Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-24
THE NATIONS CAPITOL
Senator Chandler Continues His
| Speech on the Louisiana
Election Frauds.
MugVumpS Speedily Killed in
that State.
a Mastery Presentation Of Facts that are
National Disgrace.
The Strong Need Of Thorough and Care
full Investigation.
Further Conference on the Army Ap-
propriation Bill Ordered.
Further Conference ON the Army Ap-
propriation Bill Ordered.
WASHINGTON, Aug. %.
Senate.

Senate.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration
of the resolution accepting bust of Carl
| baldi from the Italian residents of Washing
| ton.
Mr.. Evarts delivered an eulogy on the lif
and character aud great dee Is of the Italian
hero and hberator.
Chandler resumed his speech began yes
on the resolution for the investigation of the
last louisiana election. He said the intru
sion of the Senators from Texas into the d g
bate yesterday was not unwelcome as il h aC
served 10 call attention of the Senate to tn,
hanging of three colored republican
in Graball districts, Washington county
Texas, on December ,, 1886, also to the
massacre of negroes February Is, lsS6ss u,
spanish Camp IN Wharton county, Texas.
These men had been surrounded in dwell
ing which the court adjudged to be theirs
and after the building had been set on fire
and the men driven out one by one they
were shot to death by Wharton county men.
Chandler proceeded to read from letters and
newspapers as to the election in iberia and
other parishes. He said they do not allow
mugwumps in Louisiana, they kill them.
Commenting upon one account as to the
murder of one William Adams, he said he
was white man, ex-confederate soldier,
and democrat, who at that election conclul-
ed to support the Yarmouth ticket, and was
shot to death in Monroe the home of COVER
nor McEnery and the body thrown into the
river to enable Onachita parish to give the
vote returned from it TO Nicoll. Outrages
like these are old affairs and proceed from
old customs in Louisiana; A years ago the
same frauds being perpetrated in La, as at
last election and will be committed
at the coming election, and the
name of Plaquemlnes was stencil in the nos
trils of the American people. In this con
nection he gave figures of the presidential
election in 1884 and then drifted into the
matter of frauds in New York city. lie de-
Scribed the way the vote of New York was
counted inlS6c for Seymour for President
and Hoffman for Governor and taken away
from Grant aud Grlswold. The process was
exactly the reverse of that which had pre-
vailed at the recent election in Louisiana
In Louisiana word had been sent to make
the returns as large as possible for Nicholl
and against Warmoth but in New York the
frauds could not be well perpeIrated in the
the rural districts and had been committed in
the city, SO a circular was sent out. signed by
Tweed and TildeD, directing that the estl-
mated majorities be telegraphed Immediately
Sothey might know the majority necessary III
the city, and had contented themselves with
a reasonable majority of 21 900 tor Hoffman
and 10000 for seymour. When Gov. Me
Emery had sent word 10 the officers of the
parishes IN Louisiana to return majorties
Gor Nlcholl they didn't know how much was
wanted, SO there was the enormous majority
of 81 900 returned by the election officers
and the count promulgated by the Secretary
Of State.
Vest asked whether in 1881 the republican
managers in Pennsylvania under the control
OF the present chairman of the national re-
publican committee had not telegraphed
from Philadelphia saying Polls closed at I
Z. NJ. Majority in Philadelphia 20,000. We
can make 1t 10000 if necessary.
Chandler have no knowledge on the
subject.
Nest-Does the Senator say he never saw
that statement?
Chandler never heard of the occurrence
before. | have no.knowledge on the sub.
Iect. | believe the telegram forgery, and
do not believe it was ever sent.
Chace-i believe know about that sub
ject. Its pure canard, manufactured ali
,nltlo without a particle of foundation.
Vest That's an assertion easily made
The telegram was published in the Pittsburp
papers at the time and has never been con.
traiicted by the gentleman whose name il
signed to it.
Chace-'rhe Senator from Missouri said
in the Senate not long since that the senator
whose life reputation depended on the truth
fulness of the newspaper report, had bu
small chance.
Vest-Will the Senator from Rhode Isl
and say who injected into the question tht
notice that we have had here yesterday ant
today nothing but newspaper statements anC
that the character of the sovereign State i
TO be taken away by them, but when thC
same medicine is given to that side of til,
House it is worth nothing.
Chandler resumed the floor and went bacl
| to the question of the election fraud in tn
| city of New York, describing some of tn
modes resorted to by Capt Isaiah Rynders
and then going back again to the question o
| the Louisiana election, he asserte
that the enormous majority returne
| for Nicoll, was the product nc
not of the local frauds perpetrated in tn
motion of local election of officers, but wa
the result of political conspiracy entere
iuto by Governor McEnery and Henry I
Nicoll, candidate for Governor. lie dc
scribed the difference between the Nco
faction and the McEnery faction to be this
that the former was only willing to comm
such frauds as was absolutely necessary I
attain his ends, while the latter was willin
to commit frauds unlimited.
Chandler proceeded to read numerous &c
itorials from Louisiana papers commentin
upon the election; also letters from Wa
mouth and other candidates for office.
Chandler closed with plea in favor
investigation. Investigation was iustifiabl
in order to determine whether or not ii
I4th and 18th amendments of the Constit
ton were violated in louisiana, and wheth,
the right of suffrage was denied to any
the citizens contrary to those amendment
with a view of having steps taken by Co
gress to protect citizens in the right
suffrage. The resolution was laid asit
without action. The Senate took up resol
tons reported from the judiciary commits
on % of July on the subject of SUPPRESSION
colored votes, at municipal election in Jac
son, Wisconsin and Wilson, of Iowa, spoI
support. Before he had finished, Edmun'
moved to adjourn. Morgan said that an il
portaDt message from the President hi
been received and hoped it wonld be su
mitted to Senate before the adjournment.
Edmunds.-The message can wait till
! morrow.
Morgan.-I ask yeas and nays on moti'
to adjourn.
Question was taken, and motion agreed t
! Yeas, %, nays. 20. Strict party vote.
Senate at 4.l5 adjourned till to morrow
noon.
House.
The House resumed consideration Of h
4 conference report on the arT, appropriate
e bill. After short discussion the rept
9 was rejected and the House further insist
j., upon its disagreement TO the Senate amen
u ments and further conference was ordert
Richardson of Tennessee submitted
report of the special committee appointed