The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-22
THE ELECTORAL INyEsrICA,
TIONS.
Testimony Before the House
Committee ON Saturday,

AAAAA MlAAEaSAOh NNIEHINHAs
TIONS.
Testimony Before the House
Committee on Saturday.
WASHINGTON, January 2O.-The Com
mittee on the Powers, Privileges and Du.
ties Of the House on counting the cleo
toral vote had before them to-day
oswrN d. RoBERTs,
who testified that he ia Cashier Of the
Second National Bank Of New York. He
exhibited two certi6caies Of deposit on
that bank by Y. Chandler, dated October
q, 1876; one was for $4,000, the other for
$1,000. They were made payable to his
own order on the return OF the certili.
Gates. The endorsement read: Pay S,
B. Packard and James +. Aver; transfer.
red the order to Winslow, Lanier & 20,
The witness, in reply to u question by
Mr.. Lawrence, said he could not state
how these transactions were made public,
He did not know whether AMI. tfansac,
lions Of money were made through his
bank by leading Democrats for political
purposes.
@. W. PARTRIDGE, {
the Private Secretary Of Secretary Chand.
ler, WaRasked whether be had in his pos.
session or under his control any. letters
or kilograms sent by Y. Chandler 10 any
person in Florida, South Carolina, North
Carolina, Louisiana, or Oregon, or any
letter or telegram received by him from
persons in those States.
The witness in reply produced copies
Of letters which were privately examined
by the committee. Two OF the letters
were read and put in evidence. One Of
them was written by j. B. Stockton,
dated New Orleans, November ll.h, 10
the effect that il steps were taken immed.
lately tie RIIidRvits Of ten or twelve thou.
sand Republican voters could be obtain.
cd showing that they we're deprived Of
the exercile Of the ballot by
VIOLENCE AND INTIMIDATION.
The writer was the chief deputy Of Mar
shal Pitkin. He says, "lf you could send
a trusty person here with funds or au-
thority-somc one here TO draw for such
sums as may be needed TO have the prop.
er testimony taken throughout the bull.
doing parishcs-suCh testimony could
be piled up Of frauds and outrages 30
dRmnable as to preclude the possibility Of
any President taking his seat who was
elected by such means"
THE OTHER LETTER
was dated Greensboro, November 29th,
addressed Y. Chandler, and was from I,
L. Keough, in which he saws, THAT he
has done what he could toward getting
up evidence Of illegal voting in North
Carolina, and that fair count would
show the election OF the Republican
ticket, He was 10 crippled in means
that he could not afford to furnish the
means Of establishing the frauds"
Several other letters on the political
situation were read, among them the fol.
lowing; .aHT. -NE#..l /
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. %.
10 james r. Cramer, ThomaaiiIc, N. C.:
DEAR SR-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
entirely correct. 1t would have been a
great national calamity TO the South IA
we'll as,to the North had Tilden succeeded
in getting himself elected President. No
man who countcnances and uses the
means he has 10 promote his own elec-
ton should ever be entrusted with such
great and responsible trusts Us are given
TO the chief executive Of the nation. The
sooner such turbulent Tilden Democracy
get down and accept the situation tho
better for the country.
Very truly yours,
u. CHANDLER, Ohm.
The witness stated in answer to ques-
tIons that the kilograms sent from and re.
ceived by u. Chandler from time TO time
were destroyed. lie did not think there
was anything in them about furnishing
money or troops.
a TELEGRAPH OPERATOR.
Thomas +. Joyandcr, telegraph on.
orator at Franklin, NC, testified that he
did not take copies Of kilograms passing
through his office. lie remembered mes.
sages going through, but could not tell
their exact phraseology. The messages,
so far rs he could remember, were signed
Chandler and addressed 10 T. i. Keogh,
of North Carolina. They were to The
following effect: 'fWe think Hayes elect.
ed, but II possible hold your State, and
ave think Hayes elected, but wish to add
your State" The witness said one of the
kilograms was rather long one; he did
not think it mentioned any means Of
holding on 10 the State.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOUISIANA RE.
TURNING BOARD.
Madison Wells, President Of the Lou.
isiana Returning Board, was examined
by Mr.. Field. who inquired If there was
not q vacancy in the board which was not
filled, and why? He said there was, and
the vacancy was not filled because the
members could not agree upon man.
DR.. Kennedy was proposed by the Demo-
Gratis to fill the vacancy, but n portion Of
the board objected to him. The board
never resolved to reject or admit another
person "a member OF the board.
z. Why did you not as President put
the proposition to the Board?
A. ! did not propose TO have the prop.
osition acted on instantly, but asked the
question Of the Board when they would
take action.
Q. Then no vote was ever taken on the
admission of DIR. Kennedy as member
Of the Board?
A. None. 1t was several days after
the Board had commenced examining the
returns that Mr.. Zacharie representing
the Democrats, protested against further
proceedings unless the vacancy Of the
Board was filled. But the vacancy was
not filled.
Mr.. Burchard objected to the further
examination Of the witness ut this time,
NJ he wished 10 continue the inquiry they
had commenced as TO the promise Of
money or troops and the conduct Of the
National, Republican Committee. In
other words he desired tho committee to
cOntine themselves TO the line Of cxami-
nation without entering generally on
other subjects.
After conversation the committee, by
the casting vote Of the chairman, over
ruled Mr.; Burchard and Mr.. Wells was