The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-14
Pomeroy's Opinion of How to
"Make a Right Start"
POLITICAL GRAvE-DIGGNG.
How Kansas Suffers from Her
Prominent Men.
A New Social Scandal-Pomeroy and
the Lady Clerk.
HOW YORK LIFTED A LAND OFFICE.

TOPEKA, Feb I, 1879
The political bombshell which was exploded In
the Kansas Senate on Wednesday of last week, and
demolished the temple Of Samuel G. Pomeroy's vir.
tue as Senator OF the United States and as
"Christian gentleman" appears from present in.
dications here to have been charged with Greek
IRE, and has kinded grand conhagraton among
the regulations OF the whole constellation Of Iegs.
lators In the "Jayhawker" State. OF course do
not mean to imply that Pomeroys plutocratic In1u-
ence was so potent that he succeeded in even con.
GLIDING terms OF bargain with each and every men,
Der OF the Joint legislative convention through
whom he expected to be returned to the Senate
for fresh term OF six years. But the scope OF the
resolution by which the joint committee OF invesi
CATION OF the Senate and House OF Representatives
was created Is 80 vast that every member OF the
Kansas Legislature is or may be put upon his de.
fence on the question Of bribery and corruption.
In order to make this letter historically succinct
1t may be as wen to recapitulate briefly few OF
the prominent facts Of the grand erpos5 by stating
that on Wednesday, January 90, both houses O.
the Kansas Legislature assembled In Joint conyeni
ton to elect United states Senator to succeed
Mr.. Pomeroy for 'long term" commencing on
the 4th OF March next At an informal separate
ballot on tho preceding day Pomeroy had dc.
veloped strength which to all appearances
INSURED HIS TRIUMPH
on the first ballot on the succeeding day. Among
other candidates brought forward were ex.Gover.
nor Harvey who received "a votes; Congressman
d. P. Low, 49, DR.. @. A. Logan 10 Governor Osborn
and J. ingalls,, the last named gentleman receiv.
Ing vote. At the anti-Pomeroy caucus on
that evening" which embraced the adherents OF all
other candidates, there was o crystalliza ton OF
united sentiment in favor OF ingalls,, as being o
man who presented nothing In his reputation which
could render him in any degree assailable. An ad-
oI 49,
bearer was that he was from Atchison, and his
local popularity there enabled him to divide the
Atchison delegation, which was looked upon as
Pomeroy's fortress.
When on the following day the Joint convention
proceeded to nominations Senator A. NJ York OF
montgomery county, who, up to few days pre-.
viously was looked upon as one of the strongest
anti-Pomeroy members, obtained the floor az was
supposed, with the probable view OF nominating
Pomeroy. Tho house was crowded TO excess by
spectators, including many ladies, the gallery be.
ing literally jammed.
York is q man OF some uncultured ability as an
orator and has clear, ringing voice when In warm
or earnest debate. With slowly emphasized and
clear-cutting words he then proceeded to make
that extraordinary speech, which has been are ady
published throughout the press and in which he
detailed several interviews had BY himself with
Pomeroy In the rooms Of the latter gentleman at
hotel in this CITY, Hs stated that he had agreed
at those interviews to vote for Pomeroy in consid-
Grafton OF the sum Of $1,000 cash paid and $1,000
yet due. He then put his hand In his breast
pocket, while yet speaking
WORDS THAT WE'RE BLANCnING THE CHEEKS
OF lobbymen and legislators all around him, and
produced two packages containing the bride
money, which he handed into the custody OF Lieu
tenant Governor Slower President OF the Senate,
stating that that was the consideration paid him
py romeroy Tor his vote, and asking that 1t be
counted.
similar spectacle has probably never been wit |
messed In the world, aud may never again be wit. |
messed. There were men about the Sneaker inst
then whose social and material existence do.
pended upon the election OF Senator pomerov
embracing probably not less than nve hundred
men, who had been brought on here exnreasv ,o
lobby in his interest. Some idea OF their nuner,ca,
strength may be CLEANED from the fact that tho
aggregate OF Pomeroy's bills, presented TO him for
the main tenance OF his friends by the var,on.
hotels is nearly $4,000. Even the audience reeled
under the moral conclusion which had thus swent
away in an instant, IS 1t were, the character and
strength OF the most powerful man in the state.
Men turned TO each other and asked, "what does
this meann and the questioned individuals stood |
In dumb astpnishment. The reporters, who are |
not unused al rule to sensational and rather
reve In them1 forgot their occupation, and no lite-
raj Transcripts OF York's speech was ever taken,
that which mas been printed being merely full