The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-09-16
IN the house. aAd later the same was done
In the senate.
O'Myers does not pursue the interest
ing theme.
O1Myers says:

OlMyerS says:
In franklin county two candidates on the
Democratic ticket, Messrs Myers and
Young, were beaten by the open opposition
Of Mr.. Thurman's friends. After the elec-
tton and before the count was completed.
ths OFFICIAL returns were taken out Ine
safe on Sumo and number Of votes
(over 2O0) were added to those recorded as
tav,ng been case for the Demo cratic csnd,-
dates. The forgery was replaced in the
safe on Sunday night, and when the can
yasslng board met on Monday. to complete
It's labOrs the crime was promptly discov-
cred by M. John Joyce who as county
clerk, was president Of the canvassers, and
seemed to be expecting 1t.
Two hundred votes we're stuffed into
the ballot-box OF precinct A, Fourth
ward, in Cincinnati on election night,
and these votes carried part Of the
Hamilton county delegation for Nc
Lean. AS to the Columbus matter
O'Myers says:
The fraud 30 evident buneling and
senseless that 1t was Immediately thrown
out. This forgery and discovery created
great excitement all over Ohio. and showed
that the people were In no humor to tame
~ submit to another outrage upon the
purity of elections that would send another
millionaire boss and boodler to the United
States senate. An effort was made to
send the boss and his tools to the penlten-
tiary. The big fish jumped over the seine
and escaped. They caught one or two min
nows.
The forgery in Columbus was wrongfully
laid ut the door OF Mr. John II. Mclean.
There Is no doubt but that II Il
Democratic member could have secured a
certificate of election by fraud that Mr..
Mclean would have been willing to pay
fore it. but 1t is an insult to his keen bust
| nd ri or NJ a 81 yu
man In money matters to suppose that he
paid for something he did not get.
This is the way in which it is denied
that Mclean paid $4,000 for the crime
which was charged.
Mr.. O'Myers gives details OF the
slaughter of Pendleton and Thurman
by the Mclean newspaper and money,
saying of Pendleton's letter advocat-
ing Thurman for the presidency:
Poor Pendleton. Little did he know that
three years later he was to pay for his
temerity in supporting Thurman, by falling
victim to the same man, the same meth
DDS. and the Doodle from the same source
as had ended Allen G. Thurman's political
life ana Inundated Ohio Democracy.
1t was over Pendleton's defeat that
O'Myers says Mclean was mildly de-
lirious VITA joy"
AS to the final slaughter of Thurman
O'Myers says:
The compact made the year before was
still in force and binding on both. At the
state convention held in June. 1884, Allen
G. Thurman, Durbin Ward. George Hoad-
ley and John X. Mclean were chosen dele
gatesat-large to the Democratic national
convention, which met July at Chicago.
Mr.. ]. X. Mclean was chosen chairman of
the delegation rn1 those re could control
by purchase or persuasion opposed Allen G..
Thurman as a candidate for president and
supported Governor HOadley. 1t was a
! pitiable spectacle, fully as disgraceful as
the performance at Cincinnati four years
before.
| This testimony of the recklessness oi
| Mclean in politics, his absurd ambi.
ton, his engagement in three boodlc
games for the senate. besides the one
upon which he has HOW entered, ani
his malignant personal jealousies ant
animosities toward Pendleton ant
! Thurman is from one Of the admirer!
and supporters Of the Doodle Bos:
Democratic senatorial candidate fol
United States senate.