Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-01-26
REPUBLICANS AND
/. DEMOCRATS ALIKE
OPEN To ATTACK
|DANVILlE CORRUPTION
PROBE TO BE THOROUGH
Judge Who Ordered lnvestiga-
ton Summoned Before Grand
Jury Indicates Willingness to
Testify.


my Morning Journal spsslsl LaassA wirsl
Danville, H., Jan. 25.--vermilllon
county's grand jury investigation Of
the vote traffic took on new life to-
day and involved the instigator. Judge
e o. e. Kembrough. In addition.
half score of the leading democratic
politicians have been drawn into the
inquisition. Today's developments
were:
Judge Kembrough summoned to
| testify before the grand jury which
he himself charged TO make investi-
CATION.
Mayor Pratt asked to testify.
Courts own election brought into
search.
Mayor and Judge Kembrough an
nounce they will so before inquisitors
and unreservedly tell all they know.
Late today subpoenas were issued
and given the sheriffs office for i'm
mediate service which made the city
gasp.
The political aspect of the move
today at once became the chief topic
of conversation In Danville. Mem
bers of one of the factions openly
said 1t was "a move to whitewash the
others, now that 1t Is too late to get
action" while the others denied
knowledge of the motives in the back
Of the movement and said II was
only natural step in the much de-
sired cleaning up Of political condi-
tons"
Many subpoenas are issued in de-
fiance Of the instructions of Judge
Kembrough, who told the grand jur-
ors they were empowered only to
Investigate alleged vote traffic during
the last eighteen months.
The courts Interpretation Of the
law which exempted his own cleo
tion, became a matter. of public in
lterest. The order also excluded from
examination the election of States
Attorney John ii. Lewman and Mayor
Louis Pratt
Among the witnesses before the
grand jury today was Peter Sanichas,
La Greek politician, who has consid-
erable influence among the people OF
his race here. He spent an hour and
ten minutes before the questioners,
and announced he would tell all he
knew, which he added, smiling, was
nothing.
Another witness was Charles Knox,
unsuccessful candidate before the pri-
maries for nomination as sheriff. He
was prepared to explain the rumor
that he had approached the head Of
a local political organization not iden-
titled and had been told 1t would cost
him $4,000 for the organization and
$4,000 for that body to spend" The
report had 1t he refused and lost the
nomination.
Much speculation is rife as TO what
Information will be given by Judge
Kembrough.
He was asked late today, when 1t
became known he was to appear as
a witness, whether he would refuse
to give testimony relating to events
further back than eighteen months
or II he would refuse TO testify con-
cerning his own election. He said he
would not refuse, but would tell all
he knew.
peculiar situation will arise when
Judge Kembrough appears to testify,
He will be under fire from the body
he himself directed to do the firing
he viii be examined by an officer OF
his own court--State's Attorney Lew
man-and incidentally Lewman Will
be asked questions which open his
own campaign for Inspection. And
the grand jury In theory Is part OF
the court 1t will be questioning.
Until the sudden turn Of affairs to-
day, those whose elections were chief
ly under fire, were Sheriff John Il. |
Shepard and Speaker Cannon, both |
republicans. II the inquiry goes back |
more than eight months, as indicat- |
ed by the list of witnesses named to-
day, ii will open TO attack the cleo
tion In which democrats, Mayor Platt |
and Judge Kcmbrough were success
full. This circumstance, which re-
moves the question OF party advan- |
tage. is taken as an indication or |
Foreman Woodyard's plan OF cam
palgn by which he expected to get
results.