The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-21
TIE HAYES CONSPIRACY.
,y,,ortRv TNTO THE PLOT 70 CAP
80 iIGE rHL PRESIDENCY.

v,sut.GruN. Jan. 20.-Thc Committee
a.. Powers. Privileges, and Duties OF the
n.o In coming Tho Electoral Vote had be-
,,,,p tod Oswin ID. Roberts, cashier OF
w. so.,nl National Bank " New York. lie
..,,,,i,l two certificates Of deposit In the bank
~ e. anIlcr, dated Oct 81, 1875. One WAS for
- IN and the other for 5000 They were made
. .lJa ON his own order on the return OF the
,s-la,n,e.. The endorsement read
p,vs r. rackard or order. x nnhsnIRR
p,t I,nrs T.. Ar. I.thhthp.
n..,,e. tho certificates OF deposit above re-
,erred to. there was an account OF u. Chandler
=. CHAIRMAN Of the National Republican Com
,,,,ce An account was also kept In that bank
by Gov Mccormick.
"a W. Partridge. the private secretary OF r.
rr,ntier. was asked by MIR. Field whether he
ia no.. ..ator or under hts control any
Io,,ara ar telegram. written or sent nv z. Chand-
o,,o..,v one tu Florida. south Carolina. North
r.,,lin,. Louisiana and oregon. or any letters
:, ,.lssram. received by him from persons In
those States7
Witness produoed copies Of letters, two OF
.beh were put In evidence. One Of them.
,rttcn by j II. stockton, dated New Orleans.
NV. H. was u the eject that II steps were
isaen mmr.ittt,l, the afiidavits of zen or twelve
showing thit tbcv were derived Of the exer-
else Of thr ballot tN VIOLENCE and In imidation.
The writer was tue Chief Deputy of Marsnal
PitNn. lie siys.
utoucoi'd .enl trusiv person IRE with funds. or
.t olSc some one to draw r sucn sums as nav ne
~. ".Gi d rns' p,rishcs. such testimony lii oe
Ilei d. % uAuls and ouraycs o aAnnaoe a. TO pre-
NJ VA ccctr4 10y such irtuls.
The other letter, dated Greensboro, Nov. 90.
was ON I. u. keogn, IN which he says. adj
F..N.. Ia. IA. Hu dana a IA Ntf
he could toward getting up evidence OF Illegal
voting Ia Nurth Carolina. aud that fdir count
would snow the election Of the hepnoic.n
ticket. lie was 50 crupied financially that he
cold not abort t. furnish the means Of es-
tah.nins Il uis. ; vera otter lie tiers on we
political situation were read, among them the
vAsmYoroS, u. { Dec. 2s.
DIAN SIR Your favor OF tNc i5'u las teen received
.rd co. tent. noted. Mnst you tate Va reg ign to
ic,s Il cntre' correct /, Won d nave been great
Tiden succceicd Va .c.un, uus 4 cle,tei iresideni
No man oceun'e .ncc' ~ ine me .as b., - 10
snf , Snu 1ysp's'.y W. "i nv , u-hu
ltnt rildeu Democracy gets down And p tue stu
z CHANDLER Chairman.
The witness said that the telegranis sent from
and received by T.. Chandler from time to tine
were des.rO ed. lie did not think there was
sn,thing 10 them ABOUT furnishing money or
Troops.
Thomas c. Jovn,er. telegraph operator at
FuuNliu, \. c. ola not take copies Of te,egrams
passing through hi. Office. lie remembered
telung messages going tnroug . bu could not
tell their ex ct phr seology. The messages. 20
far as he could remember. YER signed CnJudlcr
and addressed To Thomas u. N-gie, OF North
Uaruln. lhey wers TO the following effect:
We mink Hayes eected, out, II possible, hold your
", ihn, Hayes elected but wish to add your state.
Witness said one ~ the kilograms WAS rather a
long one ; ne did not think II mentioned any
mt rs IT holding on u toe state.
i VI a an all 81 liant NJ he lou tat a
Returnins Board, WIS ex,mincd ~ MIR. Field,
who inquired whether there wa. not av .cancN
In tue Bo rd which WIS not nlled aud why
Witness rephed IN inltively. aud ssh the Va
eaucy was not niieI because the members coui,
not agree upon man. Dr. h -nneds Was pro
posed 10y the Democrats 80 a. III, vacancy. b At
apart I the Board objected to nim. iuer'
were four menue actns rs the Boar !, al -"
them Republicans. They never resolved to re-
feet or admit mother person as a member VI tn,
Board.
Q-whv did you not. a. President. put the pr,po
proposlnon acted On instantly but asked he question
G@s no wee yee wg .s aes s % Se samon
Or Ksonedy a. a MEMBER Of Tie board3 A.~Hoa-. i
naS me Ds ihs 1e SS' Sos sss
Vac democrats protested against further proeee dug
ut nIed.
witness said the result Of the canvassers wa,
naue a matter II record. and the returns noweC
lhe number Of votes rejected.
Mr. Lawrence SAID the subject was matter OF
record, nj no refusal mad been mane TO inspec
eopes u tue record. Mr. Lawrence said tna
lhr returning Board wefo held as IN cOntemp
81 the House because they decline 10 produce
lie records before the Morrison comuittee
Itet could not produce the records because tn'
hw required sucn archives TO ne deposited II
lbe Ufice Il the secret ~ ~ state.
Mr. Yield But were not toe records In posses
nou II tue board when tue Morrison committe
:blleI Tor themI
Mr Lawreuce-Tne records were In their indi
rdua possession that time a, custodtans.
Mr.. Field said That the fact that the record
we're not mere WIS not the ult Of the com
1iitre, who had a risht by oral inquiry u I'm,
9ut their character. There WIS no tlgglery q
lil- joker mere. The committee wished 4
~ what was ~ them. The House had beeI
!rins for the last month to untain tue paper-
lucy acre not here, aud therefore II was per
iectly competent ~ ask wat were In thee
Members OF the COMMITTEES present overrule
Nj. Li"fence's OF lection by a vote OF 2 to+.
Mr tlel asked tue witness 70 state wne hei
We record be refused 10 produ . sh wed tbs
whole nunoer OF votes est IN Louisiana; anc
Me witness replied that he could not say, a. ne
bad nJt charged MS memory with It.
Q-Can YOU state the numb r within a tnousanl7 A
y nave no rec Election.
The vi ness having spoken OF intlmidatio t,
prevent Republicans from voting A. a re i=Ou 20
throwing Nut woes, I've " : asked by Nr. Ftel,
Hhether he knew d a single voter hiving beel
prevented from voting ~ intimidation. ii
answered that he nad none ~ nis mud.
Q-Do you know OF single man who vote 1 contrar,
70 hi' wishes Uecau'e VI lntlmdatIoAI Al clnnJ
q DO you or not know whether the abstraction q
Iot'' mad o, The i.etn ning Board changed tn~
Oh the eectlouY Al cannot HltnOdt tue " col
rect ansAer The question.
tMr Field rena Ked, the witness refusing TO ansvt
~ ,,tc-urical question, that ne would move to mas
~ f.ct knuwu u tue n ufe.l
ID YOU el.uina Or abstract from the total yot
n ~ as 1000 Yutesr Al do MT KNOW.
v D.dtpu abstract a huEdre- ora THOUSAND votes
a lu q. / know
= Youspoae Of Intimidation murderl Dli an
u.s. o. his eff CT ACCOMPANY tie returns VI u
~ Tyisurs u ttet tOuI A 30,
luht you hnoN That all Jaw sablut iutimiiaii0
A. u.fd y re prepared at TIE New v. lraus Custo.
usel Al ~ not know.
Ar. Tucker, among other questions. a-ke
W" TIER the witness meant to say that he nry-
u.alr aus Calculation ns TO tie result In turuW
lus out votes. Inv witness answered that n
tiaitntnt Was made up by the clerk Of u
boaiI. Inc witness sad tnat he anI tue othe
mrmbvr Of tue uoafd nad been ia office since tu
Do 80 December, le1i
Tea. Anderson, "a member Of the Returnln
90. te-tlned ia there Was no OF lection I
ID. Kennedy becoming a member Of the Re
tufllug Is ard Drchuse he " not "a gentleman
tui Hrtause the members did not approve OF M
hlpntntiueut. he witness - IL favor OF hllin
VI Hctucy, and spoke 10 several persons auOu
Nal The iItCe.
lu~ ~itIess was interrogated about the mum
t'f - Noies cast In LOUISIANA, and hald IN
Tar -H ut Grant was not received. lie could NJ
but said tnai Two thirds Of tue votes throw
oAt Ncrs or lilueu directors. Tue witness sai
agra many afla,its charging inumtiatlu
49, fraud were sworn To ~ New Orleans, but Il
N"Ntht nr majority oi and Wis were sworn
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