The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-10-18
GIGANTIC CORRUPTION
Expose of the Plans of the Nc.
Lean Campaign.
VACANT HOUSES AND BooDLBRs

erlng the whole 5tate-MOney Which
Should Have Been Paid In Taxes to
BE Used on Men Who "Can BE Got"
Value OF Vacant House List.
The methods by which John R. Nc
Lean expects to be elected governor
become more manifest as the campaign
progresses. Every Republican ex-
pected when Mclean was nominated
1t would mean a saturnalia of Demo-
cratic Doodle, and the proof that this
is true accumulates every day.
Mr.. Mclean is polling the state In
a different manner from any that has
ever been undertaken in any campaign
by either Democrats or Republicans.
and for different purpose.
1t has been the usual practice for the
county committee to make the poll and
send nothing more than an abstract
to state headquarters showing the to-
tai Of Republican, Democrats and
doubtful voters in the county. The
original pollbooks with their names re-
manned in possession of the county
committee.
That would not suit Mr.. McLean's
purpose. Before he nominated himself
at GAINESVILLE he had his plans laid for
the most gigantic scheme for the cor
ruption of the voters of Ohio that was
ever conceived.
Before he left GAINESVILLE men had
been selected to direct the work, and
the special pollbooks which were also
prepared and printed before the Zanes-
Vile convention were ready for distri-
button.
1nese books do not go to the county
committee. 1t Is ignored altogether.
The pollbook of each school district
goes to trusty man who is paid for
the work, and when the book is COM
plete, It Is sent direct to the Demo-
cratic state committee in this city.
Why should Mr.. Mclean want these
names? A glance at the special poll
book sent out by McLean's committee
will explain.
Each pollbook contains a litho-
graphed sample sheet showing the
points which Mr.. Mclean desires to
have covered by the poll, and they ex-
plain that the Washington gas mag
nate expects to do with the names.
Under the head of Remarks" on
this sample pollsheet are the follow
ing: Sore on the administration"
''May vote part Democratic ticket"
Can be got for part Democratic tick
et;;" Against expansion" Sore on
Nash;" Sore on Mclean" Good
worker-can be got;" "a boodler;"
Committee must get papers,; Keeps
boarding house-watch foaters."
1t is for these remarks" that Mr..
Mclean wants these special books sent
to Democratic headquarters here. If
the poll is taken as he wishes and ex-
poets, he will have complete direc-
tory of all THE CoRRUPTIBLE VOT-
ERS IN OHIO.
Moreover, the instructions place
great emphasis on the necessity of re-
porting all vacant houses, with the
street and number and also on all
cases where naturalization papers are
needed.
Why should Mr.. Mclean and his
state committee want list OF all the
vacant houses in Ohio with the street
and number? The answer will un-
doubtedly be found when the days of
registration come. With that list the
Mclean fine workers in every city and
town In Ohio will be EXPECTED To
MAKE FRAUDULENT REGISTRA-
TIONS BY THE WHOLESALE AND
DEPEND UPON REPUBLICAN CARE
LESsNESS TO VOTE THE MEN
THUS REGISTERED. EVERY VA
CANT HOUSE THAT CAN BE USED
WILL BE SECURED ALSO AS A
RENDEZVOUS FOR "FLOATERS."
That is also the purpose in noting all
the boarding houses. Wherever they
can be they will be used for the same
purpose. This applies particularly to
all the large cities.
In a word the Democrats are depend
ing for success in this campaign upon
the same methods which disgraced
Ohio in 1885, when an official legisla-
tive report shows that over 1000
fraudulent votes were cast in Hamilton
county In the interest of the Legislative
ticket which II was expected would
elect John r. Mclean to the United
States senate.
Corruption on the most systematic
and gigantic scale ever conceived in
Ohio is Mr.. McLeans main hope. At
present Mr.. McLean's committee does
not appear to be doing much. But II
is well known that they are preparing
for a tremendous saturnalia Of corrup-
tion in the last few weeks Of the cam
paign.
AS prominent Democrat In one Of
the rural counties said, in burst Of
confidence, to friend the other day:
81 never knew what the use Of money
in elections meant till enlisted under
Mclean, and l thought I had had ex-
perience, too"
II there is anybody who don't like
good times they should accept John R.
McLean's rag baby and stuff 1t with
Billy Bryan's silver capsules. Nothing