Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-08-17

identity, and the falsehood is OF sufRcient
importance, to discredit either the integ-
rity Of Fogg or the truthfalness Of this
alleged defense. N =
Again the defense denies that the
name of Bragdon was tabulated.--thsn
erased and Fly's name inserted. A
Heliotype of the tabulation shows this
to be fact, and destroys the defense at
that point. We are inclined to differ
from the Hale committee in regard to
the two capital G's in the margin, against
this name. 1t looks to us as II some
party had gone over the tabulation sheet
and marked a G against all known Green
hackers. When he came to Bragdon he
was not certain as to his political stand
ing. so in the outer margin he put IT,,
with an interrogation point. After con
sultation it was found that Bragdon was
Republican, the return was altered,
and a positive g was placed against it
This heliotype is not all the evidence
we have to prove the falsity of The de-
Tense at this point The member OF Gov,
Garcelon's Council from this District was
Hon. Z. c. Moody Mr.. Moody did
not sign this defense of Garcelon n Co.
He seems to have been white sheep
among the black. He went before the
Hale Committee, and testified positively
that Bragdon's name WIS originally tab
ula,ed Oliver =. Bragdon. Afterwards,
I in verifying his tabulatiQ9s, he noted
that Bragdon's name appeared Is, and
he had the tabulation sheet altered to
correspond. The name had been changed
in the mean time by the addition of the
lower line to the T.. Here Is his testl-
mony on that point:
o. Do You remember the circumstances
| in the case OF the GouldsborOugh Repre-
| remember about that.
a. Whose name was tirst written IN the
report OF the Committee ~ being the duly
aud legally elected Representative: y
Oliver Z. Bragdon. ,
q. The Republican candidate: \. /
have since learned IL was, but did not
know then.
q. Was that afterwards changed, and the
Greenback candidates name written IN the
place OF Mr. Brasdon: y. Mr.. Flye was
given seat, aud his name put In the re
port
q. Mr.. Bragdons name scratched out
and Mr. Fly'S written In 2 \. Yes.
o. DO YOU remember Tie reIs un for IL!
\. think in the GouldSborough matter
that must have made mistake IN get
TIM the name oliver i. Braglon' when II
was oliver Il.
o. What DO you mean by that: \. That
i IL should have been put down "Olivcr
| H." when wretc II Oliver r. But We
went over aud verified it-that ~, COM
pared the returns with the tabnlationS-it
was found that the return was " b. When
il WIS first written down II was p
| There was some talk about the letter IL.
and carried 1t 10 the Governor, and says
! "GorcTuor, ! must have made mistake
| in this natter what DO you call that u or
! p" He says, cant you tell u from a
Pr That is all there was said about 1t.
o. You hal, Ia first examining 1t, called
IL a .'P3" \. did not examine 1t the hrst
I time closely.
| g. You nus. l.a.e E,aGe some eyamlna-
tionf 4. Yes, Of course ] supposed 1t
WAS "P"
o. Were not the returns from the other
towns in the district for "Oiicer =. Bray
| dJRr \. Yes, think so.
q. In looking over the Gouldsborough
return, you e4I.ej TIA. "oliver 7. and tab
ulalcd all the votes Is fot ''uiiser g. kr-s-
dom" A. Yes. but will not be sure
looked critically.
.. In your first examination OF the re-
turns. all the other towns were "Oliver
1 H." Gad you called Gouldsborough "Oliver
| pi' Ayes but cC4!qGt sYeer trt j,
Was "Oliyer B. to-day.
| O. How long after that before your al
teutiou was again called TO the Bragdon
case and the return from Gouldsborough!
4. am sure don't know; | can't say
| how iQn, zine u was between the verify
| ing and when X was made Up oIIsinaiiy
q How long from the tine you hrst
wrote IL before your attention was again
called 10 IL when YOU showed II 10 the
| Governor: \. do not know. II might
have been TWO days, and might have been
week.
q. During thar tine Oliver Z. Brag9qn
| appeared on the list of Representatives,
| 4.
tabu.aiiou. lfyou had that paper lost
ycu would lind it so, think.
| q. Examine ILe ara, tgeC!a'icr or dock
et made up for the Secretary OF State, rom
| which he was to make up his list, aud state
| whether II appears plainly there that
| "Ch.e. /. ngGglcn' was written IN! A.
1t does not appear plaiaiy. ! eau -es We
| 20" and up" and "B-
1 ts vi
"Oliver L. Bragdon" was FIRST written
theref 4. Yea ! suppose there Is not
much doubt about |!
q. What name does now appear written
over IL? A. James Flye."
Q. The tabuletion or Docket which you
are examining i not the orig nal. y. Ne ~"
=. But the hnal docket made up for the
Seclctary or stase 20 make his list from
\. ! am very sure II Is.
.. So that, Is late rs that was written
up Oliver i. Bragdon's name was first
written in? \. Yes, 1t must have been.
q. Look, also, in the same tabuiation, at
| the figures, and see If IL does not appear
that the vote of GouldsOorough was first
| tabulated end counted for Oliver =. Brag-
don, and that there has been change la
his total voter 4. Yes.
Q. And does IL not appear at last that
the vote of Gouldsborough is carried out to
"Olirer d. BrggdOal" A. Yes.
Q. Does ii not appear that, in the col
| umn Of HQIiyer j. Bragdon," for Goulds-
borough, there nas bee1 all ensures a.
Yes.
@ Doesn't it appear that the footinSs
for "Oliver L. Bragdon, and james Flye"
have boon chansedi \. Yes,
We make the assertion that this ini-
tial had been altered between the time
Mr.. Moody tabulated it Oliver P. Brag.
don and the time he verified his tabula-