National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-06
LETTER FROM col. WIN. M. LOWE.
Gross misrepresentation by senator Nor
gan. Of Ainbama.

To the Editor OF THE REruBticAS;
In the Record of the 4th instant Senator Morgan,
Of Alabama, in order to attack Judge Bruce, Of
Alabama, grossly misreprocnts tho facts In the re-
cent election case ut Huntsville. He says 1.-THE
Judge, knowing that no superior tribunal could
control him, after The district Attorney hdd signVicd
HE purpose 10 abandon tho Gaze and said Rere teas
really nothing IN n charged the jury that IL the Jury
believed the evidence in the case the defendants
were guilty" That part Of the above which have
UNDERSIGNED Is without foundation In fnct Elk
Governor Smith, the district attorney, said no such
thing but spoke In the md did his whole duty
for tho Government.
But Senator Morgan not only misreprcscnls the
judge and district attorney, who are Republicans
but also the witness and defendants, who are
Democrats. lie says. ;" Three men had been APP
pointed inspectors of election Mt Huntsville, In
Alabama. One was Grcenbacker, one was n
Democrat, and one o Republican. The
witness who was examined for the Government
was one of tho inspectors. He was the Green
hacker, and a relative Of the gentleman now con-
testing the scat in the House. lie testified" &C.,
&C. In order to show the absolute ialacy Of this
statement unintcnionAl, doubt not, on Senator
Morgan's part, call your attention TO the deposit
ton on page ~ of the Record In the Lowo-Wheeler
contested election case IL is the deposition Of
Mich Davis esq, the so.cnl'ed e rocnbacker,"
who wos the witness referred to by Senator Nor
gan. The following will be found ON pUge 1919 OF
said deposition, and is uncontrodictcd in the
| Record:
q. How did you happen to be an inspector Of
| the election Mr.. Davis2 We're you appointed to
MI a vacancy, or were you appointed Originality
| A. was appointed to fll vacancy.
q. What vacancy "a. Caused by Robert Bran.
q. 81 not tue that Robert Brandon cannot
reed ard writc2-A. don't know, sir.
q. Who were the other inspectors with you2-A
jose h 4. McGrhee and Daniel e. CLARK.
9. Is IL not true that joseph n McGehce was on
ardent and pronounced Democrat and Wheeler
man2-A. Yes, siI
O. Is il not true that Daniel Clark was an ardent
and pronounced Democrat and Wheeler man "A
q. lit not true that you are an ardent Demo.
crat and pronounced Wheeler MANA. Yes, sir
q. DO you not know that Colonel Lowe AMI his
| friends maze frequent efforts TO get representa-.
ton upon the board of inspectorsY-A. No, sir; ]
q. You have heard it?-A. don'tknow whether
l hoard It in this last election-in tho November
| election.
q. By whom were you selected?-A. was SC.
| locted by The other two inspectors, Joseph T. Nc
Gchee and Daniel g. Clark.
q. Do not you know That Colonel Lowe wen
Clark ~ Il solicited that they should appoint maj
As inspector who was for Lowe, upon the grounC
that the other two inspectors themselves, McGehe,
and Clark. were for MhCelet?--A. think he did
@. Mr.. Davis. II you had been left TO exercise
your own Judgment, and the lawyers that you re
| Ter to, that came and advised you upon the sub
i ject had not come, would you have rejected o
counted those votes?-A. would have courte'
them.
q. You were acting then upon the advice glvei
y,u In these conVcisatiUnsY-A. YES, sir; becaus
when the question first came up In the room tina
night | thought about the matter and examined
cart fully, and could not think of any reason II
the word for throwing them out MeGehee ha,
suggested that as n ground, and could not thin
that that was good ground, and so l just paid ~
more attention 10 the matter, and then before W
got TO these ballots again saw Captain Brandon
aud Captain Humes, and they told me II was tn
the ballots were being thrown out all over tn
district. Then didn't like TO SGT my judgmen
up against the judgment of everybody else.
would have liked TO have the chance to thro'
them out.
@. Did you or either one of the inspectors con
suit with any of Colonel loves friends about tn
proptiety of throwing them out?-A. No, cir.
| O. Did any OF Colonel loves friends among tn
lawyers seek an interview or the other Inspector
for the purpose of advising you upon the subectY-
a. No, sir.
@. Were you a member of the Hancock an
Wheeler club organized In Huntsville, called I'll
Hancock Club Number One, believe2-A fe
q. Who was the president of that club "A. j
b. Rhctt.
In view OF this evidence, not disputed anywber,
II bchooves Senator Morgan to give the Senate th
source of his information. / infer he had som
basis for his statements and respectfully urge ths
he disclose II to the country Even Senator MOI
CAMS high character will not authorize such a
assault upon an honorable judge of a United State
court without the highest and best foundation
fact for his statements to the Senate. Respectfully
, | WM NJ. LOWE.