Show POPULISTS SOLD OUT in kansas the populist legislators bought and sold disgraceful scene is now witnessed by an investigating committee wholesale bribery Is charged gov lewelling in it topeka april 10 SPECIAL THE STANDARD startling accusations of bribery are made here today before a special committee which la investigating the charges of corruption of the recent populist legislature legis liture speaker of the lower house testified that the scent of the american book company offered him the aum of 1000 it be would make a ruling would advance the text book bill senator titus created the sensation of the day by charging corruption among the high officials lie swore that governor ex Lewell mir now a state senator said to him titus there is something in it for both of us if we get the text book substitute adopted other testimony was showing that offers of money were freely made td influence legislation at least abreo representatives and one senator are charged with having offered their colleagues money to help aang certain bille the at present indicate the exposure of wholesale bribery and purchase 0 votes the ex coee is the result of the statement of henry laidis who said he had been urged by a member of the legislature to recommend the purchase of additional coal lands adjacent to the penitentiary property though be was convinced that the state had no use for such lands warden landis bad told that there would be in it |