Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-11-05
REWARDS OFFERED.
Immense Sums offered For
Election Crookedness.

President Il. ~. Hearst Offers One
/ Thousand toIiars For Each 0ftense
on the Part of Election Officers
Chairman Miller Offers One Hundred
Dollars fer Each Illegal Voters Gnn.
/ yieted
The Democracy is aroused They
are determined that there is to he
no fraud this year il it can be pre-
vented President Hearst of the
National Association of Clubs has
made an offer which should be
known by every Democrat In the
course of a signed article in his pa.
per the New York Journal he says
among other things
Four years ago the total vote 10
Ohio was 50 greatly in excess of the
possible number OF qualified electors
in the State that wholesale fraud by
the Republican managers was self
evident The Republican managers
are this year preparing the way for
election frauds on the same scale in
Ohio Indiana West Virginia, Illinois,
Kentucky, New York, Maryland.
Michigan, California, Washington
and other States lying in the real
battle ground of the campaign.
Every organization in sympathy
with the Democratic cause must at
once pick reliable volunteers To
fight fraud and intimidation at the
polls. Nothing must be left TO ae
eident. No polling place in the
county should be left without intel
ligent and courageous citizens pre-.
pared To resist every form of politi.
cal cheating, overt or covert.
The officers of the Democratic
clubs and committees, whether
State or local, are hereby warned Of
the danger which eenfronts cur free
institutions, and are urged to take
Immediate steps TO man all the yot
ing precincts with men who know
the law and have intelligence and
determination enough TO defend the
ballot box against corruption and
coercion in spite Of everything
In order To emphasize the impor-
lance of this volunteer service by the
Democratic organizations the Presi-
| dent Of the National Association OF
the Democratic Clubs hereby offers to
give $1,000 to any member or members
Of the Association who may furnish
proof leading To the conviction Of any
election officer or officers or any other
person or persons Of a criminal alter
alton of the presidential election re-
turns or of frdudalently counting In
or counting out presidential votes.
This sum Of 81 900 will be paid in the
case of each conviction.
As an additional incentive TO vigil
lance and prompt action the presi-
| dent Of the National Association of
Democratic Clubs will pay So, 600 for
| the first information leading to con-
! yiction.
Chairman James H. Miller Is also
| feeling aggressive and he comes to
/ the front with the following offer:
A reward of 800 is offered for the ar
rest and conviction Of each Illegal
voter who votes or offers to vote at
the election to be held on the 9Th day
Of November, 1900. And the same
amount will be paid for the arrest
and conviction OF each and every cleo
tion officer, who shall be convicted OF
violation Of the election law, In any
particular; and the undersigned will
guarantee the payment Of the above
reward. Each person violating the
law should be promptly arrested on
the spot, and taken before a justice or
United States Commissioner.
Officers will be at the precincts with
proper authority to see that the law
is executed promptly.
JAS. H. MILLER,
Chairman Dem. State Elk. Com.