Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22
Som. Reform" Methods.

from the evidence DeIoTc tuc i"'oo'''
eating committee in session at To-
peka. It will be remembered that
the committee is Populist and that
none but Populists have been called
as witnesses:
Senator Titus (PopulisD OF Harper
telling Of the attempt to bride him
made by boyd" said:
81 led him on and he offered to give
me a cool thousand dollars. ! asked
him to return in half an hour.
went back and when he came | told
him to 60 to room 6. That room was
occupied so we went to room .. Then
| told him would accept the money
He said the 81 900 would be delivered
when the vote was cast. | told him
| must have the money now. That
is not our practice, he asserted. 1t
is not my practice either, said, to be
in this business. We have only done
that with one person he told me-
We paid Senator Hanna Pop $1,000
for introducing the bill and will do as
well by you. 1t was now a quarter
to ten so | told him be would have to
hurry in order to get back before the
senate convened, as the stock yards
bill would come up Immediately. He
said he thought he could do it, but
never returned.
Senator Titus then told Of con-
versation on the subject Of text book
legislation. "The other person made
q proffer. II | would get the COM
mittee to accept bill which he offer
cd instead Of the one afterwards re-
ported, there would be something in
it for both Of US. The bill was called
TO my attention several times after
ward by the same member"
"Do you know that person." Mr..
Boyle asked.
Eyes, sir"
"Who was itP"
"L. d. Lewelling."
"What did you say were his
wordsp"
ale first said there was something
in it for me. Then he said there was
in it for both Of us. The
remark was made that as we went
along we might as well make some
thing out of it,"
In referring to the conversation
with his tempter, Mr.. Titus had
the name only of Senator
Hanna. As several others were also
implicated in the statement Mr.. Titus
made on the floor of the senate at the
lime of the sensational exposure, Mr..
Grimes insisted upon having their
names also. He led up to the inquiry
BY asking:
"You mentioned several Others on
he floor of the house whom that party
lad said were fixed Why do you
low mention one and omit the restP"
at was unintentional"
"Will you name the othersP"
SENATORS Helm (Pop.), Helmick
Pop, Hanna (Pop), Ryan (Pop), Far
ELY (Dem.), Shaifer Pop. If | re-
correctly, that was ALL"
H. W. Dingus (Pop) representative
rom Linn testified
"a proposition was made to me by
representative of the house that my
influence on a certain bill was worth
'omething, and if | had not gone so
ar in support of it, ! would obtain
something for opposing 1t or even re-
raining from advocating it. If |
would do no further work for the
MEASURE, he said, he could secure 5000
or me-
"If you wish to know the members
lame you may ask" suggested Mr..
Boyle, turning to the committee.
"Who was hep" inquired Mr.. Out
ALT.
81. NJ Doyle Pop, representative
rom Republic. He remarked that we
ould each get something and II the
money came to me it would be placed
IN my desk later"
Smith Pop, representative from
sherman, had been accused by Clarke