The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-14
Candidate for U II i t e d
States Senate Is I'm
der Arrest.
HE is EMPHATIC
IN HIS DENIALS
Warrant Issued at Instance of
Delegate Who Is One of Five
Legislators Under Similar
Charges-Grand Jury Pro-
poses to Make Sweeping
Investigation.

Charleston, w. Va, February H.
Colonel William Seymour Edwards.
candidate Tor United States Senator,
ing Delegate John VI. Smith, of Tyler
County. The warrant WAS issucd Mt
the instance of Delegate :. 4. G..
Rhodes, ono Of tho five men arrested
Tuesday. Edwards furnished boud.
Intense excitement Was created in
the House Of Delegates to-day when
the l;cv Thomas j. Smith of West
Union. Doddridge County. speaking on
n question of personal privilege, de-
clarcd that Delegate s. L. G.. Rhodes
and another man had thrust $500 in his
pocket in n room in a Charleston hotel.
after. he declared, Rhodes and the othe,.
man had offered him $1,000 il he wouId
vote for Colonel w :. Edwards foi.
United States Senator.
Money Is Itcturncd.
Smith declared he did not know how
much money had been put into his
pockets until he had left the room.
Then lie went to Delegate H. {. VII
hanson, OF Tyler County. had him count
the money, inclosc il in an envelope
and return ii TO Rhodes. smith. cx :
planning his position, said he had re
fused to accept any money from Rhodes
or the other man. whom he did not rec
ognizc. but Rhodes had insisted 1t was
not bribe. Smith had been voting
for lsaac T. Mann for Senator Smith
asked the House Of Delegates to inves-
tigate the alleged attempt to bribc him.
IN compliance with the joint resolu :
tion adopted yesterday. President
Woods In the Senate appointed Senator
:. .. Marshall and Senator O. A Hood
rs members of the committee to invcs-
tI u
isiature. and Speaker George i'm the
lfouse named Delegates Sherman II.
lsobinson. Charles A. Sutton and w $
Wysong -
judge Henry *. Black to-day ordered
special grand jury convened immedi
ateiE TO investigate the charges that
| money has been used in The United
states senatorial campaign now in mo
gress in the West Virginia Legisla
ture. $50
Judge Black made it known that bo
! desired the grand jury TO begin its
"ork not later than Tomorrow. and
process servers began their work at
once.
IL is reported that the grand iurv
VIII investigate not alone the actions
Oh the ilre members of the Lcgislaturc
VINO were arrested Tuesday afternoon
charged with bribery, but that tho
acts OF other members of the House
'''" 'SeHsite, as well as those of :,
number OF men we'll known in state
poiltlcs' viii be gone into
No Election OF Senator.
The Legislature to-day took its saw
enth ballot for United states Senate,
mere was no choice Colonel Ed :
wards who has been one of the lead
ers among the Republican candidates
received votes, Mann. IL; EIkins
TO- hubbard. II; White. 4 GlasscocIl
l. democrats; Watson, 45: Han,il,
ION. Daley and Davis. l each
Delegate Asbury. charged win al
iegeu soiicitation of q bribe, voted.
IN statement tonight. Edwards
characterized the charges against him
as untrue and preposterous. He de
nied emphatically he had directly or
indirectly offered or caused TO bc of-
iered bribes to legislators To i,-
huence their votes
court an immediate invcstica-
ton" said Edwards.
-Four of the legislators arrested
Tuesday were nol given a preliinina, ~.
nearing to-day as expected. state
senator smith and Delegates Rhodes
David b. Hill and Rath DUR asked
ior continuance to-day until Feb
ruary 20. which was granted. Dele.
gate H. +. Asbury previously w,ived
hearing. and is now held for tbe
grand jury.