Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-02-09 | Page 3 | Corruption Charges Not Substantiated

CORRUPTION CHARGES NOT SUBSTANTIATED By International News Service, WASHINGTON, Fob. S. The validity valid-ity of the seats in the senate of Messrs Chilton and Watson of Wost Virginia is not. to be investigated. The committee commit-tee on privileges and elections today voted unanimously that there was noth-ing noth-ing substantiating the charges that corruption cor-ruption was shown in the election of either of these senators. liven Senator Kenyan of Town, who has urged an inquiry inloihis election, after going over a.1 thc evidence submitted, sub-mitted, voted with his associates to throw out the charges and removo the 3tain attempted to bo put upon tho election of the two senators from West Virginia.