The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-13
BITTER ATTACK ON BRADLEY.
HUNTERITEs CONNECT HIM WITH
THE bribery CHARGE.


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A RumOr That They Intend to In
trOducc Sensational Resolution
DenOuncing the GOvernOr-Thc
Governor Furious on Hearing the
story and Threatens to Appear an
the Floor of the House and Make
"A speech Sensational From Begin
ming to End.
Frankfort Ky. April 1.-THE senatorial
situation is sensational in the extreme and
rumors of such a damaging nature have
| followed so fast upon each others heels
since Saturday that the scene is almost
kaleidoscope.
| The latest rumor that has gained cur
rency is that within the next forty eight
hours a sensational resolution viii be in
PRODUCED In the House by the Hunter re-
! publicans censurlng and denouncing Gov
Bradley in the most severe terms for TAX
ing and having part in the alleged brib-
| cry charges which have been brought
against DIR. Hunter. The latters follow
ers openly charge that Gov. Bradley as
well as the silver democrats, had a hand
in the insugation of the bribery charges
which are now being sifted by the Frank
lin county grand jury, and that in the last
move he allowed his venom to get the bet
ter part of his judgment and that 1t will
] work his downfall.
| This rumor reached the ears of Gov
Bradley this morning and the scene about
| the state house was sulphurous for a time
| The latters friends Vehemently deny that
| he had any Connection with IT,, and said IL
such a resolution is introduced that Gov
| Bradley will at once go upon the floor of
| the House and make a speech that will be
| fun of sensations from end to end. II is
| said that an effort will be made to dis
saude Gov. Bradley from this step, as II
| is feared that serious trouble might re-
suit from it, as the governor minces no
words when angry in debate.
| Ex-Congressmen Wilson and Franks,
the Hunter republicans who are lmplicat-
ed with their leader in the alleged attempt
at bribery, We're summoned before the
grand jury this morning on the recon-
| mendation of Attorney General Taylor,
| who said that he did not want to see the
grand jury become a mere engine for po-
| litical persecution Representative w. A..
| Baird, sound money democrat from Da-
vies county, was also served with a sub
| poena, and It was stated that he was to
| be questioned as to whether or not he had
been offered money by the Hunter man
| ayers.
There was a murmur of surprise when
| the Senate filed into the House for joint
| session. When the roll was called the
| Hunter republicans answered promptly to
sNtheir names, but the gold democrats. bolt
ing republicans and free silver democrats
declined to answer, thus breaking quo
rum.
Representative Burnall of Madison
county, a Hunter man, denounced the tao
! ~. NEs.,,g In nd noW
ing that there were 125 members of the
general assembly on the floor and only IS
| had answered, the continuation of which
tactics. he SAID was a disgrace to the
| state A ballot was ordered, which re-
suited in A votes being cast for Hunter.
No quorum being present, the general as
| sembly adjourned.
The Hunter men were busy this after
noon collecting their scattered forces for
a final effort tomorrow. They announce
| that they will win on the next joint ballot
| unless all igns fail
The grand jury Is going deeply into the
| bribery charges against DR.. Hunter ana
his lieutenants Not only was the nominee
and Mr. Franks and Congressman VIII
son before the body to-day but late this
| evening half dozen senators and mem.
| bers, including all those who contended
that DR.. Hunter was in his room on the
night of April /, were summoned and OK
amlned. Later, Capt Gaines, who swears
| that DIR. Hunter came to his house on the
night mentioned, was recalled and after
wards his wife went into the jury room.
A part Of DR.. Hunters testimony was a
reiteration of his public statement that no
had never seen Capt. Gaines ana never
was in his home In his life. The jury adj
iourned for the day without bringing in
| any indictments or other reports.
II is reported that the Investigation will
take even a wider scope at tomorrow .
session. Meanwhile, the harm, If any.
done DR. Hunter, by the charges AMI
| their publicity is in measure discount
| ed by a break between the Blackburn
! democrats and the gold democrats.
The latter have been assisting in break
ing a quorum, because of the imminent
chance of DR.. Hunters election. They
| saw that they will do so no longer because
| the Blackburn democrats won't help, or
agree to try to help elect Martin, or any
other compromise candidate, and because
they are pledged to some kind Of an cleo
ton which will be impossible so long as
/ duorums are prevented.
They promise TO begin voting again to-
morrow on every ballot This will force
all to vote and with all voting DR.. Hunter
! needs 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 DR.. Hunters cleo
| ton. The Blackburn people, nearly al
ways a unit in anything they undertake,
have progressed far enough in their
shrewdly worked no-e.ection scheme 10 be
candid about II, and they now say: Wen
have no election, or force the sound money
democrats into being responsible for the
| election of q republican,