The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-01

koaussl fhs senat0r from the Thirty
1rst has challenged me, and ! accep
his CHALLENGE - =
Senator MoriaBty explained his re
MARKS by saying chat the report o
the committee had shouldered thu
burden upon the senate, and II wal
up 20 any one who thought Bradle,
guilty 10 make tina motion.
az think the senator suggesting tn,
motion should have the sand to MAKE
It." said Fowle hotly.
Senator Newton suggested a re
cess, and Senator Moriarty said tina
he would favor IL TO enable Fowle 4
prepare a speech II he wished to
Senator Newton withdrew his mo
| ton.
II demand the publication OF this
| testimony, because IL carries yindi'
cation OF an honest man who Is as
| innocent as he was two years ago, be-
fore he, came here, and before the
newspapers made something out OF
nothing. The testimony shows this
man Townsend q man OF no con
science. II shows that the story he
told was fabricated on Jan. 10, and
completed Jan. 20, after the COVER.
nor's message demanding q reduction
In the senate force had been read In
the senate. Today, I don't believe
from Townsend's testimony that he
ever had any conversation with Brad
ley at the time that he says the pay
ment was asked for his job" Collins
then threw the book OF testimony into
the waste basket.
Senator Fowle moved a recess that
he might put his resolution in shape.
The resolution read In part, after
stating that a preponderance OF the
evidence showed that Bradley pro-
posed the payment of SIS for the job
OF assistant sergeant-at-arms:
Whereas, the testimony Of William
II. Bradley, taken under oath before
the committee OF investigation Is con-
Trajectory and is impeached In sew
eral Instances. and shows that he
denies having proposed to said Sher-
man M. Townsend that Townsend
should pay to Bradley $7s or any
other sum as q consideration for the
securing Of Townsend said appoint.
ment, which testimony il false. as
shown by the evidence and the find
Ing Of the committee,
Whereas, IL appears from the fore
going that Senator William II. Brad
ley has been guilty of improper and
illegal conduct such as should forfeit
his right to his seat In this body;
therefore be IL
Resolved, that the seat Of William
H. Bradley, senator from the Eigh-
teenth district, be declared vacant,
and that Senator William II. Bradley
be expelled from the senate"
Senator Moriarty read from the
committees report, I'VE do not think
any conclusion can be reached which
could not admit Of reasonable doubt"
Then he made his plea for Bradley.
He cited the story of the baker who
was falsely condemned and executed
In Venice, which incident has caused
the caution, Remember the baker"
to be pronounced before a verdict Is
reached in a criminal trial He spoke
Of Bradley's gray hair and Of his long
residence among friends who had con-
fidence in him, and of the effect on
his family Of an adverse verdict.
Il will say" said the senator with
great emphasis, that I do not know
how any man who expects to meet
his God can vote for this resolution"
4 Senator Leidlein, Democrat, also de-
Tended Bradley, and declared Town
send nuisance.
You can knock man down cas-
ily," he said, but 1t Ia hard to pull
him up"
Senator Fowle explained that the
senate was not passing on Bradley as
friend but in the light of the nc
cnsafions, which he had not success
fully met Senator Lee also explain
ed his vote along the same line. Sen.
ator Virgins, who Ia seldom heard
In debate, read a short speech, In
which he said:
~'If o mans character stands four.
square with the world. 1t does not
much matter what 10 said against it."
Il Senator James said: 1T In up to w
to say whether We shall say Bradley
IL guilty, but we will keep him with
US, or that he 10 guilty and We think
he should not be with US" Then the
vote was taken.
Bradley received the congratula-
tons of his friends, and said IL was
q vindication: but In the light Of the
vote, there we're many who said they
could not see II. SANFORD.
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