The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-10-28
KANSAS soopLERs.
The Use Of Money at the Concordis Con-
VentiOn BY Friends Of Anderson A.
legged BY Colonel HHddoX.

GREENLEAF, Oct. 25.-ISpecial. ]
/ There are probably many descendants
/ OF the Puritans IN Washington and
Marshall counties, but IL seems the
desirable traits Of that early people
| have become lost 10 the journey from
New England 20 Kansas. Much has
been said about the COneOrdia con-
ventiOn, and hints Of money transact
ious have been thrown out involving
prominent people in this section We
have had daily harangues about the
'bOOdle gang,n aud the independent
papers delight to fill their editorial
columns with diatribes against the
"infamOus erOwdn that perpetrated
the COncOrdia fraud.
These good people have finally had
something TO say about themselves,
and while their dOings may not be
such as 90 surround them with halo
Of glory, nor to give them particular
~ enviable reputation. Il Is presumed
they have forfeited their claims to
membership in the Topeka AnDanias
club, whose usefulness consists In
taking in those who depart from the
grass growing path Of truth.
In an interview held witha delegate
10 the COnc0rdia convention from
this ccunty Washington, the follow
ing was obtained, using his words as
nearly as possible. AS Mr. HaddOx
has given the same story TO others,
and signifies his willingness to testify
to and prove its truth, there csn be
no longer any reason to keep from the
public this hitherto unWritten chapter
Of that gathering. Mr.. HaddOX, Of
this city, said "AfteF we had been in
convention two days, / found out that
money was being offered, end l de-
termined 70 know what was going on.
/ had q talk With Colonel w. w.
smith, aud before we were through /
had an offer Of 81 900 i'll would vote
and carry with me three Others Of my
delegation, for Mr. Anderson. / was
not satisfied with this, and told Colo. |
mel Smith there would have tO be too
much division; that it would take |
g, 600. He could do nothing more,
but promised 20 see about il. Leaving /
me he went scrOss the Office Of the /
hotel and had q talk with Mr.. Purcell, |
and came back 20 me and said he /
would give me 81 500. that Mr.. Purcell /
had given him checks Of 81 500 and |
$500, 70 be used In securing the fOnr |
votes for Anderson.
81 waited until the next morning /
to see what / could do, and started |
down to the caucus room. Going 4
there / saw Needham, one Of our del /
egates, going toward the Anderson /
caucus and followed him. At the |
stairs l met Patehin, and asked him /
# it was all right. / knew he was
one Of the crowd fixing things. He /
wanted to know what was talking
about, when said, "Oh l know what
is going on. am fixed. Is Neeham
ali right, and Is Il fixed for him?
What shall say 10 himP
"Patchin then came down and told
me 70 tell Needham It was all right,
and TO bring over his delegation. /
thus found that Needham was 70 re-
ceive s., 900 for delivering the Wash
ingtOn county delegation to Ander-
son. Going up stairs called Need
ham one side and told him had seen
Paichin, aud il was slI fixed. He
tried to play innocent. but said /
was there too, that l wasn't blind,
and proposed 10 have my share. He
then said he had made his arrange
ments with Perry Hutchinson and
Bill Smith, and was 10 receive $1,000,
which he intended 10 divide with the
delegation.
II took him over 20 the snti-Ander
son caucus where we wanted 10 see
our crowd, but they were not there.
We fonnd out Perry Hutchinson had
three Of them locked up I'm q room at
the hotel. One OF them, Oswald,
had captured as be was
going up the stairs 10 the caucus
room. took him down and led him
over the street 10 where Purcell was
and then up 20 the hotel.
''These negotiations were pending
until the last evening, Colonel Smith
holding the checks. At that time
there was q making up Of the anti
Anderson forces, and IL seemed Ger
lain Anderson would be nominated.
The offer % me was then cancelled.
and Needham was told be must come
over anyway. II was 81 this time
Purcell telerraphed Anderson that he
would be nominated on the firsi ballot
n the morning. 4 believed 80, too.
When the time came for the conven-
ion 10 meet the next morning and
he caucus had given us no one 20
'tand By, we went % the hall feeling
bat there would be but enc result.
IN fact, about a dozen anti-Anderson
delegates remained ~ the hotel aud
Fould not 60 Up, feeling that Il was
ID over.
"When we got into that squabbis
md took an Adjournment, ~ you
ZnOW, the caucus decided upon Judge
Wilson. NeedhaIn was al broken
~, as he could not 90 against cur
,wn man, and he saw the little for
une departing from. him. He broke
Town aHd cried like 3 child. ! made
lin 20 to the hotel, where be lock-
"a himself ID, and we cast the inll
rofe Of cur county fSr Wilsc1.