New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-18


Q.-Wbat did you know about hi Al khe" hr
solomon mad gwen these gentlemen to believe that ho
coulo obtain the vote OF the majority OF the RetuFE
Board bv the payment OF certain sum OF money u 40
not know what that was and that he was 10 go 10
Baltimore TO meet somebody there rom NJ W. ~
n he coud In other words he told mo was necessary
Tor him go BalHmore 10 completc the arraheemen,
O-At what time did the Returning Board take hnal
action 2 Alt took final acton the "2d OF Novem-
Der That was tho following WEDNESDAYS r.,..-
Boa declared the election Of an
lection the Board had the right to canvass and who
appeared Oh the face OF the returns 10 nave occn
o.~Hnd then what did the Board dol Alt adjourned
Q-Right following that actioni A-Rlght following
tbHt action AT II o'clock that day Tn Board did that
because IT believed is legal hours expired n that Il q
O-And the members Of the Board were afterwaid lu-
prisoncd for contempt OF court Alt seemed that at
Inc very lime when the board taking its action on
the last day, the Supreme Court hau lSNIt an VI
rec Ell to the members Of the turninR Board requiring
certify the election OF All those VINO apo, area 20
De elected on the returns "hetntf ih,I, "a
contested not. The Returning BOARD al IccIarcu
tho election OF all those no had the rctdrhS IN tn'f
favor on The face aud which were nos disputed Dut II
had not declared the elcci.on of any Others "irIe
the election was contested on the othcr sue. lHc
Supreme Court in The meantime had issued It's 'rarr
t. the certify 10 the election "t al tho3" per
sons except the Presidential rlcciOlS) whose rrct!"
appeared the face OF the rcln, ~ ~ wv
no-and It was because OF our innfo 20 o'e ,i VT,
der that We were lmiris0n"d Tor c"ulcinp'I 4e o"'
never reached us til after we ba1 aoJoninra ., ran
Odd Mr.. Solomon make any COMMUNICATE" W ~"
from New York; A.-NO. sir
HITCH IL SOLOMONs PLANS
Odd you make any communication 10 h'm py
telegram letter or otherwise A.-No sir, never
heard from Solomon in an, way. directly or indirectly
after he started for Baltimore, except once.
O-And that was when A.-Ihat was Whiic he was
in Baltimore lie telcgiaphcd Mr.. r. J. Donaldson
then Of Columbia. former business partner OF solomon
saying that there Appeared 10 hc htcn ID ~ II ~
-ment aud that hc was requested 10 eT y" ORR
and hat he was IN douDt whether ne would go "r not
OW nou did y0u learn thsl Al mink that prob
fy his telegram was sent on MONDAY u GHt "hp lI'
Dn1gldson tod me Of IL Tuesday IT dit not show me
the Telegram. In that there may Zoe 40 h',indeI
standing az 10 WY 70 sv .ometI'!ne fur,
thrr in regard to what Mr.. Dona dson SAID
Mr. s,lon,o1 uad arranged 10 commUul ATE villa the
democratic leaders, Will. he absent not drr'tF
mere ana reply to Dim Solnm"u). In Oihcr words IL
tween him'cH ana hS nsNo,Ihnc TmHo2bo,i
Mr.. Donaldson inIOrmcd me- Ult ne. hau
m GIyinan o. tac Drm6ratic Commute th're and
that Mr.. Haskell TAD a1y-c. nm 20 rPS NV tr'S ~,
Hcw-I"ib. lam onlI gIlnI 5tI "A'' Do""4'7"" 'oi'
"'T Tine Cpairmap-Wnerc was tni- dispatch 'front.'
NItuc.--r.ed spucI from solomon VS. nom Bd'i -
more In II dispatch solomon claimed ;hai instead Of
ieIr DONG "a they hfd agr ci 10 do 2 at bd't
more, they r.qu- ,iod hi.n to 20 "n 90 N'"-loih'
me BOARD FAITHFUL 10 Duty.
Mr. Rccd-Your adiouruuE sine die was intended to
check the lnatt.ri A.-Ycs.
Odd Won advocate mat Adjournment Al al.
had learned through nr solomon that the Democrats
proposed t. control Us by mean, OF the supreme
Court. aud III consultation with Governor Chamber
Lam ard member, Of the Returning Board, we decided
that the probability was vcry strong, that We allowed
tie trutu lay expire without AN! decided action Oh
our p.pt, the Democrats would tucn clam "" hat no
further legal power cNcert 10 obey me order Of The
Court. Il oDcyed The order o! tho Court we
E,";a have rHG i ,9 ~. al r ,r o'.' VI
Q-DurH- iHr time tat 'hi~ t1lk WA gong on hc
tween SoU AID solomon, what c'u6io" re- o'i IA i'
the supreme Court wcIe coneciE,di A-"hen
We met "a F'ig"nf , EI'io d, ' r.n, PM a1
tno4p -DcAoclats who claimed o." rl"cun whrrc the
Etpuriran Iir' co"l' 'teh "a ~ course i'J "'ir
a-.rd n the Returning Bard intended 10 cE"f-
Csc the JUDICIAL power OF deciding on t1t'1 PH -
uoH~. We told item that 80 c-'tbhH 1di tAH b."
considered The nW gave s tie power. 900" made oar
power, because me h"tur"lh- l'aiu W. '"h'P"..'u
manly OF tXcCutIv, ouci- There F"s clause n TIE
constitution 81 thc r''io "'c.i Pi"'"'''' 'n'
az Tel Ia the supreme Court .or an Injunction forbid
nt L.. EenrG no, n0!rI, !, uo' d. ri @ ,,',
talking wiln M" and Tor sev raj la lor 90
Ne aIe cn ,.nrd b. the supreme { az ;ion a,t.i-.
W. met nom a.! 10 gay. "a. ana hS'lht o4'1r ~
tmuA. Ihe instruction Of tne Court vas forwadeg 10
CANVASS tur uIHs ana ccrtiy nr result N the ia'e
q. tho ~rrtur 10 the CONT, which IS" dld
O.-Nhch result wa the election O., ihc HAYES
,l.t. ,r,l A-WMch -aSc tho LIycs lie, tprs from
Wat h. formation iiI Solomon give you ~ 20 ho"
,nt were io count iu. providing tn.. ars.I- ,urrt which
Ia, .uy.c-,-d wa, Icas4u.c, the one two II.d-u
t.,r,p.,f A.-NotnrE turu'r tHau uat VIC were 80
Q-uov was ;he supreme Court to affect that resnlit
b. .0u.on tate 10 YoUt Al do EOt "uoW thdt ne
siu.Dd mat inc Court do &, Gao tHere wao tie
understanding ON my part twheth'T II caht
from MS commune f,iOns 10 NE or NOT cant
SAW tuat tho Cour, would undertake 10 pass
trdlly IL haVinz rel>cI 10 as the power 10 act ld-
dcaly ON tuc I-stion Of The disputed election, dhd
rI.lf thc court could aud would throw ont CuoJgu
Hayes electoral votes to sc' at tasl Two 4" mo
TdleL electors majority, ana ii"i uii Il
turning Board hat SIMPLY 10 obey tn order "i ih' ou-
ihlt t.c Returning Board should throw ont certain
votes aud should doclIrc the result accordingly.
Odd solomon COuIniu.ICit tie names al the par
ssi0ned hlm 10 come q" on "s he 7lte"f
A.-Ges.
A. G Haskell. chairman or the Democratic star. Com
ml,tce ANA j. Is. Palmer. VINO va, Pesid"n, "i me
Charlotte, Columbia ana Augusta Etlicdd-t Lculr--
man rceidrut II Columbia,
O-Tnrrc seems To- be telegram here, dated Deem
Der L. dressed to J. g. P'mrf President % tnr G. G.
ana a. Railroad, signed fuur. Is not Palmer tne sane
man You refer TOT A.-1cs.
Tic ln.ut,r-1 Al R,pi him advised continually.
Mr. Rrei-Drd yOu nave any TAX via s..,m0n
excerpt atrr consultation win Governor Lh"mbcii'n !
A.-Iuc talks VITA solomon were ehiirl1 on IA own
mOuoh, but kept Mr. Chtnpei aiu dyised Of nc 7.
suit; ln't Is, Whatever III crntiIon go out
OF Solomon carried 10 Governor Chamberlain.
and adv .scd with hun As to the best
method OF prevent NJ Harm 90 On. side. hr. Weed, n
testimony III Nc"-1ork hpraks OF stelu< MI o"l.-
mon come me aad TAX VITA me- ana ne says that
would return aud converse Win ~. er ncmO ~ Of
the Board, and wOud tAen report 10 Mr.. 0inou, who
would en- tdrn to him aId tell MN (Nrcd tbt result
or to use WcCd'a phrdseolua! " tel MIA w'It Dunn
WAu-rd" desire L. say htrc cmpHLtruly. Tat ti,rr
/, NOT one void Of ,ruth III That statement, solomon
never spoke TO on the SuDlccl IN Tie prc>cHcc
~ any I1enper OF the Rciurulne Board ana ucvct
spob ON the subject to snLi, member Board,
ana nave know edge OF ever sccus Mr Weed at all.
Cerlauy Nh Weed never Jaw nc III company with lr.
The committee then adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing "