The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-19

or MhAt relation 10 you sustain toward,
the Committee Of One Hundred? Al
am OhsirmGn Of the Committee OF Que
Hundred, and have been since II COM
menCed, on the 5;h OF October last.
Q-What Is the political character OF
that C0nlmilteeP A -Itis uon.partisan-
an equal number Of Democrats and IN
equal number oil Republicans.
Q-What are your politics? AL an
a Democrat,
Q-How long have you acted with the
Democratic party in Cincinnati and liam.
ilton county?
Al have always been a Democrat;
my father was Democrat, and my grand
father for that matter, and have been in
Cincinnati since 1853 and have conducted
two or three campaigns for the Demo.
cratic party, and | never voted any other
ticket in my life but the Democratic
ticket.
Q-HRve you been pretty actively ens
gagged in looking into tie frauds at the last
election in Hamilton county? AL have
been as actively engaged las | could be by
being chairman OF the committee, AM,
present at all meetings, with the reception
OF three Of the cub committees on whiCA /
served.
Q.-Now, Mr., Miller, have you received
any Communications from me as chairman
OF this committee, In relation to the Halnil.
ton county election? Al did receive
request, ! believe, from you, 10 poll certain
precincts.
Q-Do you reCollect Of receiving from
me q communication asking you to asCer.
tain, II possible, the names OF any wit.
nesses in Cincinnati that could testify in
relation to any frauds perpetrated by the
Republicans tthe lasteleCtion2 .A-Ies,
sir; received q communication Of that
kind from you.
Q.-In connection with that, did you
make any efforts 10 secure such evidence
as desired? A,-Well, / could not say
that went out aud made any efforts.
There were no Republican frauds in this
county at the last election, unless 1t might
be, as there probably were, some indivld-
ual Republican frauds. There may have
been gone oil these, or there may not, but
90 far aa evidence 10 concerned, or any.
thing that could be reached in any way,
there were none.
Q-You have been able, then, to dis.
cover no organized movement In the in.
tereAts Of the Republican party to perpo.
trate frauds at the last election. A.--No,
sir, there wasn't any. There could not be
any,
Q-What has been the observation OF
your committee in relation to organized
iraudsP A,-The frauds were organized
by Democratic olliceholders ana police
and those Democrats seeking Office.
Q.-In your investigations what part do
you find the police Of Hamilton county, OF
UinCinpBti, oCCupyingin relationto frauds :?
A.-As q general abatement | will say that
the police took part in attempting to elect
The Democratic ticket, aud Of course the
reason was 10 perpetuate themselves In
their position.
Q.--Now, although h Is a question
which is hardly pertinent to this inquiry
now before US, but still is a material Dues
ton, this Conimittee is anxious to have
your judgement as 10 theb best remedy that
can be obtained through legislation 10 Sc.
cure purer and better elections In Hamil.
ton county. Have you any suggestions to
make on that subject2 Ali there can
be any way by which honest and cour.
ageous Judges Of elections can be procured,
there Gan be no fraud that is, none OF
any moment, none Of any consequence /;
then legislatlOn should look 10 securing
honest Judges.
Q.-You think that what Is needed now
d LEGISLATION that will secure non.partisan,
honest and courageous officers Of election 2
AYES, cir, that is II. | think probably
there should 10 four judges Of ELECTION,
instead OF three at every poll, not more
than two belonging to any party. Think
the best way 10 secure that would be 10
have board OF election which should be
composed Of four and not more than two
belonging to one party. They could be
selected by the Governor.
BY Mr.. LampJon-From your investiga.
tons In connection with the committee OF
one hundred what do you say as to the
actual result Of the election In Hamilton
county, A.=-Well, my opinion, from all
have gathered and from what knowledge
| have Of the politics In the county and
the voting, Is that nota Democrat WAS
elected by some thousands.
Q.-By Mr.. Cameron-Mr. Miller, since
this committee has been conducting this
investigation, / will ask you II the com.
mittee and its chairman have not been
seeking from yorr pomRittse evidence, II
YOU had any, Of frauds committed by The
Republicans As well a. the Democrats 2
A.-Yea, slr.
O.--And have been willing al all times
10 bubpmns such witpesses as you should
suggest TO the conmiLtee2 A.-Yea, sir.
II had known Of any Republicans voting
illegally ! would hBve told you. We are
strictly non.partiBan. We Eonld prose.
cute a Republican al least as quickly as
we would a Democrat, We could have
done a great deal more than we did II the
Foliae Commissioners had served the
warrants which We syote out in the first
instance, but they deceived us. kneE
they were deCelying US all the. time, but
some Of the members Of tho local coin;
miltee didn't khpw Il, and vent 10 see
them repeatedly, 9nu urged them re-
peatedly to have The waftghte pefyel, but
| knew they were not sincere.
Chairman PoormAn-Mt. Miller, this
committee is certainly under obligation 10
yonr committee for the kind assistance
Vol HAYS rendered us In the prosecution
OF our Investigation. We hays simed 10
make Ii thorough, and v wO have not done
40, Il is simply because we have not been
| inioftnsd es TO all the facts in the case.
As chairman Of lhls rapThttee, ] now
tender you the THANKS Of this potnnittee
iot the Couttesles you hays shown tlS
MS Siiils,-Well, | ON sure that 4