The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-15
The Examination of Mccormick.

year.
The Examination of Mccormick
When Mccormick took the box
Price tackled the witness and they
rolled about on a supremacy of ques-
tons. The Pittsburg man insisted on
having his way and the Ashland judge
was just as certain he would not.
DO you have any reason to believe
that an effort was annade to juggle
sacred legislative records ~ asked
Price.
Eyes, I certainly have some reason"
snapped Mccormick ST 7no
''Then go ahead and give your rea-
son. -.
s'well, Iswas told to look out and
friends phoned me from Pittsburg that
some one was trying to do. me dirt . :
Mccormick then said friend told
him some one had approached the
house clerks. He was reluctant about
furnishing names and decided that he
would put on the lid and make the
most of it. He refused to tell who told
him. Then Brewster took the in.me-
date subject from McCormick's mind
and allowed him to discuss the Pitts
burg waterworks system. He said the
plant was one of the best in the state
and that Moore was wrong when he
said the water pressure was not good.
! He declared that the bond issue was
used as a club over the persent COM
pany and that people posted with the
| deal had no idea the issue was to be
| HOaIeQ.
| the property owners in his town had
petitioned him against the passage of
| the bill and that he helped kill it in
the committee. ~
! Brewster took Mccormick to task
! for displaying too much interest in the
alleged club deal and this rolled the
representatives temper.
'Did you ever talk with Cassin
about the introduction of the water
works bill 90
Eyes, 1 did. Cassin wasn't in that
district and I told him it wasn't his
butt in
Here Mccormick declared that some
| one buncoed G.. H. buchanan, speaker
of the house In answer to a question
"Some one buncoed the speaker be-
fore he knew it, and the bill was sent
fto the Local judiciary committee; but
Buchanan told me he didn't know what
had happened until later"
| Ibid anyone juggle the bill
| I'm going, to find OUT
tsWhy didn't you find out before you
| came here?' asked Price.
ct was busy and didn't have time.
| Nov, how do you mean that MEM
| bers bunco the speaker p
"WelI, the best way I can explain it
/ is that some of them seem to be able
1 to reach up in the blue atmosphere.
pull down bill and advance it clear
| through to special orders"
"You don't mean bills do not go the
l regular course pr
"Oh, no, not at all Only some of
| them seem to get through faster than
others, that's alL''
Then Robertson and Mccormick
quarreled about names.
"Who told you some one was doing
you dirt?" asked Robertson
az don't want to say. replied the
i witness.
ssBut L require you to say said the
Rawlins man.
1 ssWell, then you go ahead. and re-
quire," shouted Mccormick
Robertson appealed to Hopkins. The
president of the senate told the wit
ness to give the name. He declined
Now, look here" shouted Robertson,
ct don't want any foolishness. If you
don't give up that name, I will ask to
have you impeached before this body"
l. That. declaration hit Mccormick,
glanced off and did no harm. The wit
ness zlared back at the stecky. built
i lawyer and invited him to simpeach.
l After a half dozen other threats, Nc
| Corrnick said he would get the name
of his informant and furnish it to the
senate. He said the man was a MEM
Der of the house. but he did not know
i his name Mccormick vowed that
Moore was giving d. 1obsided square
deal and impeding ssflfs progress in
making law.
IA what dirty work was Moore doing?''
/ was asked.
THAT'S for me to know and for you
i to find out snapped the little witness
That's your attitude in this mat