Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-06-14

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. Peru, indorsed by Stanley Matthews
For important reasons | specially re
quest that this request be compile,
with; and also indorsed by w. X
Rogers: " Respectfully referred to tn
Secretary of State, by direction of tn,
President; a letter from Matthews +,
Secretary Evarts, urging that some salts
factory public employment might b,
found for Anderson at once; let
ter signed by John w. Bulldozer.' ;
dated West Feliciana, La, to Secre
tary Evarts, asking that Anderson
be sent to any earthquake-shaker
point and cholera-inhicted CITY. OF
yellow-fever point, or to the ferces
of our Indian tribes, as "we' consider
him person who has sufficient char
acter to serve the party that pays the
most money and who can best serve
the country by dying for it; letter
from j. A. Straight, denouncing Ander-
son as totally lacking one redeemine
quality; letter from Rogers to Evarts,
requesting that Anderson's commission
may be retained; a letter from p. B.
Conn, Steubenville, Ohio, indorsing An
derson. Deputy Clerk McKinny, of the
Supreme Court, who was clerk to the
! Electoral Commission, recognized and
identified the electoral returns and
papers which had been before the
commission.
WASHINGTON, June 8.
| Mckinney, clerk of the Electoral Commits
| sion, submitted copies of the original certi6-
! Gates used before the Electoral Commission
ana testl1ed that they compared with the
Ihn fA,.nN
read in full before the commission but were
ordered printed, and at his suggestion were
printed in the back of the record book of the
commission; at the suggestion of Gen Gar
neld he recently compared said certificates and
found they had become mixed and were du-
plcated The point sought to be developed
by the examination OF Mckinney was that Ger
tihcate No. /, which Levisee identified as
containing his genuine signature, contains
only the single statement that the electors
voted for President and Vice President; while
certificate No. 3, to which Levisee says his
signature is forgery, contains a double state
ment Of the vote for President and of the vote
Tor Vice-President. No. 3 is the only one
printed. Mckinney said the printed copies
of Nos. and were so nearly identical in the
first pages that, in gathering together the
copies that were not used, they got mixed to
gether, and that when he handed to the ste
nographer copies to be printed in the appendix
he had given him two of the same kind i'm
stead of two of different kinds.
Judge Levisee was recalled and testified that
he had no idea how many times he signed his
name, but should say at least ten or a dozen.
he could swear positively there were no blank
votes Had no idea who signed his name to
the certificates.
Senator Ferry, who as President of the SEN
ate received the electoral returns testified
that when he received the first return from
Louisiana by messenger (Thomas C.. Ander-
SOM he did not accept it because il appeared
informal
return On Jan. he received two Kellogg
returns, one by mail and one by messenger,
but the fact excited no surprise, as he supposed
that there had been an error made in the first
return and this second rectified the mistake.
He did not know the contents of any return
until opened in joint meeting. He remem-
bered that persons came to him to know what
he was going to do with the two Kellogg re-
turns. He said he informed a number ofper-
sons that he had two sets. Did not hear anV
doubt expressed in regard to the authenticity
of the corrected return until four or five
weeks ago. Thought he first heard it from
Gen. Garfield The witness testified that
there were Irregularities in other returns.
sabgtttGhGU UwaS rSi read from Senator Matthews
to the committee or to the House, he felt con-
strained by sense Of duty toward himself
and the Senate to decline to appear before the
committee. He knew nothing of the COM
mittee's proceedings except by newspaper re-
port. He had called the attention of the SEN
ate to reports affecting himself, and that body
had entered upon an investigation. "That
body alone, so far as my credit is concerned,
is competent to render effective Judgment
upon the question: He had no knowledge
of any matter relating TO alleged frauds in
elections in Florida and Louisiana and the
connection Herewith of certain-named gem
tlemen except so far as appeared in the CORE
spondence with Mr.. Anderson, in evidence be-
fore the committee, and he would explain that
before the Senate committee.
Butler said the committee had sent Mat
thews an official copy of the evidence and Cox
said he had given the Senator a copy. Butler
made half-hour's speech which was very Sc
we're on Matthews. He denounced the atter's
course as exceedingly discourteous and said
that he, for one member of the House, would
never tamely submit to such treatment. He
referred to Ferry, who had just left the stand,
as precedent; to Sumner, ColfaX and Others
who appeared before House committees. In
closing Butler said he had no enemies to pun
ish and no friends to reward, Sut merely
wanted, as did the country, the facts. He then
offered his resolution for a regular subpoena
Tor Matthews. Adopted unanimously and the
committee adjourned to the 10th.
JACKSONVILLE, June 8.
A former clerk of Clay County testified that
one precinct was not canvassed by the County
Board. He sent the vote on a separate paper
to the State Board, having learned the return
was regular Edwards, Clerk of Leon County,
was told before the election that "jolly
jokersh had been prepared Bower, one of
the inspectors, told him he put in seventy
three of the jokers; demonstrated with him;
Bower said he didn't care, these votes had
given Hayes majority in Florida. Bower
said the poll-list had been made to correspond
with the jokers put in. s. B. McLin, of the
State Canvassing Board, testified that he was
shown kilograms to Gov. Stearns from the
Chambers. They set forth in a general way
that the Presidential election and salvation of
the country depended on FlOrida's vote and
an effort must be made to give the vote to
Hayes; means and troops would be furnished
if necessary. Witness was assured by Gen.
Wallace and Chandler that If Hayes election
was assured the Returning Board would be
taken care of. Noyes thanked him for his ac-
tiOn. Witness had afterward written to Noyes
asking for an appointment. There were two
or three returns from Baker County. With
one of these Hayes carried the State by about
40 majority; taking the Others gave the State
TO Tllden by about 95. Only one OF the re-
turns was presented to the board. The return
from Clay County was irregular; by throwing
It out Hayes had 2l1 majority. IL Clay and
Baker Counties had been canvassed the sec
ond time as at the first 1t would have given
the State to Tilden.
WASHINGTON, June 10.
E. L. Bugbee, Manager of the Atlantic Il
Pacific Telegraph Company, was called at the
instance of Gen. Butler, who examined him.
Witness identified two kilograms which Butler
produced as having passed over the A, n T.
line. The first was lengthy confidential tele-
gram (dated Feb. "a, 1871, to Lieut.-GOv.
Thomas l.. Young and Alfred d. Lee, Colum-
bus, Ohio, from Bowles Baker Washington,
D. c., in which the latter, as secretary of a
conference Of Southern Republicans, Southern
Unionists and Southern Wings, informed
Young and Lee of the desire of these gentle
men that the incoming President should select
Cabinet counselors from several gentlemen
whom they suggested. The parties named
we're Hon. John Pool of North Carolina, Hon,
John Hancock of Texas, Col r. t, Van
Horne, of Kansas City, Mo-, and Gen. Joseph
f. johnson. Senator Key, of Tennessee,
was also suggested. Young and Lee We're re-
quested 10 see Gov. Hayes and submit the
above, and answer. Two days later Young
replied that the telegram would be submitted
TO Hayes on his return from Fremont. Cox