The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-08
srhe Potter Investigation

WAsHINGToN, June S-The house
committee investigating the alleged frauds
ip Louisiana and Florida resumed the in
quIry to-day.
Mckinney, deputy clerk of the supreme
court and clerk of the electoral commission,
submitted printed copies of the original
certificates used before the electoral COM
mission and testified the originals now before
the Potter committee were compared with
the printed copies Witness continued, the
commission dealt only with printed papers
except iu one or two instances; could not
explain how the certificates became mixed
and duplicated in printing. At the request
Of the chairman the examination proceed =
ed, and witness stated in reply to questions
by Mcmahon, that when Gen. Garneld
came to him enquiring into the matter OF
the mixture of certificates 10 the printed
volumes he said, you will probably see
the importance of these in few days.
There has Leen some charge made that
some of the certificates were forged.
The certificates we're never read IN full
in the commission, bat were ordered
printed, and at his, McKinney's, sugges-
ton, the certificates printed in the back OF
the book containing the record OF the
proceedings of the electoral commission
at the suggestion of Garfield he recently
compared the same certificate. finding ahey
had become mixed and we're duplicated.
Mckinney testified Garfield came to
him in the clerks Office of the supreme
court. and to the best of his recollection
asked him if he remembered any difference
in the kellogg Louisiana certificates, to
which he replied he did, but did not rec
ollect what the difference was, whereupon
at Gen. Gar6eld's request | got the octave
volume called Count Of the Electoral
vote, in which the duplication appears,
and while Gen. Garfield read the certificate
No | looked at No, 2 aud the difference
was that one of the certificates was separ'
ate as to Hayes and Wheeler, and the
other was a joint certificate. The certlh'
Gates. witness said, were never COM
pared after they were received from the
nrinter. and in one or two instances
at the request of members, papers were
sent direct from the printing Office to their
houses that they might receive them early
| in the day.
| Levissee was recalled and made some
corrections in his previous testimony,
among which was one denying having told
Asher he would take 100000 aud refuse
10 accept his electoral certificate.
By the chairman: Have you any idea
who signed your name on the certificate:
which you have testified were not signed
bv Won? Answer: Not the remotest idea
By Cox: Have you any recollection al
to the number of times you signed youl
name or the place" Answer: My
recollection is distinct as to the place
signed. but I do not remember the number
of times, but should say at least 10 or IL Oh
several OF the certificates made out.
Chairman: Have you anything addition
ai to add to your statement in regard tt
your voting blank, as was charged
Answer. Nothing in particular; / took 9
ticket and endorsed my name upon it
there was no blank vote; ! can swea
positively, having heard them read as the,
we're taken out of Ehe book after they wer'
voted. Recess.