The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-24
WHAT DO
YOU KNOW ?
Schuylkill Representatives Before the
Bribery Investigating Committee.
THEY WERE NOT APPROACHED
Startling Developments Expected in the
Senatorial Contest Next week--De-
sertion From Quay and Elec-
tion Of Christ. Magee is
Predicted

| Harrisburg, March 24-rhe name OF Frank
| Willing Leach one Of ex-senator Quay,
shrewdest managers. was dragged into tho
1 bribery scandal last night by Robert NJ
| Foster. Of Centre. Foster is Democrat and
is serving his second term in the House.
Leach Is alleged to have offered him a place
on the Appropriations Committee aud Sol
diers' Orphan School Commission in return
for supporting "the old man" Leach is at
his home in Philadelphia with a sore throat.
and will ask to be allowed to answer Foster
under oath
Three members from Schuylkiu county,
Represen atives Anderson, Coustein and
Gwenther, have each appeared and answered
the questions in the negative. The probe ap-
piled by the committee is as keen-edged and
as broad, it seems, as anything could possibly
be. A truthful man could not protect his at.
temped traducer. 1t is simply impossible for
any one approached to deny it without per
iuring himself
Three members stated that Representative
Engler informed them that be had been ap-
preached the day following his visit to Coyle
aud Costello. The next hearing will take
place Tuesday afternoon. and on Monday the
committee will ask for more time ia which
to make their report to the House.
The appropriation bills introduced in the
House with a favorable recommendation pro.
yides for an appropriation Of $50 100 for the
Miners hospital at Fountain Springs. The
last appropriation received was S7g, 5O8 90. and
the trustees this year asked for SlOl, Sis.
Under the appropriation granted by the com
mittee the hospital will be only able to ac-
commodate one-half of the patients they have
In the past, as the maintenance alone costs
S35, 900 each year
DEsERTIoN FROM QUAY PREDICTED.
A strong effort will be made next Tuesday
or Wednesday on the part Of the "antis' to
force Senator Quay TO retire from the Sena-
torial fight. The 'antis" have decided TO
concentrate their forces ana give united sup
port in turn to one anti-Quay candidate
The leaders Of the insurgents" assert posi-
lively that a great many now voting for
Quay will desert him next week, but this
is denied by the former Senator's friends.
Congressman John Dalzen will probably
be the beneficiary Of the first days united
ballot, although it looks very much as if the
wind-up Of the affair will be the election of
Senator Chris. L. Msgee. The latter has
voted for Quay since the balloting began, and
has kept several of his friends in line for the
"0ld Man" The insurgents" are positive
in their assertions that an election will take
place before the adjournment of the Legisla-
ture.
Both sides say that next week will develop
startling moves in the Senatorial battle, and
they are urging their friends to be on hand
Senator Losch. who is sick at his home, has
been telegraphed for to be here next week if
his condition will allow it.
The vote of the joint session to-day was as
follows: Quay 35, jerks 81, Dalzell TO-
scattering "a.