The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-28
Representatives Hoar and Garfield for
the Presidential Commission.
A RETURNING BOARD IN CUSTODY.
Telegraphic Revelations About
the Oregon Elector.
WHAT GosBLE SAID TO TlLDEN.
Something Wrong About a
Louisiana Return.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
wAsHINoroN, Jan. q, 1877
Mr.. HoAR AND Mr.. GARFIELD 70 BE THE RE-
PUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVES ON THE ELEC-
ToRAL coMlfssIoN--rHE PRESIDENT IN BAL
TIMoRR--M MEMBERS OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE
SUSTAINED By POPULAR OPINIONS SENATOR
Combines FELLOW TowNsMEN.
The republicans Of the House met in caucus this
morning select two Of the members Of tho Electoral
Commission. The opponents OF the bill had . pro-
gramms cut and dried. They intended to appoint
Messrs. Garfield and Hale Mr.. Frye opened the pro-
ecedngs with somewhat bitter denuncaton OF those
who had supported the BILL declaring them bad repub
licans and willing to surrender. He included In this
condemnation the members OF the Joint Committee
but understood 10 DO less hostile more
Spectfu 10 Messrs Hoar and McCrary than to Messrs
Conklng, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen and Willard The
last named seemed to him particularly obnoxious and
he spoke Of him as, two sessions ago. he and others
ased speak OF Mr. Foster, OF Ohio better than
. democrat. II he had used that phrase to-day no
would In fact have paid . great compliment to the
democratic parry for Mr.. Willard, who has served two
terms in Congress, though a remarkably Quot man. Is
OF the most highly esteemed members of tho
House, man not only Of singular purity Of character
but man OF the soundest judgment and
thorough knowledge, and, as he has shown
by several speeches in the House, of
statesmanlike views He has always agreed
with that wing Of the republican party of which Mr.
Frye of the spokesman, but no has always been
true to the real principles and the best instincts Of his
party.
Mr.. Frye remarked that he had been informed that
Mr.. Hoar would not, any consideration, accept
mi mt ho Cam noain In lie ho m FIR
II obliged Mr. Hoar to say that while there sew
eral personal reasons which made him averse 10 the
confinement which the duty would involve, yet If he
should DO chosen he would feel It his duty
30 Thereupon the balloting began
Mr.. Garfield was not opposed by any,
body, and therefore unanimously chosen
Considering that he may have sit as Judge on the
Louisiana case and that he has already formed and
expressed opinion on that case, 1t is thought Curl
that he should accept but the friends Of the bill
did not object to him. For tho second republican
member the first ballot stood: 32 Washington
Townsend, IA; Frye TO- and the remainder scattering
On the second ballot Hale got 40 votes; Hoar. 80,
with some scattering Forty-two necessary to
choice and after the second ballot the Hale took
alarm and began to drum up moro votes The third
ballot gave choice and on the fourth Mr. Hoar
chosen So Messrs. Garfield and Hoar are the two
republicans designated for tho House part OF the COM
mission. Mr. McCrary in the beginning positively de-
clined serving on the committee.
HOW AN ALLEGED MAJORITY FOR TILDEN WAS
TURNED INTO A MAJORITY FOR HAYEs-EF-
Feet OF THE PRODUCTION OF AN ORIGINAL
RETURN
The examination OF the Returning Board to-day by
Mr. Field and others about election return which
had confessedly been altered quite dramatic
affair." ard the confession of the Board that tho
figures did to HIM to have been changed had de-
morazing effect upon The republicanso the committee
The production Of the original return by Mr. Field
was entirely unexpected. 1t a surprise
to the members Of the Returning Board, and II he
shoud produce other returns and show that they too
have been altered, the Louisiana would begin to
look very bad for the republicans, somo Of whom sus
pect treachcry in the Board itself Tonight IN view Of
the developments To-Day is no longer matter for
surprise that the Returning Board so positively
refused to allow anybody to look at their
returns the proceedings OF their secret
meetings. They ready enough to give the House
committee what they pretended copies; to show
the originals, II appears would have been fatal to
them. Everybody tonight wonders how the House
committee got this ono original return In which 1t
the figures altered as to turn consider
able Tilden majority into one for Hayes.
THE PRESIDENT AT BALTIMORE.
The President called to Baltimore by an engage
unent to-day before the Electoral bill could
be cngrossed aud sent 70 him. He is expected
back tonight, and the bill will be signed by
Monday noon. II not sooner. II is said that Efforts
are making by the opponents OF the bill 10 in
duce withhold his signature to keep the bill
until after Thursday, the oay when its provisions are
10 90 into force but friends Of tho bill have
fears that he Will do
TANNED
Az some weak attempts making to read out OF tho
republican party the members OF the JOINT committee,
Il is useful to say that all who signed the report have
received and receiving abundant evidence that their
course hus the approval OF their constituents and
OF tho best men in the country. Mr Conkling
received to-day great number Of letters from his
own state and from different parts Of the country
proving OF the bill and Of his He especially
Rra,ined by tho following despatch from number Of
his townsmen, all republicans
UTICA, jan 81, 1877.
To THE Hon. ROSCOE CoSKLrSG, Washington
Your tow suen thank God that patriots have found
in YOU spok esnan, and congratulate the country on
the triumph OF reason in our Republic. :.
A. b. johnson, Z. N. Dennisun, Benjamin Allen, N.
j. Everett, J. :. Capron, W. II. Comstock, d. Batch
elor, Lewis Lawrence, Lewis H. Lawrence TX. 5. VIII
.% Wsl:o oasy Everett Hesry Is'i pspy Emery
Eaton, Charles S. symonds, G. H. Hopkins. ~ a.
Who, Harrison Gilmore, William n. fillmore, ). Y.
p Kincadc r. II. Proctor Theo. +. Buterheld, Orvile
r. Allen, Michael McQuade, d. Z. Stoddard.
the NEW YORK pELEGArIoS.
Ten OF the New York republican members OF the
House voted for the Electoral bill, and only tour
against IT, showing that New York in tho House was
nearly unanimous for the OIL
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON Jan. 81 1871.