Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13
Downfall of Pemeroy.

Downfall Of Pemeroy.
The journals Of the. Northwest con
/ tain very full accounts Of the drama
tic scenes in the Kansas Legislature
when Senator Pdmeroy was exposed
and defeated. The following extract
from the St. Louis Republican give
graphic picture of the transaction
together with an interesting history
of the plot which brought about tn
exposure
SETTING THE TRAP.
AS early as Thursday of last weel
! it became evident that there. was but
one possible lmethod'of beating Pom
eroy, and that was to set trap fol
him whereby he should be induced
to bribe one of the opposition who
could be depended on to expose him
],Ata council of war held shortly at
t,rward by the opposition. it was de-
cided.that Colonel a.. MI York, sena'
tor from Montgomery County, was
the man most available for this pur.
purpose. A gentleman, whose con-
nection with several Eastern railway
companies interested in Pomeroy's
reelection gave him the old mans
confidence, was broughtup from Kan,
sas City to begin the negotiations
After some skirmishing and sparring
an interview between York and Pom
eroy was brought about, at which
there was some talk about money,
and finally 4 sort of understanding
was arrived at. Pomeroy then be:
gan to shuttle, as he always does, and
tried to work it with York through
third parties. York, however, refus-
ed to negotiate with the third parties
at all, and insisted on doing the bu-
siness exclusively with the senator
himself, averung' that the old sena-
tor was nice man to do business
with, and he wanted a full, fair and
personal understanding in the mat.
ter.
NEGOTIATING WITH. SENATOR YORK.
At last Pomeroy suspended the by
laws of his caution and his piety,
and entered squarely into negotia-
tions with York. The latter was
none ofsyour ten cent fellows. He
told Pomeroy that his constituents
had threatened to hang him if he
voted for the old man, and so it would
be necessary for him 10 sell out for
enough to insure his neck. He fur
ther said that if he voted for Pome-
ROY he should never dare to live in
Montgomery County again, and hence
he must sell out for enough to enable
him to remove to some other locality
and to indemnify him against any
sacrifice of property he might have
to make in disposing of his effects in
Montgomery. This recital narrowed
up the old mans bowels of Christian
compassion, and he offered York
about $4,000. This York felt obliged
to decline. The case was one Of des-
peration with him, and be must have
at least $S000. At this old Pomeroy
made good many wry faces, but
finally effected compromise on this
basis, to wit, $4,000 down, $4,000 with
in eight hours, and the other
$1,000 after he was elected. Well,
York took bis $4,000 and attended
the Pomeroy cnucus, where he made
the speech Of proselyte. and was
among the hu,nhlest Of the late and
contrite converts. The nezt day he
went and got his $4,000, which he
quietly put in his pocket along with
the other $1,000, and having Pome-
roy's promise to pay an additional
$1,000 after be was elected. That
last $1,000 York will probably lose.
MISCHIEF IN THE AIR.
Things went on lovely till after
Tue: days separate ballots, and then
the mischief began to bubble up to
the surface. On Tuesday night the
anti Pomeroy people had caucus, at
which a ooncentraijQH was effected
upon Mr.. Ingalls,, with a pladged
strength of sixty-two. When the
House and Senate went into joint
ballot to-day there was no man in the
entire hall whose face had in it so
much of the lurking devilment of
conspiracy as glittered in York's eyes
and balefully lit up his face. 1t was
not long after the assembling Of the
Joint coayeptioH bsfore THE PtestdIng
officer raped order with Ais gayel
and announced that the Legislature
of Kansas in JOINT convention would
now proceed to ballot for United
States senator for the full term, be-
ginning March 4, 1878.
THE DAMKING DEED EXPOSED.
There was q dead hush then as
Senator York, of Montgomery, arose
and claimed the floor on a. question
of privilege, which was granted him.
He drew from his pocket an eyelope
ccoontafnfAg $1,000 10 current funds,
walked down TIE afsls. hhq laid It ip
front Of the speaker, With the request
that be copqtthe money. There was
little buzz of surprise, and then q
hush Of strained expectancy AZ The
speaker turned over the crisp notes,
and York walked back to his seat.
" Gentlemen" said York, II have
an explanation to make to this body
upon my vote for senator. I shall
vote for Samuel G. Pomeroy for the
best reason in the world, and that
reason is now on the desk of your
presiaihg officer" There were good
laan;Yi' pale Raa'' scared faagsss gsss in that
ball then. He then went o9 aad de-
tailed the circumstances Of his hri-
berry. "ai
INTENSE EXCITEMENT.
As he proceeded the excitement
becama intense, and finally whenever
the name Of Pomeroy was mentioned
there would Sc :. storm Of indigna-
-: T. u,oe q rouolntion Vork