The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-27

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For Govcrnor-rackard. ! Nichols. 90
Nr NcGoin-I don't unirrstani there is any dice.
Nv wes-SScS G". ' f"icG ' any oboci r that
S SST.S was merely asked MI A''o us another
How did YOU get i7s votes for Kellogg and
t9kc mat numlwr vt votes from the D"mo,ritic
electOrsP A.-Thrrr is sOmoth NJ wrong there.
DO not rccocct anything about that.
Vol tssrs dpi y w from i'm in r. tact int
to the t'pubcan electors A.-Thero WIS no
Q.-Wo hovc, under your own hand. n certl.
He'd statement that in that parish you counted
IT'S votes for Hayes electors which were cast
for the I'll len lc'tors. How did you do TINT
Al don't know how that was done. don't
rrcoll't anything in regard To- that parish
moro than therr was general protest, and that
r9r'Sh vas aid aside lor exam nation.
protest A.-'rhere IL general protest. You
can So the pnpcrs yourself
clerical error " the clerks.
O;-By whom Is the protest madc7 A.-Sev-
erul parties; think 10y some of the local candi-
Odd that protest como before the super
visor in proper shipper Al cannot tell you
Didn't you pass that parish. after an.
nouncing the result. n stated by the shorthand
rcportgr2 A.-Nu. sir; we did not.
Q.-Then YOU ion't know how you came TO
transfer IFS Of the el, .tornl votcs Of the Demo
SSr nn ticket TO The Itep9blicop tickct' Al
,7SuGan,t You l{h now you iransferrcd that
error in the count. They were thrown out by
tho board from prot sts before the board.
~ iop say ihrge was agenera protest before
The board Ayes. sir
Q.-rho shorthand reporter made no note Of
any protest But could You by any protest trans
fer rs votes from Tildrn To- Hayes? A-Thcre
could not he any transfer there must have boon
polls thrown out.
GLOW lid YOU change the vote from Tilden
cl .'tor- to HAYES electors A.-They were not
chnng.d Ia NY knowledge.
O.-Th" whole number of votes east I'm tho
paris L. di9. and the number YOU have returned
IS GU; hut you have changed liS votes from the
tili"n .e tors. and gave them 60 me HAYES
nirriorsP \ IN 80 polls never W r." changed:
tl'y must nave been thrown Ou'. 1t IT. clerical.
To compl to this monstrou- picture Of frluls
aud forgcrirs two othor circumstance. must Doc
mentioned.
SILENT WITNESSES AGAINST THE roncEEs.
The first il this 4 short time before the cx-
animation of Wells and Anderson before Nor
rsons committee. Anderson had given Mr.
Meade Chairman Of subcommittee. who was
about to go into the Congressional district
which contained Vernon parish a statement
that no change whatever had been made in the
votes Of that parish. This paper was in the
handwriting of Anderson himself and was de-
lNercd TO Mr.. Meade in presence Of Wells. and
is now in possession ~ Mr.. Meade On page
% Of Mr. Meade's report is the following state-
mont.
This subcommittee loft New Orleans before
any public information had been received as -
any votes having been thrown ont OF changed
IN N T. parish 10y The k'turuluE Board. Indeed
TIE Chairman OF this committee received from
VT Ana n, ono Of the l. turning Board. "A
siat"uient. which he now retains In The hand
writing 81 saul Anderson. showing. among
other things. that n change whatever Ian been
made 10y tn" Returning Board IN a" original
returns received from IN" parish II Vernon.
II may De added that thiS stat meni was
dent Of said board.
This was supposed to be- on or about Dec. Is.
On Doc. 10. Anderson testified before Nor
rison's committees as follows
furnished some TO Mr.. Monde, who was
leaving or going to lenve for Shreveport. |
gave l. IN u list of the polls rejected.
Q.-Have you any memorandum or statement
M tn the polls thrown out. and not included in
randum l gave it to Gov. Wells yesterday
Q.-Can you furnish that TO the committee
nut Il = not pm ,aL rs Iust memor.nium.
him the polls respected in the Fourth Const,.-.
sioual Il strict. Gov. Wells asked me ~ loan 1t
e. him. loaned it TO him.
The other circumstance is the reappcaranee
Of the forged original Of the consolidated state
Meht ol Uhr Notrs 81 vernon PARISH IltueUrl
put il in his pocket. because he ,oull not safely
obey Gov. Weiss command 10 destroy il IN the
presence OF the other clerks. lie WAS af,erwari
persuaded hy his uncle to intrust it 10 him It
travelled up in Mississippi % Springfield. where
1t was inspected by Gov. John VI. Palmer 1t
travelled across To Washington. where it was
made the basis Of searching examination by
Mr.. Fields committee and Mr.. Morri-on'- CONF
nittee. II travelled back 10 NV Orleans where.
on the trial Of Anderson. it confronted the
forgers and shook its CORY locks. all marked by
the transformations II had undergone. and all
testifyin. what il had been before II went To
the Returning Board. and what it became be-
fore It left their possession.
Taken together, all these facts demonstrate
the fact Of the forgery, identify the authors Of
that forgery. and establish the truth OF the mar
ratiyc of Liulen.d