The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1891-01-08
HELPING The FARMERS
The Alliance In Kansas Used as a
Donkey Engine for RepublicaniSm.
INFAMOUS POLITICAL PLOT
How Politicians Propose to Fix Up
Soft Places For Themselves at
the Expense Of the Granger
Element.


ToPEKA, Kas., Jan. The alliance
Adrocdts, organ OF the Kansas state
Farmers alliance. in to-day's issue pub
lshed letter from Congressman T. ].
Turner Of Kansas to Frank McGrath,
president Of the Kansas Farmers al
lance, in connection with the pending
senatorial contest. The letter has created
a considerable sensation in political cir
cles. The following extracts are taken
from IL:
"lngalls will try to force his election
or drive the alliance men into
a caucus to agree upon their man in order
to force the election Of an alliance man.
he can carry the party down with him.
just received a letter from Farwell at Os-
borne, and he says their representative
does not like the alliance candidate and
would vote for some good republican, but
not for Ingalls,. Farwell wants TO know
IN want his vote. Tie thinks il can be
had.
II saw Senator Berry Of Marshal here
yesterday. lie is positively opposed to
Ingalls,, but will vote for him
II there Is no other republi.
can. Judge Perkins asked me to
talk to him in his Perkins, interests and
| did so. told him to talk to Senator Will
son of Hayes City. as | thought he felt as
Berry did. shall write Wilson tonight
and ask him what he thinks abouttS pos
sihility Of my election.
IL have no money to spend in the fight.
II I succeeded could and would put up
5000, but il is difficult to use il that way.
Yet you may have some friends who will
be willing to take such a chance.
"Now | will leave the whole matter
with you and Wilson and abide by the re-
suits with content Unless Ingalls, gets
some alliance votes be will go in with
just 81, who will vote for him reason
able number Of times, but as soon as their
instructions are completed. they will
leave him. Some OF the alliance candi-
dates may expect TO get some republican
votes when they leave Ingalls,. That
would keep all Of them in the field. Cod
ding thought he coulu get the republican
vote when ingalls, was out Of the way. OF
course, the alliance caucus would name
its man and thus settle it,"
This letter came 10 McGraih's Office
with other correspondence and was
opened by his confidential clerk. who
turned IL over 10 Chairman Chase OF the
alliance legislative committee. Copies
we're made of the letter and the original
was turned over TO McGrath.
The alliance leaders then asked
McGrath TO give the letter To
the public and clear himself OF any
suspicion which might attach to
the propositions contained in IL. He re-
fused to give the letter To Chairman
Chase for publicity, knowing nothing of
the copies having been made. Chase
then turned over his copy Of the letter to
the editor OF the Adrocote.
Accompanying the publication is a note
from the editor, DR.. McLaclin. saying;
ave regret the position in which the pub
lication OF the letter places the president
Of the states alliance aud MEM
her of the executive board Cod
ding. We leave them 10 make such
personal explanation as they may have
To make, The schemes that are unfold
cd 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.n
McGrath tonight said the alliance Of
ncers were at liberty TO inspect all his
letters. lie could not prevent people from
writing To him. Further he would not
talk.
KANSAS CRY, Jan. The Times
Washington special says; THE Times
representative interviewed Turner on the
subject OF the letter alleged TO have been
written by him CTurnerl and published
in the Adrocdte. Turner said he had not
seen the text Of the letter. He said, how
ever, he had written no letter Offering TO
give 5000 TO McGrath in the event Of his
! CTurner's) election TO the senate to sue
| ceed Ingalls,.