The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-08-28
THE OHIO DEMOCRACY
It's Corruption Exposed.
What 1t Costs to Buy a Democratic
County Convention.
A Democratic Paper Repudiates
Hoadley and His Methods.

ClNcFNATi, Aug q. The Commercial Ga
zette OF yesterday has the following interesting
particulars regarding the amount paid dels-
gates for their votes in the recent Democratic
County Convention:
From what has been CLEANED it can be stat
ed that the price paid to eight wards Tor the
work and support of their delegations was $l0-
go, which was supposed to be divided among
81 delegates, almost $120 piece. The Eley-
enth Ward delegation numbered IS, and Tor
these votes, it Is said, $500 was paid. This
large amount. it appears was due to q double
payment. One hundred dollars was the COM
mon price for delegates vote, and 81 ,3Oo, It
is asserted, was paid to a member of this dale-
cation. As soon as he had the money In his
grasp he hied himself to some other CLINE,
taking the doodle with him. His brother
delegates OF course, refused to deliver the
goods to the combination until they had been
fixed and another $1,000 had to be paid
down. The Eighth Ward delegation--l2 in
number-came in for $1,000. In the Sixteenth
Ward delegation there was break made, five
out of the thirteen delegates voting for but two
for this gang was 81 300, but in consideration
OF the fact that the five had bolted they we-.A
docked $40 apiece on the settlement, and the
delegation, therefore, costs only 1880. The
Lwenty-seecnd ward delegation was not SO
high-priced as the others, they only receiving
$50 each for 10 delegates. When the moneg
was divided the executive committeeman put
in claim for q .divy.' AS he was not in the
convention and did not vote, the delegates
refused to allow him share. The matter was
finally referred to Col. Morrow, as referee,
and that gentleman decided that the execu-
tive committeeman was not entitled to any
thing, as he did not vote. He was, however,
informed that he could get his work in on
election day. The delegation--21 strong
from the Twenty-6rst ward came in for $780,
ha I Aat nv hn Etnht II
did not receive the standard figure. Their re-
ward was ,$S25, or $75 each. As to the Twen-
ty-third ward there is some mystery. The
price paid was $500, while there were but
IA delegates. The supposition Is that an alter
nate, or executive committeeman, or, perhap
an outsider, threatened to squeal and was
bought off. The portion belonging TO
Precinct A was divided in a saloon
at No 741 Freeman avenue, on Wednesday
hight, and the quarreling over the division Is
what let the cat out OF the bag in that quarter.
In precinct A, of the twenty-third ward, there
were two tickets out at the primary election.
Both lists of names were those OF roughs, but
one OF the lists was called reform ticket The
reformers' ticket was elected, but when they
went to take their seats in the convention they
found their opponents occupying them. Some
thing akin to fight ensued, and Lew Bernard
was sent to ascertain the cause. He explained
to the reformers that there had been contest
and they having failed to appear before the
committee on credentials. the seats were given
to their opponents. Bernard was directed to
go to Mclean and inform him that they (the
reformers,) intended to take their seats. The
amusing part of the matter is that this reform
delegation received the $500 and supported the
slate"
COLUMBUS, Aug. 2e.--With Judge Hoadly
i'll. and with manifest disposition to ignore
the entire Democratic ticket by large num-
ber OF old line Democrats, and an Executive
Committee largely of the Bookwalter school,
the slaughter OF Mr.. Pendleton by the Nc
-Bookwalter combination has had the
effect of discouragiug even the managers of
the campaign. The great strain which Mr.
Hoadly has been subjected to during the past
two months leads to the belief that he will not
recuperate sufficiently to take the stump for
some time. His appointments for the coming
week will be withdrawn tomorrow The fol-
lowing remarks in the Capital (Democratic)
to-da. have created a decided sensation in po-
litical circles, and undoubtedly reflect the sem
ttments OF very large number OF Democratic
voters who refuse to indorse the methods
adopted by the candidate for Governor which
resulted in his nomination.:
1--WE have acted publicly with the Democra-
cy while its sagacious counselors, well-tried
leaders, and eminent statesmen, were direct
ing its destiIes, and it is because we would be
reereant TO those principles, traditions AND
teachings ii we longer continued to follow
Hoadly or Bookwalter that at this eleventh
halt. We viii not be paraded as the chattel
of John Wesley Book walter or George Hoadiy.
No convention Of corrupt and purchaseable
delegates shall transfer its proprietary interest
in our allegiance as Democrat to the highest
bidder No trading millionaire in newspaper
back offices in Cincinnati shall divide the
spols of the Ohio Democracy without our in
dignant protest being heard against the usurp-
ing act of the wretch who sells and
the treason of the autocrat who pur-
chases the franchises of betrayed
people. Hence while passively rec
ognizing the honorable gentlemen whose names
we're placed on the State ticket by uabought
suffrsges, we shall oppose the election of Hoad-
ly, the friend and ally of Bookwalter, whose
methods of securing political preferment have
already received the deserved and the unqual-
ifed condemnation of all honest men. The
head of the State ticket has but simply emu
lated the example set him by Bookwalter, and
to-day this same Bookwalter has preempted
the right to purchase the legislature, (if Dem
ocratic), as condition of his support Of Hoad-
ly for governor. The so-called new Democracy
has succeeded in defining the lines separating
it from the party of Jefferson and of jackson.
It's fundamental principle that the Offices shall
be knocked down by the highest bidder will
never be accepted by men who believe in re-
publican form of government, and who have
patriotism enough left to desire the perpetual
tion of democratic institutions"