Daily Republican., 1879-03-03

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Mr.. Pottsr's rsD6Ps u regard 70 tho
results of tho invsstieat6on BY his eom-
mittse opens with q statement regard.
ing the difficulty Of conducting inquiry
into osnspiracies which have been sue
eessfally carried out, while the success
full part remains in power. 1t admits
that the confessions Of conspiratoSs who
have become dissatisfied are worth lit
tic, but points To the fact, not general
ly understood, that In regard to tho
essential features Of the election and can
vas In Florida and Louisians there Is no
substantial dispute between the mem
bers ofths committee, the Republicans
having called no witnesses in Florida
and only q few In Louisiana, except as
TO the conduct OF this visiting states
men, and incidentally about intimida-
tion. II dismisses entirely the testi-
,nony Of Anderson, Jenks, Mrs. Jenks,
Weber. and that class Of witnesses, and
deals with the case upon tho general
and controlling facts alone. The re-.
port 10 divided into threa.. .parts, the
Arst Of which refers to Florida, the Sec
ond 10 Louisiana, and the third to the
forged electoral certificates.
Relative to Florida the report cities
the law directing the Presidential Rlsc-
tors to be appointed by the votes cast,
and the Canvassing Board to canvass
the votes cast, and claims that the Til
den Electors, having received amajor-
ity Of the votes cast in this State, were
necessarily entitled to ba de-
clarsd elected, and that the Canvassing
Board, by rejecting without warrant Of
law, a portion Of the votes, so as to
show majority for Hayes, unlawfully
counted Tilden out. 1t says that the
canvassers delayed their announcement
until the morning Of the day the Elec
tors were to meet and vote, 30 that, al
though action was instantly taken to
oust the Hayes Electors, no decision
could be had until the Hayes Electors
had met that same day at noon and
voted.
The report then recites the judg-
ment Of the Supreme Court, which sub
decided that the Hayes Rlsc-
tors were not elected, nor entitled to
cast the vots of the State, and that the
Tilden Electors were; and also the
Judgment of the court in the action
brought by Drew, the Democratic can
didate for Governor, to obtain a reoan,
vass, when the court directed recan-
vass, and decid ed that the canvassers
in refusing to count the votes cast had
detrauded Drew and unlawfully seated
St-arns, the Republican.
The Legislature of the State there
upon directed a recanvass of the Elec-
toral vote in accordance with this de-
cision Of the Supreme Court, the Judges
of which were Republicans, and the re-
canvass showed that the Tilden Elec
tors were chosen. The Governor then
issued his certificate to the Tilden Elec.
tors as the true Electors, but the Elec.
toral Commission refused to consider
the Judgment Of the court, tfts ss.ion o1
the Legislature, and the certificate
given by the Governor in favor of the
Tilden Electors, and held that it could
not take notice of any action by the
State after the 9Th of December.
The report draws attention to tn
fact that such wrong might be re-
peatsd in any State at any Presidential
election, by the canvassers withholding
the announcement Of the result Of thu
election until the day fixed for thu
meeting of the Electoral College, and
then declaring persons who had never
been voted for to be Electors, when
according to this decision, such Elector'
would be entitled irrevocably to cas-
the vote OF the State.
1t therefore recommends law pro
viding that where there is dispute as
to who are the real Electors of any
State, the judgment of its court of las
resort, if certified to Congress befor'
the meeting of the two houses Of Con
gress to receive and count the Electora
voto, shall be conclusive as to the righ
of the disputing Electors, and of which
vote from the State shall be counted
unless the two houses OF Congress shall
otherwise agree.
The report then argues that the ac-
ten of the Canvassing Board was illega
and fraudulent, and cites the instance
in which they rejected Democratic vote
on unwarranted grounds, and refuse {
to rejec. fraudulent Republican votes
As illustrating this. 1t deals at Length
with the claim of the Republicans tina
they we're entitled to the vote Of th'
State on the face of the returns by
reason Of the Drigger fraud, by which
bogus return from Baker County wa
furnished the Canvassing Board. which
they AZ ,irst rejected, but which a1tel
,hev had been ordered to count the vote
as cast they trauhently took in place OF
the true return. 1t then deals with tht
conduct OF the visiting statesmen, and
particularly that Of Mr.. Noyes, as con
trasted with that Of ten. Francis Il
Barlow, whose fidelity to all his obliga'
tions, and integrity, independence, fair
ness and truth the report especially
comments.
Gen. Butler StiIi Willing.
Gen. Benz. +. Butler is sad to bt
still keeping his eyes on that Massa-
chusetts governorship, and his agents
are reported to be busy from one end o
the Commonwealth to the other ,secur-
inc control of the town committees o
one or both of the other political par
ties. The general impression seems tc
be that Cor. nntler Will first strike Tor