, 1873-02-03
PQMERDY.


POMEROY.
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t4cT1Y1sttNrG.
From the st. LoMfs Iepnoiieans Despatch fon, Topeka
A carly ~ Thursday Of last wools 1t bocGno
asit1an. TINT thoro was but one posslhlo method
OF ooatlnE Pomuroy, nnd TINT VAS tu nue II trnp
Tor him whereby 10 should bo induced to bribo
ono Of tue opposition whu could bo depondod on
| to expose linn.
At d council Of war hold shortly afterward by
the opposition, 1t WAS decided that Colonel 4.
! tho lnan most avaable for tliis purpose. A gem
! tloman, wl1oRe connection with seyornl Eastern
railway companies Interested III Poueroy's ro-
election gavo him tho old mans confidence, waa
| brought up from Kansas City to bogin tho 1lcgo-
| tiatlons. Aflor some skirmlshing und sparring,
an interview between Yorli and Pomeroy WAS
brought about, ut which tl,ero was soma talk
about money, aud tindly aort Of understanding
Pomoroy tl1on began to ahaf1lo ns ho always
does, md tried to work 1t with York through
! third pnrtica. York. howovor, rofusod to neEo-
tiato With the hlrd paste1' nt a ana insisted on
himself, avorring that tho old Senator was n
nico man to do business with, md ho wnntcl a
full, fair, and personal understanding in tho
matter,
At lust pomcroy suspended tho by-laws Of lis
caution mud his ploty, and ontered squnrcly into
| negotiations with York. Tho latter was none OF
! your ten-cont fellows. He told Pomctoy that his
| constituents threatened to hing him II ho votcd
for tho old man, and 30 it. would bo necessary
for him to sell out tor enough to inauro Ills neck
Ho furthor said that II lle voted for Pomoroy llo
| would noyer daro to live in Montgomery County
| again, md hcnco he muBt soil ous for enough to
enable him to remove to some other locality, and
| to indemnify him fagainst ,any gacritlco Of
| property he might have to mako in dsposing Of
| his offeota in Montgomery.
| This recital narrowed up tho old mans bowels
l NF }dff 4r.nfn Ur.t1r
about $4,000. This York felt obliged to decline:
| The case WAS ono Of desperation with lin,
and be must have at least $4,000. At this old
Pomoroy made good many WY faces, but
wit: $4,000 down, $1,000 within forty-eight
hours, and tho othor 81 900 after ho WIS elected
| VOL, York took his $4,000, and attended tho
Pouleroy CAUCUS, where he mado tho speech Of q
late and contrite converts. The next dny ho
went and got his 81, 600, which he quietly put in
his pocket along with tile other s2,0oo, alsl hay-
ing oromeroys promlae to ray an additional aa1
| York will probably loso.
Things went on lovely till attor Tuesdays sop
arato ballot, and then tho mischief began TO bub
| bio up to the surface. On Tueslny night tho
concentration was objected upon AIR. Insalls, with
q plolgod strength OF sixty-two.
| When tho House and Senate went into joint
bnllot to-day, there was man in tho eutire hall
| whose faco had III it 30 much Of tile lurking
doyilmont Of conspiracy as g1ittorel tn York 9
eyes, mud balefally lit up his pale faco. It was
not long after the assembling Of tho Joint. Con-
yontion before the presiding officer raped order
| with lliB ga7ei, and announced that tho Lcgisla-
turo Of Kansas, in Joint Convention, would now
| proceed to- ballot for United States Senator for
tho full term, beginning March 4, 1873.
There was a dead hush thon as souator York,
| Of Montgomery, arose and claimed tho floor Oh
Question OF privilege, which was granted him.
He drew from bis pocket an envelope containing
eeven thousand dollars in current funds walkol
down the Isle and lai.l It in front Of tho Speaker
| with tho request that he count tho money.
There was little buzz OF surpriae, and thcn
q hush of strained expoctancy as the speaker
turned oEer tho crisp notes, and York walked
back to his eoat. "Gentlemeu, " said York,
upon my yoto for Senator. I sha!l vote for
Samuel G. ponlcroy for tho best reason in tho
world, and that reason in now on tho desh Of
your presiding officer. :" There were good
He thon rent on and detailed tho circumstances
| Of his bribery.
| IA ho proceeded tho excitement became in-
| touae, end finally Whenever tho namo Of Pomo-
| iudignatioa, 1t was revolution. York caught
I its feryor in tho fine flbrea of Lis nervous or
gpnis1n and becnmo inspired, Flo said u
se % jotrays sy9 wfry {
posed in mo by follow-nlan. I did 1t with oyoa
wido open, and q mind full Of comprehension Of
1tn
l. pu sre saar;sca ro,;,ed ~ ~ ~ saa a
E+at ,ro,,. s;nr;r Gtt1l daanor ;nto tho
ssa ~ oorr,1,6 eAi ,ra har oron
is already almost swallowed ZIP. staud boforo
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t;nrnnv.r' v.'o'T' oo1 wn' ,nust ro,ioor, G qhat
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IVY Nv aoes yna uo amd i9u1 ceors lo4'oa ~
rha n,s Voris nios"d ;a smascr, with m i'm,
osanned n'' nororotio thnt ro;aad %i, thn snat ii
i {mnmlt i, thn mi and in Tia ra1er;ca' nnd .at
eoNn y ..eu ao7oro7 ,ni,,tea boeoro N. ,,roa,d;ro
officer cold restora nr.lor, md then liz balnts
inr hogan- irha pomorov }orcna stamuedad iii1o n
ha12d ~ 'Tc,aa atoora hTaa,zinc far t,gnbar when
a northor on oomos to thom. brinainr n1oreu,,a.
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