The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-19

dence, the Dick checks themselves, t.
be produced before the convention,
that all the honest delegates might
have seen to what end few purchased
1eaders were using them, was part
of the scheme personally directed by
Mr. Dick from his private car, which
was sidetraclSed near the Auditorium,
and whose presence was, for the time
being, known only to Hanna's hired
agents in the convention.
The evidence was OF most startlink
character from start to finish. From
the evidence submitted before this
cimmittee 1T was shown that G. w.
Dick gave Rev. ]. H. Taylor of Cleve-
dand $25 for expenses incidental to at
tending the Populist convention as
middle-of-the-roader; that Major Dick
gave Mr.. Hugo Preyer, also of C'eve-
land, check for s25 to be used as Tay-
dor was expected to use his; that Major
Dicl. offered, i'm the presence of Rev.
Mr. Taylor and Hugo Preyer to pay
all the expenses of the Populist cam
paign, including clerk hire and litera-
ture, If full ticket was nominated by
the le-of-the-roaders; that Dick
said he had furnished Mr.. Andrew ].
Orr national organizer of the middle
of-the-road element, with 10 round
"trip tickets to Columbus; that Dick
recognized Andrew ]. Orr of Cleveland,
P. ]. Fishback of Columbus and Prof.
J. M. II. Frederick, superintendent of
schools at Laleview, as bis represen-
tatives here. end advised Hugo Preyer
and Rev. Mr.. Taylor to confer with
these gentlemen when they reached
Columbus; that r. G. Smith, Ed G.
Vail and Dave Rankin, all of Cleye-
land, were furnished transportation to
the convention by Mr.. Orr, and
that Mr.. Orr told Mr. R. G. Smith that
he, Orr, was paying the expenses of the
delegates registered at the American
House whose names were checked
upon the register. The witnesses were
all sworn by the official stenographer,
Mr.. Mannus O'Donnell, who is also a
notary.
The principal evidence was given
by Rev. J. H. Taylor, Hugo Preyer and
r.. G. Smith. These witnesses stated
that, having heard some of the detauls
of the corrupt scheme being worked by
Mr.. Dick before he approached them,
they determined to draw him on by
apparent acquiescence and secure the
indisputable evidence which they did
secure, and which they produced be-
fore the committee of investigation.
The great bulk of the Populists of all
shades Of opinion are honest and de-
test corruption. Now that the proof
positive has been made that their self
constituted leaders have betrayed and
sold them out to Hanna and Hannaism
they will refuse to ratlfy or condone
the dishonorable barter
The Press of this city so tersely
sums up the infamy in its editorial col
umns that 1t should be reproduced and
read and reread by honest self-re-
specting men Of all political parties
and beliefs. 1t says:
"The pace set by Major G. W. Dick
in rascallty could not long be main
tained without public exposure. Ras-
cahty in politics has ruled the day in
national and state management for
years, until criminal managers have
grown so bold as to defy public opin-
ion and conduct campaigns on the
principles and practices of burglary.
"Mr. C. w. Dick is not only the sec
retary of the national Republican cam
paign committee. but he is the polit-
ical manager and confidential agent of
Mark A. Hanna in Ohio and executes
to the letter all Instructions from IDS
chief.
The testimony taken under oath
and made public today by The Press
leaves no doubt of the guilt OF Mr.
Dick. A. II. Taylor and Hugo rreyer
OF Cleveland both testified that in two
long conversations with Major Dick ne
told them he stood ready TO nav tho