The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-01-31
THE SENATORIAL ELECTION.
The Successful Man.
Pomeroy at the Point Of Death.
Arrested for Bribery.

POmerOy at the Point OF Death.
Arrested for Bribery.
The first mail from Topeka since
Sunday arrived to-day. With it
we have further particulars ofthe
Senatorial election, which is the
great sensation OF the day, and
for which news we delayed the
issue of our paper. Owing to the
lateness Of the hour we can only
refer to the leading facts in con-
nection with the Senatorial strug-
gle and its surprising denoument.
On the first ballot on Tuesday
Mr.. Pomeroy received so votes,
Governor Harvey "a, Judge Lowe
Is, and the balance were scattered
among various individuals. Over
this result the friends of Senator
Pomeroy were jubilant. 1t was
conceded, on all hands, except by
a few who were in the secret of a
plot that had been laid to circum-
vent his election, that he would be
successful the next day. His
friends went to work in earnest,
and before twelve o'clock that
night votes enough were prom
ised from among those who voted
against him on the first ballot, to
make his election seem doubly
sure.
While all seemed we'll in the
Pomeroy ranks, the opposition
were also busy. Up to this time
they had failed to make a union,
and it was then believed they
could not mite. But they were
determined, and in their ranks
were some of the best workers, as
well as some of the best men in
our State. At their caucus, after
considerable trouble, a union was
made upon Hon. John James In
gals, of Atcaison. He was taken,
perhaps, both because he could
divide the Atchison delegation
with Senator Pomeroy, and be-
cause he is one of the brightest
men in the State. From this hour
they were confident, and it was
heralded about the hotels and
streets that sixty members had
signed an agreement to support
Ingalls,. Whether this was true
or not the anti-Pomeroy fellows
were full of hope.
The joint convention of the two
houses assembled at twelve O'Clock
Wednesday, and shortly thereafter
was enacted one of the most thrill.
ling scenes in the history of Sena-
torial elections. just before the
voting commenced, A. NJ. York, q
State Senator from Montgomery
county, arose and proceeded to
deliver u telling and bitter speech
against Senator Pomeroy, and be-
fore he had gone far dretU
from ms pocket the sum Of screen
thousand dollars, ichich he declared
he had receired from the hands Of
POmeroy, for the purpose Of an
.fueneing his rote! The money
was handed over to the Secretary
OF the Senate and by him counted.
The sensation which this produced
cannot be described. Every face
in the immense audience was
blanched with pallor. No witness
had ever seen such an effect crea
ted on public audience. MIR.
Pomeroy's friends we're not only
surprised--they were dumb
founded, and utterly routed.
They did not believe York's
statement, but still they could do
nothing. The plot had more than
done the work which its friends
intended it should do. The oppo-
sition now had the power, and they
refused q recess to investigate.
No one could say anything on the
other side of the case, because
they knew not what to say. After
some parlying the voting pro-
ceeded, and ut the close OF
the roll. call John James Ingalls,
had ll5 votes-Samuel G.. Pom
eroy not n vote. Not that his
friends had deserted him entirely,
but Of course no one could vote
for him under such circumstances.
The Widest excitement prevailed
throughout the day and evening.
The mourners of Senator Pomeroy
went about the streets, while Mr..
Ingalls, quarters wer0 filed with
jubilant crowds of friends. In
the evening grand reception was
given to the new Senator at the
opera house, at which many OF the
leading men of the State made
congratulatory speeches.
Senator Pomeroy sat moodily at
his rooms, surrounded by his
friends FOR whom he expressed
gree sorrow. They had made a
strong fight, and were much at
tached to him. The fall was great,
and all his followers were more or
less affected by it. To Senator
Poneroy it meant political rnin.
To one occupying the position he
had for years Mt Washington, and
throughout the country, to have
his political doom thus suddenly
sealed, and under such circumstan-
ces, was we'll calculated to have
the effect to put him on a bed of
sickness where he still laid at last
accounts, at the point of death. In
the evening he was arrested on the
charge of bribery. He gave bail
for his appearance on Friday. But
We learned yesterday, just as we
were leaving the capital, that the
snit had been withdrawn, and he
was discharged. After the arrest
the Senator went Immediately to