New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-14
Mr.. JENKS SPEAKS.
/, PLEA FOR ADMITTING EVIDENCE.

90 PLEA FOR ADMITTING ENlDENtE.
Representative jerks next addressed the
Commission in behalf of the Democrats and the directors
Ia the HAYES certificates. His remarks started
of with a definition Of what implied in the
,raso counting the votes" lie said that the iInpca-
ton determination of the votes to be counted ana
the enumeration OF them after their determination lie
said further:
1.-THE act Of Congress says that the Executives cer-
cate shall be the only evidence received IN
what votes shall he counted then the question OF deter
naming legality OF that goes Win H. Decie hero ie
legislative bodies VI great hatoa' iHtS 10 GO
otirud attest by their Journals tact which u 10 90
Gown througa iii history truth over tbeir own sig
natures and no power on earIh can say 1S !V nnn
pat upon journals that winch you ana every one
thing az binding the eyes. IL CONGRESS had
passed tho act that the members OF the sen
ate and House OF REPRESENTATIVES, VAIN pan
iucrs over their eyes, under the superlnteNd-
dree President or the Senate bandaged N hk9
inode should tie votes, you would say mat thI
hbsurdty should never be tolerated Inc same iaet eA
.s here TruIn moral sunlight OF the Woild ana
If ynn dare 10 shut out from the physical eye
yOu from the moral eye but you clInot rom one
than the other unless you propose 10 dcl 'he Inter
wish To- CHI the attention of the Commission to this
o,ner point has been fT,her assumed That inns Is
iudieia tribunal | unable TO agree III tAit Nle" IL
is legislative, essentially; nohin. more, nothhs res.
This discussion been someU nat deprecated ID It's
,,oracer in that has been sometimes assumed that
TINS a a contest between parties Ii Is 4o,oOo'OOo
people speaking for Themselves through thef feieSeh
atyes and saving, You, Tor me, count these IL Is
legislative action aid not judicial Here arc Two Ger
tnces present, each OF winch represents csnt electors
each OF which the seal of the state each OF whch
the signature OF the Governor Now sha pon DC
counted shall either shall neItherf We cannot
cudul both BECAUSE the Constitution limits Inc hMOer
Iun they must BE- chosen as the LEGISLATURE directs,
They are both genuine Is the natural CONCLUSION We
cOiue IL for you 70 d6tefmlne winch is lo iae
aud which The genuine. Now which ls the genuine II
conforms 10 the Law OF Inc ald III All lt essen
particulars. that Is the genuine. ellecf laiS 10
is false. Then IS Necessary to INQUIRE as 10 Til1
conforms to tie law OF me thI ~ SigI a05 ~ n ~
SUGGESTIONS OF FRAUD.
M jerks passed Oh to speak OF the rival sets OF
electors Louisiana. He claimed that the Hayes
electors were in pursuance Of the mode pre-
scrbed by the Legislature. nor on the day prescribed Dy
act OF Congress and that their certificate OF appointment
was procured through fraud OF Gov Kellogg and the
Returning Board He denied that Kelogss certificate
was TO I've received necessarily. SuppOse, he SAID the
certificate the Governor had been procured by band
OF buccaneers sailing up the river 10 Orleans, VINO
captured him and took him aboard and forced him to
sign HIS name the certificates" He said further that
the electors are by be chosen by popular vote,
and that The Tdcn electors were So chosen He then re-
viewed the facts as TO The parishes:
In order the returning board to obtain jurisdiction
over returns there must be protest signed ny the ~
pervs0r Of Registration or Commissioner OF EItcnon,
Inc former during registration, the latter on the day OF
election. Now, il it be not shown by one o. these par
tps there no power 10 inquire concerning H. ana IL
curry he made is usurItOn and III addition 10 that
We viii prove IL is fraud. Then, VITA TINS preliminary
statement and also protest, tncTc must BE- dupl
cate ia eDil.' ~ t I r. ,!er he any drmnahty Al
tsched ana that the people vi the PARISH may know
Wi IL Charged against them Now II there lup-
cat. filed in court tbcc jurisdiction / may low
stat that except in PARISHES BoSsier and Con
Gorilla there rot single protest IN single parish III
Tc law of Louisiana requires that the parish officers
sbc citizens thr state and yet man nained tioycr.
vino appointed supervisor o. Registration ia Fast
Rs,ton Rouge citizen Of Mississ l. and held TWO
Otros there the Isl of JGnuaIy 1916 Up to Aug
.. he "Topern" for snake sh0w-taat 49,
ca,lci-n of the people passing by. He was titn a-
pointed supervisor OF Last Baton Rouge because 1t was
Known that parish becoming strongly Democratic
According Law OF the case, we maintain mat the
testimony taken II CONGRESS IS part Oh ines proceed
cst!atiOn OF Baton Rouge threw ont l47 votes,
n!aslng change OF 100 i'll mat parish That was be
fore it came Returning Board Thus roper for Tie
snake show did this The Returning Board found y nc
the State would be Republican, and consequently llVV
votes are thrown out
Mr. jerks then enumerated the different parishes and
gave list OF the OF votes thrown out III EACH
commenting On each and saying it only done in
those parishes where there large number Of Demo
cratic voters. He cOntnucd
want you to this fact into consideration that the
acting Governor Of the STATE rs hePnncIc Ire az
points every supervisor in the State ard tue supervisors
~ registration appoint every commissioner Ot Election
I'm Inc State The coOred supervisors Of registration
were all Repubican-that IL, generally RePuDhcah-l
believe there were one two exceptions Now, every
sIngs mist axe that was made happened 10 20 one way
suggest the possibility that there might oe a "e
it, because it seems to me conclusive evidence OIL
As hes been stated there protests at all in GER
tain cases Now that evsded by the proposition tbat
pgries In interest may hearing before the Board
1Ider provision OF thc sixth section or the act Amy
person interested in tie etciiol Dy reason oI Ocnb
candidate for office, etc. Is allowed hearing before the
Board. -
HAYES ELECTORS DISQUALIFIED.
Itis INV duty 10 call your attention certain persons
who arc alleged be disqualified A. b. Levisse and d.
Breys or we aege disqualified under the Constitution
of the United states. We will prove that Levisse
Commissioner appointed by certain Court OF the Un-
tcd states holding al the time OF the election We
vii prove that Mr. Brewster was surveyor Of
tec nd District Tor State Of Louisiana H. sweafs
ia. flres
wrote letter Of resignation asking that III n1gt lake
effect OF the 4th OF November ibis was WlitGn on
H. lOL or ia November. IL wac received Ia Wash
inetOD ON tie 18th. and the 23d he received reply
accepting his resignation OF the Atm: Hence on the
day Of the elertOn lie disqualified from holdlns
th office and decided promptly that when t3e
number limited by tho Constitution, IL Is our dy 10
decide equally promptly that the dlsauncat.on Is oi9u
in eouay upon The electOr who casts DIS vote IOf
isGualined person does tine same as thodgh ne cast
blank vote - -. a., ,oa... W. e,a ,ba,
J. a. Bnch a state senator from louisiana ny the
provisions Of Constitution Of TIE state OF Louisiana
II provided that no person shall hod any Two oihees
~ zee and notary public. Hr Bircn was state Senator
p"r 10 the election and continued as we wiz provc,
en the is1ualifcatiOns OF the State Constitution rem
der e vote of a eItIzen and the vote OF Brc the Same
a. IL not cast he not elected even u he hao ma
oris MARKS another OF the electors was prior to the
election Dis Attorney for the dstrict IN Wuch ne
Parish OF ST. James In, and continues 10 hoid doW 10
ths date lie Is disqualified by The Constitution Oh the
State. 49, ,s. ,a. s,,.,v,,o,
Of registration fiom Point Coupe Parish he Is dis
,sed by the Of the State and Also ais
ruaed BIZ this present enactment because IA inc regE
ffan section IL, you VIII mo that supe' a.
ration is expressly disqualified from being cand
ds FOR any Office voted Tor during the lime OF MS omoi
stins supervisor q ns adn sis act no