New-York tribune., 1879-03-28


dants off the Senate floor before session ana al.er
adiournment This shutting up the senate Cnaln- nam
Der from citizens thus practised for the hfs' 'o
by the Democracy.
wALLACE's HUNT FOR FRAUD.
rv-srcPKTApy GORHAM EXHIBITS HIS sUDsCRIP-
T1oy BooKs--A PENNSYLVANIA MARSHAL WHO
GIVES RANDALLs DISTRICT BAD NAME
loEsERAL PRESS DIsPArcHl
WASHINGTON March 27.-Before the wallace
Committee this morning, Mr.. Gorham, ex-secretaiy
of the Senate. continued his testimony relating to
the conduct of the Republican campaign OF 1870
He produced the books containing subscriptions oy
emnlov6s in the Departments. The list is headed
by Secretary Sherman, in the Treasury Department.;
the Second Assistant Postmaster-General, In the
Post Office Department. Commissioner LeDuc, IN
the Department of Agriculture, and the Sixth Audi-
tor of the Treasury, IN his office. Mr. Gorhan
testified in substance as follows:
think $4,000 or $4,000 were contributed IN IT. the ne
Treasury Department, Instead OF $1,000 or $1,000 as
stated Yesterday Very little from the Interior
Department About $1,000 were suDscrlDeu III .ho .o
Post Office Department. Wisconsin was one OF the
States in which the contributions left In charge OF
the state commitoes As to Cincinnati the agfeemee ~
the National Committee onei1th to the state Commit
tee. and the remaining two-thrds ne nsed ID ,
according TO the judgment OF the local magts m b te
The COLLECTIONS in Nevada we're RENTED 10 the ota
organization. One thousand dollers were sent "
The committee aided 10 Southern and SO Northern
a oa a5oSnt sent was seos for each
southern and $72 for each NOthern district The gem
era policy aid the particular districts Deneveu W
he closely contested In ONO many districts were SO
helped, but can now Tec9iect only lhree W. W uoSo
To Mr.. McDonald-The Librarian of the Senate was
employed by the committee 70 compile sort G; o. c'i
deduction made from his salary as librarian on thls
account His regular duties were in no way lnterlered
with.
James Y. Kerns was then examined. He is and
has been for seven years United States Marshal for
the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. lie testified
as follows:
The Municipality OF Philadelphia is Republican; the
Mayor, who is Republican, apPoints the pocenen me OF
publIcans. There in the city CSC election DIVISIONS
or precincts Ia November last the majority OF election
officers in about two-thrds OF these divisions were Re
puOlicaus. Under the statute law there are
seven election officers IN each dVlslon haney, luuEe'
two inspectors. return inspectors and two CLERKS
In addition there two United States supervisors
f0nsone for each Of the CSC divisions, and two for
some divisions where was asked TO do so py cltzehs
ccon day 10 serve processes that might be issued by
the Court 10 the United states Commissioner ETC. me
deputies were employed two days and were paid $40
All arrests made by these deputies election day
were reported TO me- The witness presented lat con
tanning the of thrtysix arrested some
on election day and afterwards The arrests on
the day Of election were both by W rrant ana on view
for repeating interference other violations OF laws
Three were tried and two were CONVICTED Others are
awaiting trial. About one-half OF the thrtysX were
held to answer. The others discharged, The
600 on Judge dwaladers sickness. have
been unable to get my accounts passed upon Dy the
Court. drew $500 on account or these expenses
Policemen were in attendance az the polls In Phladel-
pha election day, keeping some distance away, as
required by law There was no such restriction upon
deputy marshas. All my appointees were Republ-
cans Many of them known as active workers in
NAV have given tickets TO their friends on election day
did not know Of such thing being done. Nothing in
Not more than two deputies were sent TO any
dysTn II Two s deRafs were eeee esea % a sn
dali. There were no divisions In the Twentieth or
Fifteenth Wards, where deputies were sent Every
division IN the city had It's deputy and they
had no Instructions to leave their posts = MT,
adephia-about $50 TO each division Large crowds In
addition to those desiring to vote gathered oi,5
The duty OF the judge Of elections is Is to O.. be
present as the inspectors take the votes The State
have about the same dute: as United states
supervisors they watch the count. etc. but have moth
poIice force In several places during the day the
deputy marshas were attacked ana driven away. Inc
10 protect the deputies This occurred In perhaps
places. The supervisors OF election were OF ar
by him were oil Republicans The applica-
tions for their appointment all came from rom
tion made to the Court for the appointment
Of United states supervisors under The law which was
signed by men known by witness as representative
Democrats think tho election would have been safe
frOm disorder and fraud without the protection which
been of fraud, in others there would not
As far United States supervisors and marshas are
concerned, think the City OF Philadelphia eoud 90
without them very well.
To Mr. Cemeron-The deputy marshals were not aT-
pointed until after the application for the appointment
of supervisors would not have appointed them Dut Or
such application. No Republican applied for the appoint
men supervisors The supervisory expenses amounted
10 $27440 Tue special efforts IN placing deputies IN
MI Randall's district were made because OF the char
acter OF that section Of the city. Protection was very
necessary there Riots have occurred there year after
year. and people have been shot down In the street Tie
greater part Of the sums Of the city In that section
The deputy narshals intertered with in that DIS
tric and other cases. One deputy III the
Twentieth Ward attacked. The roughs tried all
day to drive away, and when night came they beat
him. kicked him into tho gutter and otherwise NAL
treated him Ho afterward had the parties arrested by
the civil authorities.
The committee here adjourned until Monday at
10 o'clock a N.