Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-23
BUT A SLIM CHANCE
For the Election Of Ingalls, in the
Legislature of Kansas.
EX-GOVERNOR SRARP'S FIGURES.
How Corporal Tanner is Rolling Up Riches
at Washington.
THOUSANDS ARE COMING TO HIM

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH;
WASHINGTON, November 22.-Ex-Gov-
ernor Sharp, of Kansas, is IN the city, and
he makes the following interesting state
ment regarding the situation in the Kansas
Legislature, which will soon decide the po-
lIticaI fate Of Senator John James Ingalls,
1t has generally been supposed that So votes
would elect Senator. but that is not SO.
There are 10 delegate members of the Legisla-
ture from counties that have been organized
since the State was apportion ed in 1885.
twill take SO to elect and of these John ].
Ingalls, has somewhere in the neighborhood Of
40. Thirty-eight votes in the Senate belong to
him. and these, with the 13 new members and
"a old ones, make up the sum total OF his
strength. The Democrats on joint ballot have
II votes, all told. The balance is Farmers
Alliance, composed of men who were formerly
Republicans or Democrats, but who are neither
JUST now. They form solid and purely lnde-
pendent party.
INGALLS, CHANCES ARE SLIM.
1t does not matter much who the Democrats
vote for. but the compliment will probably go
to Click or Blair. The Republicans, of course,
will vote for Ingalls,, but the Farmers Alliance
has not yet decided upon candidate. Person
ally am Democrat. would like to see In
gals elected. but my reasons are purely per-
sonal. 1 don't think he can possibly secure
the Democratic vote. The seven Dem ocratS
will never vote for Republican unless they
are SO situated that they have to decide be-
tween two Republicans That situation may
come up if Garfield gets the nomination, and
they would vote for Garfield because he is a
free trader. ingalls, has chances, but they are
slim.
TANNER BOILING IN WEALTH.
Corporal Tanner has cause to bless the day
when President Harrison called for his
resignation as Commissioner of Pensions. A
group of gentlemen were discussing Tanners
remarkable career few days ago, and all of
them seemed to have different opinion as
TO his financial, political and business status
since he made wav for General Raum. One
of the group said he knew exactly Mr..
Tanners circumstances, because the Corporal
had told him all about them himself, and
according to his statement the ex-Commis-
sioner is in the way of becoming a rich man
in few years.
Immediately after leaving the Pension
Office, Tanner opened a bureau for the
prosecutIon'of pension claims, and business
flowed in upon him so fast from his old
comrades that his office was soon flooded
with cases. They have now been SO ar
ranged that the Corporal gives them no per-
sonal attention, but turns them all over to
clerks anu MS DOCKS SHOW InaL MS l0COne
this year will not fall short of $50, 000 In
addition to this, Tanner is under engage
ment to deliver 100 lectures for about 500
each, with his expenses paid.
OTHER SOURCES OF WEALTH.
AS if this were not enough, he recently
signed a contract to become editor of the
new soldier paper in Brooklyn at an annual
salary of $1,000. Tanner will do little real
work upon the paper, as it is his name that
is being paid for and not his services. All
this comes to the man who, when he was
removed from Office little over year ago,
did not know which way to turn to make
living for himself and family.
His successo., General Raum, is now un-
dergoing the fire of investigation, and judg-
ing by the character of the charges against
him and the source whence they arise,
the chance. are more than even that ere the
flowers bloom in the spring General Raum
will follow the footsteps of Tanner down the
broad staircase. of the Pension Office build
ing, and find himself again q private
citizen.