The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29
POMEROY DEAD.
a Noted Character of Kansas Old
Days Passes Away.
HIS ACTIVITY IN STORMY TINES.
Elected to Several Positions of Trust-HIs
Fateful Effort to Succeed Himself an
United States senator and A. N.
York's Expose.

WORCESTER, Mass, Aug. eS-Hon. s.
c. Pomeroy. ex-United States senator
from Kansas, died at the residence Of
Mrs. j. C. Whiten at Whitensville yes
terday He was in the roth year of his
age.
The York-Pomeroy bribery expose.
in which the deceased was central
figure. is familiar to all readers
Samuel c. Pomeroy was born in
Southampton, Mass, January ), 1910.
and his boyhood was spent upon his
fathers farm. In 1885 he entered AM
herst college, but at the end of two
years leaving college he went to reside
in Monroe county New York. where he
continued for four years He then re-
turned to his motive town of South
ampton
In 1910, during the time of his resi-
dence in New York. he heard Alvin
Stewart speak on the subject of slavery.
and, deeply impressed with his olo-
quence became a ready convert 10 anti
slavery principles and began to labor
to promote them. He lectured in schools
and preached from house to house An
nually for eight years he was on the
anti-slavery ticket for the Massachu-
sets legislature, but was unsuccessful
| until 1882 when he was elected over
both wings and democrats.
At the time of the passage of the
Kansas and Nebraska bill in 1854 Mr.
Pomeroy was in Washington. With
the passage of this act immigration TO
| Kansas became sort of watch word.
Eli Thayer under a charter obtained
from the Massachusetts, legislature
organized the New England emigrant
aid society, and in this enterprise was
ably seconded by Mr.. Pomeroy. On
August 81, 1854, the first band Of
emigrants under the leadership of
Mr.. Pomeroy. mum beriag vwo fun-
dred, started west from Boston.
Amid the disturbance and violence OF
the year 1856 Mr.. Pomerov was in the
thickest of the fray. In 1857 his polit-
ical career began with the Lecompton
constitution. About this time he was
elected mayor of Atchison lie was
conspicuous in the organization of the
territorial government and participated
in the free state convention that met
at Lawrence in 1852 During the
famine in Kansas in 1891 he was presi-
dent of the relief committee Mr.. Pom
eroy was a delegate to the national
republican conventions of 1856 and
1850. He was elected rs republican
to the United States senate in 1861 and
reelected in 1867. lie was a candidate
for a third term in 1873. when the
charges of bribery were presented by
Col. York. For many years there
after he made Washington his place OF
residence.
PoMERoV's DowSPALL~
The death of ex- Senator Pomeroy brings to-
mind his famous defeat in the Kansas legis.
lature upon the occasion Of his candidacy
for a third term. The day was January ~.
Is.3-a stormy one i'm the then turbulent
times OF Kansas politics. The legislative
halls at Topeka were packed with apecta.
tors. Hon Samuel G. Pomeroy was a cAndi.
date for re election TO the office Of senator
from the Sunhower state. lie had served
two terms and he was striving 10 DC sent
back for the third. Rnmors were flying thick
that he was spending money on ell sides in
order to avoid defeat Pomcroy led In the
ballotIng the day before. bnt his vote was
not sufficiently large 10 elect him, and on
the second days voting there was an i'm.
mense attendance in the galleries In antlci-
patton of interesting Developments
! They soon came
Before the voting began Senator York. of
Montgomery county, arose and made a
speech that shook the entire state He said
that be had been paid IN. op1 for his vote pro.
vided be should cast IL for Mr.. P0merog. lie
took from his pocket two PACKAGE ot bills.
/ and walking forward to the presidents desk
: . he laid them down with the request that tho
money he used In the prosecution u Pone-
| ROY for bribery.
The sensation produced nv senator Works
speech was tremendous The ball citing for
senator proceeded immediately. and not one
vote was cast for Pomerny Ingalls, wA#
elected by nearly an unanimous vote
senator Pomer1g wts almott immediately
! arrested on a charge ~ bribery together
with York Both gave bond, and the cane RI
the latter was soon n smlssei 1. The case
/ against Pofuer0y cane before Judge john
r Morton ~ Topeka. june ~ 1srs. I'D was
+ contfn led to the next tsTFn- JUNE :. I-Tt. fhe
/ case vas suatn brought before Judge Nor
ton AZ Topeka II gas agreed fhAt Il should
! 20 To trial Jaly r. Tbe motion on the part
az Pofneroy'@ att rney ~ quash the 5nfDF-
/ nation was ovsfrulnd and = change RI venns
/ ". taken and the cause - Usage
county The ease 81 the state aRatns POM
ROY wouli have been Gales iu Gage county
Anrn g. 1-15 but AftOrDrT General
Randolph gave an OpIn on March >
! / that the state had NO tIfte or intsr#st An th-
s-.o83 package 4 H. Vance. attorney fpr
sbmwnee county. wrote Narrh Eh- Il hare
concluded to disnGs. she eaa~ MI tie at#tC
"a = C. P0meroy. nov pending In ihe als+
trtct court for 0sage county kx.Lseut I
. GOV r :. ssover determined that the costs
. / Of the su8t t8us far @hoa3a bH dsfragad fren
the package On March GI thrYn ga q meet.
Img In Topeka 81 John Martha and A III
HarImn. representing P0neF0y. a. Ia NHne#.
AN Ycr&sn. Treasurer John FrHnris.
l. wnIfAms g. : stover ArtbaE NrGabe.
B district clerk and James ". T.egate TWn
ro.t. OF the coarx III ehtmnN1
eouutv. H+G. were paid. -
, we're given ~ r. = sfoTsF e. M
. York AID receipt takea by sfnKrr. Iaa
& ~ vas then gwen 10 A. III HaFtpa- AAp
gave receipt signed hy : FpmrFoy -
Horton Mr. Vance thervppoa aaree1 -
, slarn a noiEe raroseqnl ana the 80 @as a.
, vlAeu among the lawyers