The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-10-11
HIS RETURNS IN WASHINGTON,
Does Not Pay a Cent on a All His
Elegant Furniture.
WHEN HE WANTS OFFICE,
lie Makes a Shabby Pretense of Con-
forming With Ohio Laws.
NO OHIO RETURNS FOR TEN YEARS,


In This Year of Our Lord When Rum
ing For Governor He Does Not Re-
turn Any Household Goods, China,
Silver Ware or Jewelry or Even a
Watch and All His Immense Hold
ings In Stocks and Bonds Are Hid
den Away, Save a Paltry $1,647.
The record of Mr.. John R. Mclean,
as a pretended resident and citizen OF
Ohio, is especially interesting to the
people of the state since his candidacy
for governor.
His recent removal from the city of
Washington to Cincinnati, and his sub
sequent change to Columbus, indicate
the ease with which he shifts his resi-
dence to suit his political purposes,
and cast great doubt upon his citizen
ship. The personal interest he now
has in the welfare Of the state and its
people would suggest the full perform
ance of his duties as a citizea - times
past. His enormous wealth, now so
lavishly displayed, would place him
among the largest contributors to the
public revenue. A candid examination
Of the facts is astonishing, as it shows
him to be A NONRESIDENT, AN
ALIEN WITH MOST OF HIS INTER
ESTs ELSEWHERE, AND THE
GREATEST TAX DODGER EVER
BROUGHT TO PUBLIC NOTICE. 1t
Is difficult to understand the audacity
with which he now presents himself
to the voters of the state.
In 1886 Mr.. Mclean left the state OF
Ohio under circumstances which were
Peculiar, If Not Suspicious.
Since that time he has resided in the
city of Washington where he has
maintained his home with the elegance
of a millionaire.
He married in that city, and there
his only child, a son, was born, and
has since resided. His visits to the
state have been very few, and his fam
lily, until recently, have never been
known to be in Cincinnati but once.
His absence has been so notorious,
and his change of resideIfce so appar-
ent, that the city directory of the city
of Cincinnati, where he now claims
to reside, has, since 1888, recorded him
as the proprietor Of the Cincinnati
Enquirer,
With Residence at Washington, ID. @.
During this entire time he has not
had a house in the city of Cincinnati.
The interest which Mr.. Mclean had
in the welfare of the state from the
year 1886 to 1896 was not sufficient to
tempt him to come from Washington
for the purpose of voting. During all
these years the records of the board
of elections of the city of Cincinnati
show that he did not register, and did
not vote at any election held in that
city. In 1896, for the first time, he
registered, giving his residence at the
southeast corner Of Fourth and Law
renee streets, where his brother-in-law
resided, and he voted at the election
held in November of that year. THE
REASONS FOR THIS ACTION ON
HIS PART ARE APPARENT TO
EVERY ONE, WHEN 1T IS REMEM-
BERED THAT HIS POLITICAL AS
PIRATIONS COMMENCED TO TAKE
A DECIDED FORM AT THAT TIME.
He received the vote of the Democratic
delegation from Ohio in the national
convention for both president and vice
president. In 1897 he again registered,
giving his residence as 416 Pike street,
which he had leased for few months,
and he voted in November Of that year.
At that time he was A CANDIDATE
FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE
against Hon. NJ. A. Hanna, and, Of
course, came to Ohio for the purpose
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in his interest. During the year 1898
he registered again from 416 Pike
street. but did not vote. His record,
therefore, in brief, is that SINCE THE
YEAR 1886 HE HAS VOTED BUT
TWICE IN THE STATE OF OHIO,
THE FIRST TIME IN 1896, AT THE
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, THE
YEAR HE WAS A CANDIDATE FOR
THE NOMINATION FOR PRESI-
DENT OR VICE PRESIDENT, AND
THE SECOND TIME IN 1897, WHEN
HE WAS PERSONALLY INTER
ESTED AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE
SENATE.
The wealth of Mr.. Mclean has beer
doubted by no one, and he has lately
been particular to parade his charlta-
BILE acts before the people of Ohio. To
secure hin votes he has been repre-
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