The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-27
Buy VOTES AND
THEN LOSE THEM
Republican Bribers Say Wick
ed Democrats Stole Votes
They Had Already Paid ror
PLEADING CITIZENS"
SELL THElk BALLOTS
1hrty-tlve Come to court IN
lhei AUTOMOBILES ana Idr-
rldgeS TO CONFESS Ihelf
Quit

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trey new turn in the prone that Is
bcinA ii.aoo ~ Jaase "A. Il. iole.ir INTO
the ~i.oies,ie TRAM III sutes ia4 @Aoa.as
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Ia eut soaIlts ln.4aI.kars aIad MDoni
they nau poasnt IL vote for their
hsnet, -....a ee.tl 4eaUAtousts stolen "
lite 4tsaiotiats.
Inc ttepuD.ioaias naa promised ta
pa. ...~as ...&.. ID ,ote.
Inc Ire4aal t9aAsu mo /. ~aS-
Oh anu naif4eu IA the p9ils.
rs Lac ne~I y -oVuaalt soters We're
aismouatins taey VIE Kidnapped ~
ne i'~nsoe. ais ana tatnen afotthd toe
corner,
nan tnes were tnrousn WITH them
the inIirnatY vot.fs "ese democrats
The price wa. , ~ vote.
The ifiiffuary voters sto4en are of
the batch al "a lnutstea n9 Tue sp.-
eiai kfand jury yesterday On sna
charge 81 seistas tnel1 VOTES last otee-
lon Jay.
foltieians Pa. Fines.
They are coming III eoas to West
Union, the county seat. 10 pe oistran-
ehlsea Tor fsse years, ana To- be tlned
amounts equal to auaI taev got Tor
heir votes. The politicians " no
au19nt them are paying the rnes4
The total number OF Vote sellers
who nave uecn indicted 50 tar Is $50.
tine nunorea indictments are expected
so-uAs.
The grand jury aalourns Thursday
ana viii meet again on January : ny
THURSDAY il via nave competed the
instslix alion OF the entire county. Be-
ginning next Monday the Jury @iil
make second survey of the county
II In estimated thai 400 voters have
been missed 50 tar
Special deputy stlcriffs are seour-
ing the county for indicted voters who
have failed TO answer sanlnenses. tx
ira costs ara assessed on those VINO
fail To answer voluntarily. the extra
representing the hotel and travelling
expenses OF the deputy sneriffs, Most
ai the travelling In this county ts done
hy horse power. There - one rat
road iii the county, running through
the southern portion, West mon 1t
self being in the center Of the comfy
Oh a high ridge, fifteen miles from
the nearest railroad.
Leading (tunsns" sell Vote.
When Judge a. u. Blair, who is
conducting the probe into the whole
sale selling Of votes ia Adams county.
resumed the bench to-aaS, tnir1y-hNe
of the leading citizens OF Manchester
we're arrai1ned on indictments return
ed last week. The indicted men who
include some IF the wenlthiest ana
most prominent citizens Of Manehes~
ter were given rousinE d.monstfa-
ton when they lett their home town
yesterday for the county seat. Many
Of them had their own carriages and
automobiles and the procession was
greeted with cheers along the entire
route from Manchester 10 West Union.
The men were arraigned one at a
time and entered pleas OF guilty Judge
Blair subjected each II cross-ex-
animation in order tn elicit all infof-
nation possible. The usual sentence.
OF disfranchise and small fine.
were imposed.
The investigation took on a more
serious aspect to-day as the result OF
a telegram from Governor Harmon
announcing that he would call upon
the legislature. (which ecnvenss next
Monday, to appoint a special inNesti-
eating committee. The announce
yurut has created something OF "a stir
among Legislators from this section Of
the State. as many OF them are con-
ceded to owe their seats To the money
sp<nt in thei rbehalf.
Judge Blair late yesterday cited for
contempt of court Frank Salisbury. a
Franklin township resident. who is de-
elared 10 have asserted thai Judge
blair would disappear some dark night
along the road To PEBBLES.
This Is the second arrest Judge
Rlalr has caused for a similar offense.
the first having been the editor OF a
local paper who criticised the action
nf the court In starting the probe.