The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-11
THE FRAUDS OF 1876.
Senator Ferry Questioned
About the Forged Louis
lana Electoral Vote.
HIS MEMORY Is FOUND To BE EN-
CEEDINGIY TREACHEROES.
stanley Matthews Declines to 60 Before
the Committee.


special to the -. LoH~ Republican. OF sunday .
WAsHNGToN. June s.-Thc proceedings
before the fraud committee to-day are only
equallcd in interest by those of last Satur-
day. when the investigation began with
AndcrsOnS story. The evidence for the
week has been decidedly one way, 50 much
50 that the Republicans are demoraizcL be-
You'd all hope Of again uniting The lead
cIs are now at one another's throats and
each one for himself. The DAYS develop
mcntS gradually increased in interest until
late this afternoon, when he climax was
reached 10y the refusal OF Stanley Matthews
To appear before the committee and the
I subsequent action OF that body AUTHORIZING
what has never before in the history nt ~,
country been necessary. that Is the the lsSu-
anc" If a subpoena for the appearance Of a
senator before a committee of the house.
The idea Of the day work en- best be- given
by the recital OF events from the beginning
When the committee met McKcnney. the
clerk Of the electoral commission. was
called to explain how the mistake or trick
in the printing of the Louisiana returns oc-
CURED. His best explanation was that it
was the result Of confusion among the
clerks, The first >pat of the day between
members OF the committee came on the c%-
animation of McKenncy Jacob d. Cox Of
tcrcd to lecture Mcmahon for his manner
Of asking questions. because the latter as
>mcd that there was fraud. Mcmahon re-
piled that II was not usual to see Gov. Cox
defending fraud, fraud so clearly proven
a> the matter of LcyiSre's signature. Cox.
who i, thoroughly Disguised with the whole
affair, said he would rest that point on his
reputation and character, and then became
silent During the rest of the day he had
but little to say, and bore himself as man
who was disposed toquit therole which has
been forced upon him Of appearing for de-
fence.
IEVISsEE WAS RECALLED.
He sworc that the electoral college votes
for president and vice president were cast
at the same ballot, although the returns saw
different and the law requires differently.
When fraud is not shown errors ale made
clear. After LcvisSee came Ferry with all of
Al> pompoSity He was twice requested to
appear before he came to the committee
room II would hardly be unjust to say
that his was one Of the cases of bad mem
ow He knew all about those things re.
garling the count which appear in the re-
cord He could not even remember
whether the messenger who first came to
him with the Kellogg returns was the same
who brought the second or forged sets.
He did not remember who talked with him
about them. He supposed the first incor-
rect, but did not remember any one saying
So. He remembered that persons came
to him to know what he was
going To do with the two Kellogg
returns. He said he informed number of
persons of both parties that he had two
sets. Mcmahon asked him to name Il Dem.
Ocrat and he was unable to do SO. 1t will
he remembered that when the second set of
Kellogg returns were laid before the two
houses, it was II great surprise to the Demo
Gratis. He remembered that Kasson and
Garfield came To him and were anxious. He
told them that he must lay all before the
Joint convention. He shrcwdly used bad
memory to hide the persons who discovered
that the first set We're irregular and had
Anderson return To New Orleans To ret up
the forged SIT. After Ferry, came the
SENSATION OF THE DAY.
Stanley Matthews letter declining to
come before the committee was read. By
this time the llouS" hadadoumcd, and the
committeeman was crowded with mem
bcr.. Butler had cithe h,rn playing
asleep on actually was asleep while Ferry
was on the stand, After Ferry had left the
stand, Butler raised his head and said
"oae question, Mr.. Ferry" whcrrat there
w@> laugh, and then Chairman Potter
mNdcd 10 the c,rrk to b, read, the re-
spoHsp from Matthews, As the clerk read
that pat in which Matthews says he knows
nothing Of the evidence. except %hu' he has
ean1 IN public prints, Butter asked for re-
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