The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-02-01

OF tho conspiracy IN tho Tribune. lie
pronounced IT a false and wicked plot,
and Gays that it has accomplished every
thing that WAS intended TO be accom-
plished. He asserts that he will remain
here until every charge is Investigated,
whether true or false.
1t SURPRISES anything ever known in
Kansas politics. Among all classes of the
people there is hardly = doubt of the
truth OF fork's statement expressed.
Especial TO the Missouri Democrat
TOPEKA, Jan. 2g.--Tha following ia n
copy OF Senator Nork's speech this after.
| noOu
Before place in nomination the
name oi any man, ! have short eNplana-
| tOn To make, rs ii concerns all here
| present, and is Of great import TO the state
81 hansas present and future. | desire
the close attention of tho members OF the
convention TO what / have to say. Two
weeks ago yesterday I came to Topeka,
sound and honest anti. Pomeroy msn. l
thought that in his defeat laid tho regen-
Grafton of the state and party, and | cheer
| fully and enthu.isstically allied myself
/ with the auti-POmeroy element in the leg
stature. Gross charges have been made
against Senator Pomeroy, in connection
with certain wcll-known letter
to w. w. Ross. These charges had as
sumed serious form in meeting OF the
| anti-Pomerov caucus, few evenings ago,
when II man ny the name of Clark, exhIb-
! tied $1,000 in twenty SlOO bills declaring
he had received the same from Mr.. Pom
ORGY Tor signing confession TO the effect
that no had forged the letter and the sig
nature thereto. l had no evidence to the
truth OF these charges, but Mr.. POmeroys
mama having been associated with so
many rumors Of Il similar nature, made me
give this report credence, though | had
no desire to condemn Mr.. Pomeroy with
out hearing. When ! came here | had
been waited upon at various times by
friends Of Mr. Pomeroy, WHO piled me
with arguments IN favor of his pre-emi.
ncnt fitness for the position, and attesta-
tons OF his innocence of the charges
brought against him. l was asked sever
al times 20 have IN interview
with Mr.. Pomcroy, and finally consented,
if this Interview could take place in the
presence of " third party. Mr. Pomoroy
assented to the presence Of ono or any
number of my friends Accordingly, on
Friday last, | visited Mr.. Fomeroy, and
there, in the presence of Capt. Peek and
Two others, We had brief conversation.
After II general talk about bis prospects
and other matters relating to the cam
paign, put to him the question direct
Did you or did YOU not write the letter
signed with your name and directed to ". !
W. Ross, and having reference to certain
profits in Indian foods - In reply he
handed TO me the ailidaviis of J. b. Stew
art and one signed by several citizens 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. lie answered, IL
did not write that letter. l said to him,
MT Pomeroy, you are the most
Infamous scoundrcl 'that ever
walked the face Of this earth, or
the worst detained man that ever stepped
on Kansas soil. Here the interview
ended, and as supposed, all relation BE-
tween Mr.. Pomeroy and myself but day
or two afterwards l was importuned to
accord to Mr. Pomeroy o private inter-
view. At this time II became apparent to
several of the antlPomeroy members that
Illicit and criminal means were being en-
ployed TO secure Mr.. Pomeroy's re-elec-
tlon, and 1t became u.s. MS far as lay in our
power, to circumvent the employment OF
them. l consulted with the tried and
trusted friends Of this movement, Messrs.
Simpson, Wilson, johnson, and others, Us
10 the course l should pursue, and upon
their advice / acted | visited Mr.. Pom
erOys rooms in the dark and secret re.
cesses Of the Taft house on Monday night,
and ut that interview my vote was bar
gained for consideration of So, 600 81, OUO
of which were paid me on that evening".
$1,000 the next afternoon, and promise
of the additional $1,000 when my vote had |
been cast in his favor. now, in the pres |
onco of this honorable body, hand over the /
amount OF $1,000, just as received it, and |
ask tina. II Oe counted by the secretary"
The speaker advanced and placed upon
the chief clerk desk two parcels of money, |
one open and amounting to $4,000, and II
brown paper parcel tied with twine,
which, upon examination was found to
contain s., 900 IN greenbac of largo de-
nomination. ! ask, Mr.. President, that
that money be used TO dofray the expen-
ses OF prosecuting the investigation OF 5.
q. Pomeroy for bribery and corruption, us
my limited influence extends in deed us
well as in thought. | have an aged parent
whose life has been spared to bless nc
with her love and her approval of the CON
uHtt OF my ire. l nave Wlle ana little
ones to whom / hope to beluea.h u name
which, however obscure they may have
no reason 90 blush to hear
pronounced. Yet this corrupt old
man comes to mo and maSes a
bargain for my SOU, and makes mo u propo.
si,ion, which, if accepted, in the faith and
spirit in which 1t is offered, will make my
children go through life with hung heads !
and burnin. cheeks at even mention of |
the maine of him who begot them. Earth |
has no iniamy more dHmnabls than cor |
ruption; no criminal more to DO execrated |
than he who corrupts tho representatives |
OF the people in furthermore of his private |
interests. ! demand Mr.. president and |
gentlemen, that the actions of $. c. Pom |
erJy in this contest be thoroughly ex-
Rmined, and that the corruption money
that lies upon that table be the instrument |
OF retribution in prosecuting that inves-
tigation. | further demand that this body
give to-day such an expression of their |
sentiments in this matter that the
regeneracy Of our glorious Young com.
mOnwealth may be proclaimed through
out the land, and that Kansas may stand
erect and free among the states OF the
Cnion-pure among tie purcst, and hon
orod throughout tue world. The state.
ment; | have made nro but partial and
incomplete. The hour or two that |
passed in tho den Of nfamy, in tho TAFT
house, let in upon my mind sush a food Of !
pulir htonmenL ms to tho l,tnsta Ll. ,,,,,