The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-13
Charged With Helping
on the Bribery Scandal.
AND HE SPlTS BLUE BALLS
MAY PAINT TILE SIT
UATION WITH A SPEECH
HUNTERS FRIENDS CONFIDENT
They Say They will Rush Him Through
To-day, or Martin, Though the
Anti-Hunterites Broke the
Quorum Yesterday.

Frankfort, KY, April 1.-THE Sena-
torial situation is sensational in the ex
treme, and rumors of such damaging na-
ture have followed so fast upon each
others heels since Saturday that the
scene is almost Kaleidoscope The latest
rumOr that has gained currency is that
within the next IS hours a sensational
resolution will be introduced in the House
by the Hunter Republicans censuring
and denouncing Governor Bradley in the
most severe terms for taking and having
u part in the alleged bribery charges
which have been brought against DIR.
Hunter. The latter's followers openly
charge that Governor Bradley, as we'll as
the silver Democrats, had hand in the
fnstlgatlon of the bribery charges which
are now being sifted by the Franklin
county grand jury and that in this last
move he allowed his venom to get the
better part of his judgment and that il
VIII work his downfall. This r1lmnr
reached the ears of Governor Bradley
TINS morning and the scene about the
State house was sulphurous for a time.
Inc latters friends vehemently deny
that he had any connection with it and
SAID II such a resolution is introduced
that Governor Bradley will at once p,o
upon the floor of the House and make
a speech that will be full Of sensations
from end to end. 1t is said that an effort
VIII be made to dissuade Governor Brad
ley from this step, as it is feared that
serious trouble might result from it, as
the Governor minces no words when
angry in debate.
Ex-Congressmen Wilson and Franks
the Hunter Republicans, who are impli.
Gated with their leader in tbe allnqad
attempt at bribery, were summoned be-
fore the grand jury this morning on
the recommendation of Attorney-Genera
Taylor, who said that he did not want
to see the grand jury become a mere
engine for political persecution. Repre.
sentative w. A Baird, a sound money
Democrat, from Daires county was also
served with a subpoena and it was stated
that he was to be questioned as to wheth-
er or not he had been offered money by
the Hunter managers.
The situation here is grave. The
feeling runs very high and personal alter
cations are looked for at any time.
There was murmur of surprise when
'iiN NCHdtS uItu IulO Iue House FOR a
joint session.
When the roll was called, the Hunter
Republicans answered promptly to their
names, but the gold Democrats, boiling
Republicans and free silver Democrats.
declined to answer, thus breaking a.
quorum.
Representative Burnam. of Madison
county, Hunter man, denounced the
tactics of the opposition in round terms.
saying that there were 125 members OF
the General Assembly on the floor and
only 40 had answered. The continuation
of the tactics, he said, was disgrace
to the State. A ballot was ordered
which resulted in A votes being cast for
Hunter. No quorum being present the
General Assembly adjourned.
The Hunter men were busy this af-
ternoon collecting their scattered forces
for final effort tomorrow. They an
nounce that they will win on the next
JOINT ballot unless all signs fail. Many
legislators are of the opinion that mat
ters have reached a crisis and that the
tension which has been tightly drawn
since the session begun, will eliminate
tomorrow in the election of either Hum
ter or the compromise Democratic candi-
date, Henry l.. Martin.