The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-04-05
DENIAhFROW
MR.. KUAP
Declares He Made No Attempt to
Bribe Mr.. Brown.
WAS ALL ABOUT A HORSE TRADE.

The Investigation Thus Far Has Re
suited In Number OF Specific
Charges, which Are Met by Flat Do
malls on the Part Of fPer-ous Accused.
Harrisburg. April 5,-The bribery com
mittee resumed its investigation yes
terday afternoon into the charges Of al
legged bribery in connection with the
United States senatorship and the Me.
Carrel jury bill in the house. Repre-
sentstives Kayler, Lloyd, Jeteris and
Milliken were called and answered IN the
negative the formal questions. Mr.. Fos.
ter, of Montour. testified that he had
been told by a friend that certain parties
at Kingston could probably get him
place on the appropriation committee II
he would vote for Senator Quay. No
direct offer had been made. Mr. Foster
said that Charles b. Harter, an appli-
cant for the Danville postotiice, told him
that Senator Quay had said he would ap-
point Harter postmaster If he Foster
would go into the Republican caucus
and vote for Mr.. Quay. Mr.. Foster
declined to 60 into the caucus. Harter
was two weeks ago appointed assistant
postmaster at Danvillc.
Shamokin. was called to explain the
charge Of Representative Francis f.
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. Kulp said
Brown wanted TO sell him some horses,
and he asked the member to 20 to Phila-
dol lob Il tf1r cold
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 a few hundred dol
lars, possibly $3.50. by making the horse
trade at that time.
Mr. Kulp was asked IL 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 II he
would vote for Quay the price would be
different.
J. Newton Peck, Of Coudersport,
witnessed referred to by Representative
Crittenden, Of Potter, as having gone TO
the Commonwealth hotel with him to
visit r. 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 Valkenberg)
would assist Crittenden in certain Pot
ter county legislation.
Ex-Sheriff Louis Il. Miller Of Lebanon
| denied the story of Representative Zerbe
of Lebanon, that he told Zerbe that il
had been discussed by some of the anti
Quay leaders in Lebanon county whether
it would be advisable tO raise a fund to
he used to persuade Zerbe to change
his vote from Quay.
William II. Cavode, OF Ligonier. a son
Of the famous John Cavode denied Rep
resentative Youngson's statement that
he and Editor DAVID n. Berry. OF the
! LatrObe Clipper. said to the member:
"You are a poor man with wife ana chill
dren. If you viii 90 TO the Common
wealth hotel it might be worth while"
Mr.. CavOde said he had not visited Har-
risburg in nearly ten years.
Mr.. Berry testified that he worked for
Youngson during the campaign in the
belief that he was an anti-Quay Repub.
lican. When he found that Youngson
was voting for Quay he went to Young
sons Harrisburg home with Harry Bo-
ward, Of GIcruSnurg. very late at night,
and said to him that ne was a poor man
with a family and that his political fu-
ture depended on what he promised
when he was elected.
DR.. Howard II. Laubach. of Philadel-
phia, a brother of Representative Lau-
bach, Of Philadelphia, testified that
Frank Jones told him that II his brother
would vote for Quay he would get him 4
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 $1,000 10
vote for Mr.. Quay, was excused until
today on account Of the illness Of his
wife and son.
l.. 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" to vote for Mr.. Quay.
"Do you swear or afirm?" Chairman
Fow asked.
Both, whichever is the strongest, ,"
Titus replied.
There is no difference"
IAN right, captain"
Mr., Fow said Titus was not in condi-
| tion to testify, and he was directed to
l ulIthI h'lNit lut tUIlulllct today.
+. A. Thompson, OF New Vernon, tes-
! tilted that he was an applicant for a Do
sition in the house. and that in a con-
versation with Representative Caldwell
he made the remark il Caldwell could
see his way clear TO go into the sena-
torial caucus he thought he could get
! the place, and at the same time remark
ing; Il don't ask you to do So" No
one had ever asked Thompson to get
! Caldwell TO vote for Quay, but it was
| his conviction that if the Mercer county
members did not attend the caucus he
would not be appointed.
Mr.. Titus requested permission to be
| heard, and said that he had never taken
a drink in his life. The committee de-
| cided to hear him, and he was sworn,
He testified that he went to HeiPs home
! on Sunday and asked him to vote for
! Mr.. Quay but he made him no Offer
MIR. Quay was instrumental in securing
the passage by the last legislature of the
| Weller bill, and Titus being a railroad
man he was interested in the senator,
reelection.
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