The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-05
A DDNIALPR0M Mr. KlILP
Declares He Made No Attempt to
Bride Mr.. Brown.
WASALL ABOUT A HORSE TRADE.

ouANNu Au t>u"ueh VI 'ps'''AS
Charges, Which Are Met by Flat De-
malls on the Part of PersOns Accused.
Harrisburg, April 5.--The bribery coul-
mittee resumed its investigation yes
terday afternoon into the charges Of al
legged bribery IN connection with the
United States senutorship aud the Nc
Carroll jury bill in the house. Repre-
sentatiyes Kaylcr, Lloyd, Jcfferis and
Milliken were called and answered in the
negative the formal questions. Mr.. Eos
ter, of Montour, testified that he had
been told by Il friend that certain parties
at Kingston could probably get him
place on the appropriation committee it
he would vote for Senator Quay. No
direct offer had been made. Mr.. Foster
said that Charles b. Harter, an appf-
cant for the Danville postotfice, told him
that Senator Quay had said he would ap-
point Harter postmaster If he Q'oster)
would go into the Republican caucus
and vote for MIR. Quay. MIR. Foster
declined to 20 into the caucus. Harter
was two weeks ago appointed assistant
postmaster at Danville.
Ex-Congressman Monroe II. Kuip, Of
Shamokin. was called to explain the
charge Of Representative Francis e.
Brown, Of Union, that he was offered
$500 by Kulp to absent himself from the
first session of the joint convention and
that IL he would vote for Quay the
price would be different. Mr.. Kuip said
Brown wanted to sell him some horses,
and he asked the member to go to Phila-
delpha and get them. Kulp told Brown
that there would not be an election for
several days, and that Browns vote
would not be needed. He advised Brown
that he could make few hundred dol
lars, possibly $3.50. by making the horse
trade at that time.
Mr.. Kulp was asked II he wanted
Brown to visit Philadelphia for the pur-
pose Of absenting himself from the joint
convention, and said he did not. He
denied having said to Brown that if he
would vote for Quay the price would be
different.
J. Newton Peck. of Coudersport a
witnessed referred to by Representative
Crittenden, of Potter, as having gone to
the Commonwealth hotel with him to
visit e. A. Van Valkenberg, was then
called He said he had no recollection
of hearing Mr.. Van Valkenberg say to
Mr.. Crittenden that II he stayed out Of
the Quay caucus he Wan Nalkenberg,
would assist Crittenden in certain Pot
ter county legislation.
Ex-Sherff Louis E. Miller, of Lebanon,
denied the story of Representative Icrbe,
Of Lebanon. that he told Zerhe that it
had been discussed by some of the anti
Quay leaders in Lebanon county whether
it would be advisable to raise fund to
be used to persuade Xcrbe to change
his vote from Quay.
William H. Cavode Of Ligonier. son
of the famous John Cayode denied Rep
resentative YouDgson's statement thai
he and Editor David ID. Berry, of the
Latrobe Clipper, said to the member:
You arc poor man with wife ami chill
iren. If you will go to the Common
wealth hotel it might be worth while"
Mr. Cavodc said he had not visited Har-
rishurg in nearly ten years.
Mr.. Berry testified that he worked for
Youngson during the campaign in the
belief that he was an anti-Quay Rcpub.
lican. When he found that YoungsoA
was NtllLS loI stuut Ht "Nht W
sons Harrisburg home with Harry b.
ward, Of Greensburg, very late at night.
and said to him that he was a poor man
with family and that his political fr-
tire depended on what he promised
when he was elected.
Dr. Howard H. Laubach. Of Philndel.
phia. a brother of Representative Lau-
bach, Of Philadelphia, testified that
Frank Jones told him that if his brother
would vote for Quay he would get him a
position in the custom house or the
mint, guaranteed for five years.
Representative Wilson. of Westmore-
land, who refused at a previous meeting
to disclose the name Of the person who
is alleged to have offered him $4,000 to
vote for Mr.. Quay, was excused until
today on account Of the illness Of his
wife and son.
i. Parker Titus, of Easton, was called
To give his version of the story of Repre-
sentative He'll, of Northampton, that he
and one of his colleagues were offered
two apiece 10 vote for Mr.. Quay.
do YOU swear or atlirmi" Chairman
Fow asked.
"Both, whichever is the strongest,
Titus replied.
"Thcrr is no difference"
IAN right, captain.'
Mr.. Fow said Titus was not in condi-
ton to testify, and be was directed to
appear before the committee today
Il. A. Thompson, Of New Vernon, tcs-
lifted that he was an applicant for po-
stion in the house, and that in a con
yprsutiUu with REPRESENTATIVE Caldwell