The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-08
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Il intmsnt 81 his colleagues gave him
the title TO Sete a6an elsctorW
ssI don't ne that the reIgnation and re-
elsction give any tile; that question was
decided In the Rhode Island case. ~
wins decided there, that party could NOT
resign what he never held, aid Watts, II
he was elected in the first place, must
have resigned before he could be sp-
pointed by his colleagues to MI the va
cancy. If he was not elected, the candi.
date having the next highest number OF
votes was. The difference between the
Rhode Island decision and mine was,
that in the former case an eiector
resigned, and the Supreme Court decid,
ed that the other elector could not NIL
the vacancy, as there was no vacancy
which the college could fill in the Or
egon case the Commission endorsed the
action of two other electors. In re-
electing Watts, after he had resigned:
uWere YOU aware OF Watts ineligible
ity before the election, and was any no
tiae taken of it during the canvass!
"Yes, knew it; and it was noticed.
A point was made against him during
the canvass. on that very subject by
news paper published in his own county,
sad another paper pointed out that ne
was ineligible. A copy OF the first men
toned paper was put IN as evidence De-
fore the Sensts Committee on Privileges
and Elections"
The Governor denied that he had any
idea of "forcing the hand" of the Repuo-
licans in issuing the certificate TO Cronin,
having done SO only because he con-
sidered Cronin entitled to it. He said
that the Democrats of the Pacific slope,
though sore at the decision of the Com.
mission, had "braced up" and were pre-
pairing by a more thorough organization,
and honest hard work, to retrieve the
fortunes of the party in 1880. OF course
they had been depressed, anybody would
be, when he believed that he had been
cheated out OF what he had fairly won.
In regard to the telegraphic dispatches
-cypher and otberwise--and the checks,
the Governor said he had never heard
of the former till they hsd been pub
llshed, snd the latter he did not believe
in at all, with the exception of one for
$1,000 gold, which was used TO pay
Cronin's expenses to Washington, re-
tainers to certain attorneys las fight
was anticipated in the State courts), and
other legitimate campaign expenses.
Several other questions the Governor
declined to answer, as he was going to
Washington as Senator from Oregon,
and anticipating that there might be
some factious opposition from Repuoll-
can members to his admission, on account
of his action in the Cronin case, he pre-
ferrred not to commit himself either
way. In regard to The talked of trade in
South Caro- ina and Louisiana, by which
it is rumored that the Republicans are IT,
gain two Senators, in return for the
recognition of the Democratic
Governors and Legislatures in
| those States, he remarked that
the Democrats had never yet made any
thing by compromise, and he did not
think they would in this instance; for
the Republican party had acquired in
perfection the art of keeping aprcmlse to
the letter, and breaking it IN the spirit.
The Senator elect might we'll be tired
ard nervous; he bad come straight
through from Salem, Oregon, without a
rest, and he has travelled $4,000 miles on
the iron road, since Christmas.