Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-27


iould be done in the way of counting
and 'monkeying.' The sum of $4,000
was sent to Franklin county to pay for
the unsuccessful forgery by which 1t
was expected e. w. Young would Sc
cure a certificate upon She face of the
returns. But the forgery failed.
1.-The sum of $1,000 was dispatched
to Dayton, under the influence of
which the ballot-box in one Of the Sol
diers' home precincts was opened and
the tally-sheet and entire return placed
in 1t and resealed. The idea was that
80 days, and the return being minus a
Democratic senator would have been
declared elected in place of Kemp. But
certain exposures began to create
alarm, and the Soldiers home ballot
box was opened by the election officers
and the return properly made to the
clerk of the court, and Mr. Kemp was
not counted out.
"On the night of the election, after
the count had been pretty we'll ascer-
tained in Cincinnati, it was discovered
that the vote would have to be raised,
and Ward Four was selected as a
fruitful field. But somebody had dis
covered that prices were ruling high,
and not figure would be changed, not
an extra sheet filled UP for the poll
book, until $4,000 was forthcoming
from Boobies senatorial fund.
Then, to cap the climax, one Of
Boobies own employees reasoned out
that his knowledge and information
was valuable Chat is, valuable to sup
press), and demanded a $4,000 whack
at the fund, and he got it, as well as
made himself solid with the old man.
1T will be seen, therefore, that big
hole had been made in the original
deposit, and no senatorship in sight
yet. Assuming to own all the. Demo-
Gratis elected or said to be elected
which he did not-Mr. Doodle sent out
his agents to buy couple of Repub-
licans. He offered big money, but they
refused to take it. Then through GER
tain of his Republican satellites in
SAhIIhhbtl uC pCSuilCu htll q uOLCu
Republican members to that city,
where the most Industrious attempts
were made to set up jobs on them,
have them arrested in disreputable
places and compel them to swallow
Doodle under pain of exposure and the
breaking up of their families. OF this
part of the game have some personal
and pretty positive information. But
the scheme failed. with Doodle po-
lice to back it. The intended victims
seem to have had some sort of a Prov
idential warning.
Mr.. Boobies money was gone and
he wanted something to show for it.
He was anxious that President Cleve-
land should know that he was eat
man and captain at home, 50 he sent
out his agents nasureto come and go,
and so arranged things that the Demo
cratic legislative caucus shall give him
the empty honor of the senatorial
nomination. This, he claims, will con-
stitute him the acknowledged and rec
ognized Democratic leader of the state,
and he is willing to spend further
small sums of the senatorial Doodle to
capture the honor and give himself
some importance in his fight against
the administration. He will go into
the caucus with big following, and
the Democratic party of Ohio is liable
to have the final dishonor and dis
grace put upon it of seeing Mr.. Doodle
the senatorial nominee and putting OH
his collar as party.
Siege has been laid to every Dem
1cratic senator and member to support
Mr.. Doodle in the caucus, and his
agents will sleep with them from this
IN. He proposes to have his owner
ship of the Democratic party in Ohio
openly and formally acknowledged,
even If he did lose the great senate
'ial prize, to win which he made such
avish investments.
But these same agents of Mr.. Boo
lie are doing something else as they
,ome and go. He is eminently prac-
ical, and he proposes to get back all
he money he lost on the senatorship
rom the people of Cincinnati and the
state at large. There are, no doubt,
men whom Mr.. Doodle could not buy
% desert their party and make him
United States senator, but who can be
.empted by large pecuniary induce
nents to favor legislative jobberies
which will fully recoup him for all the
'utlays he has made and give him a
handsome margin Of profit over and
above.
And unless l am much misinform-
ed, Mr.. Boobies agent has found al
most a half dozen of them, and has
hem under contract for the legislative
engagement There are one or two
enormous local jobs which the gang
and there are some Cincinnati Repub-
leans in twill put through this win
er, to which the $4,000, 600 job is hard !
" marker; and the bungholes OF
-hese Jobs are to open into Mr.. Boo
lies pocket. You will see them pop-
ping up in due time.
Then the whole system of the pub
ic works of the state is to be so quar-
.ered, with Mr.. Doodle at the head of
The syndicate that is to divide and dis