The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-29
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7 0 ELECT PERCY.
Charge Made by Mem
Der of Mississippi
Senate.
LEGISLATURE HAS
r EAL SENSATION
Grand Jury Indicts Planter for
Offering $1,000 to Senator
Bilbo for His Vote, but Re-
fuses to Indict Latter tor
Acc epting g the
Money.

Jackson. Miss, March 2s.--F-rom a
maze OF accusations and denials bear
ing on the charge that money was Of
fered a member of the State Senate in
exchange for his vote for Leroy Percy.
the recently successful candidate for
the United States Senate from Missis-
slppi, the surface Developments tonight.
after one OF the most strenuous days
Mlssissipprs capital has experienced In
years, are:
4 grand Jury Indictment charging
l.. c. Dulnncy, of Issnqucna county. a
prominent planter, w1th rendering n
bribe to state senator Biibo.
The refusal Of the grand jury to in
diet Mr. BiIbo for accepting bribe.
4 resolution pending in the upper
branch OF the State Assembly demand
ing the expuision of tn. second party
to the alleged transaction held In
abeyancc unti1 Tomorrow morning,
when statement Will be made by Mr..
BiIbo.
Biibo's story.
All this came in rapid sequence af-
ter formal declaration by Senator
Bilbo that during the recent legisla-
tive caucus he had been approached
by Mr.. Dulaney and rendered $1,000
IL he would lend his support to Mr.
Percy: that part OF the amount, S5i5
was TO be paid mmediately, the ball
ance after the election of Senator
Percy: that he accepted the tender TO
be used as evidence in support OF
charges that irregular methods We're
being used 10 encompass the defeat of
Mr. Vardaman, OF whom he was q
supporter, and that the money he re-
ceived he handed TO a local minister
rrI.f fa
Bilbo declares. he told the Kinds coun-
~ grand jury.
According TO Sir. gtlbo. he planned
to have the alleged transaction occur
in certain room in local hotel
that he arranged for witness to B..
secreted in the room. bur that he was
taken to another room in the hotel
and that there were no eye- witnesses.
That the charge Is without founda-
ton is insisted by those who favored
the election of Mr.. Percy as against
the several other candidates, includ-
ing former Governor James X. yarda-
man. W. a. Percy, of Memphis. a
brother Of Senator Percy. is in Jack
son, and in vigorous terms declares the
charges groundless, as does Mr.. Du
ianey.
Up TO late hour tonight DuIaney
had not been arrested.
Action Deferred.
In the Senate until late in the ar
ternoon, the members remained in
executive session, threshing out the
charges and considering a resolution
presented by Senator Dean looking to
the expulsion OF Mr.. Rilbo AT the re-
quest of the latter. however, action
was deferred until tomorrow TO per-
nit of his conferring with friends.
Each side insists that a thorough in
yest!gation will be had, and TO this end
nearly score OF grand jury subpoenas
were served to-day on the Governor of
the State. former Congressman John
Allen and others prominent in State
affairs.
Besides the developments of to-day,
an investigation is pending seeking an
accounting in detail of the disburse-
ments made of State funds at the
hands OF former Governor vardaman,
and as consequence of it all, tension
among pariisans is strained, personal
feeling is intense, and none will fore
cast what tic next several days may
bring forth.