Today’s story is about boodlers. Definition: those who obtain money through corruption. On this date in 1890, Senate Bill 167 was introduced to the state’s first legislature. Three days later, the state’s first Chief Justice, 31-year-old Guy Corliss, sent a telegram to President Harrison that read, “Gamblers are seeking to fasten Louisiana Lottery on North Dakota. Bill passed one house. People demoralized. Public sentiment prostituted. Pressure of national sentiment our only hope. You, the