The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-02-15

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and because of this the whole vote Is
thrown out, would that be justI Inc
Returning Board, had it possessed judi
cial power, had gone outside OF its power
The statute requires duplicate returns TO
he made within twenty.four hours, ana
s1ch returns were not made within fifteen
days. e Nso.ora
Hoar, Wheeler and Frye, to show now
this delay had could be taken advantage
of to change the result, and said they were
nrepared to show that 10000 votes had
been disfranchised. Senator Howe went
upon the theory that if the plaintiff 8
AGENTS commit robbery Acknowledgements
NAV commit robbery. This was not a
matter for Louisiana to settle Tor nerseli,
as the whole nation was interested ID tne
laws. The Representatives and senators
in Congress may assist in making the
President of the United States, that her
vote would make. He read from the re-
port previously quoted, and said wouldn't
Wheeler wake up astonished to find HIM
self elected by the very means he con-
demnedP He did not deny that there
were wrongs perpetrated in the South,
but thew were brought about by the
smart produced by illegal acts by which
fraudulent government. was put upon
them, and he denounced in bitter terms
the four men acting as a returning board,
who foisted the Kellogg government,
through fraud and violence, upon the
neople of Louisiana. A careful and
thorough examination of this case by
this tribunal would do more to restore
peace to Louisiana than a regiment OF SOL
diers.
Speech Of Mr.. Trumbull.
Mr.. Trumbull said he supposed they
should now present evidence OF the iraud
irregularity and illegality with wElch tne
returning board were charged and PROOF
offered to be produced. Kellogg and
others were accused likewise OF SINS oil
omission and commission, and proofthere
of offered would be furnished.
The question sprang up as to the tlme
to be allowed for argument on lnCerlocu-
tory ouestion,as to the admissibllity ofevl-
dence offered, Mr.. Thurman thought
the Case would be expedited by, allowing
evidence to 60 in, subject to objections
in stead of frittering away their time on
the admissibility Of testimony. he
thought it was making the Commission
court of common pleas instead OF the
GREAT Tribunal it was intended to be-
Mr.. Edmunds argued that the effect Of
taking testimony Professionally might be
that at the end of ten days they might
find the evidence inadmissible, and the
whole time wasted. >,
Judee Bradley thought they should 60
on in a manner similar to the course pur'
sued in the Florida case.
Judge Miller asked if it could not be
so arranged that the case could be argu'
ed. SO that when the commission went
into consultation, if it was decided not
to admit the evidence, it would not be
necessary to hear further arguments
Mr.. Abbott was opposed to mixing uI
the case. If evidence was excluded, he
wanted to hear argument on what was
left of the case. 80, -,
Mr., Thurman agreed with Mr.. Abbot
that the case should not be mixed. he
however, favored, considering the evl
dence on both sides as before them, sub
iect to future decision as to admisslbllity
Judge Strong offered a substitute, CIV
ing counsel two hours on each side to ar
que the admissibility ofevidence.
Mr.. Thurman moved an amendment
making the time three hours Rejected b!
a vote of seven to eight.
The proposition of Judge Strong wa
argued to without division.
Mr.. Trumbull proceeded with his argu
ment, saying that they were brought tac'
to face with the question whether a Ere
sident of the United States is to be made
through fraud and villiany on the part o
officials whose duty it was to issue certi
fiCates. There was no other tribunal tt
which application could be made excep
this tribunal. He spoke of the tribuna
as a tribunal of the two Houses of Con
gress. Could it be, he asked, that tn
constitution had made no provision
against the Inauguration of Presiden
by forgery and fraud, and by conspirac.
between the men who certify to his elec
ton? He felt humi ilted that, as citizel
of this Republic, he was called upon t,
argue this question before national trl
bunal.
1t was not before a.canvassing boart
touching the election of a justice OF tn
peace, but a national Congress, havini
bower to 90 to the very bottom Of every
thing, that he appeared. There was sub
mitted to this commission not only tn
question of who were lawful electors, bu
all matters connected with double returns
When the act was passed, there was
thrill went through the country, AM
there was feeling that whatever the de
cision was, it would declare the tru
voice of the people. Should it be sal
that, when the law declared they sLoul,
consider all questions connected witt
double returns, it merely meant the
should do simple sum in arithmetic,an,
add up the returns in one OF the certit
Gates? What the country wanted was
decision as to who was lawfully elected
and the country would not be satisfe
with anything else.
Hardly twelve months have passe
since a person came here knocking a
the door of the Senate with paper slgu
ed William kellogg, stating that he ha
been duly elected to the Senate. Di
the Senate open its doors to him? Why
he has stood there knocking ever since
Kellogg pretended to be Governor unit
finally the Senate shut the door in hi
face and sent him away. Kellogg, ther
is in no better condition than McEnery
but you have got certificate here fror
person claiming to be Governor--a Gel
tilted list, as it is called in the statute, {
the names of persons elected electors
What does that amount TOT Did the Cor
stitution require it2 The Constitutio
said the electors should meet in their re
spective States and vote by ballot for tw
persons. of whom one at least, shall nc
be an inhabitant of the same State wit
themselves, and that they should max
8 list of all persons voted for, and of tn
number of votes for each, which lii
shall be signed, certified and TRANSMIT
ted, sealed, to the seat of General Go1