The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-12
TRAMP,S WANTON CRIME

! concur in asking for an investigation but
they state that they will not vote foI
Senator Hanna under any circumstances
| While the bureaus of claims and charges
| are in full operation on both sides to-
night as usual. there also are reports
about the bribery charges being presented
| TO the grand jury of Hamilton county.
and of Franklin county. The grand juries
| are in session in both OF these counties
and there are current reports tonight of
| efforts to secure indictments before to-
| morrow. Otis claims 20 have been offered
| a bribe at his home in Cincinnati; that
| case could be brought only before the
grand jury OF Hamilton county and ii
would be necessary for Representative
OTIS and others who would be wanted as
witnesses in that case are here tonight
| and it was not thought to be probable
that Mr.. Otis would be absent tomorrow.
If the vote is cast tomorrow as IL was
cast today, the absence Of Mr.. Otis and
others opposed to Hanna would have no
effect on the result. There was talk of
flibustering but the opposition could not
break a quorum if all of their members
should remain away.
The other case OF alleged bribery comes
from the other side. Representative Sni-
der of Green county. who has been stop
ping at the Neil house during the past
week. voted today for Hanna. for Box
we'll for speaker last Monday a week ago
and attended the Republican house eau
Gus one week ago last Saturday The op-
ponents of Senator Hanna have been
after him closely and constantly. II is
alleged that Mr.. Madden came to the
Neil house last week to see Mr.. Snider
and that he claimed TO represent Kurtz
and Bliss. Representative Snider had
been anticipating the visit and stenog-
rapher was concealed in the bath room
adjoining his apartments. II is charged
that Mr.. Snider was offered 5000 for his
vote and that the names Of his hackers
were given by the caller. The steno-
graphic report OF the conversation be-
tween Snider and Msddey is ia the hands
Of Hon Z. G. Rathbone, who was as
sistant postmaster general under Harri-
son. and Is here as one OF the managers
for Hanna. II has been reported for sew
eral days that this case was before the
grand jury OF Franklin county. but when
that body closed its work this evening
II was unoficially stated that neither that
nor any other case connected with the
senatorial contest was before that body
The Democratic members OF the leris-
lature held another conference tonight at
with Judge Ditty. member OF the fus-
ion steering committee. reported that
Kurtz had promised two more Republl-
can votes on Joint ballot tomorrow. Not
withstanding this report Il was !-npossl-
hle o get the three Dernoc-as who voted
against McKissn today 70 pledge them
selves for him ouorrov. Several other
Democratic members refused to attend
the conference, although they we're re-
paedly snt for. After repeated e1or-s 20
get all ne Democrats 20 vote with IN six
dissenting Republicans and a failure %
DO so. the conference adjourned until 2
O'Clock tomorrow
The workers for the opposition against
Hanna viii 10, sleep tonight but viii put
IN all the time unfu the toint baEot e.
taken tomorrow az noon Several rlern-
hs-s Who voted sar Senator Hanna were
IN conference With the opponents % Han
IA az the Great Southern hotel tonight
but 10 changes are Announced The chase
for changes IN the vote III BE keDt uP
cen 70 The entrances % the state house
tomorrow ~hen the members can get
relief or entering their respective halls
Auouz the propositions perting - ore
- drop NrKfsso1 tomorrow ard vote for
Iep:ha Gerard Representative Drost,
ard Lane. VEo had been favorable %
Gerard. voted FOR Hanna today, Ger
rarf's friends szy there xas time SAer
ghe coalition nlghNhave elected hgt roE
they D. 10; propose 20 hare h.ra noruina-
ted a. z zzrrfnce-
IN connection Eish ths srsberT stories
tonight = Is reported thaf Elt1eEsss 49,