The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-01
The Senate Elections Committee Asked to
Reconsider It's Action-Positiye Proofs
of Bribery that Can Be Presented.
A Pan-Electric Report in Which Gar
land and Others Are Exonerated,
And All Their Acts in Connection with the
Telephone Scandal Shown To Be Based on
Honesty-0ther Washington News.
THE PAYNE CASE.
The Ground on Which the Senate Committee
Is Asked to Reconsider Its Action.

THE PAYNE CASE.
The Ground on Which the Senate Committee
Is Asked to Reconsider Its Action.
WASHINGTON, june 30.--The following com
| municaton from the Republican members of the
Ohio delegation in the House of Representatives
was to-day filed with the Senate committee on
privileges and elections:
ITO the Honorable Committee on Privileges and
Elections. United states Senate:
conference.-the report that your committee
| is not disposed to grant an investigation into
the methods of the election of Henry B. Payne
to the Senate of the United States, charged to
have been signaized by bribery, petitioned for
and requested by each house of the Ohio Legis-
| iature, and by representative citizens of the
State, and demanded by large majority in
numbers and influence, of the press of the State,
has produced therein great disappointment
| There is a feeling in Ohio that the State has
been deeply wronged by your supposed action
The undersigned are convinced that the facts
| and records, or some of them, laid before your
honorable committee by our colleagues, Messrs
Little and Butterworth have, in the press of
your other duties, failed to receive that consd-
Grafton and weight which they merit and should
have at your hands. We are informed that adj
ditional testimony is in the hands of Messrs
Little and Butterworth, which they ask an op-
portunity to present to you. We, therefore. as
citizens Of Ohio, venture TO request at your
ndnOs u RECONSIDERATION OIL t10 matter SODUll[G60
to you. 1t there be any matter upon which the
committee desires further information, we trust
opportunity will be given TO furnish it before
final action, in order that justice ard right may
be secured.
1--WE take location to join with our colleagues
named in expressing our belief that, if an oppor-
tunity be offered, the charge of the Ohio Senate
will be sustained by testimony to your full salts
faction We have the honor to be, very re-
spectfully. your obedent servants,
'.W MCKINLEY, JR.; E. b. TAYLOR,
"a. C. THOMPSON, W. C. CoopER,
"CHAs d. Brown, CHAs H. GRosvENoR,
"lsAAc H. TAYLOR d. j. RoMEIs"
The above having been submitted to Senator
Sherman by the signers, he said: II heartily
agree with every word in it, and have no objec
ton to my position being known"
The following communication from Represent
atives Little and Butterworth was also addressed
to Senator Hoar:
'Hon. George b. Hoar. Chairman of the Committee
on Privileges and Elections, United States Senate:
Dear Sir-Since our appearance before your
committee the last time, we have received in
formation, deemed by US important bearing
upon the question, and desire to indicate its gen
eral character.
''First--We have information regarded trust
worthy that member Of the Sixtysixt Gen
eral Assembly, one of the sudden converts to
Payne, with meagre means, and without finan-
cial credit, prior to January 1884 was able to
and did deposit in bank to his own credit, shortly
after the election, to-wit: Feb 13, 1884, 81 $780,
beside showing other signs of prosperity unac-
countable for in ordinary ways.
"SecondWe can show, by witness, that
just prior to the meeting of this caucus, at
which Mr.. Payne nominated, he (the wit
ness) was, in the interest of Payne summoned
by telegraph to Columbus. He went, and was
asked by Payne's managers what sum of money
would be required to withdraw the vote OF the
Representative of his the witnesss) county from
PeEdleton and give it to Payne. The question
was squarely and seriously addressed to witness
How much money does he (the Representative
wantl
''Third-We have, from reliable sources addi
tional information Of convincing nature point
ing to bribery, statements and admissions of inn
plicated members and Others which we are not
at liberty to state more explicitly in this coz
nection, owing to the condition under which the
information is impaired, but which, with the
other matters referred to, we can verbally com
muEicate TO you in more particular form, if de-
sired. In the line of matter heretofore submit
ted we deem it worth while to give this addi
tional instance.
"Fourth-We quote from a letter in our pos
session, from responsible party in Ohio, omit
ting names:s
'Our Representative -, had been elected as a
Pendleton man. and had agreed to support
Pendleton. few days before the caucus it was
whispered that - had been SEEN and that he
would vote fer Payne. telegram was at once sent
Gratis, warning him against such a course, and -
and others at went to Columbus and saw the
member. He hooted at the idea that he would vote
for Payne. assured Pendleton that the mem
Der would support him. - then came home feel
ing confident that the member would not disappont
him"
This member was interviewed in the pres
ence of friend of Mr.. Pendieton, and asserted
his devotion to him, but was suspected and
watched. AS the hour of the caucus approached
it was noticed that he was not present. The
friend of Mr. Pendleton went to his room for
him. We quote further:
''He found him in company with one of the men
who handled the Payne DOODLE and he was much
embarrassed by IS appearance. But he went to
to the caucus with -, and on the way again as
serted his allegiance t9 pendlston Il remember
both candidates, and that gave - 1.-THE mem
berl Pendleton ticket. But when the vote was
-- 1.-THE meraberl wrote something a piece of
legal cap and then tore it off. He afterward dis
covered that - THE memberl put in the hat the
same piece of paper, and then - lPendleton' s
friend went TO -'s the nernber'sl desk and tore
off piece of legal cap large enough to include the
small piece torn off by - the memberl think
At any rate he got the ballot which fitted the piece Of
legal cap and which -- had voted, and found that
Payne name was on the ballot.
This member was therefore charged by the
Democratic county paper of his county with be-
trayal We do not question that the facts can
be shown, substantially as indicated, with re-
spect to the member referred to-
Should this information not be used, names
and means of identity placed on record would or
might lead to anncyances for no purpose. They
are, therefore. not here given Your committee
we will venture to add in conclusion. will not
overlook the fact that our showing, made in the
face of most persistent and powerful opposi-
ton, of unlimited means and expeaients, has
been one for an investigation, and not for final
action following an investigation.
"Very respectfully,
John LITTLE,
Benz. BUTTERwoRTH.n