New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-31
The Conspiracy Against Ohio.

We ask the attention of the Republicans
of this State to the following facts, for the
correctness of which the Leader holds it.
self responsible:
On Friday last at half-past ten o'clock in
the morning, the Democratic Central Com
mittee of Ohio met in special session in the
dancing hall of the principal hotel at Put
in Bay. John G. Thompson, chairman,
Theodore Cook, of Cincinnati, and other
members Of the committee, a. well as few
outside Democratic politicians, to the num-
her of thirty-fve or forty, were present.
Cleveland was represented by General j..
w. Fitch and Joseph Poe.
The meeting was duly called to order and
remained in session until about P. NJ. The
principal subject of discussion was the ques-
ton whether the Democrats of Ohio should
accept and use corruption fund of $3.50, 900
from the Democratic clubs and local COM
mittees Of New York and Philadelphia, to
be used IN the city districts Of Ohio in pur.
chasing votes to carry the October election.
In favor OF the p!u position it was stated
that the Democrats in Ohio could reason
ably expect - hold the 293. 900 votes cast
last fall for Governor Allen. If 20 this they
could add change of 5000 votes in Cincin-
natl, Cleveland and Toledo, they could win
the election. To the purchase OF these 5000
from New York and Philadelphia
The proposition was opposed in an earn
est speech by 9 member of the committee
from one of the rural districts. "He was
opposed" he said, Ito the use of money in
elections He did not think it safe to thus
tritls with the integrity of the people. If
the money were used as proposed. the fraud
would be discovered and would react with
crushing force upon the Democracy in the
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campaign could be carried by argument
and appeals to the people, and he opposed,
from motives of both principle and expe-
dienoy, such whole sale scheme of corrup-
ton.
To this it was replied that the member
who had just spoken was entirely too vir-
tuous. Money had always been used in
elections and always would be. Warming
with the subject, the second speaker de.
the country; that the end justified the
means: that the Democracy of Ohio was
now the advance guard Of the party, and
that it was morally bound to use every
means within its reach to make success
secure.
These remarks were received with ap-
plause, and by formal vote the commit
tee decided to receive the money and use
it for the purpose stated. Strong and well
chosen committees of reliable men will be
appointed in Cleveland, Toledo, Dayton
and Cincinnati to receive and disburse the
funds, which are to be used for the pur-
chase of votes in open market on election
day. After some other business of less i'm
portance the meeting adjourned.
Republicans of Ohio! this is no sensation.
1t is q correct report Of council of war in
the Democratic camp. You see from this
report what tactics you have to meet in this
campaign. You are notified where and
how the attack will be made The game
which Tilden and Tweed played so long
and so successfully in New York city, is to
be introduced in Ohio, to win by fraud and
corruption an important election which the
Democrats can not win by honest means.
This discovery imposes the duty of new
vigilance. new activity, upon every Repub.
lican in Ohio. We have rigid law in this
State against the corruption Of voters. Let
it be our duty to see that if these Demo.
cratic conspirat0rs attempt to carry out the
scheme they have planned they land in
prison before the evening of election day
Cleveland Leader.