The Globe-republican., 1893-03-31
DOODLE INVESTIGATION.


I concluded to run a canvass OF my own, ana l
went around through the state and saw many
of the members; "a, 500 was not all spent
got 500 of Ed Snow to help pay my expenses
Then" continued Legate, Il went to Kansas
City and tried to make deal with Ford for an
interest in the Kansas City Mail While was
there / learned good many things never
knew before. Learned that Billy Buchan had
got SIS OJO to So 900 year from the whisky
dealers of Kansas City for q number OF years
struck Pete Kline whose business is policy
From him learned that the gamblers had to
contribute $1,000 a year to the republican party
OF Kansas. told him that il he would raise
me IS 900 to invest in the Mail would guaran-
tee him immunity against blackmaiL Pending
this negotiation, two men who had been out
through the state came to my house. and from
them learned that there were eight men who
would vote with the republicans heard that
it cost the Santa Fee 5000 to get these eight
men, and g 00) Of my money went in this way
Legate said neither Gov Lewelling, Attor-
ney-General Little nor Fred Close knew any
thing about the money.
On cross examination he said the first II. OOO
he received from Kline was paid to a republic
an for travelling over the state seeing the legis-
latorS in an effort to get enough republicans to
vote with the populistS to enable them to Or
ganiZe the house. but he refused to say who IT
was, insisting that he did not remember names
The second Fl 900 was paid to another man at
Topeka, but he refused to say who it was
He said he understood the gamblers Of Kan
sas City raised 90 600 to be used in seeing that
the Taylor bill was not substituted for some
other bill in the house. He had heard that
Pete Kline paid Bill Higgins, while he was Sec
rotary of state $500 a month for the charter
under which he conducted his policy shop, and
that 81 900 was paid for silencing j. X. Hudson
and that Ben Simpson got 5000 for his in
xv;t ,ho obi ipic
All efforts to make Legate give up the names
of the eight republicans who were to vote with
the populiStS were unavailing He insisted
that he had poor memory for names
The last witness put on the stand was Cy Le-
land He told his story in . straightforward
manner and paid particular attention to Nc
Aleney and Burgard He said he first met Nc
duced to him by Councilman Lillis, who wanted
to be postmaster at Kansas City, Kan, and
wanted straightout democrat elected United
States senator. as Martins election would be
against him. Lillis was using his influence TO
get McAleney to vote for some other democrat
than Martin. They finally went to room ID in
the Keith block to talk the matter over, but
they had only talked few minutes when Nc
Aleney declared fat footed that he wanted S.,
600 for his vote. He said it was the last time
he expected TO be in the legislature and he
wanted to be paid for his vote.
He said Burgard had been offered 5000 for
his vote, and he (McAleney) must have $1,000
Leland told him that he did not have any
money and did not know of any being used in
the interest OF either United States senator
or state printer. Lillis told McAleney that
if he would vote against Martin and help
him get the post Office he would take care
of him with fat job, but McAleney insisted
on having cash for his vote. Leland said
the story that he met Burgard in
Representative hall was a lie: that he was not
in the state house that day: and furthermore,
that he knew Burgard to be a regular boodler
Two years ago he was 4 republican spy in the
populist camp during the hight for United
States senator. He would visit republican
headquarters after every caucus and tell what
was done, and he was paid for his work. Lee
land denied having offered to pay Burgard any
thing for his vote during the last legislature
Inquiry Resumed.
TOPEKA Kan, March 24-The senate in
vestigating committee adjourned at noon yes
terday, subject to the call of the chairman. 1t
is inferred from conversation with Senator
other meeting will be held, probably not until
present
1t was expected that S B. Bradford would
tell the story confirming Months statement to
Maj Hudson, but his testimony was simply
that, having formerly been an attorney Of Pete
Kline, he was employed by him to draw bill
which would drive the small policy men out Of
business. Kline told him that men formerly in
his employ had gone into business for them
selves and as they were depriving him Of
profits he wanted a law enacted which would
crush them out Bradford agreed to draw such
q bill and did draw it and sent it to Kline, but
Kline telegraphed him that the bill was all
wrong. That was the last he heard from Kline.
Am
GOT done it. This interview was late in Deem
per AS Bradford came out OF Kline's office he
met Legate in the hall. who said to him that he
might as well have made ii $500 as sl0O
Joe Hudson denied Legate's story that he
aad been silenced by the gamblers and said
that the Capital had never been influenced by
gamblers or anybody else, nor had he been an
preached with money by any body for any pdt
pose since he had been in possession OF the Cap
,tal He said he had taken John V. Months
word for the story he published March and
Moffitt promised on his honor that he would ap-
pear before the investigating committee and
oaci up the story with un doubted proof
Fred Close asked if Mofi.t was authorized to
cake proposition to the populists that in con-
sideration OF five populists' votes for Hudson
for state printe he would give populists enough
stock in the Capital to control it Hudson re-
piled: mo, sir: positively no.
Then" asked Mr.. Close, IF Mofitt made
such proposition, he lied, did he:
Yes. sir
Close afterwards stated privately that Moi
fit had made such a proposition 10 the popu-
lists, stating that he had just come from Maj.
Hudson with the authority to make it.
Legate was recalled TO explain what he meant
by the railroad fund" spoken of yesterday.
He said he did not know that there was such \
fund, but he judged from circumstances that
there was one and plenty of it He judged that
George Peck controlled ii and that in Peck's
absence. Charles Foulks acted for him. He
said the railroads seemed to have plenty Of
money TO maintain the house divided against
itself and that the railroad men said they could
better afford to stand that expense than to have
the house get down to business
State Senator W. E. Sterne, OF Topeka, testi-
fed TO another scheme sprung by Mont which
was that he was prepared. on the authority Of
Fred Close, TO guarantee to Sterne the control
Of the appointments of Topeka police commits
sioners and the commissioner Of elections il
Sterne would get the republicans to join in
making Close United States senator. Sterne
said the proposition was TOO silly to entitle it
to consideration and he thought Close was too
sensible man to make it
An Onicial Removal
WASHINGTON, March 2S-Dr. F. o. St
Clair. more than twenty-seven years at
the head of the consular bureau of the