The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-17

right down on her knees and pray for
You say pie is being doIed out to
members to vote for bills %
81 say it might be-
Were you, then. suggesting a way
to fix a pork barrel?"
Il don't think that was necessary
If l was governor and lived at En-
poria and Senator Porter came to me
and said if you will not veto this bill,
IL will vote for the l. and r. and re-
call, then 1 think there would be a
whole lot of squirting on my ac-
count
! Article Not Personal.
The witness declared his article was
not intended as personal III the least
In fact, he said, he was merely sound
ing the alarm and the result had been
that he had touched a match to. the
dry prairie grass. He offered to make
due apologies and apoloeized person.
ally to Porter and Carey for mixing
them in the deal. White declared that
he was keeping a watchfu1 eye on the
legislature, so that it wouldn't slip off
under cover when no one was looking.
Throughout the hour White ex-
planned and explained He refused to
hurry with his testimony. He refused
to give names. He illustrated how, in
his mind, the pork barrel might be
fixed, but admitted that it was per-
fectly natural consequence and were
ne himself III the SENATE III dI" dy .
regret had he never taken home his
share of the chops. He said he didn't
think Myers and other reformers were
in on the pork barrel merely because
they voted for the Hutchinson fair bill,
but said that the Myers vote hadn't in
jured the Atchison normal chances.
Bribery by state money is not a.
criminal act, when you secure patron
age for your district?' asked Brew
ster.
IF it WERE" replied White, "the
penitentiary would have been crowded
for the last fifty years.
Gives Senators Clean Bill.
White said he did not at this time
know of any senators, who We're AFRAID
to go on the witness stand, although
he thought they possessed small
streak of yellow at the time he wrote
his story. Subsequent proceedings had
altered his opinion.
He declared the men who told him
the story had asked to have their
names concealed, and he vowed that
he would never give them up.
Whites testimony closed the day
proceedings. Tile case will be reopened
next Monday in order TO give Leahy an
other chance to show corruption in the
senate and the governors private sec
rotary has promised to flood the upper
house with statistics, figures and real
live witnesses.
Throughout the day, Leahy was the
goat of the session. He was unable to
name the standpat senators. He ex-
onorated the alleged crooks, one by one
when faced by the Individual members
and when he left the witness stand at
$780, it was with a we'll defined opin-
ion that the entire body was composed
of good, jolly fellows which had spent
the day ripping the roof F---N the ad
ministration shanty.
Heated Words Passed.
Some heated speeches characterized
the days proceedings. Stewart and
Reed repeatedly INDUCED in PERSONAL
ties concerning the governor and his
private secretary Stewart on several
occasions urged the senate not to re-
fer to Leahy as a gentleman and the
Wichita senator poured boiling water
on the administration, denounced its
sincerity of purpose and abused its po-
litical tactics.
Harris. of Butler, wanted to adjourn
and drop the entire proceedings, but
the men who were under fire fought the
resolution for nearly an hour 1t was
Henry Gense, of -Coffey county,, who
camp, put the stamp of approval on
the fellow members and in ten min
uteS healed the wounds of a session.
He declared that he had faith in the
individual members and so lone as any
man had a single charge against one
of them. he was willing to take evil
dence and go to"the bottom of the
trouble, even though he stayed in To-
peka until the Fourth of July. Ganse,
however, took exception to Stewart 8
statement connecting him with the rail-
roads. Then Stewart and Carey both
apologized. Ganse accepted with due
grace. Two hours later Leahy and
White cid a turn at the same pump
and the wounds were Smothered in
salve.
Today Leahy is busy hunting witness
es. He declares he is sincere and will
yet brand the senate. While the upper
house is using a largo mount of time
in the investigation. yet it has d ma
jority in favor of the investigation and
Mr.. Lcahy will probably be assigned as
much time as he demands.