The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-01-16
a PoLrTlcAL SENSATION.

up Over = Letter Purssorting to Have
Esees Written BY Congressman Turner
8Er- Turner's Denial.
TorE1zA, Kan, Jan. s.-A letter writ
ten by Congressman E. J. Turner to
Frank McGrath, president of the Farm
-<ezs' Alliance, which has fallen into the
hands of persons for whom it was not
intended, furnishes the most sensational
political story of the State Senatorial
campaign
It is the first intimation that the pub
1ic has had that both Mr.. Turner and
Bishop Perkins are candidates for
United States Senator. Following is
the letter:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, q. s, WASH
rzHGroN. ID. c., Dec. 81, fss0--Dear McGrath;
wrote you yesterday, bnt from thOughtless-
mess addressed it TO j. g hseGTath, care Ma
s&ionai Hotel, Topeka I got your fathers
initials instead of yours. L wrote in regard
to some railroad Legislation.
ERgaIIs Will try to force his election or drive
the Alliance men into caucus to agree upon
an Alliance man. so that he can carry the
party down with him. He carried it down at
che election and can carry it down with less
=2Gf lotion TO his pride in the Legislature II the
election of Republican is defeated.
just received "a letter from FarweH of Os-
21orae, and he says the Representative does
not lie the Alliance candidates, and that ne
as old Republican and would vote for
some good Republican, but would not vote
Cor Ingalls,.
FarweiI wants to know If want his vote;
Shiuks It can be- had
what he thought OF it, etc; that had not
written any one upon the subject etc.
saw Senator Berry, of MarshaiI County,
mere yesterday and he is positively opposed
90 ingalls,. but says he will vote for him If
Ahcre is no other Republican to vote for.
Judge Perkins introduced him to me and
asked to talk with him in his (PeTkins)
interest and did SO. He would not support
Claiborne or Peck, but said he could support
Perkins.
1 cold hin, not to fear; there would come a
Eime when he would get an opportunity to
ryrnfFa for 9TH a n
and he anxious to get into the deal.
t0Id him to talk to Senator Wilson, as
shall write Senator Wilson, of Hays City, to-
0lisstse, and ask him what he thinks of my
election, and k6 leVeT talks.
told him you were my friend and he could
EaJk with yOu confidentiaily.
L have no money to spend In a fight If 1
succeed could and would pay up 5000, but
dIfncult to it that way: that is, to
EESrOmise tn case of success; yet you may have
.ssESne friend who would be willing to take
sssSGcas chances.
We viii pass that bill sto establish that
United States judicial district. and can have
"A Quilted States marshal and clerk; the first
changes with administrations and the clerk
Is for life. Hut guess you know take care
sOLGny friends.
Fe have agreed not to agItate this bill I'M
Git the election there is over, for Ingalls,
would be jumped onto for all the places and
iajuFc him, some of the Eastern fellows
Suight try 10 commit him against It.
Now, will leave the whole matter with
you and VIII +. Wilson and abide results
with content.
AZ there is any thing new In the printer
sIssatter that can adjust let me know.
have just finished drawing IA bill shall
Introduce to loan money upon farm security.
- like 1t and think you viii WIN send you
~ copy soon as it is printed. 1t is on the
ssctIcrsI plan of issuing money farm
security In the interest of farmers, Instead OF
.zssS- Yours truly, j. TURNER
P.S.-Uniess Ingalls, gets some Alliance
-EOtes he will go in with sixty two who will
vote s0r ikdm reasonable number of times.
EIEus Soon 3 their instructions are com
FpiIcd with they will leave him. Some of the
Alliance candidates may expect to get some
al the Republicans when they leave Ingalls,
GHat would keep all of them in the Held.
-G;Odding thought he could get the Republican
votes when Ingalls, was out of the way. OF
course. an Alliance caucus for that purpose
would name the man, and that would end it.
The political effect of the publication
Sof this letter can not be predicted.
The Alliance advocate in commenting
ON the letter says: eve regret the posi-
zion in which the publication of the let
ter places the president of our State ALI
zaAce and a member of the executive
board, and we leave them to make such
personal explanation they have to
make. The letter having come into our
possession, we have no apologies to
offer for its publication. We believe
our readers are entitled to all we know
about it,
TURNER'S EMPHATIC DENIAL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-Congressmau
uIHeE' O1 NhilSS1S'' was SIlO'si q 1SAS-
gram stating that the Alliance Advo-
acuEe of Kansas had published n letter
GfrOEn him to Frank McGrath, president
~sofsEhe Farmers Alliance of that State,
yin VVi4i4eh he offered $1,000 if elected
Senator. Afr. Turner said that he had
written no such letter and that the
qualification of such a statement was a
gross misrepresentation. He could not
simagine what the thing meant for he
was not in any sense q candidate for
SENATOR nor would he be u candidate.
a .COnaEI's Reception.
Huron, S. ia, Jan. s.-COlonel Ray