The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-19
THAT M lem ORAL
And Those Affidavits Alleging
Fraud.
The BOmbshell Which the Star Ex-
ploded is Rolled into Congress.

Special TO the star,
WAsnINGToN. March 19-Mr. Mcmahon,
the member of Congress from the Dayton
District, presented in the National House
of Representatives yesterday the affidayits
and memorial from the Democratic citizens
of Cincinnati, full detailsof which appeared
i'll the STAR of Monday.
The papers made formidable pile con-
sistng Of a memorial and atfidavits, pro-
testing against the seating of Mcssrs. Young
and Butterworth, the Republican success
sors of Sayier and Banning The papers made
a formidable pile. They allege that the
Supervisors Of Election secured the return
of two Republicans. 1t is gotten up as per
tinent to the repeal of these laws which, in
fact, brings Congress together now, and
contains serious charges against Butter
worth. Immediately the Republicans OBJ
jected, not wanting it to go Oh the record,
and quite debate spnng up.
The Republicans claimed that the House
could not consider such a proposition, and
the Democrats replied by quoting the Con-
stitution that the House had right TO eE-
anime into the election OF its own members
in any way it pleased, no matter whether II
| regular contest was made or not.
| Mr.. Garfield took from his desk the
printed charges against ORoilcy, which
have been published, alleging that he was u
deseTter from the u =. Army, which would
dsfranchise him, and threatened the Dem
ocrats with it, The whole matter was laid
over.
The memorial is as follows:
WASHINGTON, March IS.
To the Congress oi the United States:
| The undersigned citizens and electors of
the First and Second Congressional Districts
Of the State OF Ohio respectfully represent
that at the election Of members of Con
gress in and for said districts held
on the second Tuesday OF October.
| 1878, Supervisors of Elections and
U. s. Marshals were appointed and quail
| fled, and your memorialists represent that
at the election held upon the day mentioned
there was not full, fair and impartial ex-
preston OF majority of the qualified
| voters OF said Congressional Districts in re-
gard to their choice for members OF Con
gress for said districts, for the following
| reasons
| First-That in the matter of the appoint
mcnt, service and qualifications of the L.
is. MarshalS (seventy- one in number) there
was an open, intentional. corrupt violation
of laws. in that the said Marshals were not
appointed in the interest of quiet and good
order at the polls, but were appointed to
aid and assist in the election of candidates
upon the Republican ticket.
| SecOnd-That a number of said L. S.
hIarshals were appointed for and acted in
election precincts Of which they were not
| residents or ouolifad rotere
Third-rhe appointments, names and
residences of said U. S. Marshals, and the
places where they were directed officially
to act, were prrpoSelv concealed from all
members of the opposite political party,
aud that on election day they exhibited no
badge of office.
| Fourth-ln violation of their duties, a
number of said L. $. Marshals openly held
tickets of the Republican party and solicit
cd votes for the candidates for Congress
upon said tickets.
Fifth-That number of said U. S. Mar
shals openly and continuously aided and
procured the casting OF illegal votes for the
candidates upon the Republican ticket, in
Guiding candidates for Congress in said Dis
tricts, well knowing the said votes to be
Illegal
Sixth-That there was an under
standing between number of said L. S.
| Marshals and gangs of repraters organized
| by and operated in the interest of canli-
dates on the Republican ticket, including
candidates for Congress, in said districts
| that in the event any of said repeaters
| should be arrested they should be taken in
charge by said U. S. Marshals and should be
permitted to escape from their custody.
And your memorialists further represent
| that Benz. Butterworth and Thos. l.. Young
claiming to have been elected TO represent
| the Congressional Districts above men-
| toned, were not so elected bva majority OF
the legal and qualified voters of said dis
tricts but on the contrary thereof, your
| petitioners charge that gangs of repeaters
were organized in their interest, and that
by means of large number of illegal votes
cast by said gangs of repeaters, said Butter
worth and Young, including the candidates
on the Republican ticket, were returned as
having been elected.
And your petitioners further represent
that said Benz, Butterworth and Thomas L.
Young, in person, openly purchased votes
and bribed qualified electors to cast ballots
in their favor, at said election for members
of Congress; and by means of purchased
votes and bribery the said ButterW orth and
Young were returned as members Of Con-
gress.
And your memorialists further charge
that Government officers and employees in
terfered in said election in behalf of the
cand dates upon the Republican ticket in
ClGdilg the candidates for Congress in said
districts, and openly used money to cor
rupt voters in the Second Congressional
District. and purchased votes for the candi- |
dates on the Republican ticket; aud
We further represent that the United
States officers and employees in charge
Of the construction and erection of the |
United states Custom-houSe at the CITY of
Cincinnati unlawfuly and corruptly used |
their positions and power to influence
voters in the First and Second Congrcssion- |
al Districts Of Ohio TO cast their votes for |
the candidatcsupon the Republican ticket, |
including tine candidates Tor Congress in |
said Districts, by refusing TO employ men |
to work on said building unless they prom |
ised to labor and vote for said candidates. |
And your mcmorialists herewith present
copies of a number OF atfidavits in their |
possession in support Of the allegations
herein contained, and they aver that the |
charges herein can be SubStantiated by
great number of reliable and creditabe |
witnesses.
Wherefore your petitioners respectfully |
request, in lhe interest of good government |
and oil honest and impartial elections, |
that the law by which Supervisors of Eec-
lions and United States Marshals may be |
appointed shall be repealed and that your |
honorable bodies will take such other !
measures as the facts may require.
JoIIN b. FoLLETr, ALEXANDER LoHG,
J0iIN A. SHANK. JouH g. FRtTz,
WM u. GASsILLY, W. AUSTIN GOODMAN |
w. W: SCTION, II. Z. BRApsTRERT