Arizona republican., 1905-03-07

the most prominent republican workers in this state.
 Eight informations charging bribery and conspiracy were filed against Messrs. Herbert and Sullivan in the criminal court by District Attorney Geo. M. Sddger' simultaneously with the springing of the sensation in the joint assembly by Senator Morgan Bonds for $5,O0O each were furnished by the accused men. District Attor- ney Stidger said in explanation of able to act. that the matter had been brought to his attention last Satur- day by Senator Morgan.
 MT. Herbert issued the following statement: "Mr. Morgan came to my room in the Brown Palace hotel last Thursday with MT. Daniel Sullivan MT. Morgan stated that he and his that Boulder county had gone for Mir. Adams and the laboring people in his section of the state were for Mr Adams and that he had told them he would vote for Mir. Adams. and that he had told Governor Adams the same thing. The pressure was so great from the Peabody people that they might drive him out Of the state if he did not vote with them as they were brow beating many republican members Of the legislature and making threats against them in business and in poli- ties He said he was convinced that
 the Peabody people had no case. Mir. Morgan stated that he had been offered S3.000 by the Peabody people and he ought to have $3.e00 if he stood by Adams and incurred the enmity of the Peabody people. I told him I would not pay any member of the legislature to vote one way or the other in the Sovernorship contest. MT. Morgan was
 very insistent and finally said that he would take $500. I absolutely refused 1 to have any more to do with him and
 he went away. MT. Sullivan was pres ent during the entire conversation. (Signed) "J. NJ. HERBERT"
 Senator Morgan approached me
 few days ago." said Postmaster Sul- liVan, "and told me in the presence of several witnesses that he was anxious l to vote for Governor Adams. because Peabody had failed to make a case. told him I had always believed he NedS lAtd 0l lo teLDOQN S4Qes put ne vehemently denied the charge. He pleaded with me to take him to have a talk with Mir. Herbert Fortunately I was in the room during the conver- ! sation with Mir. Herbert and heard him solicit the bribe and MT. Herbert em- phatically declined to consider it." Democrats charge that Senator Nor gan's statement is part of a criminal plot in the interest of the former gov ernor.
 Governor Adams said today: q dol not believe the charges. but I believe they were made simply as part of the political game"
 This afternoon Postmaster Sullivan assaulted Richard Broad, a Peabody worker, on the street, and declared af- terward that Broad and other lobbyists had instigated Morgan to make the charges for the purpose of influencing | the legislators in favor of Peabody and he denies there is any truth in Nor gan's statement.
 Aftef an hour spent in waiting for
 Senator Morgan to appear, the bribery Investigating committee adjourned to- night. Shortly after adjournment Mor- gan appeared in the hallway accompa- nied by two brawny escorts. Postmas- ter Sullivan, who was standing at the end of the hall. saw Nor gan, and, according to CSel story, started toward him with clenched fists Another story is that Morgan acted as if he intended to assault the postmaster. At any rate hostilities were prevented by the in reference of Morgan's escorts. So far as can be learned no criminal com plaint against Morgan was sworn to tonight by either Herbert or Sullivan
 A caucus of republican senators was held tonight for the purpose of dis cussing the proposition of seating Lieutenant Governor Mcdonald as gov ernor. No definite conclusion was ar rived at.