The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-27
THE KANSAS BRIBERY.
pomeroy's Side Of the STORY.

2 Pomeroy's Side Of the STORY.
! WARRINGTON. February 25.-Befor'
the Senate Committee to day, Senator
Pomeroy submitted a statement deny
/ ing that he ever gave at any time su
thority or permission to any man To us'
money or any valuable thing to contro
or influence improperly the vote OF any
member of the Legislature, and ex.
planned his interview with York ~
follows:
And now, - TO the charge OF this
Mr.. York and his associate copsplra-
tors, | will say, the two facts tbst have
already been stated by witnesses, and
the transaction already seems to be
purely a business one, having no rela-
ton whatever to his vote, which on
several occasions | had learned ot his
pledglng to me. About the last
OF the week before the Tnes-
iay set Tor the first ballot,
r B. Edridge, Mr. W w. Rey-
nold-, Mr.. Delong and others. all from
his county, assured me with more or
less po-itiveness ef York's suppor, But
some days before ] learned that. ! bad
after much delibpration agreed TO AID
Mr.. A. J. Page and associates to start
a National bank at Independence,
where Mr.. Page bad a private bank, and
having satisfied myself OF his ability,
capacity and fitness tor the manage
ment OF suCh institution, | agreed to
furnish him with money sufficient When
met with hrs own twenty-five thousand
dollars. to make q sum sufficient TO pur-
chase thirty United States bonds Of the
denomination OF 81 900 each. Page
urged and was anxious to procure. tug
money before he leTt Topeka. but told
him il WAS incOnvenient Tor me 10 iur
nisn over ES,UUU u..,., 49,. . --....li ,-."~
it soon, and he might depend upon 1t
and make his arrangements according
lv. At this time met At the Tett
House w. P. Rorland, OF the Second
National bank OF LesvenwOrth, who
inquired Of me il | should not want
some currency before leaving Topeka,
as he thought from appearances my
hotel bills wonld he large. First |
told HIM no Next day met him and
said ] snould like TO get 3, 900 At torty
or sixty days, ~ had agreed to help
friend TO organize a National bank, and
he would refund "a soon as he got his
currency from the Government. He
then brought me package said to con
tain s.. 600, which never opened or
counted or even gave note or receipt
Tor at the time and ! put the same in
nv vaIi.e. On Monday night, the 9th
Mr.. York came to my room,
having seen me or having
sent me word several times ne would do
70, and At once began to report what
had heen going on at the anti Pomeroy
caucus, and heard him through. Be-
tore leaving be spoke OF a favor ] had
done his friend Page, and said Page
had requested him to get the money
and forward 1t IN him At Independence
and that be (York) would leave II
-oon after the election for him. told
him was not prepared At that time
to furnish it. although had
promised it to Page before left the
city. York SAID perhaps bad no con.
fidence IN him ] assured him Of my
confidence. ] told him ] could furnish
81 900 at that time, and thought /
should be able To fnrnisb 5000 more
next day. The amount necessary
had calculated would he from s., 900 to
- 900. to paw for the bonds and their
premium, in addition 10 the 81, 900
Page and bis associates could furnish.
then paid him the first installment OF
$1,000 and next day ] paid package
OF s., 900, just "a ] bad received the
sum from BOrlsnd, and neither gave
Borand nv note nor took note from
him, but during that day ] had sent
Mr.. King at one time and Samuel
Pomerov at an other to find Page. il he
had not lett the city, TO inform him OF
the whole.transactisn. But thee gentle
men both returned saying they were
unable 70 fud Page, and rested 10 the
belief tha. the transaction was all right
until ! heard OF the misstatemenU-
OF facts by York on the floor Of
the Joint convention then denounced |
It a. conspiracy, q plot, and tod my |
counsel here Judge Hortou) the whole |
story, and within few days left Kan.
sas for Warrington. This, 10 bret, IL
a history OF that charge OF bribery, for
which asked OF the Senate a commit
tee TO investigate. and this one act, the
transaction with Page and York, now
solemuly declare had no reference
whatever To the vote OF York, and was
made and executed entirely independent
OF It. make this statement upon my
honor az a Senator and on my oath,
and further specially deny, ~ ] stated
IN the Senate when demanded this in
yestigatioo, that never entered into any
contract or agreement, directly or indI
rectly with any man, 3 member o'
the Kansas Legislature or not, tor votes
in nv favor, or that ] ever directly or
indirectly paid or promised 20 paw an
individual one penny or any other sum
Tor bis vote for me 10 the late Senate
rial election in Kansas.
Page wse examined IN relation to
his efforts to establish National bank
at Independence, and bis statements
agreed substantially with those OF Po-
mercy. /
Mr.. York was recalled and stated
empbaticalIy that he had near bad
any conversation ofsny sort with either
Page or Pomeroy in relation 70 bank
business.