The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-01-04
TEE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections Examine Into the
Oregon Business,
And Find, From the Testimony Of the
Oregon Secretary Of State,
That Governor Grover Prepared the
Lists of the Presidential Electors.
CroRin's Part in the Drama Clearly
Shown up by Gen.'0delI.
The Joint Committee Oh the
Electoral Vote Question
i'm Session.
THE OREGON QUESTION.

committee on privileges and elections COM
nnenced taking testimony in regard to the
Oregon case, this morning.
Hon. Stephen Chadwick, Secretary oil
State of Oregon, in reply to a question put
by Senator Morton, chairman OF the COM
mittee, testified that the first intimatlon ne
had OF Watts' being a postmaster, was
after the election in last November. The
witness canvassed the vote of the State On
the day and in the manner prescribed by
Law, and nothing was said, that day, about
Watts being ineligible for the Office OF
Presidential elecior Witnss, did not pre-
pare lists Of the electors voted Tor with the
vote OF each other attached, and under the
seal of tie State.
THE GOVERNOR
prepared the lists after looking up the law
on that subject, as he and witness, in con
versation, had agreed to comply with the
acts Of Congress and the statutes oil Oregon,
as nearly as possible in this matter.
In reply TO Senator Mitchell, witness said
there we're no arms or armed men in the
c.pitoI on the day the Electoral College
met.
In reply to Senator Herman, he said !:
Cronin received the highest number OF
votes for elec;or on the Democratic ticket,
which wac I4,l67. Watts received Is, 206
Che official canvass was made by me Oh
the 4th OF December, and the Electoral
College net on the 9th inst. The
LAW OF OREGON
requires me TO canvass the vote in the pres
ence Of the Governor and the other State
officers. On the dav following the canvass,
the point as to whether the Governor had
the right to appoint Cronin in the place OF
Watts. as elector, was raised, as Watts was
said 10 be ineligible. There was a
hearing on this subjec; before the Gov
ernor, and a protest was read from Oieli
against Cronin's appointment. On the 9th
inst, Mr.. Hodgkins came to me and !
gave him the certified lists OF electors voted
for, with the vote Of each attached. On
the day the Electoral College met, / went,
at II O'Clock, to the room Of their meeting,
and handed the certificates to Cronin, who
came TO the door when knocked. L think
that the Republican and Democratic cleo
tors were in the room at the tine.
oDEI,I.'s TESTIMONY.
W. II. Oiell, of Eugene city, Oregon, was
next called, and testified that on the day of
the meeting of the electoral college, he went
with Cartwright and Watts TO the Secretary
of State to procure The certificates of cleo
ton, and was referred 10 the Governor, who
slated that at l. o'clock the certificates
would be given TO the electors in the room
OF their meeting, at the time specified.
Mr. Chadwick, the Secretary OF State,
handed an envelope through the door to
Crunin, who stood nearest at the time
Cronin took paper from the envelope,
and read that part OF it which certified
that Cartwright, OIell and Cronin were
eligible and had been elected presidential
electors.
Cartwright
WENT TOWARDS CRoNTN,
when Cronin returned the paper TO the en-
veiope and put it in his coat-pocket, and
upon being requested by the witness and
Cartwright to read the paper through, he
refused. He also declined to give up the
certificates of any of the electors. The col
le,e WAS then organized, the witness chosen
chairman, and Cartwright secretary. As
chairman OF the college, witness asked
Cronin TO produce the certificates Of the
electors for the guidance of the college.
He declined to do so. Watts then tender
ed his resignation as an elector, and it
was accepted. Cronin then said, "Iou re-
fuse to recognize me-" Witness replied,
NO, SIR; but We want the certificate. Gou
nust not think that We will not act with
you, and You must.
NEVER GO FROM HERE
and saw that We would not act with you. !"
Cronin then left the part OF the room where
the college was sitting, and the college
then proceeded to cast its vote, Watts eng
elected to fill the vacancy in the electoral COL
lege. Witness heard Of no purpose to ar
rest anyone on the day the electoral college
met, and saw no armed men, but had since
heard that there were twenty in a room,
near where the college met.
ADJOURNED.
At this point the committee adjourned
till tomorrow, when the examination OF
ODell will be continued. Chadwick was
also notified to be present, as the commit
tee NAV wish to recall him for further ex-
animation.
cRoNIs.
At the request of Senator Herman it was
ordered tina, subpoena be issued for E. A.
Cronin. 1t was served on him this after
noon, in this city.
RECEIVED.
The Republican electoral vote OF Louis
lana has been received hsre, by mail, but
none has vet been received by messenger.
Speaker Randall received dispatch from
New Orleans, saying that Barnes had start
ed for Washington, where he would arrive
Saturday. Should there be no quorum OF
the House tomorrow, Barnes case viii so
over till next "Wednesday.
A LONG SESSION.
The Senate branch of the joint commit
tee On counting the electoral votes, had q
long session again, this morning and after
noon. All the sessions thus far has been
devoted to the preliminary work OF exam
lining and discussing historical records
bearing upon the general subject, and no
proposition has been formally presented to
the committee by any OF the members. One
OF them SAYS the indications are that
No CONCLUSION,
on any point, can possibly be reached by
the Senate committee for several days, at
least, and that the matters now before it are
in such an uncertain condition as 10 pre-
clude reasonable conjunciure as to the re-
anlt of their deliberations.
oREeos's VOTES.
The Republican electoral votes of Oregon
were, Yesterday, delivered to Senator Ferry
BY Gen. Odell, in the presence of Senator
Mitchell No receipt was given. Both set.
of the Oregon electoral returns have also