Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-04
Conference of Gov. Chamberlain
and Secretaries Evarts
and Schurz.


WASHINGTON, March 3l.--Attorncy
General Devens and Secretaries
Evarts and Schurz and Postmaster
General Key, tonight called upon
Gov. Chamberlain concerning South
Carolina affairs. The following are
the propositions of Gov. Chamber
lain, submitted to the President:
The republicans of South Carolina
are actu ated now, as at all times here
toforc, by an earnest desire to adjust
all political differences as to the law
full government of that state upon q
basis Of justice and right. To that
end the undersigned now submit the
following propositions, agreeing to
abide by the results thus reached !:
First, all returns of election for Gov.
ernor and Lieutenant Governor, to-
gethcr with all papers connected
Herewith, shall be submitted to a
commission of five persons, who
shall have power upon said returns
and papers and upon such other evil
dence, if any, as said commission
may obtain relating to said elections,
and to any allegations of fraud or ir-
which may be made, to
find and declare the result of the
election for Governor and Lieutenant
Governor; or, second, all returns Of
election of members of the House of
Representatives together with all pa
pers connected Herewith shall be
submitted to a commission Of five
persons, who shall have power upon
said returns and papers and upon
such other evidence, if any, as said
commission may obtain relating to
said election, and to any allegations
of fraud and irregularities which
may be made, to find and declare
what persons have been duly elected
members of the House OF Reprcscn-
tatives, and such persons shall assem-
BILE and organize as alegislative body,
and thereupon the returns for Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor shall
be submitted to the Senate and House
of Representatives so constituted, and
the election of Governor and l4icuten-
ant Governor shall thcreupon be as
certained and declared in the man
ner provided for by the constitution
of the state. Respecting the manner
of appointing the said commission
the undersigned submit the follow
ing propositions First, the commits
sion shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent of the United States in such
manner as he shall deem best; or,
second, two persons shall be chosen
by each party respectively, which
persons with the Chief Justice Of the
United States shall constitute the
commission or, third, two persons
shall be chosen by each party rcspcc-
lively and fifth person shall be
drawn by the other four by lot or
otherwise, as they may deem best.
The foregoing propositions are pre-
sented solely with u view To the
practical adjustment of tho present
difficulties, and the undersigned, on
behalf OF the republicans Of South
Carolina, while submitting them, af-
firm that their course heretofore in
relation to the selection of Governor
and Lieutenant Governor and the or
ganization of the House of Repre-
scntatives has been strictly just and
legal and that the state government
which the undersigned represent is
in all respects lawful and the only
lawful government of South Carolina.
(Signed), JOHN j. PATTERSON,
DAN'L ii. CHAMBERLAIN,
DAVID 7, CORBIN.