The advocate., 1894-10-17
BLACKMAMING!
THE DIRTY WORK OF REPUBLICAN,
POLITICIANS AND GAMBLERS.
Plain Statements by the Governor and
Attorney General Regarding the Gam
blers SlsnderOlS Charges

THE following statements from A6t0I"
ney General Little and Governor LeWelling
are sslf-explRnatory. They are plain de-
Dial Of all the charges Of "bOOdling" that
have been made during the campaign and
they help TO confirm che almost universal
belief that the Kansas City gang has been
paid By the republican committee for max.
ing these charges.
TOPEKA, KAN, October 10.
Hon. John W. BretdsnthGl:
DEAR SrR:-In the various papers on
Sunday, September 30, there appeared
an article written by one Peter Kline,
in which he charges myself and others
with entering into an agreement with
him concerning the lottery business at
Kansas City, Kan. / had intended to
answer this letter sooner, but before do
ing 30 wanted to procure an affidavit
made by Peter Kline during the inVesti-
CATION OF the charges preferred by the
legislature. | supposed that Kline's
affidavit was filed with the secretary Of
state, but being unable to find it there,
and learning that it was in the posses
sion Of Senator King, one Of the mem
bers Of the Investigating committee, /
wrote and tslegrsphed to him for it, the
contents of which I herewith submit:
STATE OF Missouri, a.
COUNTY OF JACKSON. 00'
Peter Kline, being duly sworn, says that
he is the same person who has been 80 fire.
quently mentioned in connection with the
subject matter now being Investigated by
committee appointed by she Kansas state
senate: that in truth and in fact he, the said
Kline, did not during the last session Of the
legislature Of the state of Kansas, enter into
an agreement or other arrangement with
Governor L. D. Lewelling, John T. Little,
Fred Close, or either Of them, or any per-
SON or persons for or representing them, or
either OF them, by which in confederation
Of the payment Of money or other valuable
thing, the appointment Of police commits
sioners for the city of Kansas City, Kas.,
was 70 be influenced or controlled or legisla-
bion prevented ;that the above named gentle
men, L. d. Lewelling, John T. Little and
Fred Close were strangers TO him, said aflanb
be never having knowingly even so much Rs
met either Of them before or during the
said session Of said Legislature excepting
the said Close upon one occasion, and that
meeting was not to exceed ave minutes in
duration and was without pre-Srrange-
mont from or by me; that at said meeting
last aforesaid, the conversation was upon
other subjects than pertsined TO the sp-
pointment Of police commissioner or the
ooErupting Of legislation; that at no time
nor place did he, the said aflant, either By
himself or through any person or persons
for or under his direction pay, deliver or
turn over TO the said Lewelling, Little or
Close or either Of them or to any person or
persons, for them any money, promise or
other valuable thing or commodity for any
purpose whatever, and mo- money was ever
paid them or either Of them in my pres
ence or TO my knowledge.
[Signed.l P. W. KLINE.
Subscribed and sworn before me this 10Th
day Of April, 1898.
rsnALl JOHN o. STHAREs.
Notary Public Jackson county, Mo.
Last winter, Senator Taylor, whom /
see refers to me in the letter written by
him to Pete Kline, came to my office
and requested me to 60 with him to see
the governor. This ! did. Senator Tsy-
lOr stated to the governor that he had
come to talk about the appointment Of
the police board Of Kansas City, Kan
Bas. The governor asked him whom he