The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-12-30
VOL. XIV. NO. Is.

\ 81 our memoranda To the clerk " h
eutefs IL In q cook afterwards. sfts
the private session. IL j. not tie 5ut
of any member Of tine bosrd to kee
these minutes; can send Tor tbs
book now aud will do 30.
Witness TO Mr.. MoTriaon-Don'
know that have . strong politics
bias 1 sm, however, a partisan
though that biss did not influence IA
IN my official action. Have no pecG
mary interest that would influence "a
action In any way.
Has Claim st over esoe. 900 Again.
the Sss~ssm-nt.
Have q claim Of over SfO0. 90 whi~l
is still pending, and which hsrdl,
ever expect to get. Think u has
oeen warped st all, n wo1id have becI
to the other eide, As believe ~oals
have had a better prosper; Of Eettin.
the claim. Took that ground fron
Ar. Tiiden's letter. Have nothing G,
do With the claims Of Fannie NJ. Well
and Ida Wells They are wives of my
sons.
The claims are for over 500. 600. W,
are not friendly and hsveB't been IL
seventeen years. Was not hizs.d -
Mr.. Tilden's expression that lie would
veto all these claims Doa't know
anything sbout the claiui OF my de
ceased brother, though would IKE "a
zee his widow do well. Don't kn,. .
anything regarding the claims of Mf-.
Martha NJ. Wells. In ls74, had nu
conversation with Mr.. FFeret here. in
which stated that Oh account of these
claims ! would be compelled in my
official action to favor the Reputliesns.
fne aggregate claims pending anount-
ing TO 5000 did not have any elect
upon my official action.
The Dems~rasse Csum,.,,.p,.
may not have disob~yed the law, 90,
those who voted may have done go. I
said in certain localities tue erection
officers were all Democrats; nj hest
some were old tim. whig.. who aitili-
ated with the Democrats. When they
conducted the election exc,usiveIy. a.
ia my parish, the election vs. rep1rt.
ei fairly and legally held. aud We took
that report as the tss-i- ~ our acti,n-
The Chsirmaa-Tn. c.r;iaeI e,,x
of vote. throxu nut n. AN, hv NJ
Abeli. shoxs that 20 mills rs,h,awo
out. Il th.tp?
witness-Can't t..y.
The Chairman-It also sho~- that
oesl Democratic yo;es were throxn
out. Is that so?
Witn.-s-Caunot saw. xithoat In.
returns. Not ON, vote or po.i -
thrown out by our b,ard IN The c,tv-
Witness To MeMabon-in Coaegr,ai.
the commissioners ,tnt.ua.Ut.
showed /. ssiesssy OF Vote.
for some or the rilien eiect 5r-. The
omission of votes for the Hayes elec.
tors was al omission by tae tally CLERK.
We sent for but ous box NJ the poll
where this error was reported
The Chairman lexAmiDg the Return
ing Board minute boSk) This seems
60 be = Journal Of the proceeSiinzs.
To the ~itness-Whs; wa. the poll.
tics OF the assistant. OF the poard,
Clerks, etc.
Witne-s-AI Republicans, elf, OF
they have been.
To Mr.. jerks tbook handed witness
-Don't know whether. from tins book,
the Concordis bsliot-box was received
In open or secret session. This Is the
wrong book.
To Gen. HuriSart t-Th.re are tsO
other books
re ~r"ss ose Has Hssa seat
send ior the other books.
HensrAi a9riout-L>et u have the
others
oenein h"t'nai then wrote tne or
'e'' ana A'tef 'oSefnos Wells signed
" sefssAn' ai-s'ins was ai-pzichee
~, .ne "'"e' o"oh.
"'"es' 70 ar. 'enss-lhh teoos
'""No oS Mi' 'ehks'J r the receip
o'H 'o' A' returns rom Ai,7"e'
saar , LIE" :, sae Oo-'H- t'"'
"ooA eA~"''nra oy witness
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