The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11
Marshal wrlEht,s Letters.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The attorney
general, IN reply to letter from Spring.
er, chairman of the committee on ex-
penditures IN the department Of justice,
sent the committee copies of the cores
pondence on file In the department Of
Justice relative to the employment Of
United States deputy marshals ct the
congressional election In Ohio last DC
tober.
Under date of Cincinnati, September
"a, Marshal Lot Wright, in q letter to
the attorney general, estimates the sum
which would be necessary TO defrsY the
expenses of that election at 1925, and
requests that amount be RENTED to HIM.
OF this estimate the chief item is for 600
deputies, two days each, $1,000. The
marshal saws the situation here Is pecul
lar, and it Is very difficult correctly 70
Judge as to the necessity of the foregoing
expenditure, but after long and close
consultation / am fully of the opinion
that I am justified IN calling on
you for the money, and authority to
make the expenditure. will try and
make it fill the bill, and will make 1t as
much less than the above as In my Judg-
ment It Is safe TO venture, but shall not
be surprised If find it necessary to sp-
point double the aforesaid number.
Fraud at elections In this place is the
rule, and it Is nv earnest desire to break
it up, to bring the trsnsgessors te justice,
and to fully protect the people in their
rights ct the polls.
The next letter, dated Cincinnati,
Sept 25, says: ! desire to state more
specifically what our trouble is here. As
stated, fraud has been the rule here for
years. Without q doubt the last tour
elections here, two being held in the
spring and two in the fall, were thus
carried and the will of the people de
feated. All methods that can be thought
of are reeorted 70. The local authorities
here are all in the ranks Of the Demo
Gratis. The police force is thus under
their control and offer no protection
but if not closely scrntiniZed encourage
fraud. The sheriff IL q Democrat and
we have reason TO believe il 10 his pur
pose to qualify q large number OF depu
ties that day. If authorized by Law q
ell. would like very much to employ
few, say thirty, from nov until the daI
of election, to look after reporters anC
the vote being colonized. have beef
unable TO End authority for such Worl
on the part of q marshal, but now ap
prehend that it might be embraces
somewhere, and ii so that you wculG
know il. cannot express TO you IA,
anxiety about this matter. and hops
you will do the best for me you can, no
only in my finances. but also in the We,
of instructions and suggestions. Al
"Ounce Of preventive is worth 6 pounI
of cure" and il is not improbable tha
Timely care and provision ia this matte
may save US the horrors Of . riot .
which the one We had here last spri3
would be an infant.
/ The next letter IL dated September q
and Is the reply of Acting Attorney Gen
eTal Phillips to the letter of MeEshn
Wright of September "a It says: Yo1
are informed that the department as
rule does not advance funds for. the e.
pense mentioned, but pays for them
reasonable amount after the expense
have been incurred upon presenting th
account, when such account has no OF
jee4ionable features. After the expense
have been incurred you will make q
! the account and f0rSard the same 20 th
dedartmeLt, when you win be infoyme
J Of the amounts allowed each emplov,
and be Instructed a. 10 the manner
} which payments should be made. /
another letter the acting attorney Re.
eral says, in answer TO the inuSiF
j whether there IL authority of Law z
! employing special deputies from no
until the day of election: have to q
D there ia no Limitation in the terms ,
7 time during which the appointment .
snch officers may be effective. bot Il