The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-01-11
OREGON.

The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections commenced taking testimony in
Washington. on the Goth ult.. in regard to the Ore
gOn case. Stephen Chadwick. Secretary Of State Of
Oregon, in reply to questions put by Senator Nor
ton, Chairman of the committee, testified that the
first intimation he had of Watts being a Post
master wa. after he election. last November;
witness canvassed the vote Of the State
on the day and in the manner prescribed by law.
and nothing was said that day about v ats being
ineligible for the Office of Presidential Elector:
witness did not prepare he lists Of Electors ed
for with The vote OF each attached, and under the
seal Of the States the Governor prepared the lists
after looking up the law on that subject, as he
with the acts of Congress and the statutes Of
s'qss; =. to Ss:a aisas5s
vote of each attached; on the day that the
Electoral College met. witness went at twelve
O'Clock to the room Of their meeting and handed
when witness knocked; think all the Republican
and Democratic Electors were in the room at the
time: there We're no arms or armed men
College. met, to-. Witness knowledge. ".
H., Odell, Of Eugene City, Ore, testi-
fed that, on the day Of the meeting of the
Watts to the Secretary of State to procure Ger.
tifcates Of election, but was referred to the
Governor. who stated that at twelve O'Clock the
certificates would be given to the Electors in the
Chadwick, the secretary Of State, handed an en-,
velOpe through the door to Cronin. who stood
the envelope and read that part Of it which certi
fed that Cartwright, Odell and Cronin were
eligible, and ha9 been elected Presidential
Cronin returned the paper to the envelope, and
put it in his coat.p0cket. and, upon being
quested by the witness and Cartwright to read the
paper through, he refused; he also declined to
give mp the certificates Of any Of The Electors; the
College was organized, witness was chosen Chair.
man aid Cartwright Secretary; as Chairman OF
the certificates of the electors for the guidance
of the College; he declined to do SO; Watts
then rendered his resignation as an Elector. and
fuse to recognize me!' Witness replied: No.
sir; but we want the certificates; You must not
think we will not act with you, and you must
not act with yoa;" cronin then left the part Dart
Of the room where the College was sitting. and
the College then proceeded to cast the vote Watts
College by his own resignation; witness heard Of
NO purpose to arrest any one on the day when the
Electoral College met; he saw NO armed men, but
has since herd that there were twenty in the
room near where the Collepe met.
w. H. Odell testified, on the 30th ult..
thai, after the Republican Electors had asked
Mr.. Cronin for the certificates Of their election
several times, Ctonin replied that they
might as we'll understand, first as last,
tnAt ne would NOT give tnems witness regarded
Cronn as IN impostor, and the action OF Gov.
Grover in issuing certificate to Cronin as an out
rage and nasty business. John c. Cartwright, .
J. w. Watts gave detailed account of his going
to the Secretary of State with Cartwright and Odel
to get the certificates and also of the meeting of
the Electors. His testimony did not differ from
P0etOfice he resigned was worth from 500 to
$500 per year. He never knew that he was in
eligible until after the election.