White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-03-21

The LeavenwOrth 1Jnss of recent date, pub
llshes what 1t claims to be the evidence of the
Hon. WIN. SPnggA ex-State Treasurer, taken be-
fore the Joint Investigating COmmittee Of the
testlmoney We find statement about ~ follows:
r: d. Dreaming, Of wsthena, told me that he
placed in the hands af the Treasurer of Nemaha
County, the sum Of 5000. To be psid to the two
members Of the House Of Representatives from
that County, in consideration Of their voting for
Alex. Caldwell for United States Senator. The
following letter frOm }. C. Hebbard, then and
now Treasurer Of that County, fully explains it.
self:
SENECA, NHxAHA Co., KAs..
MARCH 8, 1872.
Hon. F. H. DRENNING, WATHENA, KANSAS
Dear Sir:-The Sentorial Election Investigating
Committee, appointed by the last State Legisla-
tnre, report Hon. William Sprggs, ex-State Trea-
surer, stating that Frank Dreaming said that
he placed S2O0O in the hands of the Treasurer of
Nemaha County, to be delivered to two of the
members Of the House from Nemaha County, if
they voted for Caldwell for United States Scna-
tor, and if Mr.. Caldwell had not been SO slow, he
would have secured both for $1,000.
As was then, and am now holding the Office
of Treasurer of Nemaha County, it is perhaps
fitting that should say that during the pendency
Of the sentOrial struggle, and for u considerable
time previous, and since that time, have not
met you-that Hon. Richard johnson, and Hon.
Adam SimOns, the mrmbers from this County,
(the post Office address of both Icing at this
place,) had no conversation with me in regard to
the support Of any one for L. s. Senator-that for
the purpose Of making the first semi-annual pay
ment for Nemaha County for 1871, left Seneca
on Tuesday, the Path day of JAM, 1871, and stop
ped at AtchisOn that night, leaving there on the
latter place after the Senatorial election was
over.
If any one can rise to explain" how and
when and where, obtained 5000 Of Mr. Alexan-
der Caldwelrs money to assist him in securing
votes for himself for United States Senator.
now, and from hencforth.
Hoping that you will give this an insertion in
the Reporter, and request State papers and the
st. Louis Democrat to copy, remain, most truly
yours, JIG. HEBBARD.
Now, if that is a correct statement of Mr.
Spriggs's evidence, all We have to say is, that it
is not true. We never made any such statement
to Mr.. Spriggs, or any other person. We said to
him. as we may have said to many others, that
we understood, or heard from Others, that the
members from that County had been "fxed,
just as we heard similar charges against many
other members Of the Legislature; hut we never
said that paid to the Treasurer of Nemaha
County, or person, $4,000, OF any other sum of
money for the purpose of influencing their votes
for United States Senator. And in allOu cOnversa-
tions with Mr.. Spriggs, other persons, the name
of Mr.. Hebbartl, or the Treasurer of that County,
was not thought Of ormentiOned in any way by us,
with anything connected with theSenatOrial elec-
tion oflast winter. Mr.. Hebbardisa man Ofunblem-
ished character, and has always been esteemed
by those who know him. and We are free to say,
that if we were going to buy any one, Mr.. H. is
the last man in Northern Kansas We would ap-
proach with such a proposition.
The post office address Of both the members of
the House from Nemaha County, is Seneca, and
if any person desires to attempt to disprove Our
statement, he can address. them upon the subject.
And further, We say unreservedy that the two
members from Nemaha are entire strangers to
MS. We never. conversed with them concerning
the Senatorial election, or upon any subject
whatever.
Once for all, we wish to state that never
paid to any man, any sum Of money, great or
small, any other thing of value, he being
member Of the Legislature, or to any other per-
son for any member, for the purpose of inflnen-
cling his vote for United States Senator, or for
any other purpose We are willing to have this
statement 60 before the people Of the State who
knows MS, and We will he satisfied to go with it
before the final Judge of all, where the truth is
and will he knOwn.-Wdthena Reporter.