Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-06
INVESTIGATION FIZZLE.

The committee appointed to investigate
allegations of bribery in connection with
the McCarrel1 jury legislation and the
Senatorship has not made the sensations
anticipated by the insurgents. The wit
nesseS have reiterated the newspaper
reports which on the whole have been
vague and indefinite and, while several
have sworn they believed they might
have gotten bribes, not Il witness has
been produced to show that any money
was paid for q single vote. The insur
gents were rather startled last week
when one member of the house testified
that right in the headquarters of the So
called Business Mems League Il bold at
tempt was made to get him to remain
out of the Republican senatorial caucus
by an alleged offer of inducements by
one of the Van Nalkenburgs in the way
of passing legislation in which he was in
tcre-tcd. Another Republican. DR.. Zerbe,
of Lebanon, testified that he was in
formed that at these same headquarters
of fake reformers. there was discus
sion of the question of which of the sup
porters of the regular Republican eau
Gus nominee would be apt to take money
TO have him change his vote from Col
oncl Quay. Testimony of this character
has done much to discredit the whole in
vestigation, which many regard as hav-
ing been instituted solely for political
purposes. 1t is not likely to develop
much since this end has not been ac-
complshed. 1t is interesting to note that
not member of the legislature who has
been voting for Senator Quay has been
in any way involved in any improper
action by the disclosures before the com
mittee
EYES ON MAGEE.
In the remaining days of the struggle
there is no doubt many bold moves will
be made in the interest of the several as
pirants for the senatorship. Friends of
G.. l.. Magee have been talking of what
they may do before the end of the ses-
sion in behalf of the Allegheny county
leader, and some are predicting that
there will be breaking away of the
Mugee contingent from the Republican
regulars within the next few days. There
are those who would like to see Magee
senator some day, who declare that if
this prospected break from Quay should
come it would end forever any chances
that Magee might have for becoming
senator. The eternal enmity of many of
the regulars would follow deserton of
and though Quay may not be elected at
this session of the legislature. they would
take good care that Magee would not be
the man.
Inc resignation of John X. Commons,
professor of sociology and political
economy at the Syracuse University,
which took place about month ago,
is now said to have been forced one.
John ID. Archibald. of the Standard Oil
Company, is president of the Board of
Trustees.
The charges of bribery made before
the investigating committee of the
Pennsylvania Legislature in connection
with the fight for the United States
Senatorship made by Representative
Laubach We're substantiated by DR.. H.
ii. Laubach. of Philadelphia brother
of Representative Laubach.
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee of Delaware unanimously
adopted resolutions denounc;ne Sena-
tor Il. II. Farlow and representatives
William +. King and James Il. Clark
for voting for j. Edward Addieks for
United States Senator at the recent
session of the Delaware Legislature,
and calling upon them to resign their
offices as State Senator and Represen-
tatiypS respectively.