The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-21
City Attorney Jones of Dam
vile, Ill. Shows Commcr-
cialized Methods Used in
Campaigns.
$5, 600 To s. 900 4
WAS AVERAGE COSE
Isaac woodward, Foreman Of
Grand Jury, Which Meets
Monday, Is a Man Of 4
Strong Character.
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Danville. Ill. Jan. 21.--City Attor1
ney F. w. Jones has outlined tho vote
trafic system employed In vermillion
county, Illinois. II shows the detailed
commercialixed methods employed,
proving his assertions that no man
can be elected to any public once Ii
the county unless he spends thous.
ands Of dollars. The city attorney
has been candidate. He says the
average election costs $4,000 to $1,000
per candidate. His. he says. was an
average election.
Everyone In vermillion county, n
linois. is wondering what will happen
When Isaac Woodyard. foreman of
the grand jury, calls that body toEeth-
cr at 1:30 p. m. Monday.
Will he rip the county wide Opcn
and show TO the world the rottenese
political conditions ever disclosed In
America: Will he bring to account II
public court every city and county or
fetal who holds or has held once dur
ing the last three years? VIII he 80 "a
the bottom Of things and show joe
Cannon In his rcaf light?
He will!
Has Strong Facs.
Every line In Ais.aa eK 1A~1.t iii q.
Iglint In his eye, the $50 M 5aw
proclaim he VIII do I'll oe these fhinga
though he speaks no word of atlrma-
tion. Every move no snakes. svery
thing he has done sinoe fudge Kin
brough delivered HIS instructiops,
show that Isaac woodward Will 2o
the limit and forty reds beyond.
Saturday. when he called henkns
and prominent citizens before thq
jury. 1t was for the purpose. Ilttlo
doubt, OF investigating Hnrdy n.
Whitlock's shortage of 337.5O0 ID th4
treasurer's ONCE. The witde
nothing, neither does Woodya1d Or !
any Of the jurymen. but Whitlock'e
indictment on charge Of embes1le-
ment IL confidently expected early
next week.
Hardy II. Whitlock Il the goat" IL
this expose. The story OF his c0nnec-
tion with the exposition Of vote traf.
nc may be summed up Ia this Wise:
Twelve years ago he was hostlar
.. ~. - ~ -. 49, 80 &
'10 WoouueA 81
fAine'icA ue ~as eiecsea c0HsIa PIE. -
nau0 po.u1s pay. ~. pay q neh
-. couI.s sn1H - 49, - &
HOu' !. 'as1. - 80. 80 Ulessr
- e uasu's' =. 80 couns 81. 80 r. r.
80 i4s' I'll 80. anu g e.Al0 cal'
. 70 49,. :. 49, -.
.1a,eu y 'unn onspa1o' aisnou.n
o.cA0u = 40 e'en'cu1 ~ 80
coun'y.
HE Shortage Found.
feated he turned over hfs o0sce Z.
treasurer to his successor. The uient
OF that day he disaupeared. II few
days ,Iafer the shorta1e az t37 .KcO 80
discovered. Whitlock II sid ~ ~
working ~ motorman ii Detrsit.
Dicn.
Nnitlock nad become p0Mee ~
lAe community y tne iime q me an
closure. re ana Ms vile, witn their
seven children lived as well - any
cltizen oI Danviiie Nnitlock owned
about $S5.ooo worth q real estate ana
other property In the city. He made
| u all out OF politics His b0ndsmsns
took 4 when he disappeared. 70 it
went back the way u come All that
Hardy n. Whitlock has TO show for
twelve years Of politics is the title
OF fugitive from Justice His pros-
poets consist OF striped clothes and
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