The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-13
TeIlers' Committee.

The Teller Committee met at Washington,
and examined Colonel Mackey, of South
Carolina. He said Republicans were in nu.
merous ways prevented from having full
and free vote in Charleston County, and
that Democrats resorted to frauds for The
purpose. Witness said before the election
3 committee of Republicans waited on Gov
ernor Hampton, who assured them he would
act fairly in the appointment of Commits
%sioners, and give one Republican and two
Democrats in each county. In thirty-two
counties of the State, however, only i've or
six Republicans were appointed. He did
not believe that the Republicans had a sin.
gle manager of election in four hundred
precincts. Some Of the colored men who
put on red shirts, said they did SO because
they were paid two dollars a day for ser
vice. Witness, in order to counteract the
Democrats, had five thousand tissue tickets
printed, and these were to be used only in
the event that the Republicans were certain
the Democrats were is suing tissue tickets.
Some few Republican tickets had been
given out the night before the election,
and six of them only were voted in Charles
ton. Fully four thousand such tickets were
in a package handed by witness to Senator
Teller. In coming to a conclusion with
Bowen to have printed tissue tickets, they
did SO with a view of counteracting the
Democrats, SO that when the Democrats
came to taking out Of the ballot box they
could not discriminate between the two
kinds of tickets. He did not know ho@
the Democrats could get an undue number
of tissue tickets in the box, but he
believed they were printed by the Demo
Gratis for fraudulent purposes.
R. N. Wallace, United States Marshal
for South Carolina, testified to arresting
Democrats for breaking up Republican
meetings, but no convictions resulted. The
Democrats regarded voting tissue ballots as
a huge joke on the Republicans, saying
that they had learned tricks from the Re.
publicans and were now beating
them at their own game. Not one
colored man out of a thousand
would, if left free to themselves, vote the
Democratic ticket, although a number oil
them voted for fear of losing or hope Of
obtaining employment. Witness, in reply
to Senator Mcdonald, said that he knew OF
half a dozen prominent negroes who at
tended and addressed public meetings in
behalf of the Democrats.
General Lyman Sheldron, one of the
Hayes Electors in Louisiana, was sworn, and
made brief statement relative to the Ger
tifcates which have been claimed to con
tain forged signatures. He knew of nc
forgeries having been committed. He
knew nothing of the Smith" certificate
and never heard of it until he saw it men
toned in the press.
The Committee investigating cipher dis
patches met in New York on the 9th, and
Col. Pelton appeared as a witness. He
testified that the most important of the
cipher kilograms were genuine, and he
received them. One dispatch seemed to bt
10 Mr.. Marbles handwriting. He had also
kilograms from Colonel Woolley, whose
name was "Fox." His emphasis was put
upon denials that Mr.. Tilden knew about
the attempts to purchase Electors and Re
turning Boards.
THE investigation into the cipher dis
patches was begun on the 18th, with Man,
ton Marble on the stand. He said in ans vel
to questions: Invent to Florida to look
after the Electoral vote. l cannot say
went under instructions of the Democratic
Committee; did not 30 at the specific re
quest Of any one, Had nc conversation