Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-03-25
KANSAS BOODLiNG.

Jim Lermte duplicates Bucban and 10
Quiet About Others-Leland says Bur-
gard In u Bootiier.
TOPEKA, Kan. March - Jim Legatc was
the principal witness examined by the semi
torial investigating committee He was put ons
the stand about 3 O'clock and proceeded to tell
his story:
senator Thncher asked him II he received
s4.s0O from Pete Kline, to which no replied:
ayes, sir.
"why did you receive 1t and how did you
spend it?" asked the senator, 10 which Legate
replied, In substance, rs follows:
after the election there was some talk
about the organization OF the Legislature by
Judge Webb and three or four others. by bring
ing some cases before the court They were
political problems. said the practical way
was to lind out who the members OF the legisln.
turc were There were six or seven members
who were never elected, but were counted In
concluded 10 run canvass OF INV own, and l
went around through the state and saw many
OF the members: q, 800 was not Ill spent l
got 200 OF Ed Snow TO help pay my expenses"
Then" continued Legate, II went to Kansas
City and tried 10 make deal with Ford for IN
interest In the kansas City Mail While was
there I learned good many things never
knew before. learned that Billy Buchnn had
got SIS, 900 10 $4,000 year from the whisky
dealers OF Kansas City for number OF years.
struck Pete Kline, whose business is policy.
From him learned that the gamblers had TO
contribute $1,000 u yenr TO the republican party
OF Kansas. Told him that II he would raise
me N, 90 to invest In the Mail l 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
4, h., Ea \ IN ,vaf ~ aiUht
men, and $1,000 OF my money went in this way"
Legatc said neither Gov Lewelling, Attor.
ney-G General Little nor Fred Close knew my
thing about the money.
On cross examination he said the first 81 600
he received from Kline was paid 10 republic
an for travelling over the state seeing the legs.
lators In an effort 10 get enough republicans TO
vote with the populists 10 enable them to or.
ganizc the house. but he refused to say who IL
was, insisting that he did not remember names.
Tho second II .0N was paid 10 another man nj
Topeka. but no refused 10 say who It was.
He said he understood the gamblers Of Kan
sas City raised 30 wv 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, willis he was Sec
rotary OF state, 500 n month for the charter
under which he conducted his policy shop, and
that Il 900 was paid for si!encing j. Il Hudson
and that Ben Simpson got 100 for his in
fiuence with the administration.
All efforts to make Lcgate give mp the names
OF the eight republicans who were to vote with
the populists were unavaing. 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 q straightforward
manner and paid particular attention to Nc.
Aeney and Burgard He said he first met Nc
Aleney ut the Copeland where he was intro.
duced TO him by Councilman Lillis, who wanted
10 be postmaster at Kansas City, Kan, and
wanted u siraightout 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 q few minutes when Nc.
Aleney declared fat footed that he wanted t5,-
O0o for his vote. He said 1t 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 SIC, 90 for
his vote, and he (McAleney) must have $500.
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
II 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
Represent t.ve hall was Il lie: that he was NOT
In the state house that day: and furthermore,
that he knew Burgard to be u regular boodler.
Two years ago he WIS republican spy In the
populist camp during the fight 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
lind denied having offered to pay Burgurd any.
ihhig for his vote during the last Legislature