The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-11

nad given MIN TINS money to vote for him.
He said he had had three interviews with
Pomeroy, and that Pomeroy had talked of
money at the first one and that he had
offered him 50, coo for his vote. York told
him that he must have $4,000, and at the
third interview, which took place three
days before the election, Pomeroy gave
him 8, 900 in cash and said that he would
give him $1,000 the next day, and 81, 900
after the election. He had carried out his
promise as to the $1,000 and the
=, 600 which he handed to the Speaker was
the corruption money with which York
said Pomeroy had tried to buy him body
and soul. He asked that this money be
used to defray the expenses of prosecuting
Senator ,. =. Poneroy for bribery, and he
evidently thought he was taking the place
OF one OF the Lords avenging angels when
he denounced Pomeroy and told him how
he had entrapped him into his scheme. AS
he went On with his speech the convention
became wild, and when the ballot was
taken at its close there was not a man VINO
dared TO vote for Pomeroy. ingalls, had
been decided upon as the opposition candi
date, and he was almost unanimously
elected. Papers for the arrest of Pomerov
were Cotton out, but though he denied the
alleged bribery he was too sick 10 appear
at trial, and shortly after this he
LETT Topeka. An investigation of the cleo
ton was held here in Washington and
Pcmeroy was white-washed by it. but he
was, L am told, again arrested for bribery
and suit was brought against him in the
Kansas courts; and the result of this trial
was that there was not sufficient evidence
TO convict. Whether he was free from
stain or not, do not know, but he is al
ways spoken OF as Subsidy Pomeroy'' by
Kansas people and the story of his career
has been embalmedin fiction Mark Twain.
in the ''Gilded Age" evidently refers to
him as his Senator Dilworthy, and he here
tells the story of his downfall as it oc
CURED. Since this election ex-senator
Pomeroy has spent the most of his time in
Washington. he is connected here with
various religious organizations and CHART
able affairs and if he has been bad in the
past he is certainly good now. York came
to Washington too. He thought he was a
hero when he delivered that speech and he
expected the government to reward his
heroism by an Office He was disappointed
Sober second thought made every one de-
spise him for his trickery. He left Wash
ington disappointed man and TODAY his
name is almost forgotten in Kansas.
OUR MINISTER TO ENGLAND,
Robert Lincoln, has been in Washington
during the past week. He looks remark
ably well and has no idea of resigning his
position at the court OF st. James. He is
not snobbish and has little to saw about
England or English matters. He is now
forty eight years old and is at Just about
the age at which the youngest of our Presi-
Dental candidates Were chosen. If the
force bill should be passed and the next
Presidential campaign be fought on the
basis of the rights of the colored man he
Will stand a very fair chance of being a
Presidential candidate and he has some
elements of strength which are possessed
by no other man in the country. He has
shown himself capable OF managing great
government department. He has good
business abilities and he is possessed of the
genius of common sense and levelheaded-
ness which goes n great way towards max
ing an efficient President He looks more
like his mother than his father, but he has
many of the traits of old Abe
Speaking of Abraham Lincoln, it is won
aerful how many new stories are told of
MN from day to days. The supply seems
lnexhaustlble and | heard several new
ones last night from Judge Solomon. an
iowa lawyer who was brought In close as
soclatlon with the Lincoln family through
MS VINE who was brought up with Mary
FOOD, the wife of Abraham Lincoln.
JUDGE soLoMoN's STORIES
are either personal experiences or thew
come from the traditions of the Lincoln
anu Todd families. His story of Abe