The weekly tribune., 1892-03-19
Mont Historical s
HOODLING IN CHICAGO.
City Aldermen Accused of Receiving
Large sums for Votes.

Large Sums for Votes.
CHICAGO. March 17.As Il sequel to
the passage by the city council OF an or
dinancc granting permission to the Chi
cago Power Supply and Compressed Air
company to use the streets and alleys OF
the city in about any manner it sees tit.
an indictment of a number Of the alder
men by the grand jury for alleged bood
ling is promised. Party press associa
ton reports that bribery of the most flag
rant kind will be shown. Corruption and
rottenness beyond the ideas of the most
cynical citizen will be disclosed and facts
which make position on the Chicago
council one worth hundreds Of dollars of
preliminary expenditure i'll nominations.
will be disclosed. Tomorrow evidence
will be presented to the grand jury show
ing beyond the peradVcnturc of doubt
that certain aldermen have been pad
! lbcrally and in hard cast, for their votes.
| The Jury will listen 10 a tale OF rotten
ness and corruption TO which the boo l.
| ling" of the county commissioners ana the
| Tweed ring are as nothing. ElVdcnce
1 been for some time in preparation and
mesh now encloses some OF the "clly
fathers" from which there Is little hope
of escape This evidehce includes the
confessions of several guilty parties: it
includes not only promises made to
them by corporations, but letters enc!os-
ing money to purchase their votes and
the very greenbacks themselves with
which those votes were purchased. The
men who have been active in working
up these cases have spared no expense
and have been sure OF each step. They
have witnesses who have seen large sums
of money paid by the representatives OF
the corporations to individual aldermen
and who have heard aldermen promise
on receiving money to cast their vote on
certain measure in o certain way The
money was paid in various ways. Some
received it at their homes from messcn
gers. Several were paid IN the precincts
of the city hall and it is sald two sold
I their votes in the lobby of the council
chamber. When the Northern Pacific
ordinance was passed and when the
active support of the economic gas
prop, sition was made by prominent
members of the council. suspicion
was created, and when in one
instance. at least, this suspicion
t has grew to positive certainty of corrup-
/ ton investigation was set On foot which.
: it is now said, will end only when sew
| eral present members Of the Chicago city
council are wearing the stripes of the
| Joliet penitcntiary. Gen. lIcb, foreman
S of the grand jury, and States Attorney
I Longeneckcr have agreed that the evi.
= dence which the latter has for some time
e been preparing shall be presented TO the
e jury tomorrow. Among the witnesses
e subprned are two members of the coun
ell who were dragged into the boodlins
operations aud who have expressed ;
willingness TO tell all they know. State,
l. Attorney Longenecker says he expect.
~ Ia show that all three of the ordinances
compressed air. Northern Pacific, and
Economic Gas--wrrc passed by virtue OF
= a purchase of votes for hard cash. Il
\ do not mind saying, said he, that there
i will be the biggest uphcayal eyer seen
in this city. When all the facts are
I finally made public the recul'
e will be the most Sensational
: of any in the city's history He added
o that he would be aided by three of the
city's most prominent attorneys. They
were in the employ Of three local news
(. papers who had men assisting t.
d make out case against tn" "boodlers.
, The statement is officially issued by the
=, gentlemen who are behind the prosecu
u tion. stating what has been and will b
dana