The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-10-01

LOVING extracts ara a hpeGimen'
General h b Elliot (the c0lOred
aaI+emln who created sensation In
Congress by q speech he delivered In an-
6weI, believe TO Mr.. Stepnene) being
lrst duly sworn deposes and says: 'den-
era Danhis Informed me that Patterson
had asid that II | would got out OF the
way he would give me ten thousand
dollars (tl0 0O0) aud In addition thereto
that he would pay my deOIs, or certain
particular debts, felt great indigna-
tiOn," &c. El lott remained In the race,
but was defeated.
General John b. Dennis, sworn, says:
III am Deputy Collector OF United
States Internal Revenue. Patterson au-
thorized me TO 20 TO II, b. Elliott and
offer him $4,000 cash TO withdraw from
the contest. After the election OF Pat
teraOn, Moses turned out the Jury Com
missioner aud appointed me In hia place.
managed the jury,bOx In such way
AZ 10 Insure HIS protection"
The following members Of the Legls.
lature having been offered or having re-
ceiyed money: Senator Coin, offered tl,-
500; Simpkina, $1,000; DOnnerly, offered
800, received S25, Indignant Nash, Of
Tered $4,000, Dozens OF others received
from $500 to 500 ~ shown by their
sworn testimony, George BOl yer testi-
liad that WOrlhlngtol Collector OF the
P0ri) 'tald that negro could not be
elected, aud that the United States did
not want u negro, ana that Patterson
would pay ~ much ~ any one else
would" WAS such talk encouraging
| ~ aspiring cOlOred RapublicansO
" WAS believed that Patterson paid
| from $4,000 10 100000 for his seat.
H. would have been sent TO the peni-
tpnuafy ny the Republicans but for the
friendly Jury Commissioner, Dennis,
and u friendly Juige, Mackey, who re-
leAr cd him from arrest on habeus cor
pus,
The fraudulent pay certificate awindle
| reached hundreds OF thousands Of dol
lars J0srphna Woodruff, Clerk OF the
Senate, testified that under the head OF
supplies" was embraced anything q
Senator chose 10 order,hl"At first the Or
dfra were moderate, but very soon largo
ly exceeded the Senators pay, and the
accounts were then included In the re-
port OF the Committee on Contingent
Accounts In addition pay certificates
were drawn aud turned over TO the
| Chairman OF the committee for collec.
tiOn aud distribution, IN the language
OF Senator G. p, Leslie, The State had no
~ ght to DO q State unless she could pay
and take care OF her statesmen '"
The Committee OF Investigation found
vouchers OF 1850 900 on this account, "of
which $4,000 was spent for refresh
ments, including the fnest wines, liz.
uors ana cigars." The porter states that
for ak years the State House bar'room
(free) was open from q, m, TO. Ia. m;
that during that time some one was
constantly there, eating, smoking or
drinking.
The following are specimen orders:l
ITO Mr., Gibson. For James A. B0wley
"a leading cOlored member OF the Com
mItlee on Ways and MeRns), one box
champagne, one box port wine, one box
whisky, one box OF brandy, one box
sherry wine, three boxes cigars" De-
liyered In one day.
"Mr. Gibson: There Ia q mistake; the
order calls for two boxes wine. Please
send the other. W. Al. Thomas" REV.
W. NJ. Thomas, q cOlored member, was
Chairman OF the Committee on Claims,)
In three days the Senate purchased 3d.
1870 worth OF wines and liquors.
| Rrandv c,st kO0 n gallon. aherry. kl0.
whisky, as; cigars $iO a hundred.
piIis to1 fnsnitnre aegTeyated S9O0.
oOo vet IN IN iS7T V IN" Vaipe nsf Of Sli ths % fnt-
niInTs In the nohiic hnildin0a waa All.
600 The rest had been divided.
Sallea Randall. a committees clerk.
testified that n honse Of An fame in the
I eity Of Columbia waa aupplled wIth.fur.
niinre nj the expenae of the State,
y Sixty-ajght thousand doilaralwas'paid
D for atatIonerv of the membera at one
session alone. Diamonds, watches,
Brussels carpets, Sc, we're purchased
with tho money raised from an impov.
= erlshed people.
These and similar reports al over
. two hundred pages OF printed matter.
BIT the great bonanza was found In
the bills for public printing.
The report gives comparison be-
tween the State OF Ohio and that OF
South Carolina:
Population Of Ohlo, o,Oo5 900
pogalal9n q south oarolnA" 70S9gi 59Gd
patns ia SouIh Carolina iS0SSS
y OF the nrIntlnu exnenaes I'm Ohio for
y that war Si7000 wars FOR n hind oi
!, worh not reonired In thia state.
y WI,hIn 'tnVu tUo voara ,T 'S tSs Ran Penuhllcano
10 apent Ssab 600 for public printing oa.
n tenalhlv.
y Comptroller Nouple purchased Si5, 900
Ia OF these claims and raised them 10 400
~ 0oo making n nuTe steaisof Si50OD nj
q one atToke'
N In thIa connectIon a need only be
~ aoid that Tho % ppIntlpg billa for for Tho StatS
:, ipom i7oO In IgGa aggyagated Sg0l mo
" wSIIo from - 1900 10 is7G the ann of Al :.
-, abo Ssl, UNA annandered nndeT thia head
- Sione aI~co 1877 tbe nrinting has Coal
! "hony ~ oo0 a vaos ''' ''''
a "'Hus n wcnIS o he imOnaa,hia N oiv. hor,
= ovsn n faint idea Of sii tbe villainv ~, NJ
v whieb thaaa man uora cnI,,, "