The age-herald., 1901-01-01
JOHN ]. LENTZ
 FILES A CONTEST Will Base His Claims on Charge of Bribery, | SCORES THE ADMINISTRATION Says Republican Party Wanted
 His Mouth Closed HIS EXPOSURES OF THE PRESIDENT | Alleges That Corruption Fund Amount 1 ing to Thousands of Dollars | Was Used to Keep Him Out | of Congress.
Says Republican Party Wanted
 His Mouth Closed
HIS EXPOSURES OF THE PRESIDENT

Columbus, O., December S.-Congress- served, formal notice on Congressman-elect Emmett Tompkins that he would contest the latter's seat in the house. Mir. Lentz states that he will base his claim on charges of wholesale bribery and fraud in the count of the ballots. In his notice of contest MT. Lentz says:
 T claim and shall prove that your al- legged plurality of eighteen votes was ob. tained by the bribery. debauchery and cor- ruption of voters; by seducing certain stu16 dents in the various educational institul tons of the district to remain here and vote for you without having any legal righ V to vote in this district by inducing many of the employees connected with the various institutions located in his ely to remaipl here and vote for you, although their vot. ing residence was in some other district of the State; by importing and colonizlng voters in this district for the purpose ot having them vote III your behalf and against myself. In your alleged plurality of eighteen votes, out of a total of 5l 3s2 votes cast in t.s district, you are the bene- ficiary of the methods and proceedings aforesaid as we'll as the beneficiary of
  votes, and divers and sundry iliegalities and Irregularities"
 Feared Exposure.
 MT. Lenfz alleges that a .na.ic plan Of campaign was projected by the Repub- lican leaders connected with the adn..nis- tration at Washington and that a largo corruption fund amounting to many thou sands of dollars was procured by men Te- siding beyond the boundaries of this dis trict and sent into this district with the determination 10 secure your election and compel my defeas by bribery, because oer- tain Republican leaders connected with the national administration at Washington feared the effect Of my exposures of the meaning Of the 'Eagan pardon by Presi- dent Mckinley my exposure of President Mckinley's misrepresentations as to the conditions in the Philippines. of President Mckinley's use of ;he United States army to intimidate and destroy union labor in the Cour DAlene district in Idaho: and President Mckinleys appointment of O. K. Smith and J. C. Graham, polygam.st postmasters at Logan and Provo citx Utah. and my criticism Of President Kinley's ratification of the treaty ps--S ating slavery and polygamy in e.de suiu islands, a part of the Philippine archipela- 20. and my exposure I~rresident dckfn- iey's appoinfm1r.z--I Rufus w. Lane as consul ,o smyrna. immediately following and sn consideration of his voting for .sfarcus A Hanna for United States Senn- tor although said Rufus W. Lane was elected 10 the Legislature of Ohio on the Democratic ticket. also on account of my exposure Of President McKinley's treat ment Of Secretary of State John Sher- man
 MT. Lentz alleges that William J. Burns, assistant chief Of the United States secret service. participated in the debauching of voters fin furtherance Of the alieged schemes 10 elect Tompkins. and that he was assisted by various other agents of the federal government
 Specific instances Of bribery are alleged. but the names Of the persons alleged To have received the bribes are not given There are in all twenty-nine specifications of alleged bribery. illegal voting and other irregularities.