The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-08-28
ORTIZ AS AN OFFICE BROKER.
A Chapter of His Treachery and Duplio-
ity While in Congress from the
Eighth District.
How Two Applicants for Office Were
swfndled- Godlove's System of
Raising the Wind. lf.....

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Especial Correspondence of the SentinelI
CovISGToS, Ind. Aug. 26-In 1868 God
love s. Orth was elected in this, then the
Eighth congressional district, by a compare
lively small majority and, had it not been
for his friends and their influence, he would
not have reached the object of his ambition.
Conspicuous among his supporters in this
county were DIR. @. V. Jones and Gamelial
Benjamin, both staunch radicals, who, I'M
der the promise of future rewards, expended
their time and money in securing his cleo
ton. -
Mr.. Orth, in the kindness of his heart,
promised both of them big fat offices under
the new administration for the sacrifices
which they had made.
Mr.. Benjamin, for his services, was to have
had the position of collector of internal rev.
enue, and strange as it may appear, Dr.
Jones was to be rewarded with the same
Office. Consequently when Mr. Ortiz took
his seat in the halls of the national congress
he was the recipient of letter from Benja-
min urging his appointment, and replied by
saying: cit is all right, but 1t will take a
little time, as there are so many applicants
for different Offices" but in order to make
it doubly sure funds would be neces-
ssry to six some of the senators, ("
and in a few days Benjamin was presented
with sight draft, drawn by G. o. Benin
Orth's neighbor, Endorsed by G. s. 0rth, for
5000, which was paid at once.
However, after lapse of a month, and the
confirmation of his appointment having not
been made, Benjamin became anxious and
wrote again. He received a reply that things
were not as favorable as at first, but to wait
a little. While all this had been transpiring,
Orth and Benin had been pulling on another
string. DIR. Jones had been inflated with
several degrees of false hopes, but unlike
their treatment of Benjamin they began by
letting him down easy the first draft being
for only s125, which was promptly paid. He
soon after received a letter saying the thing
was sure, but 1T would require little more
time and money. Another draft of $3.50 was
also honored by the doctor, but in the
meanwhile he also had lost confidence, from
the fact that there was no income and all out
come. frH r.hg
But the most audacious cheeky and vii
famous part of the whole Transaction was
that the next day after the contirma-
ton OF the appointment of Simpson,
another draft for $75 was made and sent to
Covington for collection, which was not hon.
ored by the doctor.
All these drafts were sent to the Farmers
bank for collection, all were endorsed by G.
5. Ortiz, and as the fact is well known that at
that time Benin was his law partner, his
right bower, and the man who was present
when the agreement was made between
Ortiz and Benjamin, that the letters was
signed sometimes by 0rth and sometimes
by Benin, but all in the same hand, it is but
fair to presume that Mr.. Orth is guilty of OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses, com
promising himself to degree that no poll
tician but Godlove S. Orth would stoop 70.
This is not rumor or street talk, but facts
that can be substantiated beyond the least
shadow of doubt, and should Mr.. Orth be
sent to congress to represent the Ninth dis
trict OF the state OF Indiana, we warn all too
confiding republicans not to pay any money
for appointments until after the appoint
ments have been made and confirmed.
INVESTIGATOR.