The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-04-05

RRANDS IsIM AS THE KING OF
CoRRUPTIoNIsTS
PROSECUTION IN THE COURTS
Will Be Resorted to in Case the United
States Senate Fails to Take
Action

Special to Tho Herald -
hi CLEVELAND, O., April 4. - The u
M senate committee has found Hanna VI
* guilty of bribery; that the seat ne "
81 holds in the United States senate was u
81 purchased by him as man would "
III buy O coat or a dog. VI
ia The committee report this week ~
M will give evidence that will prove the u
81 guilt Of the man who today dominates u
IA the president Of the United States. u
should the senate be influenced to take
no action on Senator Haana's case-and
his recent contest shows that this Is not
at all improbable-the senator will have
to answer in a criminal action brought
against him in the state courts.
The best elements, who oppose him and
his power for evil, are determined to bring
him suuarely to book. The vote will be
strongly against Hanna. Nineteen sena-
tors will brand him as the greatest cor
ruptionist in the state, II not In the nation
The charge on which he is convicted Is
plain and simple; that deliberately and
with the desire to secure by purchase what
he could not get in an honorable way, he
paid of his millions money enough to secure
the votes to elect him.
His right to hold the purchased seat will
now be contested by Mayor McKisson, who
was a candidate for the senatorship, but
who was defeated by cash.
The committee will also report Gen.
Boyce, Col. Dick, Maj. Rathbone and H..
II. Hallenbach guilty Of suborning MEM
bers of the legislature. There will be a
fight in the senate over the adoption of
the report.
None of the Republican members, ex-
cept Burke, will vote. for it. Therefore 1t
can be expected that the report will be
adopted by vote of 10 to II, Burke voting
with the Democrats
Harry Mason, speaker of the Ohio house
of representatives, said today concerning
the report of the bribery investigating
COMMITTEES:
1.-THE house appointed a committee which
worked in conjunction with the senate
committee. They will doubtless present
two reports: one, the majority report, find
ing against the senator and the other, a
minority report, finding for the senator.
The report of the legislature, as finally
agreed upon, will be sent to the senate OF
the United States"
The charge of bribery against Hanna was
made during the exciting struggle In Ohio
last January, when both houses met to
elect successor to Sherman.
Hanna was fatty accused of employing
agents to buy up the one vote necessary to
assure his election On January 10th the
specific charge was made, giving details
and circumstances of such character as to
call for official investigation.
MARCUS IS AGITATED
WASHINGTON, April 4.-Senator Han
ma, on receipt of the news of the action of
the Ohio senate committee, was much agi-
tated. He refused to be interviewed, and
held consultations with Burroughs and
Proctor and other Republican senators.
Said Senator Money: $50 perish the enc
mics of Cuba The Ohio senate may be
called on to submit it's evidence to the SEN
ate committee on elections when Hanna S
contested election case is heard. His stand
Ing for the present, however, will not be
affected"