Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-27
Il L LEe@ r APHIC.
4 o'clock. p. IA.
THE COMMISSION.
south Carolina Under Consider.
alton.
The Arguments All In, and the,
Case Gone to the Jury.
The Commission.


commission met At 10. Hurd stated
tha. no counsel w.uld appear for
ebjectIons tothe republican certificate,
aud then submitted bis reasons why
the commission should reject that
certificate, holding that the republi-
can form ot government must exist
ina state to give validity to the vote
of that state. He insisted that If
legal disabilities were imposed, on
intimidation practiced, the republican
form of govt was not maintained,
and proposed to show BY
testimony taken by the house com
mittec that both conditions existed.
Hnrd held that as the constitution OF.
South Carolina required the registra-
tion of electors, aud that the require
ment was utterly ignored, the election
was@void He mex, went to the OBJ
jection that the presence Of the Us
troop. in the state over Awed the peo-
pie and prevented free expression
Of the Will Of the people, He read
lhe proclamation OF the president OF
Oct. II, declaring thar an insurrec
ilpa exIs.eu in the state and con,eud
ed that the clause OF the constitution
authorizing interference OF the federal
government contemplated ao ,n.urrec-
ton against or resistance TO state au.
thorI,y and not disturbances between
individual citizens. OF state, rifle
clubs, riding up and down and mur-
dst'ng some peaceaple cltIzens, as
stated in the presldent's proclamation
he argued that it didn't amount 10
such an insurreotion against the Uni
ted States or state authorities az war
ranted an Intervention in the affairs
OF The state. The, presence Of troops
was not TO keep peace, but to influ-
cnce the election. @
When Hurd had finished, Cochrane
stated sha. Judge Black aud Blair
wsuld appear - counsel for the OBJ.
jectors to certificate No. l. They had
been uncertain whether they could
attend, but we're now here. Cochrane
then submitted certain proffers of
proof which he proposed to make
good and admitted BY the commission
AS follows:
That there had been ! failure Of
registration as provided BY the state
constitution, and through such failure
over 10000 fraudulent votes for
Hayes had been cast.
Second, that In August, 1876, large
numbers of soldiers had been sent in
to the state under Gen. Ruger, who
telegraPhed that AL WIS quiet, and no
more troops were needed, and that if
more were needed he would call for
them. That Notwithstanding this, in
the next October, the president issned
his proclamation, and large numbsr
OF additional troops were sent into
the state. That during 1876 there
was 30 time wheasthe state ..utho,;.
ties could not psesDrys peans NJ
Third, that troops Wers ,e,t into
ne state without tn. request Of the
Legislature, which could have readily
been conecned.
Fourth, that troops were sent, no,
o quell an insurrection and preserve
peace but to overawe voters, and
nhuence the election and that they
Fere present At the polls, and die
stimidate snd did influence voters. /
Fifth thse the presence Of troop.
mboldened the more desperate of til.
egroes and that in Beaufort .nt
,harlestown they inaugur.ted q svs
em Of fraud and violence ID vhicl
hey we're protected by state officer,
hat the police Of Cbarlestowu W.
omposed mainly of desperate negroe
nd employed its time in shootin,
own inotfensiye white citizen.
hat negroes At the polls were arme,
Pd prevented colored men VIII,
ould have voted The, democrsti,
cket from doing so. That III,