Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-10-08
The Democratic Nominee Tor senator
Ills DHietnl aud Political Records,

Tue DPmuCfWlr NOmtucc IOf NrnOtOf
--liis OHiciol aud politicai Records.
The isssc presented to TIC people n this dis.
trct, in the nomination nv The Democratic party
of Ezra 4. Dodd for State Senator, Is very
unusual one, involving qafstians which ough,
not to be passed upon without thorough UNDER
standing. We propose plainly aud distinctly 4,
To- state the chief Features of the case, many OF
which have already been set firth by US.
l.. MAJOR DoDD's OFpiciAL REcoRp. -
within The years I 500 aud ~ he held the Office
Of Inspector ofRevenue, and as such was placed
in the possession ofby far tio largest distillery
IN Northwestern Ohio-tlfat of Messrs. Woke
brothers, Ut Nhpalcon, Henry county. The
special duty of the Inspector was TO be present
aud personally see b. the measurement and
branding Of ali spirits manufactured on which
he Govornment tax was pail. Instead Of dis
charging this plain duty, he deliberately con
spircd with the prdprictOrs Of the dislillery to
derraud the GUvcrnmsnt with the undefs "a NIL
ing that he was tO share IN the proceeds OF the
fraud. The Government was thus defraudcd ID
the known amount Of mauy thousand dollars
the keys aud brands Of the Inspector were found
in tn, hands OF tho distillcrs the Inspector was
discharged and subsequently II was shown, on
prof which we have repeatedly offered 10 fur.
nish, II demanded, that hc claimed aud expected
" receive large sum of money from the dis
tillcrs Ms his share Of the fraud,
The above facts substantially were set forth
time Maj. Dodd, 50 far rs We have been able to
ascertain, has made no public or private denial
Of them he having confined himself tD assert
log that such acts were tot " criminal" though
the law ns published bv us, declares the Same
To be punishable with Imprisonment in tho
penitcntiary aud ine. We may add, that the
facts are NOTORIOUS at Napoleon, where nobody
thinks Of disputng them.
H. MAJuR nnUD's POLIrIcLL RECOUD. 49,
II will b. impossible for us completely TO dcs-
cribe the tOrtuOus course OF this Democratic
nominee. For one Of his age, he may challenge
the District for an equal. What ho was before
the war, wO do not know but In the army h5
was n very administrative Republican, specially
bi ter on . Coppcrheads" AZ tho close Of the
war ho took an active part on the same side, aud
asa Republican was appointed inspector in 90.
On being dismissed from that position for COM
pliCty IN fraud, as above stated, he applied to
Mr. Ashley, Senator Corey, aud other innuon.
tial Republicans. for help to secure an Indian
Agency. position suggested to him, no doubt
by his Napoleon experienced IL was whilc an
applicant for this place, that ho took his first
position as Democrat, by taking part In the
bcmI cratic State Convention Of 1868. giving. as
his reason therefor, that hsrLV he could net free
transportation homo In tho summer Of 1858,
after the nomination Of Grant and Cnlfax, he de-
clared his endorsement OF that ticket, and his
intention 10 give II an active support. SuOn
after, however, hc suddenly turned up as the
President ut the Young Mems Democratic Club
Of Toledo. In this capacity, taking his own
testimony as true, he made himself specially
active and useful, far he boosted after the State
election, in the presence of different persons,
whose namrs we can give, il necessary, Of tho
part he took IN getting m illegal poies, and cspec =
tally Of helping tn lead to tho polls " hoo hundred
GaRddi,ms irih tin pras," who personated labor
ing aud mechanics returning from their days
toll! By reference to the returns from the ll,
and 9TH Wards in this City, 1t will be seen that
the difference in the Democratic votes at the
State and Presidential elections was 2J5. How
much Of this remarkable fulling on was due to
the absence on the latter occasion of Major
nodds " Canadians" we are unable 10 say
Whether tho number or these WITS as large
or larger thnn that stated hy him. We do not
know, are willing to accept his figures until fur
nished with better proof
0flhc fitness 0c such man for public posi-.
tinn, aud especially as n Senator Of the State of
Ohio, the people Of tho District must Judge loI
themselves. We have performed our duty in
putting them, So far MS it is within onr power
IN possession IL the facts on which their judg
mont may be based. For the correctness o
each and all of the essential statements above
made, wo consider ourselves ready tO produce
proof, which will be satisfactory to any unpre
judiced man. Many Of them were published by
us over two weeks since, cih The ofsr OF proof
but no proof has yet been called for or the state
mens even denied. II is not for us TO decide foi
the Democracy what kind Of q man is a fit rep
rcsentativo for them in the campaign or else
where but we will venture the opinion that III,
people of the District will never select for Sena
tor such a character, in preference to gentle
man who has served 80 ably and faithfully, a.
has Hon. ABgL NJ. Corey Toledo Commercial