Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-10-13
How Senator Ingalls, Got His
Seat.

rift and j. Wilson paid me the $780,
See page ll07, House Journal, 1879.
Representative G. T.. White, of Re
public county, testities under oath: II
was offered $500 to vote for Ingalls,.
was told might name my price. There
were two men in the room besides me
one of them was railroad man. j. S.
Danford, banker, unlocked tho door for
me to 20 out.-See page lila, House
Journal, 1879.
Representative w. S. Wait, of Lin
coin county, testifies 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 1919, House Journal,
1879
Representative j. Il. Raybell, OF
Greenwood county, testities: Il was
paid $3.50 and promised $3.50 more to
vote for Ingalls,. See page 1929, House
Journal, 1879. Gle voted for Horton
See page 1919, lbid.)
j. B. ClOgstOn, representative from
Greenwood county, testties under oath
'Ingalls said to me IF you will vote for
me you can control the appointments of
your county, | was offered $500 to vote
for Ingalls,. "--See page 113l, House
Journal, 1879. (Mr. Clogston voted for
Horton. See page 1919, Ibid.)
Representative Fl. G. Fisher, of Har-
per county, testified under oath: II
was offered $3.50 to vote for Ingalls,. p
See page 1874, House Journal, 1879.
Jim Merritt testifies "Mr. Hossack is
not the only man to whom l loaned mon
ey during that (senatOriaD fight. 1
loaned no man money who was not
working for MIR. ingalls, success and
who was not one OF his pronounced
friends. See page III, House Jour-
nal, 1879.
Representative j. M. Hutchinson, of
Jewell county, testities under oath: II
was offered $1,000 to vote for Ingalls,.
was approached by inference several
times. "--See page 1855 (Mr. Hutchin-
son voted for Horton. )-See page 1879,
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 l could get $500 to
vote for Ingalls,. "--See page 1903, House
journal, 1879. (He voted for Horton.
See page 1919, Ibid.)
Representative John Bissell. Register
Kirwin land office, 1854 testlfies as fol-
lows: ''Ingalls said, as near as l can
remember, these words: If you will
vote for me and do what you can assist
me, will give you anything you want
land offices, postOffices, or anything
else "--See page 1918, House Journal,
1879. (Mr. Bissell voted for Anthony on
the first and second ballots and for Hor
ton on the third and last ballot. )--See
pages lS9, 1914, 100, Ibid.
Representative A. M. F. Randolph,
chairman of the investigating commit
tee, reported: "The charge that during
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 sus-
tanned. "--See page HOS, House journal,
1879.
representative JOnil Hall, Oh the COM
mittee, reported: flames s. Merritt
was general manager in the interests of
Senator Ingalls,, and had general charge
Of his rooms and the direction of his
affairs. He was aided and assisted in
his plans to re-eleet Senator Ingalls,,
among others, by Mr.. j. S. Danford and
Mr.. Calvin Hood. (Senator Plumb's
business partner--Ed.) House Journal,
1879.