The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-09
JUDGE rmURAIAN.s REPLY.

n.
Abuse of the Power OF tho Government at
Elections In New York. Vermont, Penn
sylvnnia and other Northern states.
WASHINGTON CRY, january l, 1879.
Hon. H. M Teller, Chairman of the Select
Committee Of Investigation:
DEAR SIR have the honor TO nc.
knowledge the recei =. of yours of the
2lst ult., enclosing copy of the rcs,lu.
ton adopted by your committee request.
ing me to furnish in writing such facts
aud such evidence as may be i'm NV pos
session touching the matters involved in
the amendment mndc on my motion To
the resolution under which the committee
is acting. OF course the committee does
not suppose that the matters embraced in
thut amendment nre either nv personal
knowledge or that of any one man.
They relate TO the elections in every part
of the republic. and the allegations are
tor the must part To be found in the pub,
lie press. In opening his speech in sup
port OF his resolution, (Deccmbcr lst, J
tho Senator from Mime distinctly stated
thnt the resolution was based on accounts
given in the press. Well, the press s,ns
teemed with statements which, if true,
require the investigation proposed by my
amendment, and MS have no doubt that
the members of the committee read the
newspapers quite MS diligently as / do, it
Is probable they know where to look for
the sources OF information MS fully ny I
do, and rs they are charged with the re.
sponsibility OF making the investigation.
and am not, beg leave respectfully to
say that l take no part of 1t upon nv
shoulders. Nevertheless, as the amend.
ment WAS offered in perfect good faith.
and with the firm belief that the matters
it embraces require investigation quite as
much AZ the matters contained i'm the
original resolution, it will be prouer for
me, especially since the commission has
requested it, to furnish such information
touching the subject as may from time to
time come under my observation.
| therefore send herewith "Instalment
No. l." consisting of, first, an editorial
article cut from this mornings Wash.
ington Post; second, n copy OF petition
Of sixty odd citizens of New York to the
House of Representatives, complaining
of the illegal and oppressive conduct OF
John j. davenport, and other Federal
| officials, at the late election in New York
City, and am authorized By the Hon.
Fernando Wood, who presented the peti-
ton, to say that its statements are proved
by sundry at!idavits in his hands, and
itat iIe viii, ii requested, furnish the
names of the atlantis and other witnesses
to the same facts; third, copy of an
opinion of Judge Freeman touching the
rights of certain naturalized citizens in
New York City, which rights were grossly
vdiatea by said Davenport, as set forth
in sRid petition; fourth, I respectfully
refer you to that portion of the speech OF
Senator Wallace, one of your number.
delivered ia the Senate, December ~
1878, which relates to the last election in
Pennsylvania. See Congressional Record
of December IS, pago 2S. / also ber
leave TO refer you TO published letter of
the Hon. VIM. D.. Kelley, of Pennsylva-
mia, showing the means EMPLOYED by
Federal officials and. others TO defeat his
nomination and election. You have. no
doubt, seen the letter in tho newspapers.
If not | win have a copy procured for
you. Fiith.an editorial article from the
Argus aud Patriot newspaper, Of Mont.
pelier, VT, touching the election In BEN
ning;on in that State. Sixth, a copy of
the President's civil service order of June
%, 1877, and us showing what attention
has been paid TO it, and also what means
were resor.ed by the Republican Con.
gressional committee of 1878, I enclose a
circular of that committee, signed by
George Q. Gorham, its secretary. This
circular, It is said, was sent So nearly
every person IN the civil service OF the
Goyernmens and to public contractors
and others having relations with tho
GG;3;-ressF;;i;Sss. GG;3;-ressF;;i;Ss;s.:., tfs..,
| am, very respectfully. your obedicnt
servant A G. TuUpRfAu