The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-23
M'NALL TAKES HAND.
Makes Statement Concerning the
ung-Turner-McNan Expenses

Talking with Webb McNall as to the
truthfulness of Senator Young's denial
on the floor of the senate as to Senator
Fftzpatrick's charge that E j. Turner,
Senator Young and McNaE had entered
into a deal in 1886 at Stockton, Kansas
and as a part of the deal the nominee
was to pay the expenses of the defeat
ed candidate and as to the truthfulness
of such denial McNan said: In 1885
Lou Hanback, was in congress rom our
district that E. ]. Turner of Hoxie, l..
d. Young of Mitchell and myself were
the candidates against Hanback,, that
E Turner and myself agreed that an
of our delegates should vote for Men all
for three consecutive ballots and see II
I could obtain the nomination; II not
three consecutive ballots were TO De
given to E J. Turner and whoever was
the nominee was to pay the expenses
of the other party. 1t was agreed that
my expenses from the time L got back
home would be 1925 and that E J. Tur-
ner's would be 81, 300. About this time
l. d. Young came to see US and said
that he wanted in on the deal. He was
informed that he would have to take
third place, which he agreed to do.
also notified him as to the agreement
about expenses. I told him what Tur-
ner's were and what my own were. He
said that his expenses would be 5000
This was agreed to. E. J. Turner was
the nomine of that convention Instead
of L D. Young receiving $500 for his ex-
penses the amount paid him by Turner
was $110O. The draft was drawn by
the bank at Hoxie, Kansas, which was
a branch of the bank at Downs, of
which J. W. Huff was then president.
The only object which have in making
this statement is that Senator Young
is in a position of publicly denying the
expense business on the floor OF the
senate and not apologizing for the same
and the report has gone out over the
state as being true. He is also in
position of having it published that
when he asked me the question at the
reporters table and in the presence OF
Frank FARRELL if gave the information
to Senator Fitzpatrick and answered
that did, he said I was a liar, and
said that 1 could prove the deal. Not
withstanding he has apolog1zed TO me
for the statement, it still STANDS open
that the public does not know that he
has apologized to me and so goes before
the people of the state that he branded
me as liar He said to me in his apol-
ogy, among other matters, that he paid
to w H. Caldwell, the then editor of
the Beloit Courier, 5000 for his support
before he went to the convention and
that after he came back from the con-
vention and told Caldwell what the ar
rangement was that he required him to
pay him 5000 more and that was what
heiped to make up the $500 additional.
1 have since had a conversation with W.
H Caldwell whom I have known for
over a quarter of a century and he tells
me that 1. D. Young never paid him one
dollar. am getting tired of his saying
to the public that the statement is true
that 1 am a liar and that he did not
agree to the expenses or receive any
expenses and then privately admit that
he has. My postoffice address is Gay
lord Kansas. If the senator thinks that
this statement is libelous I assume that
he knows what his remedy is and to
prove the allegations in part, I can
prove II by the delegates at that con-
yentfon from his own county, one of
whom was Put Smith of Beloit, Kan.
These statements have not been made
out of any malice towards Senator
Young. 1t had been done before and
had been done since in every county in
Kansas, and why the senator places
himself in the position in which he has
is beyond my comprehension"