, 1876-05-01
JOHN v, LIE M0YNE.
What He Has to Say About the Contest
Between Himself and G. B.
Farwel1.
lie Firmly Believes Tho Congressional
Seat Will he Awarded 10 Him. -
His Views on the Approaching Presi-
dentiaI Race.

dential Raco.
Out wsoro the cold lskc winds on such day
~ yesterday vhlat1e about ones ohtn. making
melancholy music. lives tile Hon. ]. V. 10
moyno, In tho Town OF Lake View. no returned
10 tho city from Washington last week, and WAS
reeidence, AT first Mr. Ls Moyns 1aa unwtIi-
lug to say tnuch about bis contest for tho pos
scsalon Of the Congressiona, scat occupied by
the lion. u. u. Far~ell, but after few attempts
on the purt OF tho reporter tho gentleman be-
came mora communicative.
NJ suppose you feel rather hopeful" said
tho reporter, "of gaining your caso 2"
AZ havo got past hoplng.-1 may say know II
now. THO Committee which Investigated this
matter mAdo mntorty and q minority report.
The arguments begun Saturday, and think they
will ho CONCLUDED Monday. have no doubt of
my being called TO Washington 8oon. aud. In
fact, told them 10 sond for me Whenever they
wanted no."
This coososs Bconas to DO In reference to the
election In tho Firat Precinct Of the Twentieth
Ward. Now, how much fraudulent voting was
carried on In that election 2"
According to my honest belief, Sit f1auau-
lent votes we're cast for Mr. FArwos., which Nun
bes contended ought to be deducted from hia
tosal vote. Tho Committee, however. BY tho
majority report, finally gave mo o,odit OK 252,
making my majority In chat precinct 10G.'
"IIow was this voting manipulated7"
H., "%o'l in several wsys Ts1eduisnt @ 1eeissrs,
and oighty-Ht1 mon gavc in fictitious 1ealdcnccs,
alleging thht they 1ivod at such and such pIscea
in the precinct, when they nevor did any such
thing, and brought Tho real inruAtes Of the
houses to provo 1t. Then tho ballots we're taken
down to she Hatch House Ind kept tllero couple
OF days. found that twelve mon who sW orc shoy
bad voted Tor NC were set down, after the
count, ~ voting for Mr. Fnrwell. Again, twenty
proved to bo vacant lots while dfty-al1 men
voted who lived out Of tho precinct altogether.
Thore wero votes for Mr. FArwelit after
tlis count at tho Latch House, for which tooro
woro no bsllo.e In tho box at ali. It was also
shown that tAlrty.four of the voters wore not
registered IT. all. In regard to tt,ose mon who
l claim don't live In tho precinct, Mr. Earroli
had forty days 10 auswos the claim. But
no did not and the, Committee said
eoous1s o M ~ sn a'n 1 rsK Tas
said ought not to be allowed to throw out any
votea except whero
rlcT1rIous NAME8 WE'RE PROVED
and there wero ballota IN tho box with tho cor"
responding uumbera. Finally, tho Committee
dolucted tho ballots that wcro uumborui to
cut1espoud with tho nnmes which proved to
be fraudulont-"
ibid Mr. Farwell mike my charges TINT
HolI1n OF your vQtGa MGt0 kfhuNQlGut e
''No. ho dldn't undertake to say had polled
a Ripglo fraudulent vote in that psecuct. Tho
only point ho tried to make ~ to auy illegal
voting on my side was tue claim TINT teu per.
sonR had votod io oneptecinct of tho Eighteenth
Ward from houses whcro they did not robtue.
Ilo also claimed that there waa q numoor oi
yotca, about 40s that woro illegal because the
a1,daHts furnished by tho voters wore Aoi
stguod., There was no claim, how
Cn1,,ustt nj II
aindavlts were outlrely su1hclont, Ills uthos
objection wha that tho votoB from this County.
Farm SHOULD ba excluded because they had been
cast BY paupcrs. Tho point was wbether those
paupers. It appeared that there vera aboUt
LOCO persous living at the Farm, out Of which
ouly Gl votes wore poiled, these Including
tho va.os Of sgpesinsendonsa, mechanics, aud
other employees"
Did none Of those who wore actually paupcra
voter"
"Kimborly, tho Wart,on Of tho Farm. was OK.
Atntnol, and testified that but TWO Of tue voter
wero paupera.. My own opinion ia that 1t Il
there permanently, I think they had perfoc
right to vote. but II ouly temporarily, with lii
expectation Of removing to their houes or othe
nlacoa, don't think they acquired . residenc
tlero, and consequently hxl no right TO yote
That Ia tue true distnction in my opinion"
'ls tlc1e any ground for tho oplniou tha
you were prosecuting this elalm In partl
spirit" -., .-.-.
usau, but simply domandel my rights OH th
ground tlat thcre was not n fair election. DlacM
| burnt one OF tho Committee, said, / don't know
how thiB follow Is going to vote whom We 80
him IN hoard day or two before Left tha
scat In tue House, 50 that wlau 90 iu ahAl
probably DO lnductod into that same back seas
It Is gensrally considered that this Ii Il man
last triok."
Tue reporter chatsod on with Mr.. Lo Moyns
| for sone timo, gradually coming down 10 I'll
inevitable subject Of politics IN general. Mr.
| 10 AIoyuo's opiuion ns to Presidential candidate
uas that the Republican couteat lay betwoel
Drlstow, Wilooler, or Gen. Sherman, in caso th'
4 party wanted to hrlnK out another military betu
| nRlaToW's PROSPECTS,
In his opinion, however, wero tho snost favor
ab!o, but ho had some doubt as to whether th
National Convention would have the prudence
| or good acpho to nominate lin.
"Iu other worda " said thu reporter, "you
.hiuk Bristow an available candidate y"
:" think tho people Of this country owe
yreat dcal TO Dsistow. aud don't bo!lcvo III say
Ing because 10 IL q Republican or y menGor o
tlloppDd. He ID tue tlrat Secretary that Qran
over Ind to undertake 70 puntsh otlenders, an
1t takes great doai moro courage to do tha
than lioat peopo imagine. Lie has boon 70
preached for trying to ooek populn lnrity by hl
retorma but lu my opinion that - tho best an
have got to he impuguod. am frank to "a
tlat would not liko Dristow to b
nominated as far ns tho succeaa OF u
Democratic marty ia concerned, but II hc vii
reform the Republican party shall bo sat'at'et!
Wheeler is talked OF among Congroasmeu, but
don't believe no Ia the tnAu Tor the position. II
is good deR! as Mcclure sud OF Sam Randall :
. na1row-gauBe eugluo On broatl-gaugo road:
dons bcloye tho p!atforms Of bot4 parties vii
iatluence or chauga single vote tina year. TIL
people will vote for good mon, whichever sld
they arc Gu. Tho sont,iuont Is powerful In fayo
OF honesty aud rsforn In tho Government"
III regard 10 the chances OF tie Democrats
Mr.. lle Moyno seemed to th!nk tho Nations
Convention would DO divided iuto two fActiont
Qua OF Witch would favor tho nomination ot
Candidate simply on the ground that ha WAS
Democrat, and the other would favor tho cl1olc
OF man who would get alt tho elononts Of Of
position to the Republican party In his fayol
The Democrats were talking OF
JUDGE DAVIS
10 bong an old.iino Whig and o suitable ma
I chiefly on thhk account, and hs thought CHI
talk would hAvo considerable tntlueuoo with tha
| olaaa OF politicians Who Wanted nau simply bt