The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-09
Candidate Lewelling Called on Him
for Financial Aid From
Liquor Men.
Colonel Taylor As His Representative is
introduced to the Trade at Kan
sas City Who Put Up.
Jacobs Also Tells the Amounts of
Money Which Were Given to In
sure Protection il Case LewelliEg
Was Elected Governor and Those
Who Received All the Doodle.

A representative of the EAGLE. yester-
day called upon Mr.. John l.. Jacobs, OF
The firm of W. A Polk & Co, wholesale
liquor dealers and wholesale agents for
the Pabst Brewing company of Milwaukee,
AID engaged him in conversation. natural
" drifting into politics. Mr.. Jacobs in
formed the reporter that he had always
been Democrat. but supported Governor
dwelling and the Populist ticket in 1892.
Are you supporting the governor in his
efforts for reelection this fall:"
''No, SIR"
the governor and his associates this yearF'
''For the reason that the present state
administration in Kansas through Cover
nor Lewelling and his appointees has been
so corrupt and disgraceful that it is I'M
worthy of the support and respect of de-
scent people,"
you say you supported LAwelling two
years ago, and it is reported that fund
was raised at that time among liquor
dealers and brewers, for the use of the
managers of the PEOPLES party campaign
of 1892, did your firm contribute TO the
campaign fund?n
Yes, early in the fall of 1892 Cover or
dwelling, then "A resident of THIS city and
candidate for governor, called on myself
and Mr.. Polk, at our Office in This city, aud
asked US III we could not assist n railing
fund from liquor dealers aud brewers at
Kansas City, Mo-. and requ sted us o in
tIoduce Colonel II. l. Tay lCr, OF t. j. city,
now state oil inspector and appointee of
Governor LewelIing, TO tie brewers and
liquor dealers ut Kansas City, No., at The
same time authorizing myself and Mr..
n lac nd
brewers that if he WAS e.ect,d governor he
would protect Them in their business in
Kansas"
did you afterwards meet Colonel Tay-
iori''
Yes, shortly after our interview with
Candidate Lewelling, Culouel Taylor call
Cd at our place of business and arranged
for us TO meet him at Kansas City, No.
Some two weeks afterwards Mr. Polk and
myself, by appointment, met Colonel Tay-
l"r at the ST. James hotel, in Kansas City,
Mo, and as agreed upon introduced him
to brewers and delivered To them the mes
sage of Candidate Lewelling guaranteeing
protection TO liquor dealers if elected gov
ernor."
DO YOU know the amount contributed
by the brewers and liquor dealers at hat
time or pursuant to the arrangements
made by Colonel Taylor, aud by whom
paid aud To whoms"
Polk q Co paid 500 to Rufe Cone, now
chief If police in this city; Anheuser-
Busch Brewing association paid to Colonel
ii l.. Taylor $500: VIM. J. Lemp Brewing
company pail $500 to Colone! Taylor: Ferd.
Helm Brewing company paid To TAylor
500; Sol. Bloch. wholesale liquor dealer,
IF Kansas City. No, paid $50 to Taylor
and the Pabst Brewing company con-
Iributed 500. The sum paid By Pabst was
not all paid at once. nor to he same per-
Son, bat through several different hands"
"N MS the Colonel Taylor referred TO as
receiving contributions the same person
who i now state ell inspectors"
YES"