The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-18
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Other Dispatches than Those rnbIished-W.
Chandler as "A Con;umacious Wuucss.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE select COM
mitcc on tho rights, powers, and privileges Of
the House In counting the electoral vote *
umlned to-day william l.. Chlndlcr. Mr.. David
Dudley Field conducted the oxamina ion.
Mr. Chandler tctiiacd that he wai a memb,r
OF the itona Republican COMMITTEES nd Of
the Executive Committee, and tn5t he LETT G M
cord. y. H." on the afternoon of the dav Of the
lre-ideniid election, Mnvinsin New York early
on Wcduo'd,y morning, Nov.s In reply to tho
question whoth,r he or any other member #
the committee sent tcegttms to L,uisian1,
rotidl. North or South Cirdu1. the Witness
rcrlH d arirwativelv. lie had seen cotics OF the
telcrrlms PRODUCED Yesterday by Mr. Clancy.
hut did MT remember any others particularly.
lie. however. sent lcgr m. early IN the morn
ing before Clancy was uu. lie thought H. sent
them ulstaniinhy to the same p rsons hereto
fore mentioned IN ia 80 States, but ori fer.
lii' recollection WIS that he tclegrauhed tnat
iia.es hal received isj votes. Ni'h Floriil,
l. 'w+hn and Oregon; Z 1t tho Drnocr -
would attempt to wrtst these 81 ties IRON the
u puDlica sby fraud or other / proper means
aud requisite them t. he diliVent In ascertain
Ing tie result, .nd communicate IL as soon as
ascert iinci.
o.-werc any promises made IN those teesrins OF
mo o.. or tro,i-, A.-Nonc 20 my rec Election.
. who " q, ne Two iri,nds 90, one 90 uT leg.
Crarts, The mttn wis Correspondent Of the Nco
q pa YOU give in.trucilons to thc.e gent emen ?
a ,e,mk INK .ei nenc my Snlwicisr s,..,u
. . "a tnltss 40 more.
the witness said that while in Tallahassee he
bcrtne counsel fpr the Guvrtnor q tloridr
and other ltepdblican candidates for Congress
and electors.
@ Nhe in Florida ana YOU receive any letters or
tie 10 which mcntion was made ot monr, or troop ?
\. uusi not TO tIs yer without the consent OF NY
EN- ui-. whom Will advise 10 give me permission to
answer.
Tn, committee, after consultation. I'm III
nIousiy decided that the witness must answer
tHr QuHs iNu. aul that there could g n riivi-
hi. clients as az Inst committee IL tue House.
winns-As at prcscnt advised decline to answer
~. .nln without TIE consent Of my Cheats with
& bayou vhlr 800 F.ofiil. send letter or tclc.
lr'u Iu uuy ui.uurr Ut the Naublii Committee men.
u'ulns M ncy or trolpsS Al make the same
q liy Mr. iawrcucc) Wa. IN, Lester ~ Kcou,h seen
10y siN otnc. member vt the National Cum.nttecf \.
q Mere any ofiho ,c.egramsp Al thins m'ny q
iAr q c-fNWs were known g. Nr. Z. tn1ndlui and
sl.n,Ity ". f. thiuilcr may h.vt orcn signed b, T.
I ndicr. ! gic aiHd hi the tee.ran Tue 'telc
"a .sl-rri tmud'cr we're submitted l. hm fo'
q Ily Nr. Tucscr,-wcrc not tho letter to X oush
T. G an Ter and otaersp A. lhr letter was not, som,
81 o.. tr.e.rtms "sr. IT. elcttr TO keou,n ",s not
MI ten on uy o"n Jsdsucn. anu rc.pOnlOAty.
We con mittee then wen, into private session
aud cons dtred the dcclin ton OF MIR. CuinuleI
to answer questions. Although no formal ac
non WIS trkcn. II seems ctr.din that they viii
reg % The case io TIE House tO-murr w Tor b..
action. ~ order - upcl ntm to answer or tx
! punlsieI for contempt.
lhc committee TO day directed the Sergeant
/ at-Arms to summon all the mel oer. of the Ex
tcutive Committee % he Western Union lela.
! pl Conn o. apunt neflre the commit. &c