The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-22
THE INFAMT RATIFIED BlA PAR
1ISAN COMMISSION.
LOUISIANA FRAUD COUNTED roE HAYrs.

LOUISIANA FRAUD COUNTED roR HANEs.
Times Special Washington. Feb, Ia.
The worst autiripations Of those who
have seen, but have been almost asham-
ed 10 acknowledge, the existence Of n
strongly marked party line IN the Flee
toral Commission, were realized to-day
in the successive votes hy which the
louisiana case Was decided in favor of
the Republicans and eliminating IN the
adoption uf resolution recommending
To Congress thar the eight votes Of that
state hc counted FOR HAYES and Wheeler
The commission met at 10 o'clock this
morning in secret session. the minority
rrStive under the determination ut tho
majority 20 limit debate and hasten a
decision los an enforcement OF The order
adopted last night requiring u vote 20 he
taken al flur o'clock IN the All moon.
Amer the Presiding Justice took the
chair aud thc doors were securely hsiru-
ca there MAS silence Iyr a few minus
tcs
Morton Was the first to speak. He had
little 20 ullrr in lhe WAY II argument
pUt the ease was We, plain one 90 hls
mind Hay,s had carried the state ac-
c1rliug 20 the only ls"l rtturns before
Congress and It's votes should be SO
counted The Matlvr ought 80 be settled
Al once by the passage of = resolution 10
that effect With all the charges 81
fraud and conspiracy The commission
had no concern. Senator Thurman Iol'
lowed in a speech which both sides agree
was mastery. and which the Democrats
say was the great effort Of his lir. lie
smoke Ter an hour, fully sustaining the
chief points madp by Illdeu's counsel,
hut dwelling mainly upon ih" position
that the c,ccli ion law utls,", or the kc-
uurnin. Board Law AS il Is ,ummoaly
called, repealed an other election laws
ofIouisiaua, and that there was no
provision whatever, therefore, FOR tilling
vacancies in the Electoral College, but
admitting that the law u l>os had not
been repealed, be urged that u looked
20 the tlllng Of vacancies caused 10y the
resignation or death Of electors legally
chosen. levisee and Brewster being
Ineligible by reason Of holding Federal
offices. were neyer.legally chosen. Two
elrctorships were therefore vacant, and
there was no proposition. even under
caused BY failure 20 elect.
Senator Thurman WAS heard with at
I .eutiun, and il was thought &C the ume
made some impression upon the ullh
/ Judge. The next speech Was by Mr..
GARFIELD. u vas such one as Garfield
might be expected 10 make. lie quoted
\ single United States supreme Court
/ decision 20 prove that the Returning
| Board was constitGuonally created, and
I that its action Was final and must bc ac'
cep,sd. Hoar followed IN the same
strain, making 10 new points, and APP
/ parently inteUdiL, merely 10 announce
/ his determination 10 stand With hi'
associates Of the same political par
ty.
| Senator Bayari then took the tlool
and spoke in q characteristic vein, as
suming that the legal point involved h.,
been cleared 10 the satisfaction Of all bS
Senator Thurman. lie appealed in elo
quent words % the honor and patriotism
Of every member ofthe commission. II
Was a question that seemed 20 him &
have but one side, and that was the sldt
Of honesty. The State had been ialrll
carried FOR Tilden. No man could alort
TO accept the Presidency on q title rest
Il ing upon frauds such rs had been com
mitted in pursuance Of the Returning
Board conspiracy, and ol which proc
had been offered. He favored opcuini
the gates Of inquiry. Only a r!ghteou
Judgment, founded upon fall AM Impair
Iial Investigation, would satisfy the pto
pie. Senator Edmuuds then addrcssc'
! the commission very briefly in the lint
OF argument pursued by Mr. EyaTis.
Then rose Bradley, a written opinion
in hand. and read slowly and with SOM
i manifestations OF nervousness, whllt
every other man on the commission
eagerly and carefully weighed his words
lie said he WAS almost persuaded byIh,
arguments in favor Of the Tildcn ease
but ended by declaring against II. Iht
points OF his opinion are desc. bed hl
the least unbiased and most lawyer liE,
mind on the Democratic side Of the ri
bunal rs points that were none "Hi
premises" " said this member. did no
fetch him up TO his conclusions a. all. :
he ever publishes his opinion % will b.
seent- Le the most illogical composition
that vas ever uttered from \ bench o
4 law. The partisan Republicans wh,
listened tremblrd with anxiety through
out the whole first and middle part oft
aud the Democrats were spondiug
Is pleased. but the conclusions derive,
from the premises filed no better thai
new wine in old bottles, and were un
expected TO every listener. ! thought.
continued this Democratic member o
| the commission, THAT he was going II
our favor, and when he wound up agains
Us | noticed the astonishmCnt On cyel
Republican faces. The fact is Bradlc,
made his opinion for the ease in opposI
ton 70 every decided case aud the opin
ions Of every text writer. lie held tha
the college ofclectors IN ever State ma,
be persons ineligible under the Cous,i
tuition, providing they resign their otiic
before the day fixed Tor casting the cleo
toral vote