The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-02
PRAISE JUOGEFO
EXPOSING CRAFT
Men and Women of Adams County
Ohio, Pleased by Crusade Against
Vote Traffickers.


the purchaseable vote OF Adams coun
ty has for years past been carefully
listed and the list for each precinct
turned over TO one precinct worker OF
each party TO buy. is the conclusion
that Judge Blair today announced has
determined him not to let up on his
present probe until he has landed the
men higher up" the men who de-
vised and carried out this system.
The prevalence OF such a regular
system OF vote-buying has been DEM
| onstrated 10 Judge Blair, he said to-
day, by the fact that OF the 400 vote
buyers who have confessed to him,
every one has declared that he had
never been approached by more than
one worker for each party. or the
1000 men who have so far been in
dicted, every one has been merely tor
vote-selling, and not single one tor
attempting to buy votes. IL is be-
cause OF this situation that Judge
Blair announced at the opening OF
court today that when the present
special grand jury adjourns tonight he
viii at once prepare TO call another
to indict the men responsible for this
system OF vote corrupting.
With the opening o. court today
the 20 new indictments that were re-
turned yesterday were reported bring
ing the total up to at least ZOO. the
court having lost track OF the exact
number. For the first time since the
investigation and confe ssing began.
few OF the indicted ones today entered
pleas OF not guilty and announced
their intention Of standing trial. One
of these, however, John w. Mccoy, a
prominent Franklin township farmer,
after declaring his innocence TO the
court. started home, but after cover
ing ten miles of the distance, was
stricken with repentance. and return
ing. changed his plea to guilty. Judge
Blair imposed no additional penalty
Tor his first evasion OF the truth.
Every man who ever ran for con-
gress in the district In which Adams
county is located, was bled by Doth
Democrats and Republicans. No con-
gresham was able by himself to pay
the price, SO money was sent into
Adams county from the general ma
tional campaign fund and from the
state campaign funds.
The vote-buyers and vote-sellers OF
Adams county mad In fact. four differ
ent sources Of revenue--the natiinal
fund, the state fund. the county fund
and individual candidates.
The withdrawal. of Congressman A.
r. Johnson from the race for re-elec.
ton during the last campaign, is said
to have been because OF bis realization
that the campaign would be largely
doodle" race.
Before this investigation began,
Adams county vote-sellers complained
that this was not as good year III
the vote market as OF yore. Sixteen
thousand dollars was distributed
among the voters-a big sum- but the
veteran vote-sellers cited the election
Of 1887. That year has become tradi-
tiona, in the commercial annals OF
Adams county. tor about $4,000 was
distributed and one politician alone
handled $4,000
Every progressive man and woman
in the county ia supporting Judge
Blair, and is proud OF the tact that
Adams has started cleaning up.
Rev. Emil Bauman, OF the Presby-
terrain Church Of West Union today
voiced this sentiment. He said:
1T Is true the school OF politicians
has found many teacher from this
county. But the school of Christian
churchmen and reformers is recruit
ed also from this place. The corrur-
ton In politics as shown by the pres
ent investigation, brings to light the
weakness of Adams county but also
the strength of its better citizenship.
We are taking care OF our Cwn sins
and setting good example. Let
som. other county try to clean up.
Good people are necessary for such
cleanup and the fact that Adams
county is having such cleanup, In
dicates that it possesses the neces-
sary good people"