The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-02-20
From the New National Era.l
Very Like a Conspiracy.

On the day fixed by law for electing a
successor to Mr.. Pomeroy in the United
States Senate from Kansas, and after the
two branches of the State Legislature had
assembled in joint convention for that
purpose, a State Senator named Y0rke
arose and made the statement that Sena-
tor Pomeroy had offered him bribe of
$8, 900 for his influence and vote. In con-
frmation of the charge he sent to the
Presidents desk the sum of s., 900 which
he claimed to have received from Pomeroy
as the first installment of the bribe Of
course, the statement produced great ex-
element and while at its height and un-
der its influence the convention proceed
ed to an election. The result was that
Mr. Pomeroy, though he went into the
convention with majority of the mem
bers in his favor, or at any rate, with so
much strength as to leave no doubt of
his election, he did not receive single vote I
His friends, to a man, transferred their
votes to Mr. ingalls,, the caucus candi-
date of his opponents and personal enc
mics. Mr.. Pomeroy was Immediately ar
rested and put under 80 900 bond for his
appearance in June to answer the charge
of bribery and corruption.
All this looks exceedingly bad to people
at a distance, and places Mr.. Pomeroy
in most unenviable position unless the
matter is cleared up, if it can be, and
during his life if not. 1t is due to Mr.
Pomeroy to say that he Indignantly de-
nies the whole charge, and declares his
readiness to meet and his ability to dis
prove it. And we are free to admit that
it has the appearance of "a put up job"
Our reasons for thinking it conspiracy
are the high character for integrity, in
telligence, and common sense he has sus-
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the admission made the day before the
election by his enemies that just such
conspiracy would be attempted as the
only means by which his reelection
could be prevented. The most signifi-
cant of these admissions is by the Tope-
ka correspondent of the ST. Louis Repub-
Hcan, bitter Copperhead paper. In
letter written at Topeka the day before
the election was to come off this CORES
pondent wrote to the Republican and, af-
ter canvassing Mr.. Pomeroy's chances
expressing his conviction that they were
greatly in his favor, makes the prophetic
announcement that it looks as though
Pomeroy would have to buy about eight
out of the seventeen votes necessary to
elect him. HIS opponents are engaged an
laying a trap to catch him, which may prove
S'tcceSSful-that is, to get him to Grt6e some one
of them a0ho acW qfterWard tsTn States eri-
dence.
Here the whole conspiracy is foretold
a day before the trap" was sprung with
so much success. No one who has OBJ
served the shrewdness and common sense
which have characterized him in the SEN
ate can think for a moment that Pome-
roy could be guilty of an act of such con-
summate folly, whatever may be thought
of his honesty. To have offered the
bribe to Yorl<e, as he charged, at time
when so much scandal exists in regard to
the alleged bribery of the Legislature by
his colleague, would indicate that he is
little short of an idiot. Yet the charge
may be true, though we shall not believe
it till proved beyond all cavil And if it
be not proved, we shall watch with inter
est the course his successful opponent
will pursue. If he persists in retaining
an office procured by means of such an
infamous conspiracy, he will show him
self as dIshonorable man as his friends
have attempted to make out of Mr.: Pom
eroy.