Is
Black One Whether There Has Been
Amy Bribery or Not-Lewelling's Rcpu-
dates the Charge Against Him.
Frankfort. KY, April 13.-The local
grand jury is going deeply into the
bribery charges against ex Representa-
tive Hunter and his lieutenants. Not only
were the nominee, and Franks and ex-
Representative Wilson before the body
yesterday. but late last evening half
dozen senators and members, including
all those who contended that DR.,
Hunter was in his room on the night Of
April l.. were summoned and examined.
Later Captain Gaines. who swears that
Hunter came to his house on the night
mentioned was recalled. and afterwaid
his wife went into the jury room. n
part of Hunters testimony was
reiteration of his public statement that
he had never seen Gaines and never
was in his home in his life. Tie jury
adjourned for the day without bringing
any indictments or other report. 1t is
reported that the investigation will take
even a wider scope at today's session.
The charges against Hunter are that
there was $4,000 offered to secure his
election and that in furtherance or this
offer to buy votes he went to Captain
Gaines house on the night Of April l.
Hunter claims an alibi
Gold Democrats Get FESTIVE.
Meanwhile the harm, If any, done
Hunter by these charges and their pub
licity are in q measure discounted by a
break between the Blackburn Demo-
Gratis and the gold Democrats. The lat
ter have been assisting in breaking a
quorum because of the imminent chance
of Hunters election. They say that they
will do so no longer, because the Black
burn Democrats will not help, or agree
to try to help, elect Martin or any 9TH
er compromise candidate, and because
they are pledged to some kind of an
election which will be impossible so
long as quorums are prevented. They
promise to begin voting again today on
every ballot. This will force all to
vote, and with all voting.Hunter would
but one really new vote to secure his
election. This, with all voting, Is liable
to come at any moment from some OF
the three factions opposing Hunter s
election. The Blackburn people, nearly
always a unit in anything they under
take, have progressed far enough in
their shrewdly worked no-election
| scheme to be now candid about it, and
they now say: "We'll have no election,
or force the sound money Democrats
into being responsible for the election OF
a Republican"
Matters Close to a Crisis.
The Hunter men were busy yesterday
afternoon collecting their scattered
| forces for a final effort today. They
! announce that they will win on the
+: next joint ballot unless all signs fail,
| and every means known to the poll
tician is being used by them to not only
| keep their men in line but to secure the
| necessary additional vote from the out
! side. Many legislators are of the opin-
| ion that matters have reached crisis,
| and that the tension which has been
| tightly drawn since the session began
/ will eliminate today in the election Of
| either Hunter or the compromise DEM
ocratc candidate, Harry l.. Martin.