The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-04-27

oS"s W hooSO's prioouT iOt pOiiiCo
effect or party vsulsge. The min tel
will chow that imm m"dia,eiy upon the or
gsniEation of this committee . resolu
ton was offered by the minority that al
of its sessions should be held with oper
doors, and they also show that this reso
lutiou was voted down by the majority
Now, the question at once suggests
itself, why oil this arbitrariness OF
the part Of the msjority2 Does j
not show that hy the use Of unfair means
they intended to introduce only suct
testimony, without regard to trutbtu
investigation, as would tend to cast sus
picion on the friends of H. B. Payne
by corrupt methods beiog put in prac
tice in the election for Uui,ed S:ate,
SenstorP Why is tnis House advised
and recommended in the majority to for
ward copy OF this testimony to Oh,
United States Senate. when not line o
il goes to show that single dollar wal
ever used 10 an improper manner to fn:,
ward the election Of q. B. PAYNE. Tn,
fact Is patent upon its face { st the ma
iority, 10 saying. in their report that. al
though there is no testimony to that ef
feet, they believe that there was corrup
'ion somewhere, and that upon this be-
lief you a-e asked to send this testimony
(, the United States Senate, is simply t
serve an unholv purpose, being nothing
more nor less than an attempt to smirct
,he fair fnme and name OF our honoret
Senator, H. B Payne The honorable
gentleman composing the majority O.
this comu ittce should certainly have tn,
manliness to ackno Wedge 10 their re
loIt that the committee has utterly taileC
to produce any testimony to show tha
improper Influences we're used in the
election OF Mr.. Payne.
Your minority. sfer q most thorough
ana unprcjudiced examination of th,
testimony, with all surrounding circum
stances taken into consideration, find
l. That there has been absolutely
nothing found in any way compromising
the four members charged, and that they
are wholly exhonoratei from the charge.
made, and stind to-day without th,
shadow OF suspicion attached to then
in regard to conduct unbecoming mem
bers OF this House.
2 That, notwithstanding the wonder.
full extent t. which the committee wen
in the accumulation OF any thing and
every thing tending to show guilt, with
and explanation barred with
the exception of two single instances J
there has been nothing that could, 10 tas
mind Of any reasonable man. create 6
belief (saying nothing about convic'
tion) That there we're any undue induen.
ces at any time or under anv cirrum
stances exercised by either the Hon
Henry B. Payne or any of bis friend.
to further his interests as candidate fol
United States Senator.
Tour minofitv deems IL proper to re-
fer to the following as the most promi
neut features which have presented them.
selves in the investigation:
l. In the case of O.. B. Ramev a. pre-.
sertad ny j. H. K ,hle, who tastifi ID thai
O. B Ramey. on the third floor of the
Neil House, the night after tie Sesato
rial caucus, offered him IS 00G if be,
Kuhle. would support n B. Payne (psoe
l24 cf the stenographer's copy of test
Is It necessary, afer the above
to devote any more attention
to the testimony Of Mr.. K.hle? Does
i bear ,ruthiulness upon its face OF
recommend it.elf TO The consistency ol
any unprejudiced mind that after tie
caucus had been held and the nomina
lion made and Mr.. Pavne's election tai.
ter one OF the most hotly contested cam.
paigns for the position ever known) as.
sured by large majority Of the caucus
that any sane man or combination oil
men would offer for single vct,, that
could not by any possibility be Of any
use or benefit, IS 900 or any other sum
1t having been reported to our CON.
mittee that soon af,er the Senatorial
election there had been q wonderful
change In the financial condition OF Mr.
Rsmey your committee proceeded to in
qnire into the matter, with the folio wing
results:
That on :ulv "a. 1884, Mrs. o B
Ramey deposited 81 500 in the FRS
N siional Bank Of Toledo.
2. That said $500. with other mon
eys, amounting to "a 500, was. realized
from sale of property. on Market street
in Wheeling, W. Vs., BY o. B. Ramey
on May IL 1884. that said money va,
paid 1, Mr. Ramey in the office OF C. A
10 Wheeling, w. Va. nn saiC
date, nv Mary Mumkemiller. (R fer {.
page 769 OF the stenogrspher's copy o
test mnnv.
8 That there bad Eeen no change il
Mr.. Ramey's financial condition.
4 That Mr.. Ramey denies ever havinl
any conversation with Mr.. Kshle what
ever pertaining to bis support OF Henry
B Payne, end your minority find tbs
all the, surrounding circumstances cor
roborste the statements # Mr.. Ramey
In the case of Eimer White the entir,
was basel upon the news
paper articles of one X. v. Haymake
in q pol tioal contest, which articles wer,
entirely based. as 20 the financial condi
tion Of said White, upon the face of tn
chattle mortgage record at Defiance
OHIO. as follows:
Fret mortgage, Whit 4 Blymyer
April 10. 1879, S4.60S o.; renewed
April s, 1880.
Another mortgage, known es NJ 100
bearing the same date, April 5, 1880
given by same parties to same mortgages
for "a 600, which was mistake, am
double entry of one and the same mott
gage by the r corder. making the recort
show 80 208 OF, when i should he 81
COS OF (r,f.r to pages 64s. 7l9. SAT
723 and TIA OF stenogfapner's copy 0
testimony
Second mortgage. No 1873, White
Manis. W G. Blymye-, July Z. 1881
s3,lS6 46, relied 10 1882. assigned t
R L. Able; assigned to him by W G
Holgate ;refled in 1883, 1854 and 1885
cancelled February 8, 1883. That thi
lsst mortgage was given ny White 4
Manis as collateral to secure the pay
ment Of Mr.. Mains nots on part pur
chase money OF one.hsli interest in th,
newspaper known as tie Defance Demo
crat;- that Mr.. White had no individua
interest In the mortgage whstever se'
pages, 720 and 72I Of senogrspher'
copy of testimonYl: that payments O