The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-06-14
SENATOR PoMERoY.

AHc HoiioN HIS - tiN report submit
ted by Mr.. Logan from the committc
on privileges and elections. to WHOM
were referred certain charges of cor
rnption and bribery connected witt
the Kansas Senatorial election in 1867
1. That it appears from the evidence
that two United States senator's wer,
elected by the Kansas legislature i,
1867, Mr.. s. {. PomerOy for full tern
OF six years, and Mr.. Ross for an un
expired term Of four years from tn.
4th of March, 1867; that the candidac,
Of Mr..POmeroy was generally under
stood by the people of Kansas during
election Of members Of the Legislature
who were to elect senators for the state
Of Kansas, and that the election of Mr.
POmerOy as one of those senators was
generally conceded that all candidates
against Mr.. Pomeroy for the long term
withdrew from the contest save Mr.. A.
l.. Lee. Mr.. POmerov. in Join, con-
ventiOn of the two houses of the lecis.
lature, received eighty-four votes: Mr..
Lee received Twenty-Five notes.-the
| disparity of votes being SO great as to
preclude of itself the idea that the
election of Mr.. Pomeroy. against the
Will OF the constituents of those who
voted for him, was procured by cor
rupt means,
2. There is no evidence that Mr..
PomerOv. or any one for him. used any
money or other valuable thing TO influ-
encc any vote in his favor, or in any
manner to bring about his election. ex-
ccpt hearsay, and this is plainly contra
dieted by the testimony of the parties.
either to whom or by whom it is alley-
ed such considerations were given.
8. The evidence that Mr.. Pomcroy's
canvass for senator cost him consider
able money is clearly shown to be the
expenses paid by him, for himself and
friends, during the senatorial canvass,
for hotel accommodations disconncct-
ed entirely with the vote of any men,
Der, either for or against him.
4. The evidence shows that some of
the friends Of Mr.. POmerOy have been
appointed to Office under the govern
ment Of the United States, but fails to
show that they were appointed in con-
slderatlOn of any vote or influence
used by them in procuring the election
OF MIR. PomcrOy: and Your committee
beg leave to say that they can find no
fault with MIR. POmcroy or any one
else, (when they recommend for ap-
pointmcnt to Office) that they recon-
mend their friends instead of their
enemies.
5. 1t appears from the evidence
that Pomeroy engaged, for compelI-
satiOn to be made, the services of the
Lawrence State journal to advance the
interests of the republican candidates
and Of the republican party in the state
of Kansas, in 1867; but it also appears
that said journal broke its engage
mcnt, and supported the conservative |
or democratic ticket.
Your committee, therefore. after ma
turdy considering the testimony adj
duced before them, are clearly of the
opinion that the charges of bribery
and corruption against S. c. Pomeroy. |
with his senatorial election |
by the Kansas legislature in 1866. to-
tally failed to be sustained by any COM
petent proof, but seem to have been
urged for some purpose unknown to
your committee beyond that of cor
recting existing evils. Your commit
tee therefore beg to be dismissed from
the further consideration of the same.
.. p. MORTON,
Il. f. RICE.
JOHN A. LOGAN.
Ii. B. ANTHONY.
MATT. II. CARPENTER.
Committee.
We concur with the other members
If the committee in finding that there
S not evidence before us sufficient to
show that POmcroy's election was pro-
'urcd by the use Of corrupt means
md having no definite, reliable infor-
nation leading to the conclusion that
urthcr investigation would develop
uch evidence, we concur in the rec
that the committee be
discharged from the further consider
tiOn of the subject. Here we think
'ur duty ends. We do not think it
roper to impugn the motive of those
Who urged this investigation. The ,
ubject was brought to the notice of
he senate by the general assembly of ,
Kansas, and rs it seems to us. a proper
aspect for that body precludcs an inn {
utation OF improper motive.
We cannot. therefore. concur i'm the
asst paragraph of the report, and there 6
re other paragraphs that do not meet
ur approval. For these reasons. we
ave preferred to state our views in |
ur own language. :
\. q. THURMAN. ,
JOSHUA HILL.