The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-23
HOT OLD TINE
IN OLD OANv|lLE
VOTE SELLING PROBE TO START
IN EARNEST THIS WEEK
MANY ARE CITED
IMMUNITY FOR BUYERS
Is Expected 70 Bring Out Evidence
$500 Voters lnvoIved--Negroes
v Claim to BE Better Than
Whites.


Danyille, H., Jan, 22.rrvoie trat-
flckers in yermillion county, Illinois,
The home OF Speaker Joseph q. Can
non, are facing a situation brought
about by misunderstanding, but
which has the possibility Of duplicat
Ing the conditions I'm Adams county,
Ohio.
Judge q. r. KimbroEgn charged the
grand iury d week ago that Hnow
was as good time to clean up the
political atmosphere In which the
county has lived as any other"
The misunderstanding which
| brought about the crisis came from
a published statement purportlng 70
be a confession from City Attorney
Frank w. Jones, OF DanHlle. tina
he had bought votes to elect SheriH
John 7. Shepard, and the subsequent
denial of such an alleged confession
City attorney Jones issued his fsst
official statement today He said:
The newspaper stories concernins
an alleged confession purporting 10
have been made by me, In which II Isl
claimed that purchased votes for
John T. Shepard. now sheriff OF tbs
county, at the recent November elec.
tion are absolutely false.
mo such statement was made BY
me to any one. nor have any Of my
| friends, political or otherwise, advise
me to pursue such course. There
lis no confession to make. These
newspaper stories are the product Of
the fertile imaginations of newspapvg
correspondents, who are ever seeking
tie sensational"
i Judge Kimbrough said.
Il have always left the grand inries
to themselves. II they wish further
instructions | will give It to thon
but what my action VIII be II sltuq-
tion develops here similar to that in
Adams county. Ohio, cannot discuss
At this time"
The fuse to the bomb was lighted
yesterday when an immunity bath
was offered vote buyers. In line with
this method ~ procedure. Circuit
Judge e. r. r. Kimbrough Will hold
the city election law unconstitutional.
Start Ball Rolling.
The real ball was started rolling fol-
lowing the issuance OF more than orc
hundred subpoenas F7day by the
grand jury One was for Pete SAM
chas. Greek cansv store proprietor,
lwho MANAGED the Republican cam
paian in Westvllle. mining town Of
5000 inhabitants, where the frauds
were seandalous Sanichas openly de-
clares he will tell everything he
knows
. City Attorney Frank W. Jones. one
of the campaign manalgers OF Sheriff
John r. Sheuarl, who rumor said had
confessed, today acknowledged he hal
r list of ward workers ard was ready
) and willing TO go before the grand
jury. He denied, noweyer having
been before the inqnisitors.
Politics is rotten here and Il viii
} be easy to uncover this scandal" he
/. said. Il am wiling to ge before tie
, grand aiury and tell what know.
| There are hundred others who will
do the sane thing.
4 Tells How to Get Facts.
nc the grand iury wants to get to
the bottom Of this affair all they have
TO do is to call in the candldatea In
tha iogt afartgoY anil dau,,pJ tcatr
lists OF ward captains ard precinct
workers. These workers will be able
ito tell every man whose vote was
; bought There are seven wards and
about twenty-eight precincts in Dan
Vile It is in the city where the rot.
tenness lies,
Il oDenly acknowledge having list
of workers in NY ward II the grand
jury wants 1T they can subioena me.
J, The sooner the elections are purified
!, the better off the politicians will be-"
While number of politicians are
4 coming ont in the open with their
| declarations, a score OF others have
secretly told Isaac woodward, fore
man Of the grand Jury, ard states
Attorney John Lowman they were
ready to testify.
/ With the indictment OF a hundrel
or so vote sellers, il Is generally col
i ceGed that the confusion mill in Judge
Klmbrough's chambers wouli start
! grinding its grist In all II is CHARGE
more tnan $500 vermiiion county
residents would have a much clearer
conscience after a trip to the court
house.
While the Immunity bath has been
offered TO vote buyers. the end lis not
In sight. Threats OF inqniring into
elections dating back threegyears aso
Ion conspiracy charee have been
made, EJnaer the general election
Iiaw ana primary law the drimc ot
Il