The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-28
MONEY DISBURsED
IN JACKSON COUNTY.

| O.: MIR. Cook. did you know of any dis.
| bursement of any moneys collected by Mr.
| Seibert having been made in Kansas City
| or jackson County,
| A: Yes, sir
! O.: ITO whom, and in what amounts
| during the years 1896 and 1885, or 1893 OF
| 1902
A. We'll, as to Mr.. Seibert, I don't
| suppose he had anything to do with those
| matters in 1896 or In 1898. so far as Kansas
| City was concerned. l paid some money,
! think. TO Mr. Walsh here; don't remember
| just what the amount was"
O.: For what purpose"
A: And in 1896. 1t was for campaign
purposes here in this county"
O.: Did you pay any moneys here to
Mr.. Frank Sebree?'
A: Il think so: I don't remember. 1t
might have been 1t was paid to Mr.. Sebree
instead Of Mr.. Walsh / am not sure about
that. / know l sent the money to Jackson
County. We got practically nothing from
here. j sent money here In all those cam
paigns. In 1900. my understanding has al
ways been that at the request OF Mr.. Walsh
Mr.. Seibert asked Mr.. Holmes of the Met
ropoltan Street Railway Company here to
contribute 1000 to your local campaign"
SAYS SEIBERT PAID
MONEY TO WALSH.
O.: BY Mr.. Jourdan: do you know
whether or not any money was paid TO
Mr.. Walsh during that campaign by Mr..
Seibert?"
A.: "Yes, sir. He sent him. 1 know. at
one time a check for s1.0oo and additional
money to others here. / don't know just
the amount. l was not SO familiar with
the campaign of 1900 as l was with the
others. But | know that we were helping
the party in this county. we did in nearly
all the counties where they had hard
fights
close counties used for the purpose of get
ting out the voter
a: Yes, Sir; that was the understand
ing; they had to put men on horseback and
ride the Counties
O.: You don't know the circumstances
under which that thousand dollars was paid
at all, do your
A: NO. SIR. nothing more than that I
supposed it was paid in the regular way of
contributions to campaign funds here in
your county to help your county, as had
sent money before"
O.: Your idea is that they received the
money from the corporations without any
agreement"
A: Il know there was no money paid with
any agreement whatever. There was never
but one proposition Of that kind made, and
in that dne you figured. too
O.: In which | figured? You were there
then. were your
A.: Il believe that you remember the cir
cumstance very well. L don't know that you
made the proposition. There never WAS but
one made. That was in the campaign OF
1855. There was a contest down in the Eight
eenth Senatorial District, made between
Mr.. Boyden and Mr. Tandy. The case came
before the committee For six weeks before
hand had looked into it, and Investigated 1t
thoroughly. and / found out it would be
absolutely impossible TO elect Mr. Boyden
He was regarded as running in the interests
Of the Republican nomnee-Mr. Iandrum
l think his name was. l consulted and cor
in the senatorial district. When the COM
mittee met, ] laid these facts before 1t.
and showed conclusively without single
exception from any county. that the recog
milton by the State Committee OF Mr.. Boy
den would mean the election Of the Repub-
lican Senator. and the defeat of the Demo-
cratic ticket in three cut of four counties
In the district. Those facts were laid before
the State Committee. Colonel Phelps held
the proxy OF Colonel Moore"
Mr.. Jourdan: What Moore2'
Answer: Colonel Paul T. Moore"
This practically terminated Mr.. Cooks tes-
tmony. He had come 2s3 miles to give II.
absolutely under no compulsion. He had
answered to questions which no court of
jurisdiction would have permitted to be
levcled against him. He expressed the ut
most willingness to answer fully, and whel
he left the witness stand ii to pass
10y Colonel Phelps. the man behind the gun.
who had not been asked to open his mouth
The commission adjourned until Deceni-
her Z. for which date j. NJ. Seibert is sum-
moned and a writ of attachment made out
To bring him. Attorney Wash Adams. ap-
peering for Mr.. Seibert, declared that the
rights to give his deposition in the city in
which he lives.