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

ter?'' asked Price
YES 1t is. = said the witness as he
Mccormick WAS easily the most dtf-
flcu1t problem among the witnesses,
except Leaf1y who had been cited to
answer the charges. He was not at
all satisfied with the manner in which
the lawyers conducted the examination
and he found keen objection to the
searching gaze of legal lights in his Of
ficial acts, except at times when Moore
received the worst of the deal McCor-
mick did not try to conceal the fact
that there was little love existing be-
tween the Headlight editor and the
Pittsburg representative.
CaSSin Saw LOckard.
Ray Lockard,s an assistant reading
clerk in the house, was called to the
stand. He said that CaSsin had come
to him in the Cremerie restaurant one
day last week and remarked that he
had bill which would come from the
committee and that he didn't want Nc
Cormick to attack the measure. Lock
ard said he presumed that Cassin
wanted part of the title omitted
when the bill was read; and said he
did this. He said this was perfectly
consistent with the rules and was done
IN many cases in order to hurry the
work. Lockard denied that Cassin Of
fered him a bride or any reward for
such action and said that he forgot the
matter until after the title of the bill
had been read in the house. Then the
matter flashed through his mind and
he glanced over the members present.
Both Cassfn and Mccormick were alb
sent. The reading clerk was positive
that the bill had pursued the natural
course through the house and had not
been juggled or fixed in any way. In
fact, he said, he looked at the bill IN
particular to see If it had been adj
Vanced 1t had not
After the Lockard statement. Presi-
dent Hopkins said Leahy might re-
turn to the stand to make statement,
If he desired. Leahy had camped close
t the speakers stand throughout the
evening and he promptly took a seat
and glanced over the audience to see
if anyone had a bunch of questions.
Reed moved to adjourn, but Hopkins
refused to recognize the motion. Then
Reed asked If the purpose of calling
the private secretary to the stand was
to enable him to make a stump speech
1t had been run1ored on the floor that
Leahy was to trample the standpaJs
under foot in great manner and the
Reed question struck the newspaper
correspondent squarely between the
eyes.
mo, SIR declared Leahy, as he look
| ed defiance at the Smith Center man
| mo- sir. 1 didn't come here to make a
| speech. prefer to submit to the ques-
| tioning of this body.
Only Robertson had a question. He
asked Leahy about his statement that
| he could amplify his story.
| what did you mean by that?" ask
| ed Robertson.
| ST meant that I could brush it up and
| fix it out to look better perhaps" COM
| promised Leahy.
.Then when you told Senator Potter
| you could amplify the story, you didn't
mean that any other charges were il
| your possession? ?"
No, sir
Have you any other charges in your
| possession, or any reason that would
lead you to believe that corruption Of
crookedness exists in this body or the
| house."
| None except those have stated.
Then Leahy declared that he would
| not back up on the story. He said ht
| had nothing to explain and reiterated
| every word of the Wichita story.
An adjournment was taken and a.
| Ieahy left the senate chamber he was
met at the foot of the stairs by Gov.
ernor w r. Stubbs, who had spent the
evening in his Office, waiting the clos
| ing of the hearing. The two men con
versed a few minutes Leahy walked
to the cigar stand, made a purchase
and again Joined the chief executive
with whom he walked to the governor:
mansion.