Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-01-26
TRAFFIC IN VOTES IN DANv|LLE.
OFFICIALS WANT INQUIRY TO 90
TO THE BOTTOM.
Reporter, Who Claims to Have Secured
Confession, is
Witness.

Danville, ILL.,, Jan. "A. Speaker
Joseph G. Cannon's home city and
county were brought under a search.
Ing eye Of a grand jury in the hunt
Tor illegal traffic in votes. The Yer.
million county grand jury heard II
witnesses, and IL. including Speaker
Cannon's son-in-law, are subpoenaed to
appear.
The grand jury heard Danville's city
attorney accused Of having admitted
buying votes. It was given a list of
30 possible witnesses by the accusers.
The city attorneys alleged traffick-
Ing, it was testified, was in the inter.
est of the present sheriff at the last
general election.
Among Those "Heard."
Those heard included the following:
4. H. Frankeberger, reporter for
the Commercial News, a Danville
newspaper, who claims to have secur.
ed Jones' alleged confession.
George A. Martin, correspondent of
an Indianapolis newspaper, who was
with F'rankeberger when the CONVEX
sation took place containing the al
legged admission of Jones.
5. Murray Clark, assistant United
States district attorney and former
county Judge, who was defeated for
nomination as states attorney Of Yer
million county at the primaries pre-
ced1ng the November election, by the
present incumbent, John H. Lewman.
William G. Brown, appointed two
weeks ago on the election commission
Of Danville.
Seven others, chiefly ward and pre-
cinct workers.
Following the testimony of these
men, the following were ordered sub
poenaed by the grand jury to appear:
y. x. La Seure, son-in-law of Speak
er Cannon and president of the Dan
vile National Bank.
w. ]. Parrett, manager of the Com
mercial News.
J. G. Morehouse, who was candi-
date for county treasurer.
Frank w. Jones, city attorney of
Danville, named by the two newspaper
men as having admitted buying votes.
He was campaign manager for Sher
if Shepard.
Peter Nuichenas,, a Greek con-
fectioner identified with Sheriff Shep-
ards candidacy and named by FRANKIE
berger as having brought the alleged
offers of vacations and other good
things" if the reporter would not 20
before the grand jury.
w. G.. Thompson, former county
treasurer
-Four others, said to be ward and
precinct workers.
Frankeberger told the jury that
Jones engaged the rear room of his
father-in-law's H. M. Martins shop as
an election Office, it being two doors
eco feet) from the polling booth. Here,
said the witness. Jones personally met
voters on election day, instructed them
how to vote, and, it was testified, paid
them for their votes. Martin, FRANKIE
berger said, told the latter that he
scraped off some paint on the glass
panel Of the door and looking through,
watched the work.
Two weeks ago. or thereabouts. the
witness said his father-in-law told
him, Jones showed the butcher the
alleged poll list he had used to check
OF the voters he is charged with hav-
Ing bought. Martin. seeing his name
ct the bottom said the witness. erased
It. even though the notation "}5, o.
nee rent" was made after the name.
States Attorney John Lewmaa 10
conducting the examination OF Wit
nesses. the grand jurors interfering
questions as they occur to them. Fore
man Isaac woodward. who promises TO
be the central figure In the investiga-
ton, said:
I'VE have our instructions to 70 in
70 this and we're going as far as We
can go. If it takes all spring. Well
md out about these alleged COMES
sions."
Judge r. r. e. Kimbrough, who in
structed the grand jury to clean up
the voting situation, has left the path
wide open, having caused it to become
known he will in all probability hold
as immune all vote buyers if they
will confess, and will be reasonably
lenient with sellers who come up at
once and confess.
RlT FOR CHARLTON DENIED.
His Counsel Saws Casa Mill "a Cor