The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-03-07
INVESTIGATE.
Report of the POmerOy Committee.
WASHINGTON, March 3.

w ASHINGTON, March i.
The committee appointed to in
Vestigate charges Of rbgibeFy in, the
recent Senatorial election in Kan
sas, preferred against s. G. Pomeroy
by A. NJ. York and B. f. Simpson,
made their report this afternoon
through their chairman, Senator
Frelinghuysen. The report first
calls attention to the charges of
Simpson, and after quoting the tes-
timony of several witnesses says the
committee are of opinion that none
of the charges preferred by Simp-
son, consisting of number of spe-
cific acts of bribery or attempts to
bride, have been sustained.
The report next considers the
specific, single charge of bribery
preferred by A. M. York, whose
statement is, that Pomeroy gave
him, on January 2Sth $1,000, and on
January 18th $4,000, as q bride to
vote for him in joint convention on
Wednesday. Pomeroy'S8tatement
is that he did give York money at
the time and in the amounts stated,
not as bride, but to carry to Mr..
Page as loan from Pomeroy to aid
Page in the purchase of thirty bonds
of The United States of the denomi-
nation of 1000 each, Page having
$4,000 in currency. The commit
tee say the question for them to de-
termine was not which if either of
these two statements they have the
power to fully consider in all its de-
tails, but whether, taking all the
testimony together and weighing it,
York has sustained his charge, The
committee then quote from the tes-
timony, including that of York, to
show that there are circumstances
that legitimatelV affect the CREDIBLE
ity of York in this transaction. 1t
appears that York's plan was kept
secret until Wednesday, at the joint
convention, when an excited expos
uFe was sprung upon that body and
the money was exhibited by York,
and he made the statement that
members of the legislature had
Pomeroy's money burning in their
pockets, of which fact we have no
proof, and it appears that York had
no such knowledge. It appears that
an effort was made by members to
adjourn, also to have q recess for an
hour or two, that the truth of the
allegations made by York might be
ascertained, and that York resisted
these efforts for fear, he says, that
PomeFoY nigh be able to appoint
his own successor. Thus, even if
York's statement, and certainly if
Pomeroy's statement be taken as
true, York was the principal actor
in an effort, not only to betray aud
defeat POmeroy, but to deprive the
State of Kansas of its free and de-
liberate choice of Senator. These
circumstances don't prove thatP0m-
eroy did not bride York, but they
do impair the credibility of York as
witness, for when a line of decep-
ton has been entered upon, none
can say when il is abandoned, and
the golden thread of truth is adopt
ed. The truth which the commit
tee sought was as to what occurred
In the room on Monday and Tues
day, when Pomeroy delivered
money tn York. They were alone,
and contradict each other. They
say there is, however, evidence re-
lating to Yorkis purpose in going to
Pomeroy's room, which evidence
they review at length and say they
are at . loss to discover fully
whence York derived his alleged
assurance that he was to be bribed,
and knew that it was to be that
night, and to be in q large sum,
from any fact consistent with his
statement. II it be true, as Page
testifies, that he had before told him
that Pomeroy would probably give
him package OF money to bring to
him, we can more readily under
stand this confidence; but that he
had any such notice York denies. |
II York was acting on the informa-
ton Page gave him, there is no evil
denee that he committed it to his |
associates.
The committee point out what |
they deem another improbability in
fork's statement, namely, that Pom
eroY on Monday night agreed to |
give him 5000 for his vote, under |
the stipulation that he might vote |
against him in the Senate on Tues
day, when his vote might be as de- |
sirable as on Wednesday, and that
he was at liberty to reconsider his |
conclusion as TO voting for him on
such,en' understanding he paid him
Monday $. GOO, snd on Tuesday, ar
ter he bad that day voted against
him, 5000 more and Pomer0y did J