New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-10
oRISBURG BRIBERY CASE.
rp EVIDENCE PRODUCED AT CON
FuN IMITATION or INVESTIGATION.
or MONEY IN CONNECTION WITH
ucARRE1L JURY BILL - NO
cuANGF IN BALLOT.
CHANGE N BALI'VI'



HAT ,eislatiye Committee investigating
bfce - ~ corrupt solicitation in connec-
ne Gu" tho NcCarren Jury bill tonight was
tcn VI, axten, corroborative OF that taken
70 So, 60 great was the interest taken in
pre''V...a5,,qs that the committee was com
ihs ,,oot IN the hall ~ the House OF Rep
1eN' IT., and there we're at least FIVE hum
r'Se",,.a,,rs present whe1 the work began.
dND renks. the Democratic candidate for
~o- nes an interested spectator.
ssa1ore, o,sorss y Mccain. correspondent Of
p,,ro5elnhia Press" was recalled and
fne ,,.sre others who told him they had
81 o-,,,nti,. approached. DR.. 5. s Smith. OF
- 80, ,aid he had been offered So" to vote
". NcCarrel bill but ne did not care to
J" rno made him The offer.
r. n..,.asartative b. Frank Miller. Of North
ny was recalled. and reiterated that Spade
fHs,.oratic member OF the House. not only
- him $40 to sign the paper 10 stand by
sor senator. but had afterward raised the
IT., 20 500 Witness had been told that the
NJ Hoy Dem Of clarion was signed
ne naper Witness read n n memo
-. he had made on January - that Spade
10. oeored to him Miller Hoy and Johnson
- ana later 500 to sign the pledge to
oer we're asked TO sign this paper was
us~ .so,. should all stand together on bills. and
-, there would be money Ito be DIVIDED among
50 Aovs Who vSre in the swim
d" o.ssertative Peter J. Criste CDem), Of
tnr,nerland recalled said he had been told
hose who asked him to make the motion to
.;sor the vote on the McCarren bill that
-. crnver OF Luzere. was TO second the
q Movies had tplQ
- This and when he asked Gruver II II was
Tho latter did not answer.
,,corRsTOOD HE WAS TO GET MONEY.
Mn Johnson. Of Northampton. recalled
',s,e was present when the vote on the post
..,srosrt OF the McCarren bill was taken, but
r.,oav asked him at that time 10 vote TO favor
- iii He was asked before that by eX-Sena-
-. covle 10 help out on the McCarreH DILL
-. Covle said he would take care OF MIN.
- ,-;,,ess understood to mean money for
t.w Coyle also said he would send man to
ctr, n get a hundred men to indorse him
= =. supported the McCarren BILL witness
..r., eraouentlv at the Lochel Hotel, because
,. vsnted 70 find out what was going on ana
.,..,b,, ~ see about some of that big reward
',..-a..r,sti,e Daniel X Hoch DEM, of
NJ. said he had visited with others the room
ri
n.s ~, asked 10 sign any paper He knew Of
-. axis,e,oe ~ A paper pledgng Democrats to
80. Gov Jenks for Senator. Witness was told
hy Nr. Miller that there was something /" II
for those who signed II.
Ranrssentative Lot W. Reif DEM. Of Berks'
me n The visitors to SPADES room at the hotel.
s.,a he had heard Of the paper for which they
were trying to get sgners, but it was not pre-
sented 10 him.
wellington H. Roseberry CDem), Repre-
sentative from Montgomery. was called. and
made statement concerning the allegations
rat he had urged his Democratic colleagues
no, 70 sign the jerks pledge for nothing as
there was something In IT, Mr.. Roseberry put
his testimony in the form Of speech. he saIo
he had been asked by spabe to sign Pae States
s0rDozr yenKs an the time for tnited ~
Senator II was a harmless paper. but he re-
fused to sign IT, as he had a dear experleIcs
once through signing a paper ne aIleI NaIu
saw The paper in the room OF MI. l-aNiei' Z"
Shenandoah editor. who conversed With him on
the McCarreU bill He had also told ex-senator
COyls he believed In the McCarrel Dill witness
denied emphatcally that ne had IN any way
been approached or had approached anybody
oorrur,lv In the matter ~ signing the jerks
hedge ny I'm support Of the McCarrel bill. He
= admitted that he t0d others not 10 sign the
jerks pledge as there might be something IN
Il" but h. did not mean money. H meant That
the paper might be Of such character as
would place a man on record when ne cld not
want "a be- placed. Witness made ms STATE
rert In hot angry tone. and when cross-eK-
smned he stood defantly and hurled back his
answers Ike a fash Try as they would the m
ouIs'tors failed 20 shake HIS statement. ana ne
created A most fay0ra bic impression.
Representative Spade was called. and failed 10
answer 70 his name. This concluded the lesu-
mony ana the committee will meet again next
week i is said that the people who have been
caught IN the dragnet are going 70 put up
strong fight 20 show hat the testimony against
them is untrue.
80 RESULT IN BALLOT1NG.
There was no choice for Senator today, ard II
he determination # the supporters OF Quay, as
rpressed al their meeting last night is worth
trhing ne key - the situation has been
tovn down the well Neither side evinces the
sas inclination 70 yield an inch, and neither
VIII make the first move for a settlement Of the
dHcultes Senator Quay's stanchest friends re
feraed to-day that there would be no election
i'r Senator AZ this session and they say it Is not
al likely that Governor Stone VIII call an
extra session soon after adjournment OF the reg
par session. o. elect successor to quay. -,
Inc anti-Quay Republicans have gwen up a.
nope Of ar alliance with the Democrats ana say
nat they VIII content themselves with Young
ira number u candidates and when they near
non the QUAY people that they are WING 10
'ieai for the nomination outside OF quay lheN
VIII lend hand That time viii not come sooh'
fatal
The following was the result Of the ballot TO-
DAY: QUAY o.. jerks -. Dalzen, ~; Stone
Stewart. :: Irwin. :. Hun. :. Rice :; Riler' =
%alAe, Grow Smith. l. Widener 4. Ia p oo.
Total 223 necessary TO choice. III paired '"'
ersent without pair. |.
Many pairs have been made up for the rest OF
.I's week and 'he beginning Of next Week Wll. .
SuoFs that the end is not IN sigh'. 9e'lA,'
quay as he eped South to-day WAS Kept IN
...'Hel Of The result 81 the ballot and ansWer
sek that his friends should keep up the heht-
DELAWARE CONTEST CONTINUED.