The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-04-22

HOUSE was demanded nv COwgill, ehai =
man of the Payne Isvestigating Com
mittee. Many Republlchn momD. 0
jumped up aud wanted to know whAl 0
movement OF that kind m ant. TIE
chair announced ninety Ave memb rs
present and all further proceeding " rs
dispensed with. whan COwgill inv d.
lately arose and said he desired 10 make
AprivilPged report, the same being no
result of the investigation of
THE ALLEGED BRIBERY
during the Payne Senatorial con est
The reading occupied ntarly an y ur.
The report Ia u pamphlet OF twel ty'
seven pages.
The mnjOrlty say "our inquiries were
not cOnabed 10 tho technical rule Of
legal proof, but the committee ayailed
itself OF any source OF ifOrmatlo -ad'
mitted heresay statements, and even the
OpibiOns II witnesses"
James Boyle, Cincinnati Con msrcia
Gazette correspondent, teatihea that h.
heard young man say that he hear
Dave Paige say that he (hr. Palg)
thought II better for him 10 come dow
and attend 10 the store mt Paige keep.
Ing store In Akrol }, and MIR. Paig
went down 10 Columbus and opened
rooms there where money was no Il
sometimes
j j, Hall, of Akron, teatiaes that ex-
Lieutenant Governor Jacob Nj eller told
him that no waa In Dave Pdige's room In
Columbus and that II "lO ked like u
banking house, Ex-senator Bob Reepr
aaaNt that ha ls. naun
Paige'a room, but what II was for ~
whether II was much or little he could
not FAY.
Colonel ". A. Taylor, q PendletOn
newspaper man, testified that there was
q "uniyersal opinion" among Democrats
that
IMPROPER METHODS
were being used 10 elect Senator Payne
but he knew nothing about II himself
TX Re! !resentailye Kahle teatlaes thai
o. h Ramry tifdred him Is. 600 TO vote
for Payne. Ramey, however, denies II.
Representative Hull testiliea that Hon
Charles Neply told him he believed he
could get $500 II no would vote for
Payne, He did not remember that Nrg
ly stated who would furnish the m0ne,.
On the Il nj day OF the examination OF
this witness no testified that money was
furnished during his candidacy by GER
tain partl0a In the city OF Cleveland,
known 10 DO friends OF PAyne-naming
John II. Farley In this connectiOn-tO
defeat his elec, o. ION the score that he
was believed 10 favor PendletOn) and 10
elect an independent Democratic candi'
date.
The report gives umors OF suspected
bribery,"in which ngures the tale here
t0f0re told 6bout how Representatives
Roche aud Mooney went home from the
caucus and divided hatful money be.
tween them. The report adds that both
Roche aud Mooney deny this story, aud
deny being NJ the place mentioned, but
that Mooney omite TO state where he
waa the night Il the caucua, The case
of Elmer White IL gone over at length,
but Ia only hearsay evidence and news
paper talk The same IN true OF the
case OF Senator Ramey. The committee
says
IN CONCLUSION,
that IL has examined lity-lye witnesses.
"In the report only the moet salient
features OF the testimony are embraced
such p0rtlone M bear directly upon
what In fair TO assume falls within the
Legitimate scope Of the inquiry. There
ia large amount OF cumulative testi-
m0ny, which ia important M showing
the central prevalence " the opinion
that improper methods we're resOrtod 10
20 secure the result reached by the
Democratic Senatorial caucue OF Jan
uAry Y, 1884, aud the reasons therefor,
and which constitutes a valuable con.
tributIOn, In tangible form, TO the his.
tory OF that occasion. A number OF
clewa iurniehed we're not followed, be
cauae wo we're convinced that they
could lead only TO points nj which furth' |
or puTl nlt would be necessary, but
which could not be passed without au.
thoflty 10 reach beyond the limits OF the
State for witnol aea, And much anony' |
moue information wae ignored by the |
committee chiefly for the same reason"
RESULT on THE INVESTIGATION.
The committee eume up;
However, although we And that the |
charge against the four membere OF this !
house named In the resolution has not |,
been sustained, certain facts have been |
developed which wa believe 10 bo OF |
SUFFICIENT Significance 10 report TO the |
House for disposition ae hereinafter eug'
gested. |
"Tbore 10 q general concurrence OF |
testimony upon tho following polnte:
II. That the candidacy OF Henry u.
Payne for United States Senator was
not made known publicly until con-
siderable time after the general cleo
lion OF 1889, at which members " tho
general assembly were chosen.
! "a That suspicion and charges OF the
employment Of the illegal means 10 se'
uure the election OF the successful can
iidAte for Senator were very prevalent
near the time OF, and for weeks after,
Tho senatorial election, and that In
many INSTANCES tho euspition amounted
almost 10 conviction.
2, That 40 10 choice OF Senatorial
among members OF the gen.
nral assembly, there were numerous Te-
changee diillcult 10 account
for without an umlng tho use Of unusual
Inducements.
Tho majority recommend tho certln.
cation OF the testimony 10 tho United
5tatss Senate for ite consideration ana
action. They are evidently OF the opin.
lon that, although tho evidence is not
enough 10 convict the four members, II
sufficiently establishes tho guilt OF eev.
oral peri 0ns who are not now members,
and The Dishonesty OF the methods by
which Mr.. Payne's election was procur-
cd.
THE MINORITY REPORT
rotor 10 the testimony OF o. d. Ramey,
J. u, Kohle and Elmer White, and ON.
bodies tho whole Of the affidavit OF OK.
Representative Jamee Mooney, OF Glove.
land. mahes IN attempt 10 show by
tho evidence that there was nothing
phenomenal about The sudden wealth
OF certain members OF the General Az.
gembly. Tho assertion 10 made that u.