People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-03-24
McAIeny's Statement.


TOPEKA, Kan, March 2O-The Doodle investi-
cation was resumed Saturday McAleny be,
ing again examined He said that he and Bur-
gard were both subjected to corrupt offers by Cy
Leland He said Il had an offer of money from
Cyrus Leland, Saturday morning, February p,
TO sell my vote for United States senator. An
acquaintance had come to me few days before
and asked me to meet Mr. Leland. We agreed
on a place, and | met him that morning at 9
o'clock in Senator Williamsons room in the
Keith block. | first went to the room with this
acquaintance, who Immediately left, and in a
few minutes Mr. Leland came and introduced
himself. He talked over the legislative situa-
ton at some length and told me what the su.
preme courts decision in the house test case
would be. The conversation lasted nearly an
hour and gradually led around to what he want.
ed Of course l understood what he wanted
when he came to the room He said that the
republicans party were going to elect United
States senator that they had 81 votes that
mine would be sufficient to elect but that they
had in addition two others who were pledged
asked him what he wanted me to do and for
what He said he understood il would be
money and he named l00) told him knew
what my vote amounted to; that had been
approached before on the subject and that as
had voted for no candidate when Judge Martin
was elected senator my vote was worth more
for thai reason. We discussed the matter iii.
teen minutes
Having agreed on the amount the next cues
ton was the stake holder. told him would
act as stake holder and that was where the
first serious hitch came in He wanted me to
accept some of the politicians or senators or
one Of the banks. He said he could not think
OF giving me the cash because it would place
MIN at my mercy. He wanted me to 90 with
him to one of two banks which he did not name.
suggested certified check buthe objected.
The amount agreed on was s5,OJO This
figure was not exactly stipulated but under
stood that if we could agree on a stake holder
that would be the amount The man he wanted
my to vote for was W. H. Ross.ngton a demo
GRAFT
When we talked about the price, told him
that large sum had been offered when Adv
was the republican candidate $4,000 had been
offered for single vote. He denied this M
nrst but knew better and told him the trouble
then as now was about the stake holder l told
MIN the money was offered TO Mr. Burgard. of
Wyandotte county in a cloak room three min.
utes before Judge Martin was elected senator
and that the deal broke of at the last moment
because they could not agree on a stake
noiuer Burgard insisted on a stake
holder Leland would not trust Leland then
admitted the offer ana said Burgard should
have kept his fool mouth shut Then when lin
sisted that my vote was worth half as much as
Burgards, he said the offer to Burgard was for
state printer. At 10 o'clock Leland said he
wanted to 90 over to the supreme court and
hear the decision in the house test case and no
went away. That is the last time l saw him
Leland said that the republicans had agreed
upon RosSington because all the republicans
would not vote for B. p Waggener Leland
old not want to discuss the Burgard deal hut
ne practically admitted that be had made an
oner to him. We did not exactly agree on "a.
OO, but he said perhaps II we could agree on
stakeholder we could agree on the amount. He
said repeatedly he did not want to be placed AZ
my mercy and did not propose to have il any
otner way. In the Burgard deal he and Leland
had agreed on Barney White, OF Argentine, as
Inc stakeholder but Leland backed out because
ne was afraid that the relations between him
and Burgard were such that he could not trnst
him" " N''
In reply to run Of Qustions by members Of
Inc committee, McAleny said that the republic.
ans Vexed and Chagrined at the election Of
Judge Martin were scheming TO elect rival
senator Tuesday evening before the Leland
interview he continued, Frank Strickland
OF Kansas City, Kan, approached me in the in
lerest oil b. p Waggener 10 see what I would
DO he told me stood chance for a good
once IN the event OF Waggener's election. I
told him had no laundering for Office l was
surprised that Strickland, whom I knew 70 ~
fusion democrat should be supporting We.
gener.n ""e
Adjournment was taken until Tuesday