, 1879-01-02
Response Of Senator Thurman to
the Request Of the Teller
Committee,
kfe Furnishes Number of News+
paper Articles and u Pes
titiDn.
Ths President and Attorney General
Offer Evidences Of Fraud In
the South. -
An Effort 10 Shake on That Old Han Of
Of the Sea, the McGarrahan
Claim.



nts REILLY TO THA TELLER COMMITTEE.
NAsutnoroa, Jan. 1.-Thu following letter IL
aclf-cxpanatorv:
7' asaa. p t ~ 1:i 1a esss,: as" =
IL. iete Of ,oas II Il T. a
,nelosla: cupy Of the resolution adopted by 1our
Auch facts md auch esdehcd - may bt In mr. pos-
srfti1 tuuchinY the natter involved iu tac nucud-
msnt made on m! mutton to the resolution under
Committee does not suppose thnt tho matters eus-
hraeed 10 that amendment arc Within ny prrsons1
IT,, est q e.. & Fl s .sat s sas ss liz
allegations arc for the most part 70 be found In ta
he opening of his tpeeeh i, support Of his tsson.
htated that thc resulutlon was based on necounls
given In the press. whtcn has teemed with ssas.
pronnsea By my amendment, and have no aonbt
the me.nt,sra Of tho Coalmitteo feau tho news.
fng% as s:ts T. tpy s osp g. ,euet: y s1
tho rerpon.ibliiy oi n,akInp interviewing, and
part m III Il Il uEan ,y s1oalaes, xessisdse:,. as
the aasnlment ~. oae.sd ~ pe.feet good fai,h:
require iars.si9aon t quite % .. much q" tha at.
Ion contained In the original resolution.
viz Ss psq.er "a. @ e'esf.1x fu4a.h .ass
infufmatlon ionclling The subject Al may irpm
time to time coine under uly oosetrasion:
theFofors send herewith 9nstall'ncns No. eon-
~, Az editorial article cut from ta's mornings
WashlnRton FoR.
y. copy OF q petition Of sixty odd citizens Of
New York 10 The IIonso Of tiepsese otntises, COM
planning Of tut illegal and Oppressive conduct Of
John !. Davenport sh1 other Federal oticssl& at
the late election in New York City. mud am su.
thnrixcd by tic Hon. Fernando Wood, who pre-
aenied the prtou. to aay that Ita statements ara
urosed W aunlsy aaidayfts 10 h,s hsnds. and thai
affantf, and other witnesses to the saDe facts.
s. 4 copy Of IN opinion Of judge Feednen
touching the rights OF certain nntnraltzed ctlztns
Of kew York, which slrhts wsrs grossly riolstct
ly {h9 sad Davenport set forth said petition.
4, respectfully refer you to thut pvrt{ou of the
apcecll VI Hcna'of Wallace. one Of ronr uumovs.
delivered IT. tue scnnle Dec g. 1879. which re-
lAt"s to tho last election tn PtnnsylsnuIa l4ao
CHaqftssonat Rteord, Dec. IN. .. x8)- I also
beg leave 10 refer you 10 the puoli&hsl jsttse Of
tho Lou. William u. Kelley, of PeunsyltanIs.
showing thf nlrnns employed GY tho Federal OIL.
ciais and othefs ~ defeat bis nounatton and
the newspapers. II not, / viii huvs a copr prs-
phrcd for Jo,t.
s. An cdi.nslai article from the Argue aad
fdt+tat, newspApet Vt Montpelier. VIZ touch
ing the Election 1T bennington. IN that SRte.
II. A copy nf The i'tctilsnta tIri. .9etvics order
Of lime -. 1877. mud, III showing what 4tisniluu
bus teau paid to It, giAo what tnpais were fssoet&A
to by thr Republican Congregational COMMITTEES Of
1t7h. fuctoae cIrcNlaF Ut thst Committee. signed
~ Ueufge Z. durham. its Heeretaty. Thts eircb-
saF. It " naId. was eent IL nearly every psFsop "a
contractors an othcts ll&slnx relations with 10
uosrrnue,st. auu. very respectfully. your oDedi-
eat stFyaut. A. u. THURMAN.