, 1875-05-13
Remarkable Exposition Of tho CONNER.
cial Nature Of Alabama Votes.
i Chapter Of Purchase nnd Sale Little
tho Worst On Record.
a Private Assembly Set Up ut Con.
siderable Expense.


Mox7uonEnY. Ala, Msy 12.-The Legislative
Committee to investigate tho meAns whereby
Spencer secured hls election to thu Benhte took
Eocosa to-day. Over 800 pages OF manuscript
testimony by Republican Witnesses provo the
following facts: Before tho election Spencer
won't To Louisville to zoe Gen. Terry aud urgo
him to 1ond troops to Alabama, tho purpose bo-
Ing TO use tho troops ~ political machine 10
intlmtdasa Democratic voters. Aftor tho alec
tton = separate courtroom Legislature Was
organized. bscauso 1t was foared thai
II both parties mot together tic Dem
ocrats would control tho organization
and defeat Spencer. Ths Republicans
who opposed BpoDccr weEo bought oyer with
money aud promises Of appointments to Office.
In oraor to get quorum for tho Courtroom
body, rnen rero scnt for and paid 10 come and
represent counties not only without certificates
OF election but without any pretenes Of elcc-
tion, In order 70 dofeat quorum In the Capitol
Legislature. One monbor was bribed by HindB,
and lie Was druggcd TO inaenabiity. Tho money
used in corupting membero Was Government
funds, borrowed for the purpose from Post -Otlico
and rorenua officials. Whsn = compromise
Was proposed By Atty.-Gcn+ Williams, It was
found that unlcsa one Democratic Senator could
be unseated aud Republican placed Ia his
BtG1Qt &lo &eE0EQ H1ul1 BLOW tDAt Il6 LOuIt-
room Legislature had no quorum in the Senate,
aud that sponcer's election Was void. There
upon ono Glaas the Republican Senator for
II facon County, Eaa paid from s300 to e5oo 10
pair on with Deuocrstc Senator in what Ias
known as tie Miller and Martin contest, and
violate Ills pledge. Tbs Lieutenant g 6overuor.
Mckinstry, waa to ruIo, and the Republican Bcu-
natora to austain hia rulings so - to aottls
tho contest before notice Of tho tresehery could
| be conveyed to the absent Democratic BouAtorB.
SPECIMEN WITNESS.
Ths testimony Of Robert Barber. Ciork Of the
| Courtroom Lower House, aud also Clerk OF the
ssmo Houeo After consolidation, Ia sample Of
tho whole mas. Barber being duly swotn. tosti-
1ed a. follows: Was Clerk Of tho Lower House
OF tho Courk-roon Legislature, md also C1ork
Of tho uonso in the consolidated Legislature.
| Tho object OF tho Courtroom Legislature WAS
to seouro organization and e1ect Spencer to tho
United statas Senate. We did not think this
could DO done IT VIC mot n the Capitol.
Altar describing the moans employed by 6pon-
cor to Bhclve Ex.aov. pasaons and A!e1andee
White who he had hoard would bo rival chndi-
datea for tho Senate, tho Witness proceeded
/ have lsttors from Sponcer relative to tho uso
| OF troops, but u thoy aro confidential do not
propose 10 Introduce them.
|
tors, and Barber, after consulting counsel intro
duced them.
| TuE utNo OF THE srIscE11AH sTAnzA.
Letter No. 2, dated, Decatur. Oct. q. l873,~ =
aftor stating what troops had bcon ordered to
Alabama, aud where stationed, proceeded thus
| I wish Randolph. Deputy United 6tatos Marahall,
would uso the conany ut opelkA In making arrests L.,
roo xoud 40 e raess sna boo1 .he
| nust not however, be kuown In tho matter.
tslsnsa.> In hA1'e' truly yonss, ssas. s,.x.
Ia Robert Barber.
Tho witucsa continued: I know sponcer'a
handwriting, and these lsttera are written and
aigued by htn, aud bear tho Impress Of bis seal
and motto "Dien defend 10 drolt. " The ex.
preston relstivo to arrests In Randolph and
other counties refors to letter
rccciyod by mo from Randolph County,
in which It WAS stated that il troops
could DO sent into tho counties named 10 mako q
few arrests, enough voters could be run cut OF
them to secure tho election Of tho Republican
candidate for tho Legislature. informed
Of bis letter relates to. As Assistant Secretary
| OF the Republican State Executive Committee
wns familiar with the plan Of Spencer mud the
Republican party J: ]. Kinds WA speacer'a
particular. uo had control Of every movement.
O. O. shcets, Col. ". Belts, D. @. Whiting, J..
| J. Kinds, Charles Pelham, United States Mar
shall l. Il. Baker, and had special manage
| 1nent OF 6pencer'a election. ] was Informed
that al money needed TO securo spoucor's elec-
ton Hns provided, aud iu the hands Of uiuds.
| CATTLE nIsRlar.
! It Wns aAd that tho Lowndes County delega-
ton, except Maj. Hunter, were dishffec:ed.
This would defeat 8pencer's election We vera
| Informed that 81 00U lzd been raised to disAhoct
these members, and that 1t had been deposited
Ank 49, M %$rr
| afterward found to bo untrue. but, NOT knowing
any better then, Nas instructed 10 say TO 6atl-
a.or Jonos that wa hsd 1880 subject to lila Or
der conditioned upon his holding the Lowndea
County delegation In tho oouft-Room Assembly.
| TIE DloTEnH.
Learning shat Jones was attending colorad
ball, sent ]. N. Beach to interview him and re.
port. Sandy Dynum, John @. uandrtx, aud d
myself wore selected to watch Lowndes County
representatives, excops Hunter. all night. Just
before day, Assistant Bergeant-at-Arlus Daniel
Norwood chmo out OF tho house whoro tbey were
etAylng and gavo him s5 to roturu and wake
them and tell them I vantod to see
them. They ca1uo out, And ne
went to tho Madison House, whero Spencer tA:l
ordered : breakfsat for their special benefit. !
then wont 10 Spencors room and
INYoAMED H1M THAT HAD THEN.
Tie told mo to conduct them to bis room, which
did. told them that Spencer had made up
his mind to give each Of them an appointment,
and Spencer WAS present and promised them
route agencies. During the night ! left Dynuul
on watch, and went to Bpencern room to suggest
tho propriaty OF sending 10 Lowndes County
for Bryant. bryant arrived tho next day,
and. Vi understood received $300 from