The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-02-08
SENATE LOUISIAN4 CoMMlT7EE.

ohNA IE LOULOIANA COMMIIIEE.
The Louisiana subcommittee Of the
Senate Committee on Privileges and
electiongImetTuesday morning, Mr,Howe
presiding.
Senator Mcdonald offered the follow
ing order for the consideration of the
Committee:
Ordered, That the Secretary of State
for the State of Louisiana be required, by
proper proceedings, to produce to the
subcommittee for its information and in
spectiOn the original returns made by the
Supervisors of Registration Of the several
parishes to the Returning Officers of said
State oi the election held on the 9TH of
November, 1875, and the statements by
said Returning Officers in rejecting any
of the polls in said parishes in the can
vass and returns made by them. Said
parishes are embraced in exhibit B, and
are as follows; East Baton Rouge, Frank
lin, De Soto, Caldwell, Bussien, Moor
house 0uachita, Richland, Nalchitoches,
West Feliciana, Webster, Vernon, Cata-
hoola, st. Charles, st. Laddry, Toughipa-
hoa, Lafayette, Clairborne, Iberia, Living
ton, East Felciana and Grant.
The Committee considered the subject
in secret session and adopted it.
j. F. Littlefield, whose examination
was to'be continued, did not put in au APP
pearancc, claiming to be witness of the
House Committee and under their orders
The assistant Sergeant at Arms being
sent for, Littlefield met him in the cor
ridor of the House Committee The Ser
geant at Arms again went for Littlefeld |
and returning reported that he had |
searched the Capitol building and could |
not find him. Littlefeld will be reported |
to the Senate.
Senate Oregon Committee.
Gen. John M. Corse OF Chicago was be-
fore the Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections this morning He etestiiied |
that Col. w. T. Pelton telegraphed him
about the 18th of November last asking
him to 90 to Oregon and look after an in
eligible elector; witness replied, saying
he would 60, but it would take ten days
for him to get to Oregon and witness
thought it better that some one should
90 from San Francisco; he admitted send
ing the following dispatch:
CHICAGO, November l3 lS7b-To WI.
Pelton, Everett House, New York. The
general impression is THAT Republicans
will not allow Tiden to be counted ont.
We are prepared to resist any fraud. j. M.
CoRsE.
CHICAGO, November 15.-To Percy H.
Smith, st. Charles Hctel New Orleans:
If the Louisiana electoral vote is stolen
from us, we will get California and Ore
gon. We have 100000 eX-sol liers now
enrolled; vast numbers of Republicans
with us. Stand firm. CoRsE.
CHICAGO, [no te].-To Hon. J, M.
Palmer, New Orleans: Two hundred
thousand ex-union soldiers embracing
thousands who voted for Hayes, sustain
you. IfTilden is fraudulently counted
out in Louisianathe end is not yet. You
nave Illinois behind you
CoRsE. CAMERON.
Witness received the following;
New YORK, November, 81, 1976.-Gen.
J, ]. Corse, Chicago: Ifyou think it nee
,ssary, you can pay the National Demo-
rat two hundred and draw on me at sight
md thus close,
(Signed) w. T. PELToN.
The above referred to the paying of the
)ill for printing to the National Democrat
| German newspaper, published at Chi
ago.
The following dispatches were also Of
cred in evidence by Senator Mitchell;
November 8, 1875. mo date.l To W.
!. Pelton, New York: Gen. Corse left
or Wisconsin, as you requested, and de-
ired me to say that we have entertained
m apprehension that an effort would be
made to defeat Gov. Tilden in case of
lose election and that we are fully pre-.
jared fol such an emergency. Over one
hundred thousand ex soldiers are enroll
d in the North in his behalf, and from
resent indications, with that number,
1e can call to our aid half million, I
Torth and South, provided the opposition
to deprive him of his seat as
hief Magistrate.
(Signed) DANIEL CAMERON.
Cameron is private Secretary of McCor-
nick, Chairman of the Illinois Democratic
San Francisco, November, Ito Hon
!. S. Hewitt, New York: Senator Kelly,
Oregon, is here. Telegraph him to re-
lrn there Immediately.
(Signed) E. CAssERLY.
New York, November 17.-To Hon. {
as. K. Kelly, San Francisco; Circum- q
,anCes require your immediate return to e
raoon tO hOnsl1lt the GovernOr
A. S. HEWITT. {
No more testimony will be taken in 0
with the Oregon case unless :
enator Herman shall desire to recall D
'me of the witnesss who have previously a
sti6ed.
The full Committee on Privileges and
lections were in secret session this v
orning, and the Oregon case was the
Ibiect under consideration. C
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