The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-20

Oy employing government ClcEhs "
write and copy atfdsvits and documents
for use before the Returning Board and
for other partisan purposes, and by sum-
moniug and paying q cloud of Repub-
licsns large sums rs mileage and per
diem As witnesses before said board
Thirteenth-Thst they did close the
courts to sll redress against illegal &C
tions complained of, entering notLs prose
gus in cases where true bills had bsen
found against parties guilty, and other
wise protecting them from punishment.
Fourteenth-Your sppesrers further
state and charge that said Republican
leaders, did previous 10 and after said
election, conspire anu determine to cause
TO be frsudulently counted votes actually
cast, SO as to destroy large majority by
the sppearers received, and accorded to
their opponents majority they had
never received. Said conspiracy and
determination being shown by public
declarations and by the course pursued
in this connection.
Fifteenth-Thst Is the instrument of
the said conspiracy was used the Re-
turning Board of this State. composed
in violation of the law by Republicans
alone, acting with an untitled vacancy the
law requiring rs prerequisite to all scIi0n
the filling of vacancies, and full
Board of FIVE members.
Sixteenth-That the said Returning
Board usurped and exercised judicial
functions contrary TO tho Constitution of
the State, which restricts judicial power
to the judiciary.
Seventeenth-Thats said Board sought
to escape ali effective scrutiny by ex-
cluding observers and representatives OF
the Democrstic-Conservative party at
the most important parts of its labors,
and by refusing to fill vacancy and by
refusing to one party representation on
said Board.
Eighteenth-That said Board Conspired
with said Republican leaders, and to ac-
complish said result violated the laws
provided for its government in every
particular, as to the manner OF receiving
and opening returns and canvassing the
same; rs to the formation and recep.
tion of protests; and as 10 the reception of
evidence and decision OF contests.
Nineteenth-That said Board accorded
every facility to fraudulent supervisors
in the manufacture and presentation OF
protests contrary to law and outside ot
their parishes, and sttidavIts 10 sustain
the same, supporting said supervisors
therein, and in the emasculaLion and
Justification OF returns.
Twentieth That said Board altered
and modified its Proceedings whenever
necessary 10 promote the interests OF the
Republican party, and, on the other
hand, cast every impeachment IN the way
of the Democrslic-Couservstive party.
Twenty-frst-Tha sand board did rs n
C lmax ofsald conspiracylfrsudulently cast
out n large number OF Democratic votes,
say about $1,000, in some cases casting
out whole parishes without justification,
and in other parishes showing heavy
Democratic majorities, violating law and
even violating its rules and mode of pro.
ceedings, thereby accomplishing the re-
suits desired by said conspiracy.
Twenty - That amongst the
electors by them declared elected was
one o. II. Brewster, who at the time
of his nominations and being voted tor
had an office of profit and trust
under the government, WV, Us. Sur
an office for the district
of Louisiana, nt the city OF New Orleans,
and one, A. b. LevIesse, who was At the
sametime u L. 5. missioner. both
said Brewster and LevIrse being qualified
and exercising the function OF SAID offices,
which rendered them Ineligible as cleo
tors under the Constitution Ofthe United
States, which declaration of election by
said board was III the face OF written
protests and verbal objections.
Twenty-third-Thst IN various par
ishes of the State there were cast num-
Der OF Republican ballots, which have
only the names OF three Republican
electors. although the names OF
five OF said electors did not appear
thereon, and that the number OF such
ballots reached close on 70 1900, which
was a fraud on the part OF said board.
I fSigned +. S. Iacharie, II. ii.
Brown, Chss. Cavsnac i. A. Burke,
J. Il. GOuInerauhi rfhhh hChIOHr VI
counsel.
NelC Orleans, Dee. lg, 1876.
Gen. Thos. &. Anderson Of the Return
ing Board was before the Committee to-
night. He submitted his reasons for not
bringing the documents called for in the
subpoens, but the committee declined re-
ceiving It.
speech Of Gen. Nichols.
NV ORLEANn December "a large