The Morning herald., 1877-01-31
WASHINGTON
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
THE MICHIGAN ELEC-
TOR EXPLAINS.
THE OREGON C.ASE.
LOUISIANA RETURNING BOARD. !.
THE EXAMINATION OF W.T.
NESSES.
The Pol1oe Hill.
APPOINTMENT OF SEN.
ATORS.
OVER THE CABLE
Montenegro Negotiations. ..Pre y, cts
Of Peace.
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GENERAL PRESS DISPATCHES
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Montenegro Negotiations. ..pro p, cts
~, Of Peace.
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WARRINGTON, Jan. S0.-The Committee
on the Powers, Privileges and Duties of the
House in counting the Electoral vote exam
ined Benton Hanchett, Of Michigan, who
testified that at the late election be was o
candidate for elector on the Republican
ticket n that State and was elected. He
did not vote in the Electoral College, and
was not present. He explained his reason
for not voting by saying that in 1868 he
was appointed Commissioner of the
United States in the prosecution Of case
of violation of law of which he had made
complaint. His attention having been re-
Gently called to an objection to an elector
III New Jersey on similar ground he deler-
mined be would not ack as an elector. H.
had not performed duty as a United States
Commissioner since that time, having re-
fused to do 10, but he had not resigned the
Office.
D. L. Gresham, who was elected by the
college to fill the vacancy caused by the alb
sence Of. Mr.. Hanchett, testified as to that
fact.
+ Louis McKenna, was recalled and testified
as to vacancy In the Louisiana Returning
Board.
DR.. Kennedy who had been proposed to
fill it, was Democrat, and man of good
standing in the community and witness
never heard word against his character.
Wells and Luton, of the Board, were
against electiDg DR.. Kennedy to I'LL the va
cancy, but he did not know the reasons for
for their being 80. For himself, he was not
opposed to the Doctor. Witness knew
Hayes was elected by throwing out votes.
The votes we're thrown out because there
was evidence of intimidation hanging, men
driven from the polls, and from their crops,
and therefore the Board thought they we're
justiaable in doing so.
Question by Mr.. Field-Do you know of
anybody who was found to vote against bis
deliberate Judgment
A.. Idonit remember; rather think not
we had some testimony that persons voted
The Democratic ticket through fear.
Q.-Where there half dozen such A. II
cannot say.
Mr.. Field called the attention Of the wit
ness to the fact that the returns Of sixty six |
precincts In Louisiana were thrown out,
hus excluding 10,2sO Tilden voters, and in
'eply to sundry questions the witness said he
hought there was ten instances in which
If3davits of Intimidation, ETC., came in with
he returns and in response to further ques-
ions, he responded some of the other afada-
'its came from persons who were afraid to
make them In their respective localities,
wing 10 threats aad intimidation.
Witnese,-( ould not say how many aflda
its were before the Board when they COM
nenced counting the returns. nor could be
ay how many were made IN New Orleans.
ON general, was not the election in
.ouistans, quiet and pesceablea A. Yes
was quiet in New Orleane,
now knothiDg a0ouC tne country. where
here one or two instances of a little disturb
nee, I believe there we're some sffldavits
such disturbance.
Mr., Field asked witness whether corrupt
,Auences were charged other than intimida>
on.
witness answered there were charges Of
ribes, such a. giving voters suit Of clothes
! Shoes but he could not tell in how many
stances.
Mr.. Lawrence interrogated witness who Il
I'D that great many parties had been q
riven away from home In the country and J
'ok refuge in New Orleans In consequence '
threats and violence. ~