The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-19
MR., DUNN'S REC0LLECTIONS.
HIRDY SOLOMON'S Returning BOIRD
FRIEND VOW TESTIEIING.



before the Count What Kimpton Proposed
90 Nj. Weed-Gen. BARLOW on the stand.
WAsnINGTON Fob. 1s-The Potter Com
mlttee met at noon. and Thomas O. Dunn was
recalled TO the stand This Ia the eN-mcmber of
the South Carolina RoturninR Board who
swore yesterday that Hardy solomon called on
| him at his house in November 1876. represent
ed himself as acting for Chairman Haskell OF
! the Democratic State Committee and President
Palmer Of the Charlotte. Columbia and Augusta
Railroad, ard conveyed to him what no under
stood to be n proposition to pay n sum Of money
FOR such action on tho part Of tho Board as
would give all or part Of tho electoral votes Of
tho state to Mr.. Tildcn. Dunn further sworc
that nfcr consultation with Gov Chamberlain.
| he had several other interviews with Solomon
| on the subject IL order 20 nnd out what he could
| Of the Democratic plans. Ho denied that he
made the first advances to solomon. or that hc
ever spoke about Solomon's proposition 10 any
other member Of the Board. therein natly con-
tradicting Mr. Smith NJ. Weed. Solomon told
| him on Nov Is he had b 30 to Baltimore 10
complete the arrangement That was the last
| Of IL. except that solomon telcgraphcd back to
another person in Columbia that there was
| bitch. and that he had been asked to 20 on to
New York. To-day Dunn testified in substance
as follows:
3Ir solomon said he had been informed that
there was an agent Of Mr.. Tilden in Columbia
| Mr. Smith Wecd-ior tho purpose oi raising
money. il necessary, to secure the electoral
vote never saw Mr. Weed to my knowledge.
The Canvassng Board Of South Carolina con-
sisted Of Henry f. lfayne. Secretary Of State;
! T. l.. Cardoza Treasurer W. l.. Stone Attpr-
ney- General; Henry Pur,is. Adiutant Inspec-
! tor-Genoral. and myself | was Comptroller
General l believe It WIS tAe second DAY after
| thu Hnurl vea rD4t4ivaI tina f,n
OF the Supreme Court Tho returns were not
all in. and We had simply adjourned. but the
| lawyers managing the Democratic side urged
thr question on thu first day with regard to con-
tested elections There were returns indicating
on the face the election oi an officer and the con-
testing candi late protested against his election
ON account of certain irregularities or iegality.
The point they raised was that the Board was
| forbidden by the Constitution to exercise any
| real power because It was composed Of eXccu-
tive officers. ana thcrc wss u clause In the Con-
sttut.on which forbade any executive oflcer
from exercising judicial power. 1t was claimed
that any decision OF the contested cases by the
Board would be an exercise Of Judicial power
We began the canvass. | think. about tho fourth
| or fifth day. We received an order from tho
| supreme Court dircfing us TO canvass
@ nnd g f,y 5e ns rrsnt gT'hS to ana the cnnnr crnfr
compile the lace OF the returns. Anerthat don't
| tilhk any Murh tiut c9uli stri'ty De called
cAnNlssih- was uon", ny inc boafd uhtll the
nlhth Jay. IN zl-t ot november, onr power. as
We understood. EXPIRING ON tho 22i have no
distinct r"'olie ton rs to how we nrst began.
presume, W. b'-Nh with ncmprrs oi tl' Leg
lsMurc. th,hN ihtrr Was no clAln before us
thut any OF lh'si county, returns hhd been
forged or tAmprred with. think the contested
ch-es. almost entirely. rose upon claims tnat
th"r" were iramiuient Notlng ana irregularities
At ihe polls, NJ n We coiupiej the figures re-
mting e. the returns on their lace. think we
went AZ over the pre- net r"turns,, e-
Q.-Dld any on' els, besides Mr. solomon,
"N'r speak 70 You WIN r"isienre u the SAFE oil
th' Noi oi thr lnnrd A.-No. ; r.,
~ -l"u r"l'rI'd y'Ht,Ida( 20 hI, husk,l.
Dd ne ever comm 'Nl" Nlll, you 40 :
NO. iurU'r Nhh f.4lhE mo an"ut solomon =
"ct'h; ... - ,.,
p.-And hs lAr as you know ne hAl no COM
in"hI*'toh WtN any "'her member VI Ae
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Q-Dd y"u u.-.'u"ni'y i'ern hnytnnT 60
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