Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-10-20
to put such a band of pirates in the
halls of congress again under Gar
Reed? w. M. BROWN.
How Senator ingalls, Got His

How Senator Ingalls, Got Hi
Representative Hossack, of Crawfor
county, said: Ngalls personally Offer
ed me one thousand dollars providing
would vote for him-$500 down and $50
to be paid on March LIST, 1879. Jim Mel
rift and J. Wilson paid me the $780,
See page 1107; House Journal, 1879.
Representative G. T.. White, of Re
public county, testifies under oath: %
was offered $500 to vote for ingalls,.
was told might name my price. Their
were two men in the room besides me-
one of them was Il RAILROAD man. j. S
Danford, banker, unlocked the door TO
me to 70 out.-See page lila, Hous
Journal, 1879.
Representative w. S. Wait, Of Lin
coin county. testifies under oath: 4"
WAS offered $500 to vote for Ingalls, b.
Representative Anderson, of Ellsworth
county. ''See House Journal, 1879. {Wai
voted for Horton; Anderson voted TO
Ingalls,. See page 1919, House journal
1872
Representative j. T. Raybell, o
Greenwood county, testities: II wa
paid $3.50 and promised $3.50 more tt
vote for ingalls,. See page 1929, Hous'
Journal, 1879. (He voted for Horton
See page 1919, Ibid.)
j. B. Clogston, representative from
Greenwood county, testifies under oath
"Ingalls said to me If you will vote fol
me you can control the appointments o.
your county, was offered $500 to vote
for Ingalls,. "--See page 1881, House
Journal, 1879. (Mr. ClOgston voted for
Horton. See page 1919, Ibid.)
Representative H. C. Fisher. Of Har.
per county, testified under oath: 81
was offered $3.50 to vote for Ingalls,. ~
See page 1874, House Journal, 1879.
Jim Merritt testifies "Mr. Hossack IL
not the only man to whom loaned mon
ey during that (senatoriaD fight.
loaned no man money who was MOI
working for MIR. Ingalls, success and
who was not one OF his pronounced
friends. "--See page I'LL, House Jour.
nal, 1879.
Representative j. M. Hutchinson, OF
Jewell county, testifies under oath: 81
was offered 81 800 to vote for Ingalls,. |
was approached by inference several
times. "--See page 1855 (Mr. Hulchin-
son voted for Horton.)-See page lS9,
House Journal, 1879.
Representative G.. w. McClintock, of
Mcpherson county, after refusing to
disclose names for several days, finally
testified as follows: "Jim Merritt Of
fered me $500 if l would vote for In
gals. Shattuck. of Hutchinson, said
Ingalls, lacked five votes of enough to
elect him and that / could get $500 to
vote for Ingalls,. See page 1903, House
Journal. 1879. HE voted for Horton.
See page 1879, lbid.)
Representative John Bissell. Register
Kirwin land office, 1884 testlfies as fol-
lows: "Ingalls said, Ms near rs can
remember, these words: If you will
vote for me and do what you can assist
me, l will give you anything you want
land offices, poetOffices, or anything
else. "--See page 1918, House Journal,
1879. (Mr. Bissell voted for Anthony OIL
the first and second ballots and for HOr
ton OH the third and last ballot. )--See
pages 1879, 1914, 1919, Ibid.
Representative A. NJ. F. Randolph,
chairman of the investigating commit
tee, reported: "The charge that during
the senatorial election acts Of bribery
and corruption were nsed to influence
the votes of members of this House for
United States senator, Is fully sus-
tanned. See page HOS, House Journal,
1879.
Representative John Hall, of the CON-
mittee, reported: ''James 5. Merritt
was general manager In the interests of
Senator InQalls and had general CHARGE