Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-02-20
suspectedof which, in all
ity, he would have been
but for the emotional sire

uSpecteu--OIi.W .Wnlcn, In all aDll-.
ity, he would have been ] s pable
but for the emotional sire 1nder
which he labored. He adm lthat
an effort had /. been made ~ bribe
him; he declared that the man who
offered him $4,000 for his vote was
q personal friend, and that before
making the offer he had pledged him
.(CaddelD to, secrecy, and he declar-
ed that the house could not, do what
it would, drag from him his secret.
,.'I am making no plea for mercy,
gentlemen said Caddell. II am
merely stating my position. You
may throw me out, disgrace me, if
you will. brand me as unfit to repre-
sent my people in this house, but you
cannot prevent me from returning to
my home, to my family, ITO my wife,
and my friends, knowing that have
kept faith with one who trusted me;
and will continue to live and will
be at peace with my own conscience,
regardless Of anything you may do
to me here.'"'
House Deadly Still.
Caddell's defiance was delivered
in deadly silence. So still was the
house and the spectators without
that some Of his phrases-and they
we're the only inkling that could
leak out thru any legitimate source
of what was transpiring before leg
islative body, solemnly sworn to the
most sacred secrecyreached the
densely packed throngs outside the
doors.
What else transpired behind those
locked and jealousy guarded doors
may never reach the public. There
was much debate; heated argument,
intense excitement and high, feeling.
That much could be deduced from
glimpses obtained through the glass
barriers. AT one time matters be-
came SO y complicated that Chief
Clerk Totten was dispatched to the
public telephone to summon Pad
dock. law partner Of Jim, Manahan
of ST. Paul. and OF the leagues
c0uussil6tftss4n give the league major
ity legal advice which would extri-
cate. them from webs woven BY the
minority. And that was . full hour
before the house finally rose from
executive session and adjourned.
Matter Closed, Reported.
t'The matter is closed unless fur
ther evidence is introduced" said q
member Of the special committee ap-
pointed to investigate the bribery
charges. I'VE left off just where we
began. do not know that we have
power to do anything.sI do not know
that. under the circumstances, there
will be any further effort to COMPEL
the member who admits that he was
offered a bribe to divulge the name
of the briber. am not certain that
we could compel him to give up this
information. We have only hearsay
evidence as to the identity of this al
legged briber. l cannot say whether
1t Is sufficient to warrant summon
ing him before the house. We are,
SO far as I can see, at a standstill in
the matter. We have lost a whole
legislative day without getting any.
where. q.
Representative O.Connor in urrin.
the adoption 81. his resolution da-
:manded immediate action. he In
sisted that the integrity Of every
member of the house had been brot
into nnestion and that a blow had
been struck al the syer.v roots of rem
resantativa governments IA explain-
eii the laws r,elatinr to bribery and
onrrnnttnn. ha flaclarads tIia nena1ties
ranring from five to ia wears. .impris-
ionment and from s.. 900 sto SO. 100
fine nr both have haan matle severe ,,p !
for,,t,,a yerv snnrnosa 81 maintainine
tha nnrttv of III the 4 legislative h;odv
..ssonld "a s1set e Rottonn :, &,
,aa enar5 followed O,Connor,a nlaa
Nth jill, = motion that tho resolution IA
rafarrad Is ina state AFFAIRS commit
tea. 81 Chairman Maddock Of 81 that
committees mnlo,vad a ! an nbstituta that
tl,a rasoiution Is ba s. retired y i to spe-5
cal committaa "a sreaanort al the next. ext,
larisiatiYa d day. Reishus q Ward
insisted that tl,e M mater was one CALI
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