The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-08
THE INVESTIGATION.
Examination Of Witnesses by the Con-
gressiOnal Committee.

Yesterday afternoon j. f. Goggin, voter
in the Sixth Ward, stated that 1t was the
usual custom for individuals and clubs to
receive money from candidates for assisting
in campaigns. The witness had received
money from Mr. Sayler in former years,
and in 1878 Mr.. Sayler had urged him to
organize q colored club, offering him S2OO
for his trouble. He refused, because Sayler
was a soft money man, and worked 1or
Butterworth, who paid him So. The club
all worked and he supposes that they were
paid.
THE SESSION TODAY.
General Banning was the first witness to-
dav. He testified that he had been can
didate in the district three times and was
pretty well acquainted with the customs OF
both parties in carrying on their campaigns.
The first time he run he paid 81 900 assess
ment, the second time he paid $500 and the
third time 81 200. Beside this, gentlemen
had paid money for him. He never spent
anybody else's money, although 1t was
offered him. He went around saloons,
although this is a disagreeable thing to
confess. He bought tickets to fes--
tvals concerts, picnics, ETC., and paid
men for holding tickets. He had given men
money to pay their expenses but it was not
customary for him to pay men for their
services. If man in whom he had faith
had offered his services, whether Repub-
lican or Democrat, he should have PAID ms
expenses if requested. He did not remem-
Der of ever paying Republican in the
Twenty-lifth Ward any money but money
was spent in that ward for him by his
friends. 1t was customary for men OF one
party to work for some friend of the oppo-
site party. He couldn't give an exact state
ment of all his expenses, but would pro-
duce his accounts if requested. As
penses averaged about $1,000, but
there were outside expenses, such as
his table expenses, when he entertained
his political friends.
Mr.. Theodore Cook stated that he had
been candidate for office, and the rule of
the Campaign Committees was to assess the
candidates and receive voluntary contribu-
tions This money was expended to pay
the expenses of meetings printing, cleo
tioneering, and holding tickets. Besides
| this, the candidates themselves expended
mere for about the same purposes, and he
believed it was considered legitimate to
employ persons OF the opposite political
party to work for them when they offered
| their services. When he run for
Congress he had no idea of being
elected yet he paid 81, 900 assessment and
about $1,000 besides. In 1878 he knew
there were Democrats who were not salts
fed with Sayler, but could not name them.
| When he run for Congress in 1856 the
money was expended more for torch-light
professions and other demonstrations, and
not so much for hiring men to work; he
would not place money in the hands OF an
other party to be paid out by him unless
he had full confidence in them; he would
not pay money to clubs organized to make
money, with the understanding that they
were to vote for him; nor would he pay as
much as 5000 to any one person.
He would do nothing that would
| be considered buying mans vote, but he
would pay men of the opposite party for
working for him if he knew that they really
supported him and were worth the money.
| The most of the men who were employed
| to hold votes were workingmen, and it was
nothing more than just to pay him for his
| days work. If he was candidate and
knew that such man as Picket was for and
would work for him he would invest
money in him; but if he was offering his
services to the party which had the most
money, he would have nothing to do with
| him. If he knew that fraud was to be per-
petrated against him he would feel justified
in employing any one who could prevent it.
Patrick O'Connell, a resident of Precinct
B of the Eight Ward, who acted as one of
the Judges of Election, stated that the cleo
| ton OF 1873 was one of the most orderly
ever held in that Ward. Mcnamara
brought him letter from Mr.. Butterworth
asking information and advice concerning
the Eighth Ward Independent Club. He
knew that the Club was composed of good
| class of men, who were not satisfied with
Sayer and had placed the name of Mr.. But
terworth on their ticket. He advised Mr..
Butterworth to employ the officers of the
| Club to hold tickets, but not to pay them
| for their services until after the election,
which was done.
Hosea Steelmap, Samuel Bryan, Charles
| c. Kilbern, VIM. Edmonds, Charles Barnes,
Henry Reckstine and Charles Herbert testi-
fed that they were employed to come over
| from Covngton on election day to watch
the polls, that they did not vote or take
part in the election, but everything passed
off quietly. The testimony of the three
men from Kentucky, who could not be
| found was admitted to be the same as the
otnee,"s, and was placed on record.
VIM. T, SS:n.!.ith, President of the Sayler
Club in the Ninth Ward, stated that he
acted as supervisor of election, and was
we'll acquainted with the manner in which
campaigns are conducted. Money was ex-
pended for holding tickets, meetings, etc.
Mr.. Baldwin. of the Eighth Ward, stated
| that his ward is rather turbulent, but was
more quiet than usual on the day in ques-
ton. He knew nothing personally against
| Gus Colcher.
Marcus WORTH who was Supervisor at
Precinct B, Sixteenth Ward, stated that the
election was quiet one as far as lie knew.
| Col. Jerry Kiersted, eX-ClIef of Police,
Id IL arl alr,, 10,
cher, but knew nothing against him per-
sonally. The detective association to which
he belonged was considered swindle, but
Colcher was not stockholder. Mr.. Cra-
ven did what was required of him when
on the police force, but he had heard much
against him since.
Vivian Fagan stated that he heard Eagan,
one OF the affidavit makers, remark to Mr..
Butterworth that he had been lead to sign
the affidavit by Tom Shay and others, and
never thought that it referred to anything
else but the repeal of the Supervisor Law.
At another time Eagan stated that he had
been offered money by Larkin McHugh
and others if he would sign the affidavit.
Zeke Craven, one of the Deputy Marshals,
| testified respecting the arrests made in the
Eighth Ward and the character of Colcher.
Gus. Colcher gave an account of his
shooting Buck Terry while on the police
force years ago. He was Deputy Mar.
shal, but took no part in the election.
Joseph H. Carey, Deputy Marshal,
stated that the election was a quiet one
J. ?. Lane gave an account of the arrest of
Mckelvy, who attempted to vote illegally.
Michael Mcpermot, a Deputy Marshal, in
the Fourth Ward, stated that he shot
man when on the police force.
w. +. Mitchell, Deputy Marshal,