Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-08


sentative E. J. Turner, of Kansas, to Frank
McGrath, President of the Kansas Alliance:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
UNITED STATES,
WASHINGTON, d. C., Dec 81
DEAR McGRATH-I wrote you yesterday in
regard to some railroad legislation. ingalls,
will try to force his election or drive the Alli-
ance men into caucus to agree upon their man
in order to force the election of an Alliance
man, SO that he can carry the party down with
him. He carried it down at the election and can
carry it down with less affection to his pride in
the Legislature. if the election of Republican
is defeated. / have just received letter from
Farwel, at Osborne, and he says their Repre-
sentative does not like the Alliance candidate,
and that he is an old Republican and would
vote for some good Republican, but would not
vote for Ingalls,
Mr.. Turner is Evasive.
FarweI wants to know if j want his vote;
thinks it could be had. wrote him an evasive
letter: asked him what he thought of it. etc.,
that mad not written anyone upon the subject;
would not be IN Ingalls, way.
l saw Senator Berry, of Marshall county,
here yesterday and he is positively opposed TO
Ingalls,. but says he will vote for MIN If there Is
no other Republican to vote for. Judge Per
kins introduced him to ME, and asked me to
talk with him in his (Perkins') interest, and
did so. He would not support Osborne or
Peck. but said he could support Perkins. 1
told him not to fear; there would come time
when he would get an opportunity to vote tor
some other Republican than ingalls,, and he
was anxious to get into the deal. l told him to
talk to Senator Wilson, as thought he felt
just as be Berry did.
shall write Senator Wilson, of HAYS City,
tonight, and ask HIM what he thinks about
possibility OF my election, and he never talks.
l told him you were my friend, AMI he could
talk with you conndentally.
He Can Take Care of His Friends.
Ihave not money TO spend in fight. If
succeeded, could and would put up S., 600;
but it is difficult to use it that way-that is
promise in case of success. Yet you may have
some friends who would be willing to take such
chance.
We will pass that bill to establish that United
States judicial district, and can have United
States Marshal and clerk. The first changes
with administrations and the clerk is for life,
but guess you know take care of nv friends.
We have agreed not TO agitate this bill until
the election there is over, for ingalls, would be
jumped upon for all the places, and some of
the Eastern fellows might try to commit him
Now will leave the whole matter with you
and Hill z. Wilson and abide the results with
coatent. Ii there is ANYTHING new in the
printer matter that ] can adjust. let me know.
have just finished drawing bill shall intro
duce to loan money on farms security.
A Bill for Farmers Loans.
/ like it and 1 think you will Will send you
a copy as soon as it printed. 1t is on the gen.
eral plan of issuing money on farm security in
bonds in the interest of bankers.
Yours truly, E. ]. TURNER
P. S-Unless Ingals gets some Alliance votes
he will go IN with 81, who will vote for him a
reasonable number of times, but as soon as
their instructions are completed they will leave
him. Some of the Alliance candidates may ex-
pect to get'some of the Republicans when they
leave Ingalls, That would keep all of them in
the field. Codding thought he could get the
Republican vote when Ingalls, was out of the
way. OF course, an Alllanc, caucus for tha5
flnn 1r1df flaaf
L.
Why the Letter is Made Public
This letter came to Mr.. McGrath's Office
with other correspondence, and was opened
by his confidential clerk, who turned it
over to Chairman Chase, of the Alliance
Legislative Committee. Copies were made
of the letter, and the original was turned
over to Mr.. McGrath. The Alliance lead
ers then asked MIR. McGrath TO give the
letter to the public and clear himself of any
suspicion which might attach to the propo-
sitIous containei. He refused to give the
letter to Chairman Chase for publicity,
knowing of no copies having been made Of
it. Mr.. Chase then turned over his copy of
the letter to the editor of the AdEocate Ac-
companying the publication of the letter is
the following comment by the editor, DR..
McLallin:
our hands, will explain itself In giving it to
the public we believe We performing a
sacred duty. The interests at stake are too
great to be sacrificed to any personal consider
alton. We regret the position in which the
publication of the letter places the President
of our State Alliance and a member of the
Executive Board (Coddingl. We leave them
TO make such personal explanation as they
may have to make The schemes that are un-
folded in this interesting document are worthy
OF some consideration at this time. We expect
this publication to lead to other developments
which we shall give to our readers as the plot
unfolds.
Mr.. McGrath Has Little to Saw
Mr.. McGrath was seen by reporter this
afternoon. He said the Alliance officers
were at liberty to inspect all his letters,
both those received and dispatched by him.
He had nothing to conceal from them. The
letter printed by the Adrocdte was an exact
copy OF the one received by him. He had
no further statement to make to the public
beyond this: He could not prevent people
from writing to him. Other officers of the
Alliance declined to be interviewed con-
cerning the letter.