Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-10-06

whatever?
Q.-Why not: Al did not care to.
Q.-They were members high in the
Republican party, and high in the couu'
sells ofthe Nation, and you were Sec
rotary Of the Republican Electoral Com
mittee, and were cognizant ofall the
facts-what was there in the character
Of this or any circumstances which
made repulsiol and kept you and
these visiting statesmen apart? A.
Nothing that know OF, but my duties
did not bring me into contact with these
gentlemen, as we always lad Coz
oner's inquest held over us after every
election. l cared 10 know as little as
possible.
Mr.. Butler asks the next question,
that Is, old Ben, as we are in the hab''
of speaking of him.
THE question as read by the Speaker
was inaudible to tie reporters ear on
account of the laughter and applause.
Aft you choose to put it in that way
Q,-By Mr.. Bltler-T am only
carrying out your parallel. You pur-
posely avoiding meeting with visiting
statesmen lest you might know too
much of what is going on. Is that IL
A.-Without casting any reflection up
them, yes.
This witness swears that he avoided
knowing anything that those visiting
statesmen were doing, because he did
not want TO know what was going on
there, as he would probably have TO
answer under Investigation arlerward'
So | will spend no more time upon that
witness.
GARFIELD CONVICTED BY HIS OWN
TESTIMONY.
Now for Mr.. Garfield himself, and he
gave his testimony before this same
Committee under oath:
Q.-Did you visit New Orleans IN
the mouth of November. 1876? Al
did.
.--What time in the month did you
%? AL think it was on the 18th
day Of November that We arrived in
New Orleans.
The l4th dav Of November was i'm
mcdiately after the Presidential election
OF 1876. and he was there with John
Sherman, he was there with Kelly OF
Pennsylvania, and many others whose
names l will not delay you to repeat
and in his testimony he says they left
New Orleans 10 return TO Washington
Cly on the first day Of December. 30
YOU will observe that James a. Garfield
was at New Orleans, reaching there
about a week after the Presidential
election, and staying there eighteen
days. What did he do while there l
charge, and the JoMpal says it is
supported, he is o disgraced man; l
charge that he occupied an inner room
of the Custom House, assigned to him.
and him alone, and IN that room he
saw witnesses, black and white. oi
Louisiana, and he conversed with them
alone. and when their testimony was
not made out satisfactory 20 bin, he
suggested interrOgatOries that went to
the Returning Board. and that Returning
Board made a report against the men
chat were elected. That Is what
charge. say TO you l Will show it TO
YOU tonight By his own evidence.
What does the Journal say to me
That | have furnished no respectable
evidence. when | have referred by
paqe and document 10 the sworn tesli-
monv Of Garfield himself. What did
he do? First. gentlement, | said they
distributed Parishes among these visit
ing statesmen. and that in the dlslri'
button of the Parishes for investigation
and manipulation, the Parish of Fellcl'
ana fell to James A. Garfield. l will
read what he sworc TO, and after TO-
night it shall not be before the intelll
cence of Indiana what Hendricks said
but the question now shall be what
Garfield said. In his answer TO a ques
ton, he says:
Thereupon, in order to make our
work of exa mutation and our knows
ledge of the case as full as possible, the
suggestion was adopted that all the
testimony relating to one Parish be given
TO one man, and the testimony relating
TO another Parish should be given TO an
other man. Among the Parishes tha
were contested were the two Parishes .
Fellciana, and believe that Mr.. Sher'
man assigned these Parishes to Mr
Parker and myself, saying that h'
could divide them between us as w
chose. suggested to Mr.. Parker le
take his choice. He took East felicl-
ana: I took West Feliclapa.
O.-What did you take it ior'
Twill give the answer OF that preg
nant question, and when 1t IS answered
the Journal says that the man That 'h'
Republicans have upon their banner ioI
candidate is a disgr aced man.
Al mean by that to say that l tool
the copies of all the official papers whlcl
were delivered 10 the Returning Boar'
touching the election in West Feliclan'
and for convenience Of examining these
napers. as 1 did not reside at the 81
Charles Hotel, 1 occupied room in tn
Custom House in the corner oil tn
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