The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-03-01
No Evidence Og Bribery

Washington. Feb Ex-senator Chandler
today presented to the senate the rep1rt
Of charges OF bribery in the election to
the senate of NJ A. Hanna as made by
the Ohio senate The report sets out thai
no direct remonstrance setting out that
Mr.. Hanna was not elected or ought 10
be expelled from the senate nas been re
ceived by the senate. lie also shows mat
no one has appeared before the commit
tee and that no papers have been rece.y-
ed beyond the formal report Of the action
Of the state senate Notwithstand,ng
these failures the committee has inves-
| tigated the charges.
| II finds that "ther is no proof submitted
either Oj that Mr.. Hanna was eleccod
senator through bribery or CO that he
| had any agents engaged In carrying or
his canvass Tor the senate who were Ill
rectly or implicitly authorized by him TO
| resort TO corrupt methods or to any form
OF wrong doing, or CD that he had any per-
sonal knowledge Of the facts of The case.
1t may be said that there is no evidence
which fairly tends TO prove either Of the
foregoing three propositions
In view Of these facts the committee on
privileges and elections have reached the
conclusion that ''The United states sena e
is not called upon to take any action IN
the premises
minority report signed by Senators
Turley, Pettus and Caffrey were presented
by Senator Turey This report takes the
position that a further investigation,
should be made and enters quite freely in
TO the statement OF the case presented by
the Ohio senate The minority contend
that the attempt on the part OF Boyce
TO buy Otis vote for Hanna Is clearly
proven. Seventeen hundred and fifty dot
lars, the report continues, was paid in
cash by B0yce 70 Campbell as attorney
for Otis Boyce agreed to pay si.75O more
when Otis reached Columbus and a bal
/ ance of $500 II Hanna was elected.
They claim that II is shown that Hannd'
managers, Dick and Rathbone. were a
the Neil house in Columbus when Hanna
had his headquarters and they repcat H.
details OF Boyce's conversation via
them over the telephone from the GihsoI
: house In Cincinnati. as overheard by TN
! clerks Of the Gibson.
1t was In this interview. the minortl
> say, that the terms for purchase OF Ot
9 vote we're finally agreed upon DeuWr
Boyce and Campbell
= The minority then say: I'VE think ih
o eyldence 20 which We have referred, stan
, ing as II does uncontra i'cted and an
u explained. shows that certain OF Mr. 1iar
mas managers at Columbus not onl
= knew Of the purp7se Boyce had in View
Cincinnati but also they added. @bette
and advised him in carrying out the'
- purposes and that this state of affail
- existed while Mr Hanna was present q
= his headquarters. This view ls strength
- ened by two fects.
- First. that many Of the witncss's who.
:. testimony apparently would have thro"
- much light upon the subject undec inqIii
= denied the Jurisdiction OF the eommitt
- and refused 90 testify under advise
counsel. who stated thai they represe
~. ted the Interests Of Rathbone and Di'
- and Senator Hanna and second, IN
Senator Hanna and his representidv
had subpoena sent them by mail whi
seem 10 have reached them, calling up
them 70 appear before the state sena
=. leommittee. 10 whlct they made no re
"a ponse."