Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23
INGALLS, AND HIS METHODS.

AS the republican campaign manas-
ers are so anxious to rush into print
with charges of impea chment, fraud
and corruption against their oppo-
nents in this campaign, brief expos
ure of the methods used to gain his
election to the U. S. senate by the man
whom they worship with an abiding
faith and blind servility, may be Of
interest to the public and may serve to
open the eyes of voters to the rotten
ness of the party which is making such
desperate effort to retain its power.
Will you vote to keep in power
party that is willing to be managed and
controlled by men who use the methods
disclosed in the following extracts from
the proceedings of the Kansas legisla-
ture of 1879:
Representative Hossach, of Craw-
ford county, said: Ingalls, personally
offered me one thousand dollars provid-
ing would vote for him-S5oo down
and $500 to be paid on March Ist, 1870.
Jim Merritt and J. Wilson paid me the
S5oo.-See page IIoS, house journal.
Representative G. L. White, of
Republic county, testihes under oath:
81 was offered $500 to vote for Ingalls,,
was told l might name my price
There were two men in the room besides
me-one of them was a railroad man.
J. S. Danford, banker, unlocked the
door for me to go out.-See page LILA,
house journal.
Representative w. S. Wait, of Lin
coin county, testihes under oath: 81
was offered $500 to vote for ingalls, by
Representative Anderson, of Ellsworth
county. See house journal, 1879.
(Wait voted for Horton; Anderson
voted for Ingalls.-See page 100, house
journal, 1879.
Representative ]. 7. Raybell, of
Greenwood county testifes: 81 was
paid s25o and promised $3.50 more to
vote for ingalls,. See page II2o,
house journal, 1879. (He voted for
Horton.-See page Ioo, Ibid.
j. b. Clogston, representative from
Greenwood county, testihes under oath:
"Ingalls said to me IF you will vote for
me you can control the appointments of
your county," l was offered $500 to
vote for Ingalls,. See page 1871,
house journal, 1879, (Mr. Clogston
voted for 'Horton.-See page Ioo.
Ibid.
Representative H. c. Fisler, of
Harper county, testified under oath: 81
was offered $3.50 to vote for ingalls,. =
See page 1884, house journal, 1879.
Jim Merritt testihes: ''Mr. Hossack is
not the only man to whom 1 loaned
money during that (senatoriaD fight. L
loaned no man money who was not
working for Mr.. Ingalls, success and
who was not one of his pronounced
friends. See page I17I, house Jour
nal, 1879.
Representative ]. M. Hutchinson, of
Jewell county, testihes under cath: 81
was offered ST, 500 to vote for ingalls,,
was approached by inference several
times. See page IIo5. (Mr. Hutch
inson voted for Horton. page Ioo,
ouse..journal, 1879.
Representative G. w. McClintock, of
Mcpherson county, after refusing to
disclose names for several days, finally
testified as follows: i'm Merritt offered
me 5000 if l would vote for Ingalls,.
SUdltuCks VI Se1l0
lacked FIVE votes of enough to elect him
and that l could get $500 to vote for
Ingalls,. See page 1903. house jour
nal, 1879. (He voted for Horton
See page 199, ibid.)
Representative John Bissell, register
of the Kirwin land Office, EISS4 testihes
as follows: .sIngalls said, as near as l can
remember these words: 'Ifyou will vote
for me and do what you can to assist
me will give you anything you want
land offices, postofhce, or anything
else. See page 1918, house journal,
1870. (Mr. Bissell voted for Anthony
on the first and second ballots and for
Horton ON the third and last ballot
See pages ISo, 1914 and Ioo, Ibid.
Representative A. NJ. F. Randolph,
chairman of the investigating committee
reported: 1.-The charge that during the
progress of the senatorial election acts
of bribery and corruption were used to
influence the votes of members of this
house for United States senator is fully
sustained. See page 1856, house
journal, 1879.
Representative John Hall, of the
committee, reported: flames S. Mer-
ritt was general manager in the inter
ests of Ingalls,, and had general charge
of his rooms and the direction of his
affairs. He was aided and assisted In
his plans to re-elect ingalls, among
others by J.. S. Danford and Mr.. Calvin
Hood. (Senator Plumb's business
partner-Ed. )house journal, 1879.
That Senator ingalls, and these
parties employed corrupt and illegal
means to secure the election of the
said John ]. Ingalls,, to the United
States senate, and but for said improper
influences his election would not have
been obtained. See page 1io5 and
IIo6, house journal, 1879.