Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-08
POMER0Y OF KANSAS.
His Attempt to Buy Out the senate-Ihe
Old Man Completely Broken Down-The
Speech Whloh Crushed Him.

The telegraph has already Informed us
# the unanimous defeat of Senator Pome-
oy as a candidate for reelection to the
], 8. Senate for Kansas. IL has also given
IS the information that this overwhelming
iefeat was accomplished through the ex-
Dosure Of an attampt of Pomeroy's TO pur-
,hase legislators like sheep The scene
was one actually dramatic in It's character.
Every thing had been apparently "set up"
10 secure Pomeroy's return, but when the
.wo houses met In Joint session, there was
4 dead hush, as Senator York, who had
been depended on by the partisans OF
Pomeroy, arose and said
Before l place in nomination the name
Of any man, have short explanation TO
make. as it concerns all here presents aud
Is of great import to the ate OF Kansas
present and future. desire the close at
iention of the members of the Convention
to what l have to say. Two weeks ago
Yesterday came to Topeka sound and
earnest anti-Pomeroy man. thought
that in his defeat laid the regeneration OF
the State and party, and cheeriully and
enthusiastically allied myself with the /
anti-Pomeroy element In the Legislature.
Gross charges had been made against .
Senator Pomeroy, in connection with !
certain well-known letter to W. w, Ross.
These charges had assumed serious form /
in a meeting of the anti-Pomeroy caucus, /
a few evenings ago, when man by the /
name of Clark exhibited $1,000 in t"enty
800 bills, declaring that he had received
the same from Mr. POmeroy for signing a
confession to the effect that he had forged
the letter and the signature thereto. l mad
no evidence as to the truth of these charges
but Mr.. P0merOy's name having been asso-
ciatcd with so many rumors of similar
nature, made me give this report eredgnce,
though had no desire to condemn Mr.
Pomeroy without hearing. When came
here had been waited upon NJ various
times by friends of Mr.. Pomeroy, who
piled me with arguments III favor oil ms
pre-eminent fitness for the position, and
altestaticns of his innocence of the charges
brought against him. ] was asked several
times TO have an interview with Mr.. Pom
eroy, and finally consented, II TINS inter-
view could take place in the presence OF
a third party. Mr.. PomtrOy asscn'el TO
the presence Of one or any number of my
friends. Accordingly, on Friday last
waited upon Mr.. POmeroy, and there, in
the pretence of Captain Peck and two
others, we had brief conversation. After
Il general talk about his prospects, an !
other matters relating 70 the eamlalgn /
nut to him the question direct. DID yul
or did You not write the letter signed with
vonr name and directed to W. w. Ross
and having ref,r to certaln profits in
Indian goods - In reply he handed to
me the atiidavts of j. b. Stewart and one
signed by several citlzens of Lawrence,
and asked me TO read them and say whether
/ | thought he was the author OF the letter
| replied, "Mr. POmeroy, you have not
said whether or not you did write that
Ross letter." He answered, 81 did not
wiite the letter." | then said to him, Mr.
POmeroy, you are the most infamous
scoundrel that ever walked. the earth Of
the worst DETAINED mau that ever sleppel
on Kansas soil" Here the interview
ended, and, as supposed, all relation be-
twt en- Mi. Pomtr roy and myself but day
or two afterward / was importuued TO ae-
cord to Mr.. Pomeroy private Interview.
At this time il became apparent to several
of the anti-PomerOy members that illicit
and criminal means were being employed
TO secure Mr.. Pomeroy's reelection and
il became us, as far as lay in our power,
to crcumvent the employment oil them.
consulted with the tried and trusted
friends of this movement, Messrs. simp-
son, Wilson, johnson and Others, as to
the course l should pursue and upon their
advice acted. / visited Mr.. Pomeroy's
rooms in the dark and secret recesses OF
the TAIN House on Monday night, and al
that interview my vote was bargained foi
a consideration Of $4,000, 81 900 of whel
were paid to me on that evening, So OOl
the next afternoon and Il promise OF the
additional 81 900 when my vote had been
cast in his favor now, in the presence
OF this honorable body, hand over The
amount of $1,000 just as received II, aht
ask that ii he counted by the Secretary.
(lhe speaker advanced and placed upoI
the Chief Clerks desk two parcels o
money. one open and amounting TO $1,000
and brown paper parcel tied with twine
which, upon examination, was found Il
contain $1,000 in greenbacks of large dc
Nomination. | ask, Mr. President, tina
that money be used 10 defray the expense
of prosecuting the investigation OF S. L
Pomeroy for bribery and corruption, a
NV limited influence extends in deed a
well as in thought. have an aged paren
whose life has been spared TO bless IN
with her love and her approval Of th
conduct of my life. l have wife an
little ones to whom / hope to bequeath
name which, however obscure, they ma
. have no reason to blush to hear pre-
r nounced. Yet this corrupt old man come
to mo and makes bargain for my sou
, and makes Il proposition 70 me winch,
= accepted in the faith and spirit IN which
.. is offered, will make my children G
through life with hung heads aud burnin
b, cheeks at even mention OF tha name
aim who begot them.
a Earth has no mfamy more dimnab
than corruption no criminal more to
execrated than he who corrupts the repr
sentatives OF the people in furIherance {
his private interests. ] demand, Mr.. fre
. ideut aud gentlemen, that the actions
S. c. Pomeroy in this contest be thorough
{ examined, aud that the corruption none
. that lies upon that table be the instrumel
: of retribution iu prosecuting that invest
u cation. / further demand that this bod
y give to-day such an expression OF the
u Sentiments in this matter that the regel
< eracy of our young Commonwealth ma
70 be proclaimed throughout the land, al
5, that Kansas may stand erect ana IL
II among the States OF the Union-pu
! among the purest, and honored throug
- out the world. The statements | ha'
"a made are but partial aud incomplet
" The hour or two that passed IN the d'
=" of infamy, in the Taht House, let IN upe
nv mind such aood Of enlightenment 1
10 kut hNAtnkuNAl fAANhiNNe -
y. politician, that have 10 words In Will
!. TO express the knowledge l gained Of d
Is depth ot degradation pure Republics
~ government has reached. The disclosur
y then made to me implicate the most prol
~ inent and respectable men in Kansas.
y learned from Mr.. Pomeroy's lips that
= spies and emissaries were working in o
r caucuses to sell us out. These dlsclosur
- will not now make; they are suiiicie
~ to satisfy me that the most consciencele'
~ infamous betrayer OF the solemn trust
~ ~ posed in him by the will Of the people,
~ s. c. Pomeroy. have been actuatsd
r. r no motive, personal and yindletiye' in Z
% action to-day. have not made the hg
'' on Mr.. Pomeroy in Mr.. Ingalls, lntere
d., In MIR. loves or Mr. HaWey's int,re
y, but in behalf Of the betrayed and lor
"a suffering people of this Commonweal
Is and in turlhurance of the solemn oath
pe took when | entered these halls as II
no resentatiye of the people As to
truth OF what have stated In the preser
of this august and honorable body of r.
,d- resentatives of the sovereign people, a
ed before the Almighty Ruler of the Unlver
ia | solemnly declare and affirm that ev'
- I h,va apolyau ia Godta frufh. a