The New York herald., 1873-02-01
The Combinations Made.


Tie ST. Louis Republican OF " Wednesday has the
following despatch from Its Topeka correspondent,
written the night before the election OF Ingalls:
ToPEKA, Kansas, Jan. 2s, Is7a
The separate ballot for United States Senator In
the Kansas at nS0n today resulted
Harvey 8; Lowe, 8; Price, 3; Osborn, 2; Phillips,
2; scattering 2. In the House. Pomefoy, 40; Har.
vey, 15; Lowe, 13; Logan, ii Walker 2; Price, 3;
Morton 4; Robinson, ]; Liberal, 3; Ingalls,, 4; Val
entine, 3.
PoMERoY's STRENGTH.
=, This gives Pomcroy fifty votes, or three more
than were conceded to him In my despatch OF yes
tcrday. From the indications OF the ballot and
from developments since IL was taken, Pomeroy's
election seems O foregone conclusion, with one
possible chance left open for his deieat-that Is.
opposition upon either ingalls, or Price, both OF
whom are AtchisOn men, who can divide Pomeroy's
or py Se o M
past TWO weeks.
CLOSE CONTEST
At best 1t will be close shave, for, out OF the
seventeen additional votes necessary to elect
POmcr0y has already secured nine or ten that
Now, some OF these men may be said to vote for
POmerOy with halters about their necks, for they
constituents to vote against him, and they repre-.
sent communities that have habit Of summarizing
justice when their blood Is up.
What has helped POmer0y most OF anything Ia
the character OF the warfare which has been
opened upon him within the last forty eight hours.
MISTAKEN TACTICS.
This consisted OF the publication OF afldavits In
respect to the personal habits and character OF the
Senator purpOrting to have been forwarded from
Washington. These documents were, some few
DAYS ago. offered to your representative Tor publi-
cation, hut as they were OF an Infamous character.
and moreover lacked the notarial seal and bore
other evidences OF spurlousness they were declined
They were published here in a circular the night
before last, and the result was TO excite the in
dignation and resentment OF several men, who,
II the contest had been conducted with deccncy,
would have voted against PSmeroy; but IT, resenting
looks as though POmeroy would have to buy about
eight Ou OF the seventeen votes necessary TO elect
him. His opponents are engaged In laying q trap
to catch him, which may prove successiul-that Is,
to get him to bribe some one OF them who Will
afterwards turn States evidence. How IL will turn
out remains to be tested.
LATER DESPATCH
At the Pomeroy headquarters tonight, at ten
O'Clock, eighty votes claimed for the senator
on the first joint ballot tomorrow. Two or
three OF the most active OF his opponents have
vote for him tomorrow. Whether their change
OF sentiment Is due to the seductive innue nee OF
the Senator's chd-like smile or to some other
less sentimental argument remains to be seen.
The opposition as q body however, maintain
their hopefulness. IL Is measurably safe to say
that Senator Pomeroy will not be an ex-senator
until after the 4th OF March, 1879, unless Cod John
J. ingalls,, or an investigating committee or the
Senate, should shorten his term.
STILL LATER.
The anti.P0meroy caucus has Just unanimously
combined upon John j. Ingalls,. OF Atchison. with
a pledged strength OF siXty-four votes on Joint bal
lot. The fun begins from this juncture
Senator Pomerey Charges q Conspiracy.
"Perey," the Washington correspondent OF the
Boston Journal teegraphs under date OF wash.
ington, 30th, the following to the Journal OF yes
terday:-
Mr.. Pomerey has telegraphed TO friends here that
his defeat at the recent election Tor senator IA