Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-31
CLEARFIELD, Pa, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 81, 1880


, practices, compel and induce to assem-
F. bic in said halls, respectively, a mob of
0 his co-conspirators against the will OF
0 the people OF Louisiana, many of whom
had not been elected, and some OF
! whom was neither elected nor certified,
) to the end that he might procure a
: pretended legislature for the inaugura.
) tion of Stephen b. Packard as Gov
D ornor, who, he well knew, bad not
/ been elected, and from which mob he
+ might procure the form of his own
. election to the Senate, and which pre-.
+ tended election he knew such pretend
! ed Governor would certify.
/. ~ That said William Pitt Kellogg
, having thus corruptly procured the
: assembling of o body Of persons pre-
tending TO be Legislature, in which
| were included persons not elected, and
from which hadbnen forcibly excluded
7 persons who had been elected and eer-
titled as members, did, by bribery, by
J the use of money and the promise Of
| offices, and by other corrupt practices,
induce said body of persons TO go
through the form OF choosing him TO a
seat in the Senate OF the United States
, V. That said William Pitt Kellogg,
well knowing that the facts now proven
to exist did exist did falsely represent
that no such facts existed or could be
proven, seeking thereby toinduce ma
: jority Of the committee, without tax.
ing the evidence which has now been
taken, to make a report declaring his
title to the seat and with intent to
induce a majority Of the Senate to
admit him to the seat SO iraudulently
claimed
vi. That to prevent the discovery
of the briberies, frauds and oorruptions
now proven to exist, the said William
Pitt Kellogg, did procure large num-
Der of persons comprising said pre-
tended legislature to be appointed to
public offices of profit in the Custom.
house at New Orleans and elsewhere
as inducements not to disclose the
truth That after other persons, officers
and members Of said pretended legis-
lature, had freely and voluntarily ad-
mitted under oath their knowledge of
said briberles and corruptiens, and had
been summoned to appear as witnesses
before your committee and were under
the protection Of the Senate, said Will
liam Pitt Kellogg did, by bribery and
corrupt practices, induce said witnesses
to testify falsely that they had not
made such admission, or that il they
had made them they were not true.
The committee realize the severity
of these conclusions, but they are more
than justified by the evidence. In
view OF their severe character, how
ever, the committee are unwilling to
confine this report to simple an.
nouncement Of their findings, but will
incorporate in the report itself q por-
ton of the abundant evidence which
establishes their correctness.
In support of the first conclusion,
the committee cites the case Of Judge
Stokes, of Grant parish, who was kept
by Kellogg in New Orleans until the
time for completing the registration
under the law had expired. In conse-
quence, the people held an election
without registration, and the parish,
On this pretext was thrown out. The
testimony of Peter Williams, Chief
Clerk and acting register of voters,
who testified that during his absence
tho books were removed from his
Office and taken TO tho Custom. house.
He went there and found the super
visors and their clerks employed in
erasing the names Of the voters Of the
wards OF the city of New Orleans.
There is no rebuttal Of this evidence.
Further testimony is quoted as to
Kelloggs manipulation of the returns
80 as to give Republican majority in
the legislature. The testimony given
by Toner, Walsh and other witnesses
is overwhelmingly convincing that
force, fraud and bribery were all nee
essary to keep the members OF this
fraudulent legislature together. The
evidence establishing direct bribery
with money of large number OF the
members of the legislature, to secure
The Senatorial election, is simply crush
ing.
The report shows that fiity-six mem
bers OF the Packard legislature received
civil appointments. The evidence is
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