New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-08

most fragrant and corrupt USE of money ,oo,
q. We proud that the Republican party mas Drcn
the means of exposing Democratic election frauds ana
ihat The election laws Of this stare inc nost peIo5
10y Republican Legislature and are now ri{ldly
enforced by nOn-paIt.sab Boards; WHOSE mcl 1 Or
were appointed by the gallant and distinguished Ke-
o. The people Of Hamilton County know what
L" Home Rule under Democracy is; they know that
the return Of Home Rule 50. callcd, under the
auspices OF the Gang Democracy when now
the Democracy Of the state, means a resumption OF
forgery, bribery murder, arson aud wholesale cor
rupion.
one word as 10 the extent of these frauds. In
Fourth Ward A. where the forgery Of the I2O fof
Governor Hoadly into 926 committed in OCTOBER
1885, 1t was subsequently, proven before Legislative
Investigating Committee that in addition to the 200
votes obtained by the forgery, 400 fraudulent
votes had been cast Such names as Summer, Sprns'
Fall and Winter being placed upon the poll-0ooks as
those of voters and the scoundes perpetratlnS ths
pece of rancalIty even far TO inscribe as
voters various obscene ephcts, placing initials before
them TO give them the semblance Of names. In
seven wards where Democratic frauds systemat
cally arranged for It was subsequently, shown by a
thorough canvass of the wards in questionable FOURTH
sixth, Eighth, Ninth. sixteenth, Eighteenth and Nine
teenh-and by careful analysis OF the votes cast III
these same wards prior and subsequent elections
that no less than 4295 spurious votes counted
at that election a full Democratic delegation was
returned to the Legislature, but was subsequently
unseaed though in the Senate, where by including
the four Senators from this county the Democracy
had majority that result not attained until after
-FOUR months of lighting
Governor Hoady himself In February, 1887. just
before removing to NewYOrk city, at a farewell
dinner given him by the Ohio Club an organization
composed Of the better element Of the local Democracy
bore testimony upon the question of the election frauds
OF 1855 In these words
One trouble with the Democracy Of Hamilton County
mat they have learned the trick OF changing IN, rho
ballots after they have been put In tho box The
Democracy Of Hamilton County must take new de-
pariure. Letting the past alone ana lookhg 9nlS
County is this Never again-never again allow
honorable to contemplate, as had to with shane
in the Fourth ward, and my friend. Judge Foraker
In Precinct A. Fourth Ward, accredited Win 1orysN
only. when he certainly received nearly 200.
So strongly was the story Of these frauds placed be-
fore the people of Hamilton County by The Com
mercal Gazette that the Democracy in county con
vention assembled at the Bellevue House, a Hill
Top beer garden last week. went back on their cand
date for Governor and the home-rule plank In the
State platform.
Just before the Dayton convention, CampbclPs home
organ, The Butler County Democrat published at
Hamilton declared,
brass ornaments of the Foraker Administration. IL
should be repealed.
The State Convention declared against the boards
and Campbell I'm accepting the nOmination for Gov
Because We oppose boards, boards of public affairs
police boards boards Of election, any other kinds OF
boards appointed by the Governor. they say, why
don't.
At Batavia few days later, in speaking Of Gov
ernor Foraker. Mr.. Campbell said:
lie can come down TO the city of Hamilton; no
can make me register before l can vote although l
born and raised in Butler County and everybody
there knows me.
There could not be a more unequivOcal pronounce
ment against all registration laws: yet the County
Democracy proceeded to give their gubebatOral cand
date a slap I'm the face by declaring in their platform
Resolved That we indorso the system Of STRAIT on
Of voters and a partisan Election Board fOr the
City of Cincinnati and oppose any effort to repeal the
same. But we demand that such Board shall be
made and kept non-partisan in fact as we'll as in
name.
Now Campbell is between the devil aud the deem
oa and for that is the party in this county, one
arrayed against the other yet both after office that
they may despoi the State and mpugn its good
name.
Mr. Campbell the remooratc nominee for Governor,
spoke last night at Pixies Opera House, I'm this city,
In the course of his remarks he produced a letter
written in June last by George y. Topp. chairman Of
the Republican County Committee, and member. by
appointment Of Governor Foraker OF the Board OF
Public Affairs OF this city. 1t was In his latter
capacity that Mr. Topp wrote the letter. and the ONLY
palation is the known fact that Mr.. Topp. at the
time the letter was written and for weeks PRIOR
and subsequent thereto, was suffering from mental
trouble to such an extent to be considered insane
by his friends. The letter. read By Campbell IS
follows: 49,, ,o 1870
Mr. George Campbell, Cincinnati. ohio
Nv Dear Sir: Please make your bills for gravel
that you have delivered up TO SATURDAY juno . Iooo
Make the bills one dollar yard, and you pay me
drawback Of twenty-five cents yarn IN cash,
,o ne ciy ore dollar Get your bills in such shape
that none will exceed 500. send them TO M a Hatn
Bay, and will q. X. them. "EoI'"E w. iOi l.
The George Campbell to whom this letter Is adj
dressed is George p Campbell. a wcil-known Demo
cratic contractor, of whom Mr.. Topp had puichasel
lot Of gravel lust before being taken ILL., the price
specifel heinz II per cubic yard Mr.. Tops lore
man examined the gravel and reported TO Iopp that
II was partly loan and not worth more than 20 cents
yard Topp at once sought out Campbcll anu 'olu
him what had been reported OF tho quaiIN VI '"'
gravel and that he could take IS cents for IT or
keen it, Campbell accepted Tops proposition ana
that was the last heard Of the transaction unl arc
ia GpR partially Tally" restored 70 health when CAMP
T S at the rate of 81 yard MI ToPP SSlo ssidS TO
It's approval by the Board Of Public Anal'S' rIe b"5
that Is cents was the price a asIe aote and TO his
day has no defnit, recollection regarding IT, 10 Sos
even with I9Pp Campbell G be tae i Ts anu
That Topp wrote the letter imputed 10 nm th y, of
questioned but the fact Is as Oeio coodon was
such that ba was not responsible for any OF ms
actions THE commercial Gazette @1 n iEs h4r his
publishes interviews with Mr. IoPps phS goi~ and
wife associates I'm tho Board OF Public hHaHn t or
other city oclas and personal friends OF me uI tb
innate man which fully substantial ms n E % 6rcat
matter Tho Democracy, however. Is making ga I
capital out OF this but a. an offset may Dc euer
an open letter published in this mornings Ioi"tc1d
which charges Mr. Campbell with having PTonnresS
interest In bill nc introduced In inc aSt Usnt ~
70 600 baiot boxes on which 1t Is alleged s0nlooout
wa, to make the neat profit OF round Million G, q;
Is impossible this writing 10 Pe on' d, he with tho
Republicans The contest IS an uhusuaihy I""i''''"h
one and is we'll worth following 10 us olose'
FryryG JURORS BY WHOLESALE.