The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-31
Tore Haute Has Decided to Wipe Out
Election Disgrace and Live
Better Life in
Future.
10 WERE ARRESTED
Members OF All Parties Were cauoh,
In the Net Spread by the Y.
S. District At
torney.


TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec s1.-On
charges Of election corruption, rioting
and bloodshed at the polls and eli
maxea by interference on grand
scale by the United States district
court, citizens OF this city. variously
known as the hut" and the little
gotham Of the west" today pledged
themselves to cleanse Terre Haute OF
its blackened name. This resolve was
stiffened by the knowledge that, from
the mayor down, the city administra-
ton was under federal Indictment for
conspiracy to defraud the United
States government at the polls and
that vigo county's judge and sheriff
were similarly indicted. In all, Ito
Terre Hautians have been arrested on
that charge.
Those connected with the city gov
eminent who are under federal 1ndict'
ment include Mayor Don Roberts who
has announced himself candidate
for governor, subject to the democra-
tic primaries; Harry Montgomery,
president Of the board Of works;
George Ehrenhardt of thu board OF
works; Elmer e. Talbot, city con-
troller; Edward Holler, chief OF po-
lice; John Nugent, former night CHIEF;
Thomas Smith, judge Of city court. po-
Iicemen and other city employees. Cir
cult Judge Eli H. Redman OF V1go
county, and Sheriff Dennis Shea did
not escape the federal dragnet.
Standing out as the principal figure
in the big probe is Frank G. Daley,
recently appointed United States dis
trict attorney for the Indiana district.
He personally conducted the investi-
CATION before the grand jury and de-
cided a new Interpretation OF the fed
eral law applying to the Terre Haute
situation, the conspiracy clause, under
which the dynamite cases were sue
cessfully prosecuted. Daley already
has been termed the Whitman Of In
diana. He Is democrat.
Concerning this embryo boom,
Daley said today: Il want no politi-
cal ONCE. I'm just going to continue
practicing law. I'm perfectly satisfied
with the position I now hold"
Deputy marshals are working stead
ily rounding up the men named IN
the Indictment. The complete list is
not announced, but 1t is believed it
will approach 100. Men include the
three political parties. OF this DALEY
said the bad state Of affairs at Terre
Haute Indictment are not fewer than
The strong work of the republicans
has been as bad as that OF democrats.
Among the Defendants in the Terre
Haute indictment not fewer than
twenty-five republicans. The CITY ad.
ministration Is democratic.
Daley has in his possession so
many voluntary confessions that he
cannot tell the number of hand. These
men asked immunity, but 1t Is stated
none was granted
The inquiry into the recent V1go
county election began November 49,
Since then four hundred witnesses
including politicians, dope" flends,
club women, and olive" keepers OF
the tenderloin, have piled up a mass
Of evidence which Daley declares he
has piece6 together to disclose q
gigantic conspiracy to steal an cleo
ton in the third largest county in In
diana.
Only recently, when Mayor Roberts
gave the United Press an interview
declaring he expected to be indicted
did the state at large have any init
nation of what was to come. Vigc
county politicians and Judge Eli Red
man underestimate the nature OF the
federal probe. He began counter
probe with county grand jury and
subpoenaed witnesses who had been
called before the federal body.
Charles Clogston, editor OF the
Terre Haute Post. charged in the Post
that the gang hal picked the Jury
For this he was. in few hours time
found guilty OF contempt by Judge
Redman and jailed The court de
clined to grant him bail pending an
appeal Clogston's case came before
Judge A. B. Anderson OF the United
States district court. who freed him
on the ground that he had been jailed
without due process Of law The Viso
county probe was dropped at once
Clogston's final hearing has been &c
layed.
judge Anderson. who will try the
Terre Haute cases. was the trial Judge
in the dynamite cases. The indict
ment Is In four counts. 1t charges
that the conspiracy prevented ouah
fed voters from voting for candidates
for the senate and house of repre-
sentatives and from serving on e'.nc
ton boards. caused men who had
committed, no offense to be placed In
jail and held without due process Of