The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-01-25
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PROBING old Zach.
Getting the Truth Out Of Return
ing Board Wells.
He Does Not KnOw Of q Single
Case of Intimidation
YET HETHREW OUT $4,000 TILDEN
VOTES.

mite on the Powers, Privileges ana Du-
ties of the House in Counting the Elector-
al Vote had before them to-day Oswin D..
Roberts, who testified that he is cashier
of the Second National Bank of N. Y.
He exhibited two certificates of deposit
in the bank by q. Chandler, dated Octo-
ber q, 1876; one was for $4,000, an | the
other for $4,000; they were made pay
able on his own order on the return of
the certificates; the endorsement read;
EPay s. B. Packard or order-Z. Chandler;
nav James E. Ayr-S. B. Packard; pay
Winslow, Lanier & C.-James 4. Ayr.
G. w Partridge, the private Secretary
Off. Chandler, was asked by Mr.. Field
whether he had in his possession or un-
der his control any letters or dispatches
written or sent by q. Chandler to any
person in Florida, South Carolina, North
Carolina, Louisiana and Oregon, or any
letters or telegrams received by him from
persons tn those States.
The witness in reply produced copies
of letters which were privately examined
by the Committee, when two ofthe letters
were read and put in evidence. They
were written respectively by j. B. Stock
ton, dated New Orleans, November ii,
to the effect that if steps were taken i'm
mediately, the G6idGvtt8 Of ten on t'Cetye thou
sand Republican UOterS could De obtained,
showing that they were deprived Of the
exercise ofthe ballot by violence and in-
timidation. The writer was the Chief
Deputy of Marshal Pitkin. He says: III
you could send trusty person here lOlth
funds, or authorize some one to draw for
such sums as may be needed, to have the
proper testimony taken throughout the
'bull-dozing' parishes, such testimony
could be piled up of frauds and outrages
SO damnable as to preclude the possibility
of any President taking his seat who was
elected by such frauds"
The other letter was dated Greensboro,
November 80, and was from I. b, Keogh,
in which he says, addressingZ. Chandler
that he has done what he could toward
getting up evidence of illegal voting in
North Carolina, and that a fair count
would show the election of the Republi-
can ticket. He was so crippled in means
that he could not afford to furnish the
money for establishing frauds.
Several other letters on the political
situation were read, among the follow
ing:
WASHINGTON, December %.
"To John C. Cramer, Thomas,DiHe, NJ c.;
Dear Sir: Your favor of the 18th has
been received and contents noted. What
YOU state in relation to North Carolina
and other Southern States fully believe
is entirely correct 1t would have been
great national calamity at the South as
we'll as the North had Tilden succeeded
in getting himself elected President No
man who countenanCes and uses the
means he has to promote his own election
should ever be entrusted with such great
and responsible trusts as are given to the
chief executive Of this nation. The SOON
er such turbulent Tilden Democracy gets
down and accepts the situation the better
for the country.
"Very truly yours,
W. CHANDLER. Chairman"
The witness said in answer to questions
that the dispatches set from and received
by q. Chandler from time to time were
destroyed; he did not think there was
anything in them about furnishing money
or troops.
Returning Boards Wells on the Stand.
J. Madison Wells, President of the
Louisiana Returning Board, was examin-
ed by Mr.. Field, who inquired whether
there was not vacancy in that Board
which was not filled, and why.
The answer OF the witness was in the
affirmative, and he said the vacancy was
not filled because the members could not
agree upon man. DIR. Kennedy was
proposed by the Democrats to fill the
vacancy, but part ofthe Board object to
him. There were four members acting
as the Board, all of them Republicans.
They never resolved to reject or admit
another person as member of the
Board.
@. Why did you not, as President put
the proposition to the Board2
A. l did not propose to have the pro-
position acted on instantly, but asked the
question of the Board, when would they
act2
@. Then, no vote was ever taken on
the admission of DR.. Kennedy as men,
ber of the Board?
A. None; it was several days after the
Board had begun examining the returns
that Mr.. Zacharie, representing the Dem
ocrats, protested against further proceed
ings unless the vacancy in the Board was
filled; but it was not filed.
The witness, in reply to question,
said that the result of the Canvassers was
made matter of record, and the returns
showed the number of votes rejected.
Mr.. Field asked the witness to state
whether the record he refused to produce
showed the whole number of votes cast
in Louisiana; and the witness replied he
could not say, as he had not charged his
memory with it.
Q. Can you give the number within a
thousand?
A. have no recollection.
The witness having spoken of intimi-
dation to prevent Republicans from vot-
ing as reason for throwing out votes, he
was asked by Mr.. Field whether he knew
of a single vOter having been prevented from
Uoting By intimidation. He dnsUered he had
none in his mind.
Q. DO you kn0iU Of a single man aDhO Uot.
ed contrary to his wishes because Of intimida.
toni
A. 1 cannot recall one
Retarning.BOard Anderson Examined.
General Anderson, member of the
Returning Board, stated that there was
no objection to Dr.. Kennedy becoming a
member ofthe Board because he was not
a gentleman, but because the members
did not approve ofhis appointment. Wit
ness favored supplying the vacancy
Spoke to feveral persons about taking
the place. Two-thirds of the votes thrown
out were for Tilden electors. A great
many affidavits charging intimidation
and fraudulence were sworn to in New
Orleans, But the majority were sworn
to outside that city.
Witness was asked, do you mean to say
that in every instance where vote was
rejected the retTIrn when Won obtained