The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-01-30
Tho Ingalls, Investigation.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. u.
The following Is q summary of evidence OF.
fered before the Senate Committee on Priv.
Heges and Elections In the case OF Senator In
gals:
the memorialists stated that they intended to
prove by this witness that q member OF the
Legislature named McClintOck had told Gov.
Anthony he had been offered money by In
had kept the money over night. BIZ suffering
from remOrse he had returned 1t ne day ana
voted against Ingalls,. Gov. AnthG iy's evil
the committee. majority of whom held sub.
stantialiy that the charge of bribery against
Senator ingalls, could not be sustained by
hearsay evidence of this sort. Gov. Anthony
further testified that about the time OF the
election he was approached by H. c. Dawes,
VINO said he had been sent by Senator Ingalls,
to interview Anthony, and that if anthony
the contest for the SenatOrship, he would
place the resignation of the Postmaster at
LeavenwOrth in Anthonys hands, and that
Senator Ingalls, would use his influence to Sc
might choose to nominate for the posi-
ton. This proposition, Governor Anthony
said. he rejected then and there. At the con-
ciuSiOn of his examination Gov. Anthony who
was in contempt before the Senate for refusing
to testify before the Senate Sub committee at
Topeka, explained to the committee his rea-
because he had been q competitor in the Kan
sas Legislature for tie position now held by
Senator Ingalls,, and he did not believe 1t
fair or honorable thing to do, to come forward
and testify in the case, until he was compelled
to do SO by order of the Senate. This expla-
nation seemed to be entirely satisfactory to
the committee.
President Purcell, of the Manhattan Bank,
of Manhattan, kas.. cOntradicred the testi-
mony given by ID. R. Wagstaf and Byron
Roberts. He stated he had received s., 900 from
the President of the Topeka Bank, January
8, and sent it on the same day by his private
clerk to his bank at Manhattan, and that no
part of it had been retained or used by him in
the Senatorial contest. Purcell also stated he
had never paid nor offered Wait, member of
the Legislature, any sum whatever to in
duence his vote.
At the request of Col. Everest, counsel for
Senator Ingalls,, the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections ordered to be printed
and made part of the record in the Ingalls,
case four papers filed with the Subcommittee
In Kansas, but not then incorporated in the
record, which were signed by counsel for the
memOrialistS, entirely generating from
charges or imputatiOns of corruption 81 OF the
IS members of the Kansas Legislature who
voted for Ingalls,, thus narrowing the charges
down to four members.
WASHINGTON, Jan. g.
The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections resumed consideration of the In
gals case day.
j. v. Admire testified in substance: He was
to Ingalls, at the commencement of
the Senatorial contest, but afterward, in view
of party interests, he gave him lukewarm
support. AUIlfe also tcStlneu ne tOlO Ray
bell, a member of the Kansas Legislature, that
he (RaybelD could get money for his vote for
Senator, but on cross examination denied any
personal knowledge of the payment of any
moneys by ingalls, or any of his friends for
corrupt purposes.
j. j. Barker testified he was at Topeka DUR
ing the Senatorial contest that he was a DEM
ocrat, and that in an interview with Senator
Ingalls, the Senator told him he wanted some
votes, and wanted him (Barker)
to talk to five Democratic members, whose
names were mentioned, and that he saw these
and told them that money was be-
ing used in the Senatorial election,
and that they could get money
for their votes. He was shown two let
ters written by himself to parties in Kansas
in which he stated that Ingalls, had offered
him money with which to buy Democratic
votes, and was asked whether ingalls, had
given to him or placed under his control any
money to be used in securing his re election
as Senator. This question Baker declined to
answer, but afterwards in his cross eXamina-
ton the same question was asked by Ingalls'S
and he then answered "no."