The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-04-06
"TW AS A HORSE TRADE
Kulp Said 1t Wasn't Offer to
Vote For Quay.
BRIBERY PROBING At HARRISBURG
Representative Wilson Given Until To-
day to Ten who offered Him Bribe.
Covode Denied the story Told by Young.
son-other Testimony Given.

HARRISBURG, April 5.-The bribery
eommittee resumed its investigation
into the charges of alleged bribery in
connection with the United States sena.
torship and the McCarrell jury bill in
che house.
Mr.. Foster Of Montour said that i'm.
mediately after the organization Of the
house Charles b. Harter, an applicant
for the Danville postoffice, told him that
Senator Quay had said he would appoint
Harter postmaster IL he (Foster) would
TO into the Republican caucus and vote
FOR Quay. Foster declined to 90 into
the caucus and has been voting with the
anti Quay Republicans. He said that
Harter was two weeks ago appointed as
Istant postmaster at Danville.
Ex-Congressman Monroe H. Kulp 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 If he would vote for Quay the price
would be different. Mr.. Kulp said that
Brown had voluntarily told him during
the campaign that he would be friendly
30 Mr.. Quay and that at the organiza-
tion Of the legislature he came to Harris
burg and Kulp asked him to vote for
Mr.. Quay. Kulp said Brown wanted to
sell him some horses and he asked the
member to go to Philadelphia and get
them.
Brown did not want to go while the
legislature was in session, and Kulp
told him that there would not be an cleo
ton for several days and that Browns g
vote would not be needed. He advised
Brown that he could make few hun
dred dollars, possibly $3.50, by making
the horse trade at this time.
Mr.. Kulp was asked il he wanted
Brown to visit Philadelphia for the pur-
pose Of absenting himself from the joint
convention, and he said he did not.
He said he did not know why Brown
should make the charge, unless he mis-.
construed his meaning. He denied hav-
ing said to Brown that if he would vote
for Quay the price would be different.
Kulp said that Brown left him under
the impression that he would vote for
Senator Quay if he had the opportunity.
William II. Cavode of Iigonier, sor
OF the famous John Cavode, was asked
If il was true that he and Editor David
ID. Berry Of the Latrobe Clipper went tc
the residence of Representative Young.
con Of Westmoreland, in Harrisburg
late one night before the opening of the
legislature, and said to the member
"You are poor man with wife and
children. II you will go to the Com
monwealth hotel it might be worth
while"
Mr.. Cavode said Youngson's state
ment was false and that he had moi
been in Harrisburg in nearly ten years
Mr.. Berry testified he worked for Young
son during the campaign in the belief
that he was an anti.Quay Republican
When Youngson came to Harrisburg al
the opening of the legislature Berry
gave him letter to a friend, who SO
cured quarters for him. Berry came tc
Harrisburg at the opening of the session
and learned that Youngson was votinl
for Senator Quay. He went to Young
sons home with Harry Bovard o.
Greensburg very late Mt night, and the
member said his child was sick and
agreed to meet Berry the next morning,
When they met Berry said to Young
son that he was poor man with {
family and that his political future de
pended on what he promised when ht
was elected. Mr., Berry denied Young
sons statement that he was invited K
the Commonwealth hotel and that HI
threatened to call the police if the visi
tors did not leave. The witness sale
that Youngson had never met Mr.. Ca
vode until Monday night. Youngsor
promised to vote for Colonel George F
Huff of Greensburg, after the seoont
ballot and then wrote him letter with
drawing his promise.
DR.. Howard II. Laubach of Philadel
phia, a brother of Representative Lau
bach Of Philadelphia, testified tina
Frank Jones told him that if his brothe
would vote for Quay he would get hin
a position in the custom house or tn,
mint, guaranteed for fve years.
James M. Hanlon of Philadelphia tes
titled that he was introduced to Jone
by Representative Laubach in Harris
burg on Jan. 3, and that after be anc
Laubach separated from Jones, Laubacl
said that he had been offered position
to vote for Quay.
Detective James H. Randall of Phila
delphia swore to having seen Jones anC
Laubach in conversation in this city
and that the member told him later tina
he had been offered a position TO vot,
for Quay.
Representative Wilson of Westmore
land, who refused at a previous meeting
20 disclose the name Of the person whC
Is alleged to have offered him %, 900 Il
vote for Mr.. Quay, was excused unit
today on account Of the illness Of his
wife and son.