New-York tribune., 1885-10-26
GOODIES SHAMEFUL RECORD.
GARLANUs TOOL IN THE TELEPHONE CASE.
TIE OUTRAGEOUS FRAUDS BY WHICH RE STOLE
SEAT In CONGRESS-.

THE OUTRAGEOUS FRAUDS BY WHICH RE STOLE
SEAT IN CONGRESS-
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 Especial. In view of
Selicitor-General Goodies great anxiety permitted
shoulder the responsibility for the OF the Depart
ment Of Justice in the Pan Electric Telephone case
Retrospective glance at his hi tory may be TAKEN 1t
will to show that instead Of seeking hear other
mems burdens he has need TO all his energies
support OF his own He enjoys the distinction OF sitting
for three terms in Congress the representative OF
district which did not elect him. and the circumstances
under which lie got his seat the first
time detailed In full in the reports OF the House Com
mitee Elections in the session OF lS75-'76' place
Mr. Goode in position which might well repress less
elastic lie is Yirginan who before the war was
u Breckenridge secessionisL He got up a rebel regi-
and marched it further south when bostilities
began Before his valO had been exhibited Ill sanguin-
ary conflict he was elected member OF the Rebel Con-
gress which hc occupied place TIL the close OF the
His is chiefly identified with three measures
"A bill to declare Benjamin Butler an outlaw. another
to suspend the writ OF habeds corpus and third to pay
the sares of the Rebel Congressman in gold Theseneas
a fair sample of his statesmanship. Mr. Goode
became candidate for Congress In the lid District
of Virginia in 1874 Tho district then, as 1t Is now
strongly Republican, having large whito Republican
vote and giving maiortIes of from $500 to 200 III
generally conceded by tho Bourbons 10 be hope
essy Republican that they attempted their favorite
games OF fraud, tissue ballots cOuntouts and violence
but rarely, and In State campaigns usually abandoned
it and made up their losses there by counting ont
enough Republican votes elsewhere to overcome its
majority. The law OF the State required tho polling
and judges cOnnt the vote on the evening OF
election day and seal the ballots and then to deposit
them with the County Clerk. Two days after the cleo
ton the County Commissioners were required to meet
to the vote and make their report to the State
Board of Canvassers
In the campaign Of 1874 Mr.. Goodies Republican OPP
pohent Colonel James H. Plat who had represent
ed the district in two previous Congresses having been
elected by enormous maloritlcs. The was ami
mated by several scenes OF blOOdShed aud rot the
strongest demonstrations being made by tho White
Leagcrs and other bands OF Bourbon ruans wherever
Colonel Plat attempted to speak Colonel Platt himself
several times narrowly escaped being killed. On cleo
tion day the Democratic frauds perpetrated most
Migrant Negroes were intimidatei, mon were shot
down. hosts non-rcsdeDts voted and tissue ballots
formed large part of the election returns But never
ihcles' tho night OF the election It appeared that
Colonel Plat chosen hy majority of about 5000
The canvass OF the County Commissioners was OF the
OF the oftrepeaed fraud They were all Demo-
Gratis and thcy threw out after district in which
Colonel Platt had majority. Oae precinct in South
ampton County which had chosen Pa b. 300 majority
was entirely rejected the vote recorded as
Plat many and GOOdc many Instead OF according
to a slightly different formula Several precincts in
Nausemond County wore thrown out because the worls
Against the Constitutional Amendments" printed
on tho Patt ballots. although the Board admitted the
returns the Ise Of Wight County the only one In the
district that had given majority for Goode, in which
the Goode ballots contained tho words For the Consti
tutionll Amendments"
over 900 votes were thus rejected upon these and
similar lcg excuses, and supposed that Goodo
would now be chosen without difficulty. Bat when all
he returns received by the Secretary of state 1t
was discovered that Patt still just 400 votes ahead
This alarming fact be 10 be apparent before all tho
returns were and Mr.. Goode was informed OF it, lie
hastily sent the following telegram, which explains it.
self and which is evidence before the House Com
mittec:
NORFOLK, Nov. G, 1874.
Go your.rf or send 80 e trusty messenger at to
all the Trnnsuar counties see the Commissioners ana
have returns held until further notiied ms IS very
important. trnst 70 your zeal ana discretion ana win
pay all expenses. JOHN "ooDh' Ji|
Colonel Patt got wind Of this telegram and seHd word
his cnd in the P,nlnsIar counties to look out Tor the
returns effort be made TO tamper with thei
seger and friend sought carry out Goodies ustruc
tons they baked. and the returns came safely
In. when IL found TINT Colonel Plat was still 400
ahead. thore was great CONSERVATION. But the
Democratic In five counties got together
and without much as a pretence they threw out
s more votes TO givo Goole majority OF little
more than hundrc T. and embolyng this result in new
returns sent them to tho State Board and asked that
they bo substituted In place of the original returns
This fraud barefced. ahd created sucn tornado
of honest indignation throughout district, that
the state Board concluded that not safe game to
play However. they threw out 206 more votes IN
NansemOnd County and left Colonel Pat yet 29 aheai
Then Mr. Goode played his trump card lie sad that
certificate from Prince Georges County the words
Attest Robert e. Gillian. clerk were wanting anu on
that alleged lnfOrmaty he demanded that me wore DE
reje ,ted and the election awarded to NM tOlone latt
showed that these words required by law, that
they merely form for the convenience ot tue see
iry of state: that he had duplicate certhoato Win
nm which did bear the omitted words; ana argued |
against the wiokedneSs OF disranchlsng that entire
tFlNI
siei with GOOdc and gave hNn the election Ihe
NLGNth Congress had a Democratic majority or a'oul !
seventy but Oonc Patt carried his before that body
The his constituents was 30 pam 10 the |
committee which took testimony that Democratic asit
was II reported I'm Patts favor In making the report
that lifelong Democrat Mr. Thompson OF MASSACHUSETTS,
said: began the examination O thls case WIN an my
personal political rciections IN favor OF the sttlng
member tMr GoOdel but the acts are 40 strong IN INOr
contestant (Nr Patt that feel compelled TO say
to my this side sf the House and say IL
retain Mr. IN his seat nder the circumstances
surrounding would he the bodest outrage eher
perpetrated in legislative body upon lhe rights OF
contestant and the people or a'OnHteesloha uisttV
I.y "A majority OF this report was aeIeatel anu
the minority report seating GOode was auoplcu;
Thirty nine Democrats refused TO swallow the fraud ahd
voted AGAINST 1t. It was TOO mUch even lor ,arter
Chicago who not popularity supposed 10 De
q, or nico about those things Many Democrats pur-
pO.cly absented themselves. and Code, tue benehcay
OF the fraud tho sender OF the Seger telegram ana the
pro poser final scheme that gave him the election
took his his majority Of lie returned two
wears later after similar campaign, ana once again but
after that the and more honest election law was
enacted aud Congressman Dclendorf beat MN uniel-
cilully first election thereafter Ihn Mr 6oode
the same Mr. Goodo who wants to bear Mr. Garlands
telephone burden.
OBITUARY.