The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-02-24

ord therefore tLcv clain.od flat John MeEn-
49, "rrtifr,tc In Tho return Of tho Tilleil cleo
iors had no more wright than II 1t nufp"ftea 10
come rrym an antellnNi ian monarch. -,
Ex-senator CARPENTER, Of Wisconsin, oitihh
for tho Democratic electors, III arguing IHF ~.
whole case. IIc protested aA III opened IIl9t
bp iii not upuaar ~ counsel for SuIlIWe' y;
ridden. IIG llad voted against him o'iCG; alh
II this commission decided that there liau tGEh
no election. should vote against MN Asan.ii
Int no was here as the counsel OF ten tnouN,tN
voters who had been diSfranehiscd " iran1 W
Louisiana aid whose case Ind been relertcu "
this tribunal to inquire who and what Pets t
had been duly appointed electors ~ that statc
This tribunal, ho argued, was III the NATURE VI
legislative commission OF investigator, aiiu
Ind neither judicial nor executive ihhctiolE'
for It's conclusions were all E'illC 10 uio II
visionary action " Congress. II was Grca!'H
like those commissions out OF when briuHl
legislation had grown TO correct such frauds az
was Drcriug ont Of tho ballot box III England
and were appealing for triumph in this tribunal;
He made an analysis Of The c0llUStvo acts Of
Louisiana and declared that tho State had
failed 10 provide the requisite law ana "
electoral vote must. therefore, bG 'blotted ONT
Of tic electoral college. Mr.. Carpenter SAIL
that Congress ignored the board four years
ago nItl declared II 1t was fraud thon Il was
fraud now which this tribunal could not
vitalizc. .39F .Ip. aHHll D.. % -
Mr.. Carpenter spoke some minutes In support
Of the proposition laid down by him that Tho
Presidential electors are Federal and not state
officers. lie read from tho State conStitut on
" Louisiana. several sections inserting that
they clearly limit all judicial power to tho
courts-tho Judicial rOwer-conterrea npoh Iile
returning board mist ie regarded as fully w;
constitutional. Mr.. Carpenter said they WOMB
show, II allowed by the commission, that not q
single parish In Louisiana sent to tho returning
board any evidence in the form prescribed W
law far the purpOscof throwing out votes on
tho ground OF intimidation and violence. ile
read from the report on Louisiana, signed Us
AIcssrS. lfOar. Wheeler and Frye, certain Pas
saScs. lie said that Mr.. Wheeler wbuld he, h1
thought, very much surprised to find himself
counted III By board which he bad Joined IN
cOndCnInng for doing precisely similar thing.
Mr.. Carpenters closing appeal to the commits.
sion was ADO nat attempt 10 StAuIlcll blood
with iraud, and invite the overthrow Of our Ill
EtitutionS."
Mr.. Trimbull then offered tho evidence en-
tho Democratic side: .. .....4.
First-Tliat William r. Kellogg, who appCnrs
as Hayes elCctor, Is the sEmc person who
was de fdriG governor Of Louisiana.
SecOnd-Tllat William T. Kellogg was not
appointed one Of the electors Of Louisiana IN
1876, and that tho certificate was untrue In
facts; aud TO show tits certified copies Of the
lists Of the commissioners Of election.
Third-That the names Of the supervisors OF
registration were fully and frandulcntly omit.
ted to the return part Of the votes In several
parishes, and that 2,26T votes against Kellogg
were thus omitted. t"l r'f+ sHaF
Fourth-That ly the consolidated statement
Of the supervisors Of tic registration Il al'-
pears that the said Kellogg received 3,iS9 rOtes
less than each Of the Tildeu electors.
Fifth-That the returning board wilfully and
fraudulcntly estimated and counted 2gi votes,
which were not given In any precinct OF tht
State. .si.-. .t4TI. -. .Gsu.-
SiXtlI-Tlat tho votes cast oil the seventh Oi
November az shown by the commissioner
llnvo never been compiled nor canvaSScd, and
that Said returning board never evun pretended
to CANVASS these returns, and only caIlvasscd
the returns made by the supervisors.
SevGnth-l'llat the votes given for rlcct0rt
have never been opened by the governor Of The
Stale In prCSencC Of The secretary OF State, tht
att0rner-gcneral Of tho State and district
Judge at tho seat Of government; nor las liz
examined the returns aud aScertainGd whether
any one was elected, Int that he knew when he
executed tho certificates TO hiTEo and other,
that lle nnd they had not received within 5.0Ot
Of ns many votCsaS had been cast for the T'ilt!cI
electors. 81 HI.