Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-10-08
REMEMBER THAT THE
ELECTION IS HELD TUES
DAY, OCTOBER 18th.
DEMOCRATIC DOODLE.
The Immense Campaign Fund Being
Distributed to Advance John r.
McLean's Senatorial Canvass.

Distributed to Advance John X
McLean's Senatorial Canvass.
Evidences that since John r. McLean's
return from the East, the efforts to se-
cure the election of legislative csndi
dates who will vote for him for United
States Senator have been redoubled are
now easily obtained. Within the past
few days large amount of money, to be
employed in aiding his legislative candi-
dates, has been distributed by the Dem
ccratic State committee. The fact that
S2SO0 has been received for this purpose
in Ross county was stated in a special
dispatch in yesterdays StOte Journal
Following close on the heels of that
comes information from GAINESVILLE that
$4,000 has been received there for dis
tribution to aid in the election of the
two Democratic candidates for the Leg
isiature from Muskingum county. That
other like amounts have been sent TO
every close county in the State is GER
tain, and during the remainder of this
week and up to the time the polls close
next Tuesday this money is to be eX
pended in an eIdeavor to save the Leg
islature for Mclean, who having cons
tributed his money is sharp enough wire
puller to see that he gets full value for it
if the Legislature is Democratic. The
tactics employed are similar to those of
1888 when, until weeks after the eiec-
tiOn, Hon. H. B. Payne maintained that
he was not candidate for United States
Senator, but finally by the most outra>
geous methods ever employed in manip-
ulating and influencing voters, secured
the office. The program this year diff
fears slightly from that of 1888 in that
the majority of Democratic candidates
for the Legislature were known to be
for Mclean before their nomination, land
his money this year can be wholly ems
ployed In securing their election, as it
will not be necessary after the election
to buy men he already has. The citi
Zens of Ohio have it to say whether
money can control the election in this
State, and especially in the close cOun-
ties the Republicans and Democrats who
do not want John r. Mclean for United
States Senator in place of John Sher-
man must do some earnest work to off
set the influence of the large amount of
doodle" just thrown into the can
vass in the interets of legislative
candidates. This special effort to Sc
cure the Legislature indicates treache-
ry toward Gov. Hoadly, and it will sur
prise no one familiar with the present
state of affairs if on election day the
gang now in control of the Democracy
throw off their masks and openly pro-
pose to trade votes for Governor for
votes for Democratic legislative candi-
dates.
The money from Cincinnati and
Cleveland is all being employed for the
legislative tickets, the funds used for
the State Democratic ticket being large
ly derived from the assessments on
State officers and employees in the State
benevolent and other institutions, in the
majority of which Republicans as well
as Democrats have been assessed, and
are obliged to pay the assessment Or lose
their positions. 1t is to be decided next
Tuesday whether Ohio is purchasable
State.-Ohio State Journal, 9th.