New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-29

MtTtH Delng agreed upon TOT ullal hlEunlth''
The subcommittee met on March 20, and during
that day and tho following heard able and
exhaustive arguments the part OF Mt DDDie, ny
General II. T.. Paine one OF the ablest lawyers on
election cases that has appeared before the cohIlce
during the present and who Tor many years was
u member Of Congress AMI chairman OF the Elecu9ns
Committee, and BY Judge wilson on Dehu Vi 'ui'
Mackcy.
The brief submitted by General Paine ia in print and
contains twenty printed pages. From rst 10 IsI
changed testimony and il one OF the closest arguments
that be made upon that side of the case. Judge
Wilson's argument on benail OF Mnckey was
equally exhaustive, but oral and Is not In print
MACKEYs ELECTION NEVER DENIED
The facts OF the case touching the election OF Mr..
Mackey or ConnOr were contrOverted by either Mr..
Paine Mr.. Earle who appeared before the committee
Mr. DbDlenor by Mr. Dibbe himself No assertion or
declaration made to the committee by them, or
any one Of them that in accordance with the evidence
in the case, MIR. Macicy was not clearly
elected After argument the majority members OF the
subcommittee uet and alter consuita ion and careful
OF the evidence submitted to them. after u and
careful consideration OF the glments OF General Paine
forgery and alterations OF the record made by Mr. Db-
be were utterly am wholly uniOunded, and that the
refutaon OF SAID charges ny the aliavlts submitted ny
doubt that mad been attempted TO be cast upon by Mr.
ton IN accordance with the returns made by the pre-
cnCt managers the night Of the election November
SsO WIS rovertible and those returns cl, ary
showed that his majority was S79, counting IL
II mas been counted by tne sad DemOcralc precinct
Managers. The mJ ry Of the subcommittee requested
submit them. Tnis done and the same was put
ia print, member OF the majority taking printed
copy thereof Another meeting OF the majority OF the
subcommittee was held this printed report was care
fully supervised by three gentlemen composing the
t4e subcommittee and adopted. On April D this
report submitted to the Iul committee ana DIS
committee The same ale-atIOns or forgery
ana alterations II the record wncn nab been Originally
RAISED d. MI Dibbe, WCro again gone over ana Meass
MOnton anu DAVIS nenDts OF the t po.h
argued at great length 10 the u committee that the re-
port Of the subcommittee suOLd not De adopted MOI
only the members o Tue suDconhttee, Dd1 otner5 VI
the full cOnAtOee, VINO had IN the meantime exam heu
tne question, took part III sad dlscussion ana al
Ter an exhaustive hfsIhehl anu lnFeSlisa'Iou Oh 9
part OF the full committee, The report OF the majority Oi
of II to 3, aSln ainrinng the declare
ton tnat the testimony IN TINS case
to rcpOrl To the House wnch ne did on AprI
10, and Apnl II Mr.. MOuton, on behalf OF me
minority OF tlr tul committee, submitted minority re-
port recommending that tne contest Vi Maohe! ds"nst
Dlbblc be quasu,d. That minority report consisted Oh
ny IN the SECESSION OF me case ia me eioIt 10 %
stratc That &c testimony had en- forged establish De-
tnncI Iully ny tne HuO-coHml.I,e, Ou u'So "
tnc fan committee, and passed on ny theIn'
DIBBLE's MEMORIAL TO THE HOUSE.
From April to May Ia NOD OF one month and ten
days-nO sep had been taken by DiODe, but, II beng
publicly unders God tina, be called in ne
House early in the week commencing on May 10, Mr.
Dibolo on May l. lied i'll the House me
mortal roitcr ting the charge OF forgery and adj
dtOns pru,cd record, and asAng ta the case OI
iacAcy OD0unOr DC rccominitiet to the Committee
gtnulueutss and authenticity OF sad testimony ana Tue
charges made by m concerning ihc alteration ana per
version tho Uy Ar iachcy. InIn mclnOrlu was
TcicrItd 10 the Nomm''cc on EIvcions' , "iu
on May IG discussed ID me members
Of the committee tOr over tIice hours Inc whole cse
WA, a.ulu zone Over, the several memorials wnlcn Mr.
DIuble had already med were a"ln inquired MO- tae
same question wIch had been tWlc, discussed before ~
me sun committee ana before Dy tAe IulI cOinnl-
tcc and when dd dIgucd at great lehSt, not ohJ
I,itlce was thoroughly SLICED Ihe printed testimony
N -. examined the c,ldtnce OF every witness upon
" ncn the majority repOf, o1 the cOl.tee was founded
was carefully cOnlpaIcd Win the aidaNlt vi uOsdltu
uercO4 l.drd TO- III also thcf own cA-pdrtc amua
WIS MED aforesaid BY VIZ. 1dckey, ana HapPearHS
10 tc committee tnd1 lHe t,siimong Vi al tncSc VIZ
ucs,cr never been charS ii ~ any particular What-
ana lreuaJy oS"oiI7ne', 'l's iloholda ~ 1i i
was uyerrod Uy VOC o. ceNen 20 tnree only Single
member o. the lull committee D,ln9 absent
Ii VIII be lhcn Ia rcci pHiD.uJn lhat the ques
ton alteration record raised ~ the DelnOcauc
never Investigated - the Committee On ectiOhs,
Is utterly uDIouna,a; mat 1t mas been
eiti"r side 5e,ore tue Subcommittee twice,
passed Oy the suD opmnttee t"lce anu % the IulI
committee, and e1"td,Ycy IcFic"eI ~ Tue minority
OF tnc El.ctOus It's report nlcd III the
House on AprIi l.
DECIDLD On DEMOCRATIC AUTHORITY.
I'm arriving Az the conclusion mat Mr.. hackey
elect ID py majority OF 3d. the committee accepted
the rcturIs precisely cOuntcl Dy me prccuce nai
ms al tie eouns composing tue district. every one
GA WnOm IN every precinct an distrct vas Demo
crat. Itls uutccaDt I4ct that at no precinct IL the
E.ec.IOn bOards overcome tuis majority or
SO, the county oan' "S'e's Oh Charleston
seven precincts waich aggregate vote OF J,J17
iOr lucncy and 2OJ COnnOr ANA cnalscd the vote
al liant GAP wulcA cOu.i,od ny Tue Democratic
precinct MANAGERS as l,Uo1 ior Mdckey ana 40 or
U'COuuOI, IL IJr HacAt! ana I,O1- lOf COnhOr Inc
,t,itd uI ttlya,,er, q, Orau, cDu4g4 County, all
wuOn were Democrats anew Ou. lodr precincts Ill
lnat county Wnlcu mai given an as5ieSdec vote as
r,nl,ed b. tue Dcmucra.c predict managers AT
/ fOr Mdgkcy 80 IUl - OuuOF. lie
above Stated at lhcsc t"c'c piccIhcts was
MOI di,putcu % "a sln,,e ~I,n,ss nor b. tue
coptcstro neither .isputyd Dy the attorneys OF
lc coutcstcu attorney o. MI D'Ooc tno sitIn5
lucfut T. a ANY axe cuusdc III ion OF ths Case.
iAe on ALLEGATION Tor turO ~ VdJ lie s.lI precincts
NAs iuuuucu upOu tn CIt-c Lilo tuc CVlOrcd ItpuDu-
can voters .ad uuudleu p-loOns VINO desired ~ Vote
, Democratic ticket, ~. cAauln.tlOn OI .hc Goa
tr-tcc's tNIucuco W.hcn II j. not alleged has Dcei
'n,.d u, tr ,iacAcy. ut.cil, Las 20 establish any
abandoned ~ oOnl,stcc and ~ 1Ir DiOOle 10 Wen
WHAT MACKEY > REAL MAJORITY WAS.
The subcommittee TURNER ionu tntt, gong BACK Of
the returns oI the Democratic precinct managers and
counting vote was actually cast b. the electors
oi inc dsLrIc Aac~cJ majority WAS 9,21o. 10
overcome tis majority tAc evidence dlscoses the
outrageous rerpetntcI ia any election cor
single poll VIA iu-tfJo thc CHARACTER OI these
frauds. A. rope Ln-ulc House pOn la the city oi
Cnailes,on tne poh list Was kept b. the
Democratic m"lls II, Dy .Ae Democratic
S.ates 9upc,Nie"r' Au 9N''e aeieo ana Sno"
mat OnS las persons nad NVtcu. No per
Lau uiu dCOcoS ~ OF &c., lO "a luc bt.liOl-DOA
durIug tne uuy cAccYt TIE Dtn.ucr"uc manasors. A.
Inc CLOSE poll and Whcn b.llOts were counted
L. Wts .ucrc wcie &,-o0 ballots III tue box,
,U.I baUts IMAM Lncrc Ncrc Voters IL WAS also
IOund Id. were I,O,o democratic ballots IN TIC
DuN 400 more Dcuo0 rttc DallO,s mere were w.
vls All col Republican DoNUcr.C. L. Is IN eVi-
til5 ana Was pu III pIUOI Dy MI DIDDl'
himself, .inS at,Oincy Tor ar OtOnhOr, tnat III
the IUuutJ OiauScDdS", Tie republican ballots,
owing peculiar app, ataACc I'll tno uchet winch
rcsUuDlUd a playing cara, could DC recognized
uc.oss "A street Inc Republican supUrh lsOI
STAGES he plain view V tue voters daring me
entlrc d.y al dope Engine House poll Thai Io sa"
every puJIcan ballot cdsG tia 19o eoeOrs came u
tlr Don kUpdIlCIu uCk. {, IOdtu Jncu up ia te
O. o. to ui..agcfs OF Jne pOn, ina
Inc, lI tLcy YOted VnJ one ticket, uhd tnat
l.-sc .,J5 .opdDll tckCto we're put IN tue DVX
Iu.t, da,. Inns WUuld ic..vc o., 60 democratic
achcts WnIcn $40 Id maze been test tnat Jay.
IN ACCORDANCE Itt Ui south Carolina, when an
eAccs, OF uailOJs is UOAcs II 10 tle duy Ut
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