West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-07-13
The Presidential Election Frauds.

Mrs. jerks was again before the Commit
zee on the 10Th June. She agrees to pro.
duce certain letters of Mr.. Kellogg not vet
uolnltteu 10 the Committee, after sending
Ior them to New Orleans. In reply to cues.
tlons, the witness said she dictated m
Shefmhn letter 20 another party, and wished
the committee 10 distinctly understand that
she herself did not write it, She would NOT
give the name of the person. Mr.. HALEY. n
Democratic clerk in the interior Denart
ment3 by whom II was intended TO disprove
some of Mrs. Jenks's testimony. syyora tbat
she mad told him last winter that she knew
Where the Sherman letter was and had been
ohered = 200 for it. He advised her not 10
sell Tor that price, because if she was willing
10 sen she could obtain $1,000 for it.
Inc only point Of material difference ne
tween Haley's and Mrs. Jenks's Testimony is
mat he says she stated to him that she had
written 70 her husband TO send her the let
tef which was in a safe in New Orleans
ana that he responded by letter to the effect
that she mad committed the blunder of leav-
ing II subject ~ her personal command
whereas she testified that she had written 10
her husband about il.
Judge Campell, now L. 5. District Attor.
ney Tor Dakota, a local Judge Al the
ume OF the election, was examined
regarding The form and mode Of
MAKING election protests, and as to the
nttle he knew about the circumstances 81
Anderson's protest and subseouept
0bstreperousness about withdrawing Il
campbell stated that he regarded IL LEGAL
ana proper 70 annex protest or Other
IIIiu'Elt 70 an election return after il had
1eeh sent from the parish TO which il re-.
lated, where circumstances such az int;v,,;
aauon or other danger might have rendered
us annexation impracticable in the first in.
stance, especially il such reason was stated
oy the Supervisor. lie had met sherman
once ana Stoughton several times i'm New
FIr cub
statesmen. '''''''k
All hands joined in keeping up brisk
crCss-hre az the witness, who gave IL az bis
judgment that Packard was elected leoaIl,,
a. were the Hayes electors; that reitber
Rshys8 nor Packard could have maintained
~ 75t1e Government without the support
OF ederal authority, because of the Illegal
ana revolutionary opposition brought H.
hear upon them. and Campbell answered
amrmatvely General Butier's ironiDai ,,,cs.
lion as u whether the authority of tho
government could have been maintained in
iteI7liD ln 1907 without the support OF
federal soldiers.
Butler marged out n long line OF investi.
gallon on the 9th, and laid the foupdstio,
TOT much OF 10 in the examination Of Pitkin.
nc proposes % prove that members Of tho
htturning Board were promised office for
their work that Packard was legally elected
~ 'St Vut lu pursuance OF "a barVqin .
'na, the McNeagh Commission corrnptIv
contributed 10 carry this cut While he
ehects - despise newspaper. he laid he
tounaauon Tor much or 6is case bv irtro.
ouCing various extracts from New Orfss,s
ana other papers lie charged thai LII.
,ettef 10 Wy Dear Pitkin" was stoi.,
~ one newspaper, though he sr,.
posed that this theft was only called
ssnterprse. Upon this bis own witness
tiiSln, testified that he himself teIegraped
copy Of DO % the press. he secured fJom
itkln several bit. of what were 10 him
fr5hoice BITS Of evidence about McVeagh and
Fitkln related a conversation be had with,
one o"ayne, member OF the Packard Teg
stature, whenn the former set foyt.
th8t "hlle the NcVeagh Commiesi,n
VI va New Orleans members OF the pact.
ara Legislature were requested ~ send
committee 10 consult With the Commis.ig,
ana committee of twelve was appoi0ted 80
p Joint caucus OF the SENATE 56d h.,
when the Commission received tbi.
committee General Harlan was pacips 3D.,
hoor quite excitedly, and said &c NJ
nave been in New Orleans too long aiyes5,
'"' uh's thing hes got 20 be- fxes up