New-York tribune., 1886-03-24
THE ONO ELECTION CASES.
INFAMOUS FRAUDS IN FIVE PRECINCTS.
DEMOCRATIC PLUNDERERs DENoUNcED-REPoRT
OF THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.

DEMOCRATIC PLUNDERERs DENoUNCED-REPoRT
OF THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March % Special. CHAIR
man POorman, OF the House Committee on Privileges
and Elections has drawn the report on the contested
eecton Hamilton County. involving the seats
OF ten Representatives, Nine Republicans were seated
ia the second week OF the session. and the report
based mainly the testimony tskeu In tho case OF Har-
laa against Butterhod. The report and the appended
testimony show the alarming extent OF the auus co
mtted by the Democratic gang In Cincinnati Inc
police and other Democratic authorities OF Cincinnati
ar. blamed with doing "all in their power TO
prevent the committee from obtaining informiton ana
In this they encouraged by certain newspapers ana
by Democratic leaders in whose interest FRAUDS hau
been committed" The report states that the lrauus
were confined to a comparatively small part OF the
county, and that iu the German wards an examination
of Democratic witnesses fails discover that single
fraudulent vote was cast counted despite Democratic
allegations the contrary" An explicit charge
ia made that the frauds were the result OF
organized pre-arrangement by gang ot recN-
less mon who hoped to hold or OBJ
tain power for purposes of plunder. "The use
by gang of reckless who hOped to hold or obtain
power for purposes of punder tho use OF the regular
police and the appointment OF over 300 specials many
Of them notorious rutans who crowded the proclhcts
which the frauds committed and took an infamous
part in ntmidatins legal voters assisting repeatefs
and even in putting fraudulent ballots into mo boxes
after the polls closed-al to show that the police
commissioners we're identified with gang OF corrup-
tionists without parallel iu the history OF any CITY,
In regard TO the famous Fourth Ward forgery OF re-
turns the report says "a photograph OF the jndIes
would be the best testimony, because LOOK wonu
satisfy any one that they wero selected for purposes OF
fraud" John Tosney Judge. 1t continues, WAS an
intelligent scoundre who used Ennis aud Brumaseh'
two Ignorant stupid tools He special police
man. ana from April 26. 1876 to May 6, 1873 had been
arrested eight for various Offences S'upendous
frauds in other wards cited and this conclusion Is
reached:
From this testimony II is clearly proved that the
frauds were of such an Infamous character iu five pre-
eocs that under well established decisions of the courts
they should be thrown out entirely and the results III
them determined by testimony as to the votes cast.
Thro wing precincts would lessen the Demo-
cratic vote Representatives 2O1l, KepuDIicdus zoJ
This alone would make change OF 1902 in favor OF the
Republican cOntestapts-enough to elect all Oh theh
Added to should be 5l9 from the deposition OF
sworn witnesses who voted in the precinct named Ths
elects al! Republican Representatives by the following
puralities Harlan. 65l; j. +. Bailey. 2,llO; joan
Eggers 22O ]. W. Hartpence. 2,135 Oliver Outcalt,
Q 2lO; Frederick Bader, 2275 Henry Brockman 2O7l;
T. W. Graydon, 2.13l Theodore Neiman. 2,l57; Byron
s. Wydman 2.235. TnIs let's in Harlan the colored can
ddate, who ran behind his follows Inc committee
adds that it conclusion as expressed
by Isaac j. Miller, Democrat of Cincinnati: 4" No per-
son on the Democratic ticket elected by some thou
sands"
The charges of Republican fraud denied and
Miller again quoted saying: "There were no R7pub-
can frauds Hamilton County at the last election
Therefore the committee finds that Buterfelds seat be-
longs to Harlan and that the nine other Republicans are
elected by large plurates. An extra amount OF Op-
position is expected from the Democratic side when THIS
renort is made A Republican caucus has been called
because certain Republicans reported as favorable
to Butterneld's retention