The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-14
Nye and Five Other Ohio
Legislators Are Charged
With Having Accepted
Bribes for Voting.
SCANDAL EXPECTED
DURING THE TRIAL
Trial Expected to Reveal, Al
so, Those Who Are Back,
Financially and Politically
of Prosecution.
tAmerican News service)

tAmerican News service)
Columbus. Ohio, May 13.-Poiitical
corruption involving the Abe Reuf
graft regime at San Francisco, the
municipal scandal of Pittsburg. or the
reign OF the famous Black Horse cav
airy in New York state, Ia expected to
be uncovered ,.Lring the trial Of Rep
resentative George b. Nye. which is
scheduled to open In this city tomor-
row.
Nye, together with five other mem.
bers OF the state Legislature. Senators
George X. Cectone. Isaac e. Hoffman,
L. r. Andrews. Representative A. l..
Lowry and Sergeant-at-Arms Diegel,
IL charged with soliciting bribes In
connection with certain legislation
which came up for passage at this
session Of the legislature. According
to several Of the well-informed. the
surface OF the greatest politica; scan
dal the presidential state has ever
known has only been scratched, and
further developments will reveal an
unprecedented trial Of graft that ex-
tends through both branches of the
legislature.
Another interesting fact that the
trial 10 expected to disclose IL the
identity OF those who are back Of the
prosecution financially and politically.
Of National Interest.
From 4 standpoint Of national poll
tics the latter disclosure will rival in
importance any corrupt condition that
may be brought to light. for 1t Is more
than limited at that no less a person.
age than Governor Harmon himself
- the moving force of the great Ohio
house cleaning. which started with
the illicit vote buying investigation
under Judge Blair that first gave hint
OF the sea Of crime In which Ohio pol
tiles are believed to be stepped and
which now threatens to proceed
through every department of the state
IN an effort. 1t 10 said. to eliminate
any possibility of jeapordizing the
Governors charges In the presidential
race Of 1912.
The grating itself Is said by vii.
liam J. Burns. who 10 In charge Of the
detectives employed by the prosecu-
tion to be the most fragrant with
which he. In his long experience with
grafters. has had to deal. Mr.. Burns
also says. that evidence in the pres
ent cases 10 most conclusive and un.
Questionable"
Certain Ohio legislators have long
been suspected Of more than q friend.
ly interest In measures before the
state Legislatures. Bills favored by
the brewing interests have. after an
apparently winning fight on the part
Of the reformers. been passed by the
votes Of tohse who were aligned
against them. The manufacturers as.
sociations have put through legisla.
tiOn which was viewed askance by
politicians. Columbus has swarmed
with lobbyists-men with no appar.
cnt vocation save that Of being good
fellows whose time and bankrolls
were open to all who might favor the
legislation under their advocacy. So
large did this horde become that it is
said that they actually outnumbered
the solons themselves. and many
were the doubtful; measures credited
60 their plotting hands.
Burns 10 Consulted.
This condition Of affairs In time.
came under the consideration OF q
party OF prominent citizens" who.
according to Attorney General Hogan
and Prosecutor Turner. dug too deep
into their own pockets for the funds
to finance a raid upon the suspected
grafters. Detective William J. Burns
was consulted. Their suspicious were
laid before him and under his direc-
tion detectives were sent to the cap
ital. ostcnsibly as lobbyists, to inves-
tigate conditions.
These men concealed In the lobby
Of the state house that modern instru-
ment known N a q dictagraph. q ma.
chine which. by Its intcnsifying pow
ers records the slightest whisper with
the volume Of normal conversation.
Tho records of these machines are
oaid 70 have Justified further action
and the detectives. after installing an
other machine In the room Of their
hotel. appeared about the Legislators
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