The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-04
THE FORGED ELECTORAL CERTIFT.
GATES

THE FORGED ELECToRAL cERTIFI.
Gates.
Tho electors thus declared chosen. excep,
IpVisec and Brewster met IN the State House
IN the citV ~ New Orlrpns. at noon on the 9th
day of Drrrnhor. 1879. Both Leyisec and
Brewster. AZ the time ui the election held offices
under inr FMerM Governmcnt-irvisen ne
United States Comm issipucr and Brewster MS
Survey 'r-G"n"ra which. it WINS leared. ren.
drred them ineligible rs electors. They did
not. Therefore" attend the first meeting. Tho
other m"mb"rs th"rrurnn proceeded 70 choose
them resp tiyriy To I'LL the vacancies orrn-
stoned hy their own nun-nppanrance. l9r having
since the election resigned their Offices, they
were considered then eligible IA electors. Levi
see aud Brewster being sent Tor. attended. and
the electors then prnrrrdnd TO vote Tor presi-
dent and Vice President 10y ballot. This they
did. 90. Lewis" s'aies'-and nohifl rent version
has been offered TO your Commitee-hy each
elrMol taxing \ sltpof .p1prr upon witch was
for Vice President William 4. Whecler;" fold
ing such slip. endorsing i, with his name. and
openly depositlug sac paper N a hat.
THE FIRST SET or CERTIFICATES.
The electors. having thus disrrgnrded tho
provisions ~ tho Constitution, which require
then, to vote for President and Nire-Presldrnt
by distinct ballots proceeded to sign, in tripli-
cate. q certificate OF tho votes east. which in
clulcd In one LIT or certificate both the votes
for President and Vice. Prcsiden and also
process verbal or recital. 81 their proceedings.
including IN authority To- Thomas c. Anderson
10 carry Ia Washington one OF these cert n'atps,
Kellogg. Ms Governor cnusnd to be delivered
to these electors, ns required by law tR. s.. sec.
1897, three certificates, stating that thcy were
duly CHOSEN IA electors. una one OF these 'pr-
tnratcs by tho Governor was annexed TO each
Of the triplicaie certificates. which the electors
signed.
The electoral certificates were then enveloped
and sealed up 10y ii. Conquest Clark. Gov. KEEL
loggs secretary, ana upon each OF these IN;
Nrlour~ % c"rtiiioai" WAS endorsed M required
hy law Or. y. sec. 1927 stating thnt II coninincd
q list al MI the votes for President and Vice.
Presidents hut the electors omitted TO sign any
OF these triplrnie papers one was mailed on
the 9th ~ Decrmber To the President 81 tho
the United States District Court. and one was
handed tbv him or Kelloggl. on tho 2ist Of De.
cember. to Anderson tn uke 10 Washington.
THESE CERTIFICATES REJECTED.
Anderson arrived in Washington on Christ.
mas Eve, Dee "a. on Christmas morning he
Taiied up9n Mr. Ferry " President Of tho
had brought Mr.. Ferry called Ills attention 10
~" TACT tnt the pHprr did not have the endorse
mont which III" statute required. aud Anderson
SAYS THAT ihercupnn u" returned Ia his hotel
and opened the envelope AMI examined ne pa
per within ~ the hope OF finding the endorse.
mont there; nnl then. although accompanied
hy ludles. without tho rest Of another might. re-
turned immediately with the papers 10 New
| Orleans.
Anderson reached New Orleans on the MORN
INK 81 Thursday. the 2Stn ~ December. and
took thr papers 70 Kellogg At hls. oiiru ~ tho
dent Of the Senate had said that the returns
were not in form and that new one must loo
prepared. Kellogg ih"rrupou sent Tor CArI,
MS secretary nhd gave MN dlrrrVons To confer
with Anderson and prepare such new certih-
cHtrs and Cnrk. learning from Anderson that
The defect was That ~" electors mad mRde ono
list Of VOTES cust for President and Nlcc-Prcsi-
d'nt. instead oi two distinct liss. proce"drd 10
reotiiy IL. and h" ul once went Ia the Republican
printing office and gave Their" in p"rs IN, the d.
rection Cor H., changes necessary for the new
electoral certificates.
THE NEW CERTIFICATES.
The following ARE copies OF the electoral Ger.
tnratc executed on the 9th OF December. and II
the electoral certificate prepared 10y Clark's di-
rcctiQn upon the 2Sth, Of Drcember, for exoru-
ton, but antedHted ns II OF the 9Th OF that month:
EmcroEs' lsr or DIG. o
TuE rNirrp SrArts or A~rRicA
STATE o. louisANA STAN Horsr.
We, the electors NJ President n Wee ire,irnt u tbs
hat On In, the ,iNh day II bccSmicr In tc 'csr Z
our lori one thousand eisht hundred ANA ssNeni,..x
state. tie date above. mat Ruherlcfi Have, 4
n y mSt s os s s rs' N@s ter rr'i s s
h'n imncdnt' proceeded To vote ny ballot ior Wee.
Wheeler q the state of Sew YORK received ci-ht votes
for Nce.rresdenl Of tie United States, benI all no
In ,;,,mony whereo,i We az cl;,or have hcrcaais
, %, p,Sre'r is $r9r If GT LGr9 st IN
United states the onv haudscd aue nr,t
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w. ne electors Of Fr-ien wa We, President OF 10
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~; as HNi da, Of P'cener ~ the year Of gat Li
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