Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-03
The Electoral Count.

THE DEMOCRATS GOING TO INVESTIGATE 1T.
The democrats who favor an investigation
OF the electoral count have made thorough
canvass of the House, and the result shows
majority in favor of such Investigation. Said
member OF the Judiciary committe to rep
feSentatiye OF THE STAR, lit may be ten days
yet before the resolution is offered, but it will
certainly be offered and be adopted" This
same member continued further and said that
the democratic members of the committee
had held a conference on the probability that
a thorough investigation of the whole subject
might Smlrch several distinguished democrats
put the unanimous opinion was expressed that
the investigation must go on, regardless of
who may be damaged"
THE LATEST PHASE OF THE MUDDLE
Is the assertion by prominent democrats that
telegramS have been found which during the
count and preceding it passed between Gen.
Garheld, Representative Foster, and ex-GOv.
Tom Young. of Ohio lat the time lieutenant
a character to indicate that Young was the
person through whom Garfield and Foster
communicated with Gov. Hayes instead OF
Coy. Hayes addressed them. These, it is
claimed, show, at least inferentially, that
GOV. Hayes knew every movement which was
Delng made to insure his inauguration, and
gave advice and directions concerning the
same.
JUDGE BRADLEY ALSO TO BE INVESTIGATED.
1t is also limited that the Judiciary commit
tee Of the House are on the hot trail Of JUS
tice Bradley sometime ago Representative
Hewitt, of New York, introduced a resolution
lnslructlng that committee to inquire into
lhe transfer u the franchises OF the Memphis
Paclfc company: member of the subcom-
mlttee, having the investigation in charge is
authority for the statement that the papers in
fer was conducted in New Jersey by Justice
Bradley, and the same member adds: I'VE
thlnk we can show, before we get through, the
secret influence Tom Scott had over Bradley,
10 lot rtnr
member OF the Electoral Commission, to read
an opinion in the Louisiana case bearing one
way, and to vote directly in opposition to that
A SPECIAL COMMITTEE TALKED OF
There is little room for doubt but that plan
VIII be arranged shortly for conducting the in
that instead of the subject being ventilated by
the House Judiciary committee, that select
JOINT committee of eleven members take the
lnnyeStlgation nv IS in charge, six to be members of
OF the two Houses is called for tomorrow
night, at which 1t is probable the details for
prosecuting the inquiry will be determined.
WHAT MORTON is EXPECTED TO PROVE.
Alfred Morton, the eX-Special agent of the
Post ONCE department, who has been devOting
himself recently to the PRONUNCIATION of the
alleged frauds by which the electoral vote of
Florida was given to Hayes, arrived in Wash
lngtOn last Sunday morning, and after passing
a couple of days here went to his home in Syra-
ease' Morton 9ecuPed apartments in pri
fully eluded the noble army of interviewers on
18th street and in the COrcOran building. He
held long interviews with Finley, of Ohio,
Springer, of Illinois, and, it is said, with Conk-
ling also. He has in his possession list of
names of witnesses, together with the facts
which they will swear to before an investiga-
ting committee, which, it is alleged will con
cluSVely prove the frauds in Florida. 1t is the
present intention of the managers of the anti
Hayes party in the House to move resOlu-
tion for investigation, next Monday, but moth.
ing definite has been agreed upon.