The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-12-27
VOTE SELLING IN
OTHER COUNTIES
ADJACENT DISTRICTS CORRUPT
AS ADAMS CO.,
And Bribers Spend $500, OO0-Gov.
Harmon VIII Direct an In
yestigation.
BOTH PARTIES ARE AT FAULT


grined at the notoriety which has
come TO Adams county. Ohio. and its
people throughout the recent expos
ure OF the wholesale bribing OF vot-
ers. politicians of this city say today
that they will shortly force an in
vestigation into the political affairs
of other counties Of this state. Eight
adjacent counties are declared TO be
Just as bad as Adams county. In
these districts. according TO the in
formation given the Commercial APP
peal representative, the politicians
have spent more than 100000
within the past few years.
II is estimated tina, brib,ng has
been going on in some counties for
The past fifteen years.
These counties are Pike, Lawrence
Jackson, Gallia. Scioto. Clermont,
Hiehland and Brown. In Jackson
couaty. it is said. the Republican fac
ton was beaten through the sudden
influx Of $4,000. which was distrib-
uted among the voters. And I'm Jack
son county. the home Of Grin b.
Gould. who Is known as one of the
shrewdest politicians Of the whole
state OF Ohio. 10 is said that in the
past ten years. both the parties there
have used approximately $4,000.
Blame Both Parties.
L.. # flrs
OF Postmaster Sherman Eagle. Of
Gallipors. say that his defeat at the
primaries for the nomination as
county prosecutor. was due to the
sudden distribution OF approximately
$40. 600 among the voters. Scioto
county. one OF the staunch Republi-
can sections OF the state. weht Dem
ocratic by more than 900 votes in
the recent election. II is declared
that IN this county, the parties paid
mere than $1,000 to the voters
In Adams county. however. the
votes were much cheaper than in
other counties Of the state. going at
an average Of 50 apiece. These con
ditions which which are said to ex-
ist in the other counties will be
cleaned up. IL the politicians have
their way. They say that Adams
county viii not be made the scape-
goat for the entire southern part OF
Ohio.
Two of the men who have been
ehos.ar - cfota oo{ra fv,v, tIf. e<,.,,
ty viii come here tomorrow to ap-
pear before the grand jury. This
naturally has melted more interest
in the disclosures to be made by the
court. Who these men are cannot
be learned. though Judge A. T..
Blair says they viii come and that
their testimony will be received by
him in private. together with the
grand jury and the special prosecu-
tor.
Harmon Becomes Active.
That Gov. Judson Harmon will
see that a special committee from
the legisiture comes 20 West-Union
and investigate the charges OF brib-
cry was made known by Judge Blair
He talked with the governor over
the telephone and says that this com
mittee will make visits TO all the
counties around Adams and endeavOr
to learn the truth of these state
ments of the politicians.
One interesting effect OF the Dis
closures already made and those
which have been limited at. Is the
that has ensued among
a large class of people. including
members of the general a mbly
and the county officers. These peo-
pie have been for years prone to
vaunt the superior civic morality
Of the country districts and to at
tribute everything that was wicked
TO the cities. They have said re-
since this investigation be-
gan that it would amolnt to nothing
and that Judge Blair Is just max
ing a fool of himself for the sfke of