The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-17

VIEW 2D-DIABoLICAL PLOT TO PREVENT BUT
TEEwoRTH AND YOUNG PROM HOLDING THE
PLACES TO WHICH THEY WE'RE ELECTED.
WITH PERMISSION To THE FREE AMERICAN CIT
IzEN TO READ AND TAKE HIS CHOICE.
very important matter in political cir
clcs has just come to light, being no less
than movement on the part of the Demo
Gratis to capture the First and Second Con-
gressional Districts of this city, which Hon
Ben. Butterworth and Ex-Governor Young
fully expected to represent. These gentle
men have gone on TO Washington to take
their seats as Congressman on Thursday at
the commencement of the extra session. TO-
tally UNCONSCIOUS of the surprise which
their Democratic adversaries have in store
for them.
When the election of Butterworth by so
large majority was announced there was
general surprise on both sides, and the
Democrats at once set about the work of
learning how it happened. With vigor
that was not noticed during the campaign,
Hon. Milton Sayler began the task OF
''fraud-hunting, and in this he was ably
seconded by his brother, Nelson Sayler, who
was Chairman of the Campaign Committee
at the last election. This work was ex
tended to the whole county, bnt was di
rrctcd mainly to the First District, where
it was early alleged large sums of money
received from Washington had been fraud
uently used to secure the election Of Mr.
| I,utterworth.
The original purpose was for Messrs. Say
| lcr and GuSs to contest the seats of Mr.. But
| tprworth and Gov. Young, but the neCes
| sity for strengthening the Democratic ma
jOrity at the organization of the House, and
| the hope that to do this the Clerk could be
| induced to slightly stretch his authority il
showing justifying it could be made, and
put the names of Savler and Goss on the
list of members elect has prompted the
movement Of the last two weeks which has
for its object the making of the required
showing of fraud.
With this purpose in view the Democratic
Committee for the past two weeks have
been secretly at work taking depositions
and have. it is said, atfidavts Of over -four
hundred persons to the corrupt use o
money at the late election. This use, it i!
claimed, has been so clearly traced to But
terworth that ne will lose his seat.
The affair creates great interest whereve
ii has been learned, and assumes two as
poets, U.S." to Use the phrase of -. NJ" II
is seen from the respective standpoints." .
| Democrats sec in it the unearthng OF ter
ribe frauds that were striking at the pala
dium OF our liberties, which but for this
timely discovery would have given twtt
seats in Congress omen not legally elected
They lieave sishs OF relief that the purity
OF the ballot boxl to be protected through
the nntlrlng vigilance OF the leaders o
their party.
| Rpublicans rise with Indignation at tht
discovery OF dlabolical plot to induce thu
Democratic majority in Congress to pre-
vent the legally elected representatives
from this county from holding their places
The STAR, having in view only the desire
to fairly present the facts and give all side'
? hearing, started out reporters with order
to learn all about the matter.
STAR reporter went down to MIR. Nelson
Sayler's office, at NO. 5o West Third street
and found INN ouSlly engaged IN looking
over some law books.
The pencil shower politely invited Mr.
Sayler to take a seat for few minutes
The following conversation then ensued:
Reporter-Mr. Sayler, what; information
can you give the STAR on this question
Have you READ this Item sent TO the Chicago
lnter-Ocean?
Mr.. Sayier, after reading copy OF thu
same and looking quite dumb-founded by
the surprise, SAID: NO, have read nothing
OF this dispatch until now; what paper il
|
The reporter told him and then said
Now sing out, Mr.. Sayler, and tell me wha
you know. What is in the item?
Mr.. Sayler-"Thatsa all right. know al
about it. You can give Inc no information
on the subject that have not got"
| Rep.-"But, Mr.. Sayler, want to GET in
formation about this am not out to GlvI
| it,"
| Mr.. Sayler-'I wont say anything"
Rep. at least deny or affirm the
| truth of the statements"
Mr.. Sayler-I won't speak; l won't tel
anything; | am too busy with law Just now
| won't inform YOU whether such atfidavt'
have been filed or not In other words
| lust now AMI non-committal as to political
matters @
Rep.-But, Mr.. Sayler, you see the STAF
is on the track OF this, and is bound to gel
the particulars in full.
Mr.. SaYler-Can't help ii, I got nothing
| tn say Here John, calling his office boy y
get ME the Enquirer containing this item
Rep.-Then, AIR Sayler, you will neither
deny or affirm these statements nor give
the STAR readers anything about these
doings, although you are said to be the
leader of the movement?
Mr.. Sayler-Oh! -, I'll give nothing;
Il, - nj n n W Ia ItA ~
quirer. and, after Mr.. Sayler reread the
dispatch to the lnter-Ocean, while