New-York tribune., 1879-11-26
SEEKING INVESTIGATION.

A LETTEu FROM JOHN /. DAVENPORT TO SENATOR
w A. wALIACE-INTERE~TING DETAILS OF MAJ
URAiIzATION FRAUDS PROyIsED-sPEEDY Ac-
TION ON THE PART OF THE WALLACE COMMIT
TIE URGED.
John |. Davenport sent yesterday to the
chairman OF the Wallace Committee the Following
letter IN which be urges that hearing having been
promised him. and having been postponed from time to
tim that tired Of fuiile daance" ami requests
70 be relieved from attendance upon the committee
until again summoned. He calls the attention OF Mr.
Wallace to that by another year he viii not be
IN the Senate and that this work of investigation should
soon begin promising important evidence about the
alleged raizatons in this city in 1868 not hall
the story having been told" He likewise calls attention
10 the frauds In PENNSYLVANIA while Mr. Wallace WAS
chairman OF the Democratic state Committee.
The Hon. WILLIAM A. WALLACE. United states seaGts
FROM Msrch to July last the teegraphic
columns OF the daily Journals contained IRE
with you. iu winch u was anr ounced that your commit
lee would short~ VISIT TINS city and inVestirate NY
~uperv of Elections A. House COMMITTEE or your
uartv assocte~ mad iuSi devoted weeks o. tine same
if necessary announce thar when You came mere TIE
most disastrous consequences To myself were 10 follow
visited rhls cirv remaining about week During that
tim, held executive sessions, sunp@nard witnesses
ana uxsd for public hearings Upon the last d1es
50 axed your own witnesses In attendance was
49,, r-ee,f ana lad neen up,n e,cn dav named With
out e Hing anyone vour commiftee ADJOURNED 10 meet
here again thr 10 Of the present month. ns was
insoruef at which time was Informed my attendance
was desired. You VIII pardon for AID essif You
but days have passed since "a" date named Tor
ih. hearing aud fOr my attendance. ana this futile
10 rvsef T. trus. therefore that may be- consd red
relieved from rtn,r attendance unit such time you
shall agan notify roe.
the necessity o thinking each morning OF my reporting
onv % ind Won absent.
low nae further suggest that as tme T. Il eiing
and huf flr over year remains of vOul present term
I'M tho ssnae recent e.ecri0n n Pennsr vana hav-
ing re-u TED notice 90 vuu hat YO1T state does not
consider yolr Election vital to ts welarr-you should
nix an rarlv Tor rne opening ~ your wofk here
WAeu that is done nm des rnus q should he prosecuted
rnnnr evidence fffve fn rle sn-clIi naturaiZa-
IONS in hs cfv 900 ass which ann 1Exlou- should Dee
spread upon the Iecor.- o t.c Sena'e
II na- occurred Id zoe tndt 70 would DE as0 peculiarly
,nnr.pr nit turi such umouy snou he taken 10y
committee o' which you are thurman. nIsmueh 3s
during gnur charm iIrlln M le inoffa lc STATE Ceu-
r Comm of pcuusv vlnla large numbers of fraud
ul,u certificates of cfz uship. coice-salned ana
ofharUf.e we're issned ana circulated I'm State by
.,.,,r, ~ i,rnifinv - o vou Dersouav anv parfr1ua-
ia the great guDc Importance " really IN nvestlga-
tiou o The naturaizauon frauds OF ls6s m this
me aruroprsteness - that investigation being con
fncre hv vur-of There much 20 be uncovered which
,ulrnf he of crest 10 you a. showing not ony the
greater display W manluess adopted bF Won. party
friends in This state. but also the suOme ind Il renee
ro public sentiment. Justice ami law. wnich eaDr'
uf cur highest Nuurts fo pftithu 20 hh-
r p. an alien what pufpor'er o. n- the aihiaVt
rf me then Chairman of The D m1cra c loua COM
rlffre the n ture % winch Was made Win ms IN IN
a. Conrre.s VIII meet wi-nln less tnan week. at
which tim. another deuge ~ Geographic mterytW7
ffl Won NAV be anticipated. shall send copy OF ms
communication the press. 10 tne end thtt the puDlc
nov n,t M. longer Imposed UnOn by any Htattn 90
+, hch NAV come from the direction ~ shngton az %
your Intentions have tie honor 10 Dc, re, ,nrc.in.'y
Ne,c rork Nov e5. 1879