The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-06-25
THE BRIBERY INQUIRY.
State officer Makes a Full Summary
for Reference.
WHAT EACH WITNESS SWORE TO.

Topeka, kan, June 2u-lcpeclaI TO
the K. C. Journal.) A number OF
Populist editors in Kansas have
written to various State officers for
condensed statement of the corruption
exposed at the recent legislative in
vestigation and the names of the
Populist smiIched. In each instance
the Pop. editor states that he does not
want the matter for publication, but
merely for private information, that
he may be advised fully of the situa-
ton. The corruption was disclosed
piecemeaI, aud while these editors re-
member some of the facts, yet they
are afraid that they have forgotten
others. Hence they write for con-
densed statement.
One of the POpulist officials has
been kind enough to prepare such a
statement and send it 10 those asking
for it. Realizing that probably there
would he more calls for il, he decided
to give it to the Journal for publica-
ton, with a request that all POpulist
editors who want it for future
reference cut it out and paste it in
their hats. The statement follows:
Warden Harry Lands, Pop, of
the State prison, swOre that ex-
Governor Lewelling, Pop, a member
of the senate ways and means COM
mite, approached him during the
legislature and told him that there
was So, 900 in IL if a bill could be
passed purchasing some additional
coal lands at Lansing for the peni-
Tertiary.
William Butler, editor of POpu-
list paper, swore that Colonel Taylor,
Pop, approached him and said that a
fund had been raised to put through
the Wichita normal school bill and
tried to get him interested. Witness
said that Taylor referred him to
LewelIing in regard to the fund.
Senator Titus, Pop, chairman of
the senate committee on education,
swOre that Lewelling approached him
and gave him a text book bill and
told him that there was something in
it for both of them if he (Titus) could
get favorable report on it from his
committee.
Speaker w. d. Street, Pop, of the
house of representatives, swore that
late one Sunday evening he went to
the room of Harry Wilson, the head
of the book trust lobby, and was
offered y 800 il he would prevent the
/ passage of the text book bill. He was
offered 81 900 to keep the bill at its
old place on the calendar for a short
time. He further swore that Wilson
threw = 500 bill at him TO bind the
bargain, aud the bill lit on his big telt
hat aud stuck there, until he shook it
of when he started to leave.
Senator Jumper, Pop, swore that
he was lured into Topeka joint and,
over a foaming glass of beer, was
offered 81 900 by Al Tucher, of Ottawa
to make a talk and vote for the Hanna
stock yards bill. He spurned the
offer, he said.
senator Titus. Pop. swOre''zthat
Boyd approached him in an open
session of the senate and offered him
81 600 TO vote for the Hanna stock
yards bill.
Representative Marks, Pop, swOre
that TIVE unknown men called at hii
hotel and offered him :, OOOto prevent
an agreement by the conference com.
i mittee on the text book bill.
Representative Keefer, Pop, swOre
to innumersble guesses as to where hs
could have sold his vote. He said ht
was satisfied that he could have com
manded 5000 for it on the railroad
bill.
Representative Metzler, Pop.
swore that he was offered $50 to vote