The Van Buren press., 1873-02-25
York's Little Game.
Hor He Boggsd Subsidy Pomcroy.
From tho Lcavenworth Commsreial.l

from tho Lcavcnworth Commercial
Mr.. Pomsroy hal sent one Of his most
confidential advisers to ask private
business interview with Mr.. York. Mr..
York took to his roem Is. +. simpson,
J. c. Horton, and Senators +. Wilson
aud johnson, and laid the matter before
them. He said. ~ have been asked to
have private interview with Mr. Pome-
ROY, and | believe he wants 20 offer me
money for my vote. What shall | do !"
Mr.. Simpson answered for the rest:
:. Take it. and expose him" From then
until the Monday following, the consplr
Ato.s were closeted together, and Mr..
Simpson and the rest were schooling
Mr. York to the task, telling him (Which
ls true) that he alone possessed the
requisite nerve and self composure to go
through with it. On Monday. conclu,
sion was reached, and Mr.. York informed
the 90 between that he was ready to
NEE. Mr. Pomeroy Three or four un-
successful efforts were made to find him
sufficiently disengaged, and, finally, Mr.
Pomsroy sent him word that no would
see him at midnight in his private room,
which he would reach by coming through
the parlor At II O'Clock, accordingly,
MIR. York made his appearance in Mr..
Pomeroy's room, and the conversation
began. He went on to say that he esre-
cially desired his Mr. Yorks) support.
as he was known to be man ofexcellent
Reputation and great force in his body.
He told him that the anti P0meroy move
ment lacked compactness, organization
and genuine bottom; that he could gam
nothing by remaining with it, and every
thing by leaving it, He showed him %
list OF the Senators and Representatives.,
in whcn those whom he claimed were
marked 80, and those about whom he
had any doubt thus: IS. In the list
he had accorded himself a large majority
on joint ballot, many of the names he
confidently claimed being those who
were prominently affiliated with the op-
position 70 him. lie addressed lead
ing questions to York, the whole OF this
interview being manifest effort to pump
him Finally York got up to go, saying
carele.sly as be did so that this he sup
posed was to be
BUSINESS INTERVIEW
Pomeroy told him to cit down agsln,
and grew interested al once Well,
said he, have offered You every reason
in the world why YOU should in justice
to yourself and your people vote for me.
| can't bribe YOU I'm too old poll
ticisu for that Finally, after pause,
"Tll tell you what you do; say you'll
support me, and then become one Of my
friends It's my duty and my pleasure
to help my friends, and then all you have
to do is to say how | can assist you "
Mr. Pomeroy, there is no need OF us
masking this or sugar coating it with an
empty form Of words, replied York
&" It's plain bribery no verbal refinement
can alter the fact that you want to buy
my vote, and ] want to sell it, " Mr..
Pomeroy insisted on his little form OF
words "Well, said York. "Ill say
this will support you with the prlvi
legc to reconsider my declaration, but in
any event must vote against you on the
first ballot in separate session. Now
says Pomeroy, finding that he had come
to business, what de- you want p 81
leave that to you" said York; "Im
young in this business, and don't know
what value TO set on my ssrvices. !" "IU
give you fee thousand dolia,s, said
Poneroy You must think me very
cheap man, Mr. York coolly replied.
why" said Mr. Pomcroy, straight
enng up, "tve thousand dollars is o
pretty large amount Of money. " But,
Mr.. Pomeroy," "replicd York, Tin bar
tering my soul, my reputation, my honor,
all of which have been enlisted in this
opposition to you; these things are
worth something to a man. Mr. Pome'
roy replied, at length, with considerable
circumlocution, saying that he valued
Mr.. York's support nero than anybody
clses for various reasons. He could
unite the scattered forces Of Southern
Kansas for him; he was a man whose
reputation was above stain or reprosch,
and whose change Of mind would un
questionably appear to be from honest
conviction and, if he would arise in JOINT
convention and refute the calumnes
against Pomeroy, it would throw the
ranks OF the opposition into confusion.
He intended to take York up and mako
his fortune The action Of the three
Congrcssmeu in this contest had sealed
their doom They had to go At the end
Of their respective terms, and York was
the very man he wanted from Southern
Kansas for Congressman. A man who
could unite the whole district, etc He
finally concluded by offering him $4,000
for his vote. Details had to be settled
Pomeroy wanted to make the payment
in hand 81 900. York insisted on S2,-
600. Pomeroy wanted ninety days on
the balance. York said that this was a
delicate matter, and he preferred to have
it a cash transaction, and recalled to his
mind little business matter between
him and Milt Reynolds, in which the
great wrtist" whose cakeis all dou b
just now entered suit for small sub,
sidy, aud P0meroy had pleaded want OF
consideration. 1T had better be a cash
transaction. Mr. Pomeroy, says York,
in his calm. determined sty le. Mr.. Pome-
roy went to his trunk. took thcreirom n