The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-13

! for a time The latter's friends vehem-
| entity deny that he had any connection
| with II and say that II such a resolution
\ * introduced Governor Bradley at once
| win go upon the floor OF the House and
| max. a spcech that will be full OF scnsa-
lions from end TO end. IL "a said an ef-
fort will be made TO dissuade Governor
Bradley from this step as II Is feared that
/ serious trouble might result from IT, as
the Governor minccs no words, when
angry. i'm debate.
EN-Congressmcn Wilson ana FRANKS uie
Hunter Republicans. who are implicated
with their leader in the alleged attempt at
bribery. were summoned before the grand
urv This morning by the Attorney-Gen-
oral who said he did not want To see the
Grand Jury become q mere engine Tor
polificaI persecution. Representative W.
T. Bird. "a Sound Money Democrat from
Davis county was also summoned ana IL
is stated he was 10 be questioned as 10
whether or not he had been offered money
hv the Hunter managers. The situation
is grave. The feeling runs very nigh. ana
pcrsonal alterations are looked Tor al
any time.
There was a murmur or surprise "Ec"
the Senate filed into the House Tor
joint discussion
,iibiicans answered promptly 10 their
names but the Gold democrats hoiuns
Republicans. and Free Silver Democrats
declined 10 answer. thus breaking
quorum.
Representative Burnam. OF Madison
county. q Hunter man. denounced the tao
Tics OF the opposition i'm round terms. say
ing that there were 125 members of the
General Assembly on the floor and only
forty-hve had answered. the continuation
Of which tactics. he said. was disgrace
10 the state A ballot was ordered, which
resulted in forty-four votes bong cast for
Hunter. No quorum being present the
General Assembly adjourned.
The Hunter men were busy this after
noon collecting their scattered forces TOT
"A final effort tomorrow. They announce
that they will win on the next Joint bal-
lot unless all signs fail. Many legislators
are of the opinion that matters nave
reached a crisis. and that the tension
which has been tightly drawn since Inc
session begun will eliminate tomorrow IN
the election Of either Hunter or the COM
promise Democratic candidate, Henry L.
Martin.
FRANKFORT, ky. April 2.-The
grand jury IS going deeply into The bfloei!
charges against Hunter and his lieu
Franks. and ex-Congressman Wilson be-
fore the body to-day but late this evening
"A half dozen senators and members. in
Guiding all those who cOntended that DR..
Hunter was i'm his room on the night OF
April 1t. were summoned and examined.
Later Captain Gaines. who swears that
DIT Hunter came TO his house on the night
mentioned. was recalled. and afterward
his wife went into the jury room.
4 part Of Hunters testimony was re-
iteration OF his previous statement that
ne had never seen Gaines, and never was
i'm his room I'm his life. The jury adjourn
cd for the day, without bringing in any
Indictments or other report.
10 IS reported the Investigation viii
take even wider scope at tomorrow
session. Meanwhile the harm. IL any,
done Hunter is I'm measure discounted
by "a break between the Blackburn Demo
Gratis and the Gold Democrats.
The latter have been assisting in break
ing a quorum. because OF the imminent
chance of Hunters election. They say
they will do so no longer. because the
Blackburn men will not agree 10 help elect
Martin or any other compromise cand-
date and because they are pledged TO
some kind OF an election. which will be
impossible so long as quOrums are pre-
vented. They promise 10 begin voting
again tomorrow on every ballot. This
will force an to vote. and with all voting
Hunter needs but one really new vote TO
secure his election. This with all voting.
Is liable 10 come az any moment from
some of the three factions opposing Hun
ter's election.
The Blackburn people. nearly always q
unit I'm anything they undertake have
progressed far enough I'm their shrewdly
worked nO-election scheme TO be candid
about 10. and they now say: "We'n have
no election. or force the SOund-M Money
election Of a Republican"