The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-02-17
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ur,e in mixing up the arguments on
tn, offer I'd evidence and the merits 81
tt, c,se. Tet Arguments De beard hrst
1n tHe cIer, aud then the commIssion
c.glj ia secret res-j1s GatCrmino Whist
,boy would do.
senator Thucman coura- IN the
visw 90 Mr. Abbott Mt. Eyas,s said
So must not be iaf,rretby their silence
that they regarded the evidence ODER
GO AZ already 10.
Senator Morton sud he preferred to
=, 1n with thr cs,e a- 10 stnod, and
tue. cluussl he given lifetime a5l1wch
them yesterday, four hours and half
ou Il ~iIe. Ca the matter Of the al
missibli.y % evidence 90 could bee de-
tarmi1cI after thr arguments had been
heard
After further discussion. Senator FL.
murd-' resolution was pat 30 q Vote
and ,l-. bv vote 90 y-0s, {, uays, d..
Judge ~.rous's resolution wa chen
Yui aut carried, that counsel on each
-,ie have two hours 60 argue as 20 the
adm ,-iHI.i,y % evidence.
subsequently on motion OF Judge
IE-adlry, tho counsel were Above o.
Sprsb longer than two hours Oh thi,
point, provided they agree 20 have 10
u-eu uut of the four and a half hours
time allowed each side in which o.
argue tbe merits Of the case. y rec. IS
yffu5ly minutes was taken.
GA ra1ssembliHr. J.iEa TrumoaIl
began his arsp-cnt ia favor OF TIE ad-
u,--iHHIfy 90 the evidence offered,
claiming thst tnr comuisf.pa has al!
tur power ufCuSrrss aud can e. 10 the
bottom oftls matter before 10 and as
r.r.a.u every fact BE claimed that
uDusl, worthy Of the high Office Of
president or even oi ,la position OF
..u..sp.rag a paltry town, should uc-
r.Hl OlIrH uu q title given him by
W.Iam P..t Kellogg M. Tsumuuii,
iu stating the case, said he would
prove that kellogg was defactn COVER
nor % LpUigiaua during the months Ui
November ana December last, aud
that us was not duly appointed an
elector. They would further prov,
That whom the returning board can.
vs-ssd the votes, they had no legal
evidence ct violence at the election,
aud consequently had no right u
throw uut votes, that the SUPERVISOR
60 election, wIimily or otherwise,
changed th" returns from certain
place, iu their precincts; that by the
returns actually made by the commits
stuuer- OF election, number OF clec-
tors were defeated ~ electors by sever.
W Thousand msjorijy that Kellogg
VhDu he certified a. his own and tus
ether electors election, well knew thai
bee WAS certifying To what was not
true and iu acCordaucs with the re
turns, aud that the issuance Of these
certificates 10 the so-called Hayes ele,.
tors vas 10 pursuance Of an unlaw fu
combination aud conspiracy, Of which
kellogg, Wells, Keuuer, Cassauave
and others were the sectors
Judge Tlumbuii then read 4
printed a brief, giving at great length
The reasons why the kellogg cerud
Gates are false and fraudulent Among
other things charged against the re
turning board, wS- the forging OF tn,
returns from Vernon parish. IL wa,
also charged that Levissee, A. Brew
-ter, Birch and two or three other lie
publican electors were ineligible; tn,
two arst, because they held offices o
trust aud profit under and in tht
United States, and the Others Stat
offices.
-aellabarger followed Stoughton
Tomorrow morning, Mr. Evarts vii
-pesk aud Judge Campbell closes. Tn
commissioners adjourned at half pas
seven.