The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-02-20


| Odd you at a., ime offer any money
or other valuable consideration TO any MEM
Der il lac would vote for Pumeroyy
Al did not dire lily. There was al
offer made through nle ii - 900 10 Bacon to
vote for PonIeIoy.
Q-Who authorized ven 10 make thai.
offer?
A. L. II. Horton.
O-At the lime Won were authorize, TO
make thai offer where was the couyers .ticn,
| and what was til s.Ni-,,?
Alt was IN tn ..or-e Of Representa-
| ;ives, just before The ,.i,; convention. Hor-
ton told me to tell 3Icon if his vote was
needed to elect POI 10y, and il he B8con !,
should vote for hiIa 20 could have $1,000
"a soon as he went - -. room.
Odd you pro- Bacon? l. So,
what did he say,
Al made no .,rorosii;on, but took the
message TO Bacon aud he said he could not
do it,
Q-While r0I were a member did you
apply to A III. Horton Tor loan of money?
Al did.
Q-Wbat reply ,:ii he make?
Ale replied that he could not let me
have 1t then. 1t would not do. He regret.
ted it, and asked me to wait few dsys.
Q-When did you lat see Horton
Al saw him MONDAY lat, l think.
Odd you say in substance to Horton
that If he wouid give you $50 you would 90
home to avoid appearing before the commit
tee?
Al 'hink | said tina, in substance, and
he repliei GO before the committee, have
been there" I rep ie3 sit would no: do.
tor If pressed voi!d lie the Bacon mat
ter" lie answer. ii q A. Il, would make no
difference 'e vas cot authorized to pay
or offer money
Q-Wouid YOU have gone home if iIor-
ton had complied with your request for a
loan of SO.
Al should have gone home anyway il
]; had not been tina: was informed that Ba-
con had said that had offered him s., 600
for his vote.
Odd Mr.. Bicon ever intimate 10 Won
any willingness or desire 10 sell his vote to
Mr.. Pomeroy.
A. L inferred from whnt hc said tina,
s., 900 would influence him in Pomeroy's
favor.
The witness testified further tina, Pomeroy
authorized him 10 Use money TO influence
The votes of Davis and Cummings, but did |
not say that he approached either gentleman.
admitted IN his testimony that /
ne had been imprisoned in the Iowa Pen:-
entiary for two years. but produced letters
rom Governor Merrill, think, 10 show
zen urjustly sentenced. Your correspond
nj ohtai lis information before the
-egisiatu:e ,cvened, while Mr.. Miller was
preparing to contest Mr.. Rorahbacher's
lace in the legislature, which place he OBJ
aimed. Mr.. Rorahbacher and wife boarded
n Topeka during the Senatorial canvass AT
he expense If St.ai"r fom.roy. His evi-
ence will have na: weight with tie com
littee.
THE IEAyENwoRrH NORMAL SCHOOL
just nov commanding the attention of the
ommittee on Education. 1t seems that H.
}. MoCariy, State Superintendent of In.
ruciion, assisted b. The eiherisl and poelical
avid J. Brewer, has been diligently devot-
ding member, OF IL. La.isis,ure tina, the I
W establishing the Leav.nworth Normal {
hool should be amended. IL is The desire Of c
r. NcCariy 10 have the Board of Directors =
constituted thai the IL eluters OF the Board ?
,m l. aycEwOrss ~r.auJ.tv shali not have = j
ntrolling irfliens1 !. lag ,a7nagement of 8
2 school. The speeches %: Mes rs. McCarty e
d Weaver before re committee were ami s
tied ard pointed, E.h.-- The side talk of =
sc gentlemen sftef H. son of the COM p
itee recalled TO MINI tinted versions 10
the dialogue between D5jilus and Cassius, !,
h the "making up'' s.ene .eit ont can Y
without fear OF COT ,r;i Oh that Viewer v
McCarty have NO : mutual zd- g
alton society, and -ei'n, did they take A.
liminary steps las. asht to organize one. q
ploying an educational term to illusirite (,
affair, should say that McCarty es,i- i
es Viewers failure as Chairman Of the
NAL Board at 100 per cent, and Viewer 8.
lis estimation of McCar,y's failure as an -
ca:or doesn't name les per cent. Nc "a
y thought If Viewer should resign the
ols Of Lesvenyorth would We much bet.
while Viewer did not hesitate to saw iha, IL
|cCar.y should resign the Sis,e would I've II
fitted.
ne Committee of Education are holding Is
bill until advioes from the Leavenworth peril
'ol Board each them. ] am afraid that s s.ie
fight vii resUl. aisa.;Gonsly 10 the Part
81 interests OF the State, ADD with lis and
ination terminate Inc Lcavenworth T 1,s.s
nal School. cula,
lie removal OF ". c. Webb, as Sapesin- sent
mt of the 90 Gai n.
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, 80,
the confirmation of Ed Russell a. his -
ssor. have excited some comment. The
-nor's letter 10 Mr.. Webb lie brevity OF
ssion doubly distilled and condensed.
il is:
E OF KANSAS, EXECUTIVE DEpr,l -
Topeka, Feb. IL. 1873.
". c. Webb, Topeka, Kan: The
You are hereby notified that Won s-
,een BY me removed from the office of ID
of Insurance, BY and with
vice and consent of the Senate.
am, sir, very respectfully,
THOMAS A. OSBORN, Ans
Governor.
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