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Show WEST VIRGINIA HAS POLITICAL UPHEAVAL (By International Newa Service, t CIMAJU-aVtTON, W Va Fen. le. Tha greatest political aanaatlon In the Watery Wa-tery of Weat Vorglnla d eloped late yea. terday. when Hherlff Ben Hill of Kanawha Kana-wha county placed delegate H. t O. Rhodea of Mingo county, David Hill of Maeon. Rath Tuff of Jachaon. H. P. Aebury of Putnam and Senator B. A. dmlth of Itoane rounty under arrant on rhargee of accepting bribe money aaid to hav been paid over to them through manaera of Wllllann Sayinour Bad ward a, ana of tba toadlnc candldataa for tba I'nl tad Btataa aanata It la a tat ad tha mopay. which had boan mark ad. waa found on tha man. It la undaratood that Rbodaa alona waa found to hav 115. 000 on hia poraon. Tha othar amount ara aaid tn rang from IJAOO to $10,000 aach. Rhodaa had nomlnatad Mann whan tha raoa rtartad, but want ovar to Ddwarda thia momlnf. In anawar to tha '4amanda of tha folka bark noma," aa bo put It Further arraata ara ax poc tad artitch will tnduda tha allosad btibara, aoma of whom ara aaid to aland high In church, political and comrnarvlal rlrclaa. A doaan mora laarlalatora ara ruroorad aa balng Imphcatoo. Tbat tba dlotagrraph haa playad a promtnant part In tha dlarloatiroa la tba atatamoat of flbarlff Hilt It la aaid ona of tha machlnoa haa boon lo tha room of Daloajata Rhodaa for mora than a woak. Tho arraoTB wara mad In tba aMwarda haadajuartara at tho Kanawha hotal. Frnaacutor Townaand la In charaw of tha atata'a eaaa. Tha accuaad man waived a prarrmtvaur hoartng hrora 5qulra C. W. Datina and wara hatd to tha aTaad tary undar iffOOO bond. All lha man fnrntahad bond Tba eaao waa work ad up by tho Burna datartlvaa. who hava boon qulatly work-Ing work-Ing In tb city for thra waoka. it la undaratood that tho man undar arroat approaobod Kdwarda for monay. and ha. atar apparently atfroaing to tbalr proaoait1on. arranarad for tha ar-raata ar-raata aftar th monay had boon markad. fidwarda la tha Pmaraaalva Rapabtleaa oaadtdata and haa baon among tba Irad-ara Irad-ara and at tlraoa tba laadar of tha doaan candldataa for th aanata. Ha la a romttvo of rton1 Rooaavalt and wma indoraad by tba formar praaldant for tha aanata. Ha la a multf-millionaire and oaa of tha moat aoholarty man In tha atata |