Evening journal., 1910-12-13


TO make false cl argos against Republi.
can workers in ie.un for promises Of
money. There IS absolutely nothing in
the situation here to show the use of
money by the Republicans. Whatever
Republican succesSes were obtained
were due to the popularity of the Re
publican candid; 'es and to the un-
popularity OF the Democratic organiza-
ton andrits candidates"
Mr.. Benson discussed the result in
the Second Representative district in
Kent county. which includes the
eastern half OF Dover, an6 takes in
Leipsic and Little Greek. That district
is normally D.mocratic by a small
ajority. This year the Democrats
nominated for Representative, man
named Outtcn, = comparatively new
conner, who was not possessed of much
popularity. The Republicans nominated
Thomas B. Garrison, an exceedingly
popular man, in opposition TO him
Both Democrats and Republicans raj.
lied 70 Garrisons support, and he was
elected by eight majority Benson ad-
mitted frankly the Republicans could
not have carried the district without
Democrats in this section men who
could not be approached by anyone
Benson seid he thinks the best evi-
dence there is hat the Republicans did
not use money in this section, Is tbs
fact that Alden d. Richardson, son of
United States senator Richardson. and
a rich man. pe' mitted himself to be
beaten for state senator by Edward G..
Walls, the Democratic candidate
rather than spend two or three thou
sand dollars in the purchase of votes
to make the district Republican. Ben
son also denied that the Republicans
in Kent county resorted to the use Of
whiskey 70 influence the voters. He
said that in the Dover district, what.
ever whiskey was dispensed was han
died by the Democrats.
we have abEOute knowledge OF the
distribution Of large quantities OF
whiskey from inc Democratic head
quarters in Dover" Mr. Benson said
an fact. the condition became so no
torious and obnoxious to the Republi-
cans in this strict, that we made
formal complaint about it to the news
papers. That seemed tO frighten thC
( Democratic whisl,ey distributors hero
and they closed up their headQuarter:
! IN state street and made their distri.
/ buttons less publicly elsewhere. For &
week prior to the election, the so
| called ficaters we're served with this
Democratic whiskey, and those ad
| dicted to its use were drunk practi
cally for q week. On election day, how
ever, there was little evidence OF thl
use OF Democratic whiskey. We ais,
have reason 70 believe that the Demo
Gratis resorted &c vcte-buying in thi
first election district OF the Fifth Rep
resentatiye district.
There are rumors here that a MAJ
about a week before the election, toll
former Sheriff .ichn B. Wharton, tha
he was going &c supply to the Demo
Gratis 5000 to carry the Fifth Repre-
sentative district against the Republi
cans. Wharton who is now a justic
of the peace, refused TO affirm or den.
that rlmor. his refusal being based oi
the friendly personal relations whici
have existed between him and the MAJ
for years. Neither would Justice o
the Peace Wharton confirm a rumo
that on the moining Of election day.
prominent DernnLrat carried an eleC
ton fund of $S0,' to Leipsic for use b
the Leipsic Democratic manager
among the veaai voters in that dis
trict. Speaking OF the conduct of tn
campaign by the Republicans in Dove
and It's neighbo. hood, Justice Of tn
Peace Wharton said he knew nothin
OF the use OF money by them, and tina
} in his opinion Il was a much cleane
! campaign than usual on the Republica
! side. Referring 70 the Democrats
methods OF campaigning in that hur
, dred, he said the Democrats vote
many floaters. ard that on the mornin
Of election dsv ne saw Democrat
, automobile in town, flled with voteI
whom hSknew to be fosters.
Ten OF twelve years ago kne'
noatere who received as high as "a
apiece for their votes" Justice OF tn
Peace Wharton said u do not kno'
what the Democrats were paving &c
votes this year, but there has been
: big drop In the price There is n
2 question that the Democrats vote
: most OF them this year.
MY information is that the Demo
crats got most of that class OF voters
Wharton also told OF a case in whic
= 4 Democratic worker induced a foat'
p 20 vote the Democratic ticket by gi'
s ng him whiskey and promising him
4 90 at 81 a day 70 helm a neighborir
o arnsr hrSk corn until the crop d;
. heer harvested.