New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-09
DIR. TURNER'S ALLEGED LETTER
A DENIAL THAT HE OFFERED $1,000 fOh
THE KANSAS SENATORSHIP.
STEPS TAKEN TO 1MPBACH PRESIDENT MGRATA
a STATEMENT BY THE LATTER-WHAT
Is THOUGHT OF THE AFFAIR
IN WASHINGTON


| Kansas CITY. jan 1.-THE Times" Washington dis
| patch saw, that its representative interviewed Mr..
Turner on the subject of the letter alleged TO have
been written by him turner and published In Tho
Advocate" Mr. Turner said that he had not seen the
| text of the letter. lie said, however that he had
written no letter Offering to give $1,000 70 Mcufa'h
in the event Of hi, Turner's election to the senate TO
| succeed Mr.. ingalls,.
Topeka KAN. Jan. S.-steDs have been taken look
ing to the Impeachment Of Frank McGrath president
OF the Kansas Farmers Alliance, who is accused Oh
being party TO the alleged scheme 10 elect f. j. Turner
Republican Congressman from the With District, to the
| United states senate. The matter VIII be Drought
before special session of the Executive Board Of tho
| Alliance which is to be convened in this city next
| week. This Board consists Of five men. with Mr..
Mctirah as chairman. state senator Coddng. who is
also alleged to be in the supposed deal with McGrah
| is also member OF the Board
Mr. McGrath sent a copy of a letter to the public
| th, morning. in which he denies knowing anything
Of the authorship Of the letter In it Mr. MeGrath
| says:
II this letter was by Mr. Turner he is the prince
OF fools and had no authority right or encouragement 70
suppose would consider for one Instant his or any
9th mans interests who did not insure the following
qualih for his position ic must be farmer ah
Alliance man. and have worked for the success OF t''
PEOPLES party during the last campaign.
Mr. McCIath adds that he believes the letter signed
with Mr. Turner'S name u be forgery. Mr. Mc'ralh
courts investigation, ana mas Calleu WtcihS VI "iO
Farmers Alliance and Peoples party leaders to look
into the matter Tie meeting is 10 be held to morrow
afternoon.
Washington Jan. OSpeciaD.-'rhe publication OF the
letter Of Representative Turner. Of Kansas, TO the
president Of the Farmers Alliance OF Kansas in regard
10 the contest in that state, caused great
deal Of comment as well as surprise in Washington.
None Of Mr. Turner's colea friends suspected
him Of cherlshlng an ambition to succeed senator IN
call and may he
supposed him capable II writing 50 foolish a letter.
Mr. Turner was absent from tho House to-day, Ou'
that circumstance not unusual enough To attac'
attention until politicians and newspaper correspond
ents began search for him, which was abandoned III
despair after several hours. II generally believed
that he had secluded himself 10 prepare an explanation
None ~ his friends appeared 10 doubt that tie letter
as published was genuine. although one Of them re
marked that il might have been earbled. None ~
them believed that Mr.. Turner intended to offer money
they arr charitable enough 10 beleVe ula'
he was wiling to spend - 600 on a canvass in tho
hope that senatorial lightning mint strike NM
In conversation with Tribune correspondent to day
Repre- cntatvc Perkins, OF Kansas 70 whom reference
is made i'm the letter said: had no suspicion tha'
Mr. Turner was a candidate for senator, and certainly
am not candidate. think tire letter l. genuine al
though have not Mr.. Turner since lis pUDhca-
ton III, reference Is tue n part but conveys
a false impression state senator Berry. whom never
mad met before wa, brought scat u the House
one day after the adjournment by his bfoth'I ana ltt
dur,d 10 me- In the Of conversation INC id'l
which va, nae, came out that he wa melDeI
~ Tho Kansas senate We of course, talked about tho
polltical outlook and turned 10 Mr. Turner whose
toat il directly behind mine and who had not yet let
tho IJon,c and Introduced senator Berry TO him, and
remarked that they might like t. talk over the Sena-
tor,l situation together OF course, did not ask Mr.
,uurr 10 talk 10 senator Berry my behalf, because
I MA. not and an not a candidate. do not see now
ans other Republican can De- ,,hu'udW Is lois 40
sni,t,r Ingalls, remains in the field. lie va, our can
did.te throughout tl.e campaign and did not make
-nce.h believe. in which did not advocate MS can
dd,ry Mr. turner must have misunderstood or TO-"
tt,n inst what said 10 him about senator Berry ana
fl senatorial situation. PROV his letter = correctly
given i'm the newspapers -, NJ,
~Of course am ~ los to imagine row NE NJ
ruruoI came 10 write such letter at all. ftob"oy
he v III make some explanation IN regard 10 H.