The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-05
THEPRESIDENTIAL COUNT.
The Pledges Made for President Haye

nv consent of the writer's maze puDHC
the letters of Stanley Matthews and
Chas G. Foster of Ohio, whereby fill
mastering was prevented and the Pres
idential count completed. The follow
mo are extracts from Browns letter,
explaining how the letters came to be
written:
ON the Goth of February last I sent
a mage from the House of Representa-
tives to the Senate Chamber for my
DISTINGUISHED friend, General Gordon,
and he came over in few minutes.
told him that wanted an interview
with Hon. Charles Foster, at which
desired his presence. | outlined to
General Gordon what l intended TO
saw to Mr.. Foster, and he said he would
with pleasure accompany me. We
| found Mr.. Foster in the room OF the
committee on appropriations. No one
else was present during the interview.
I told Mr.. Foster that | had, as ne
knew, been voting against all dllatory
motions had in speech advocateo
the infexible execution OF the cleo
toral bill; had stated in the Demo
cratic caucus that l would so vote
Iif | were the only man from
the South to do so; that the
vote was approved by my Judgment
that I felt under the obligations OF
honor to stand by the result, bitter as
!, it was. feeling that the situation was
not chargeable to the electoral bill, but
, the majority of the commission, whom
we had agreed to trust. told him
had received dispatches and letters
! from cherished and trusted friends,
: conveying most empathie remonstrance
against nv course, but that, with my
. convictions about the question, II
r petition signed by every voter in my
i district should be sent to me request.
( ing me to support the dilatory motions
!. it would not by a hair alter my purpose
4 said to him that there was but one
i thing which would change me, and il
Il was il thought by voting to complete
n the count, which was the result OF thu
: inauguration of Mr.. Hayes, would b.
N aiding, directly or indirectly, in per
# netuatinp the usurpations Of Packar'
n and Chamberlain in the States OF Louis
er lana and South Carolina, ] would re
hit versed my action, and do my yer
or utmost to defeat the execution OF tn
IN bill, regardless of consequences, calan
.c- itous to the country as believed the
81, would be.
al [The result of this interview VIZ
it. that Foster and other Republicans col
lin ferred together and the next mornin
en- Foster brought him an unsigned lett
on as bel Brown insisted on written pied
las es. Brown made some changes IN u
CHI draft and his letter continues
NJ In an hour went to his desk and
ce. delivered me letter signed by hiI
1e. self and Matthews. observed that
!" was in different handwriting, read
ort hastily, and remarked that it contai
A. ed some generalities I did not lik
an He replied that Mr.. Matthews had
aid written it, and added, "BroWn, it
in intended to cover the whole case, al
rec can promise you there will be
,m- doubt about the fulfillment Of all t
ave assurances l have given you.' l
Iiss ticed the original letter on his DEF
did and said, sssign this also" and he
dis Piled, .sCertainly, with pleasure.
nd, was leaving he called me back q
atly told me that President Grs
up would, as soon as the count y
.ced completed, issue certain orr
it. to Gen. Augur in Louisiana. he
[all, requested me not to mention this
and for several days, but expressly 8;
was me permission TO make any use o.
ave letters / might desire. The order