The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-07
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Investigating the Election or 1876
Under the Potter ResOIutiOn-Jame s E.
Anderson ana Secretary Sherman ON
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the stand. E5
SATURDAY, July e9.-At At
lantic City, n. J. Ex-Congressman
Morey was recalled. Witness testified to an
interview with President Hayes, in which
witness assumed that not maintaining the
Packard government would be the destruction
Of the Republican party in the South. The
President took the position that the Republi.
can party could no longer maintain that
policy which had lost New York to the party.
With reference to Eliza Pinkston being
brought into the room Of the returning board
on sofa. Morey said such conveyance was
matter OF necessity, owing to her wounds.
This was not designed to produce strong
impression on the board, although it naturally
had the effect. Gen. Sypher was recalled by
Hiscock and Intercepted concerning the
alleged Sherman letter. Hiscock repeated
the question asked Wednesday,, namely:
whether there was anything which enabled
him up to the time he saw what purported to
be letter written and signed by MI. Sherman
to carry the form of the latter's hand writing
in his mind, and also read the answer then
given by Gen. Sypher, namely: mo, sir,
have not the form of his writing in my mind
now, and have not seen it frequently since. |
would not swear to his signature now" EX-
Senator Irumbull and others briefly testified,
when the committee adjourned to New York,
70 resume the examination of witnesses, July
29th. --- H..
MONDAY, July 20.-The Potter COM
mittee met in New York city. Ex-Gov
Palmer of Illinois testified. He went to New
Orleans sir in November 1915. Had converse
Urged the necessity OF filling the vacancy in
the returning board. Talked with Gov. Wells
and Gen. Anderson, and impressed upon them
that civil war might follow this matter of the
Presidential election. There was difficulty
as to who should be selected to fill the vacan-
cies in the board. Democrats had made extra
ordinary efforts to capture the negro vote.
He saw Eliza Pinkston when she was
brought into the room by two men, and
her condition certainly was horrible. It
was about the seventh of December when
witness left Louisiana. He had heard
Mr.. Archer say that Judge Levisee stated
the election was fraud, and if he could
# witness was asked if the election in
Louisiana was fair, he would say no. The
sense of the people there was that Tilden and
Nichols were elected. He had heard of no
prosecution against parties charged with
committing the Pickston outrage. He said
to Gov. Wells and Gen. Anderson that the
1llden electors were chosen, but that they
might on a fair consideration of the
question come to a different conclusion
Witness satisfied himself as to the perpetTa-
ton Of the Pinkston outrage by inquiries and
he supposed that the political parties, then, by
taking the same means of inquiry that he did,
cOuld have also satisfied themselves as to its
perpetrators. He told Governor Kellogg if
hese things happened in Illinois he would
bring the parties to punishment or he would
leave the State. He believed that the people
would have been satisfied with the Packard
government if they thought he had been fair
y elected After few unimportant questions
Gov. Palmer's testimony was closed and the
committee adjourned till the 18th of August
unless sooner called tOrether ---..4 ''.-S