The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-10-11
To Prevent Illegal Voting.


INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 5.-The propo-
state committee, to Chair
man Huston, of the republican state
committee, is that each should name
forty-fiVe members and the prohibit
tionists ten members to constitute a
committee of 100 whose duty it shall be
to prevent illegal voting.
Chairman Huston to-day makes re-
ply to Chairman Jewett, wherein he
says: You are doubtless aware there
is now existing committee of 100
which is nOn-partisan in its character,
having for its president and chairman
of its executive committee demo-
Gratis, its attorney prohibition
list its secretary and treasur-
er republicans. The committee
is made up usually of democrats and
republicans and has for its object the
prevention and Furnishing of illegal vot-
ing and of election fraud of every de-
scription; being already organized and
having had valuable experience IN work
it was organized to accomplish it can
certainly be more effective than a new
committee that might be formed at this
time. With the consent and hearty
approval of our COMMITTEES have for
Warded to the treasury of this commit
tee my check for $500 which sum shall
be expended under their direction in
giving rewards for apprehension of any
person violating the election laws of
this state. L can assure you that re-
publicans are now and ever have been
in favor of an honest ballot and fair
count
Mr.. S. Sherin, secretary of the ma
tional democratic committee, in an
interview this evening touching Chair
man Illusions response said: l re-
gard Chairman Huston's reply as a
most extraordinary one "a public declar-
alton that the managers of the republic
can campaign are not only not in favor
of an honest ballot but absolutely op
no such thing as nom
partisan committee for the prevention
or prosecution of fraud at elections,
the majority membership of which,
and the entire control of the organiZa-
ton of which belong to one political
party. We do not demand anything
from the republicans for which we are
not willing to give full equivalent: 1t
is not so with MIR. Huston who speaks
for the whole republican committee; we
want a fair and honest election and will
go to any extent to bring it about.
There can be no satisfactory or honest
effort in that direction unless each
political party is fairly represented,
and whether or not it is fairly repre-
S6QL0Q Is matter IndL Jn0 respective
committees should be permitted to de-
eide.
Mr.. Sherin continued: Chairman
HustOn's statement is untrue that this
committee is made up equally of demo-
Gratis and republicans. The truth is
that two-thirds of the local committee
Of one hundred are actiye-working re-
publicans and the remainder are
democrats, independents and prohi
bitionists. and that its executive COM
mittee which has full control of the
whole business, is composed of four
teen members, only five of whom ever
claimed to be democratic. The facility
with which Chairman Huston after
receipt of Chairman Jewett's letter
dumped $500 OF republican campaign
fund into the treasury of this local
committee, it seems to me is proof pos
tive, that whatever the intentions of
that committee may be Chairman Hus-
toms intentions are to make it conven-
lent excuse for his positive refesal TO
enter into an organization for enforce
ment of the law without fear or ia
VOr.