Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-23
Facts That Have Leaked Ont frsm
the Commission.
The Decision Will Glve oregon to
Hayes and Wheeler.
[srEciAL D~isrArcuEs TO TIE 0oLp Hill
DAILY Hrws.!
Fighting Tor Oregs..

Oonefhi Ayhot "no SoAieu ~
The telegram from Watts rssigning his
postmastsrship was produced and adj
mitted. Witness said: This was re-
ceived November l4th, and the answer
accepting the resignation was sent some
where about the goth Of November;
witness received the letter through
| Special Postofics Agent Underwood;
In IL Watts tenders his resignation; on
the Nth OF November witness telegraph
ell TO Underwood TO take charge Of the
Office till Watts successor was appoint
ed; ON November Gath received q letter
from Underwood stating that he had
taken charge Of the Office according to
witness instructions.
Other kilograms and letters were pro-
duced to show the details In connection
with the resignation Of Watts and the
appointment and qualification Of his
successor.
Thurman inquired II there was any
law or rule OF tho Department that re-
quirsd the accounts Of q Postmaster to
be settled before his resignation could
be accepted.
The Postmaster General said that he
was not aware Of any.
John W. Watts was called. and testi.
fed to the same facts relative TO his
resignation and its acceptance.
John McGrew. Sixth Auditor. tssti-
fisd that the accounts Of Watts had been
adjusted, and included the 18th Of
November.
Evarts commenced his argument at
t:3O T.. NJ, with tho claim that the
course pursued on that side in connsc-
ton with the case was consistent with
their claims In Florida and Louisiana.
In those cases the certificates had been
in accordance with tho canvass, and
they held now that the certificate should
conform to the canvass. These two.
conforming. tho evidence was conclu.
sivs. The canvass, he maintained, was
the substance. the certificate WAS tho
form. Ho charged that tho opposition
had changed their claims with the dill
ferent cases. and. for that reason. had
been compelled TO change his counsel.
Mr.. Evarts then took up the certificate
Of Odsli. Cartwright and Watts, claim.
ing that In it every requirement OF the
Consultation had been complied with.
lie insisted that tho evidence OF title
rested In this certificate aud not In tho
ono which had the Governors sigma
ture. The absence Of the certified lists
was through the default OF tho Gov
srnor and Secretary Of State. not through
any neglect Of the electors. The refusal
Of these officers TO furnish the list wa a
dssertion OF duty. and such dcssrtions
Of duty always had an object. The Ger
t~iicats contained more contained an
abstract Of the votes cast for Presiden.
tiai electors, as OH file in the Office Of the
Secretary Of State. and a certificate by S..
4. Chadwick. Secretary Of State. that the
inclossd was a true copy OF the abstract
aud that no had fixed tho great seal to
copy. Besides this. there were the
minutes OF the college. The rssigna-
ton Of Watts was received aud accepted.
The act has been done openly, under an
uncertain idea that he might have been
disqualified. Watts did bis duty. for
he would not put in peril n Of the
votes Of the State OF Oregon. Ths
votes had been cast, and the ballots were
here, under the Constitutional Act Of
1889, and the laws Of Oregon. These
minutes were primary evidence OF the
validity OF tho act Of the Electors.
Therefore. unless you hold that the
Governors certificate and Its substrac.
ton by violation Of q Governors duty
Is sufficient to suppress the Electoral
College and the vote Of the State, you
have here everything that you need
under tho Act OF Congress without
looking ut the certificate which they put
in in support Of their title. Now, we
have another certificate. and that
contains nothing that c~ontradicts the
other. and nothing that. by itself, can. on
its inspection. be an adequate transac.
ton. Evarts then called attention to
the wording Of tho Governors certificate,
and contsnd.d that 4. did not comply
with the Act Of Congress; that the Gov
ernor undertook TO ins,rt the word
eligible" before the word "elector."
to cover himself from tho condemnation
OF open and organized fraud and false
hood. Instead Of obeying the Consti-
tuition and tho laws o: Oregon, he has
given reason for his action TO save him.
self from absolutely disregarding his
duty. Whatever may have happened to
Cronin by his ~ertrusion, that did not
make him the college. otherwise you
would have a strange state Of facts
that, under the laws Of Oregon, she
could have three electoral colleges. COM
posed Of one man. each OF whom
could cast his vote In his own
way and BY his own authority;
but, II you adopt the rule that . major
lily constitutes a college. you put your.
self under tbs protection Of the prin.
ciplo which governs all cooperative &C.
tion-that there al be but one college,
and that the majority anchors to itself
all the powers Of such college. The law
J Of Oregon itself says that they shall all