The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-30
SAID TO BE WORSE THAN THAT
EXPOSED IN DANVILLE--
RECORDS KEPT.
HOT AT DAAV|LlE TO-DAY
Carmen ard Anti4cannon Elements
Lock Housewives" and "Erys"
Also In Fight Seeking
Advantage.

either be day of wonders in revela-
tons at political debauchery or a
gloomy climax to the scandalous IL.
quiry, No one denies that thousands
Of votes are bought at each election.
that both parties put mp good hard
cash for them, but they demand that
the inquiry be impartial. The Re
publcans see a bold move of the
Democrats to sling mud on their ban
ners, and the Democrats are yelling
treachery and political trickery at
the top of their voices. The "wets
charge they are facing an impartial
inquiry, and the "drys" who spent but
little money, claim the grand jury
has not been severe enough.
With this tate of chaos existing
even Judge Kimbrough, the father
Of the investigation, has become pes
simisic regarding the outcome.
Among Those Summoned.
Among the witnesses summoned
for Monday were:
Charles Spangler, active IN the
wet and dry" fight in the Sixth
ward and brother of former Chief OF
Police Spangler.
D. A. Ingersoll, Democratic judge
at the Soldiers Home at the Noyen
Der election.
Robert Dallas, saloon keeper, ap
pointed by former Sheriff Helmick to-
preserve the peace at me Craps
Creek mining settlement. A riot took
place in which a number of drys'
were beaten.
Newton Shields, prominent coa
tractor and active in the wet and
dry" fight.
0. B. Wyson, country treasurer.
Oscar Cravens, Grape Creek He
was fined recently for assaulting w
Murray Clark, an assistant Unite l.
States attorney, in the Grape Cree.
riot
The open show of revolt by the
inquisitorial body On Friday. when
I refused TO accept as witnesses.
nwspaper men whom Judge KIM
5rough had ordered subpoenaed, has
not tended to smooth the situation
The grand jury, somehow or other
decided It was being investigated by
the witnesses as to leaks" and thar
its integrity was being questioned
ThereGpcn ii refused to hear the Of.
fered testimony.
Worse in Paris, H.
Danville's systm of buying votes at
II to SIS a head through the "bread
ticket" coupon or day labor sys
tens with seven ward saloon keepels
as paymasters has been shown up as
mere kindergarten play alongside OF
Paris, a thriving city of 10000 in
habitants, thirty mis- 10 the south.
This Edga county city Is handed
the laurel wreath even by the time
honored vote buyers of Danyille. Flo.
fifty years Paris has maintained o
vote traffic system unrivaled in an
nails.
Features Of the system.
A few peculiar features of the
system are.
A regular Index boxing record
where the names, addresses and
amounts paid at previous elections
are religiously kept A working
agreement between each party as to
which shall have certain offices.
A "blding' system for the bought
vote through which the side raising
the most money for the floating
vote" wins.
Residents of Edgar county play
politics as religiously at school elee.
lions as at the big national affray,
Down In that county there Is an ex-
act vote of 6,2S7
This is the exact vote because the
| bought vote" book says SO.
81 Count BY Parties.
They further point out that the ex
| act Republican "unbought" vote Is
s,1oi and the "unbought" Democratic
vite 1906. These figures also come
from the book,
This leaves a floating vote of 12e
unless new voter or two has moved
IN since the last names were checked
in he record. II is this floating vote
| that must be bought
1t used to be back twenty years or
so ago, that these votes brought only
couple of dollars apiece. AS the
years rolled by and the two parties
fought on, the price grew. Now the
minimum for vote is S25 and sew
eral are said TO have brought $50
The closeness of the vote and the
value OF a single ballot may be
Judge when look at the records re-
reals tie fact that the sheriff Of Ed
gar county four years ago won by a
single vote and then only after the
supreme court had made ruling.
Understanding Perfect
The perfect understanding be
ween parties was shown a while ago
when the Democrats lost theiI
bought VOTE list. They appealed
10 their Republican brothers and the
after loanel their list so that a
duplicate might be made
sircIat Judge w. M. Thompson,
who VIII instruct the next grand
hurry in Edgar county, Is ready and