Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-06
QUAY'S GREAT FIGHT.
Is in United States Senatorial
Contest to Stay.
Developments in the Bribery Cases at
Harrisburg, Wednesday.
The Quays Preparing for Their Trial Which
Will Begin. Monday.

Harrisburg. Pa, April The anti
Quay Republicans. today, dropped
Judge Stewart Of Franklin county and
cast their ballots for cX-Congressman
George f. HUFF, of West Moreland
county.
EX-Congressman HUFF was one of the
"favorites" until the Anti-Quay Re
publicans solidly voted for Congress
man Dalzel last week. Since then he
has not been voted Tor. Today's ballot
the 9th. resulted as follows: Quay
Rep. 81: jerks. Dem, -; HUFF, Rep.
20; total, 2Il. Necessary for a choice
LOG; paired and not voting. Il.
The bribery investigation committee
resumed it's inquiry. this morning. A
subpoena had been issued for Frank II.
Jones Of Philadelphia, Who il is an
legged offered Representative Laubach
Of Philadelphia. position in the mint
or custom house guaranteed for five
years if he would vote for Senator
QUAY.
William p. Wilson Of West More
land. who testified ut previous meet
ing Of the committee thai he was twice
offered $4,000 To change his vote from
COL. HUFF to Senator Quay-S500 cash
and the balance after he voted. and
then declined to give the name of the
person who made the alleged Offer was
tine first witness called. today.
Mr.. Young moved that the witness
be excused until : o'clock, in order
that he might consult with his attor-
neys. Without putting the motion,
Chairman Fow said to Wilson: DO
you know John Il. Byrne. who ran for
the State Senate in the Fayctte-Green
district last fall and was defeated"
Il do"
Was il he who made this offer to
your"
Il decline to answer"
Chairman Fow advised Wilson that
he would place him in the custody of
the sergeant-at-arms for contempt I'M
less he answered the question.
4 motion To extend Mr.. Wilson $
time. until this afternoon. was then
adopted.
Mr.. Wilson was called at the opening
of the afternoon session and said that
the person who as alleged. offered him
$1,000 to change his vote to Quay was
ex- Representative John Il. Byrne of
Scottdalc.
Harry Eoyard Of Grccnsburg. told of
the visit he ana Editor Berry Of the
I.atrobe Clipper, had made to Repre-
sentative YoungSton. during which
Berry is alleged to have said to the
member that he was Il poor man with
family and that il might be worth
his while to 90 with them to the Com
monWeaIth hotel. Bovard denied that
any such remark was made either by
himself or Berry and that any induce
ment was offered To Youngston to vote
for Col. Huff.
Mr.. Timlin. Dem. answered the for
NAL questions in the negative. and
Chairman Fow said that NJ. :. Collins
and Thomas Hendricks of Jermyn. who
would swear that Timlin received a
sum Of money from a man named
Coyle. had been subponaed to appear
before the committee. Mr. Fow stated
that the information about Timlin was
furnished him by an anonymous letter
and that he had ascertained that Col
Inns and Hendricks were reliable per
sons Members of the committee OBJ
jected to the examination Of the Wit
ness on an anonymous communica-
,
eXpunged from the record.
Charles p. Harder. assistant post
master at DanVille. was called at the
evening session. and denied that he told
Representative Foster that if he went
into the Republican senatorial caucus
and voted for Senator Quay he was au-
thoriZed by Mr.. Quay to say 10 Foster
that he. Harder. would be appointed
postmaster. Harder stated that Mr..
Quay had never told him that he would
be appointed if Foster went into the
caucus and voted for him. He admit
ted that he advised Foster to 60 into
the caucus because he was elected as a
Republican. but insisted that he held
out no induCement to him to attend.
He characterized Fosters statement
about the post office as a pure fabrca-
ton. Harder said he and Thomas }.
Price We're applicants for the Danvilie
post Office and by agreement with ex-
Congressman I\upt of Shamokin. he
withdrew and Price was appointed and
the witness selected as his assistant
The committee adjourned until to-
morrow.
Quay Is in the Fiqht to STAY