The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-19
WIN. Do11ey Cigar 60.
EVERY PUFF A DREAM.

sound. The Democratic party has be-
come so accustomed. during the Intervening
tons and vague statements regarding the
election Of 1876 that some otherwise candid
was really wronged out of the electoral
vote OF Louisiana. You will meet men like
Mr. Mr. Bigeiow who will grayely assert that
upon a forged certificate. This assertion
Is as preposterous as II is false L..
was given the electoral vote OF Louisiana
was absolutely correct: 20 much so that
there was not the slightest objection raised
TO 1t on the ground OF irregularity. Two
sets of certificates were made out. the sec
ond to correct what was feared might be a
technical irregul3rity in the form OF the
first. but this apprehension proved ground
less, and the confusion which grew out OF
the matter was cleared away To the entire
satisfaction OF everybody conversant with
the facts at the time The certificate, as
originally made out was the one that the
commission acted upon. and II was valid
and sufficient. IL seems AT this distance or
time most absurd and ridiculous that serious
claim could ever have been made, much
less stuck TO by intelligent critics and
writer's, that the acceptance OF this GER
tifcate should have unjustly deprived Mr..
1ilden OF the presidency. Yet men like Mr..
aSigelOw have for years hounderei about
and become befogged over this matter. The
question to whether the second set or
electoral certificates was forged cuts no
figure whatever as 10 the legality OF Alr.
Hayess election far the electoral vote
of Louisiana is concerned. The certificate
view throughout, and was the certificate
that was acted upon"
Governor Kellogg then goes on TO say
with regard 10 the statemen. by Mr.. Bige-
low that Matthews, Noyes. sherman and
Garfield went to Louisiana 10 fix things
that The (Mr. BgeloW) fails TO state the
fact that Immediately after the election
addressed a letter TO President Grant ask
ing that a number Of prominent men rep
resehting both political parties be invited
to come TO New Orleans ind be present
during the proceedings OF the returning
board. This fact IS verified In the number
of letters from President Grant afterward
made public. Mn Bigelow. IN proof OF
conspiracy ON the part of myself and
Louisiana for Hayes, relies almost entirely
upon the statement of one Jewett. who is
introduced into the book as ID J. Nj. A.
Jewwett secretary, the author asserting
that ,Jewett was the secretary of the Re-
publican State committee, leaving IL to be
inferred that he held relation TO COM
mitteee representing the Republican party
and the state administration. AS matter
of fact, Jewett was CLERK I'm the Office
OF the state register and was never direct
IL connected With the State administra ton
nor the Republican State committee. Long
after the election and after Hayes had
become President, Jewett, falling 10 secure
the recognition he felt himself entitled TO.
threw himself into the arms OF the Democ-
racy and testified lure congressional
committee that he had been informed by
of election, was induced by kellogg. Log
an, Sherman and others TO sign a protest.
present at an interview between Governor
Kellogg and supervisor Famed Anderson
at kellosgs house NO such interview ever
these and many other points In the state
ment of this man Jewett. No one i'm Louis
lana ever attached the slightest Importance
TO Jewett's statements or gave them ere
dence. His testimony consisted OF conJec-
ture and hearsay. and Was uncertain ana
utterly unreliable Yet Mr.. Bigel0w predi-
Gates nearly all his conclusions Of fact and
bases his comments regarding what he
terms conspiracy on the unsupported
testimony OF this unreliable witness"
GRANTS POSITION.
Touching the statement by Mr. Bigelow
that General Grant knew that Tilden was
elected. Governor kellogg called attention
to General Grant. He supported me in
protecting the returning board from the be-
ginning. and by his acts in every way in
dicated that he believed Louisiana was car
ried by the Republicans"
He then adds: 1.-The record evidence upon
this point is conclusive. When the cleo
.toral commission was i'm session he CGranD
repeatedly said to me in the presence or
others that he would maintain the statute
quo until the commission determined the
result in Louisiana, and ne did so. when
Nichols overthrow the Supreme Court or
the State by force General Grant publicly
and emphatically declared that IN his opIn-
ion the court appointed by Nichols was NO
more entitled TO constitute the Supreme
Court of the State than were any other
five lawyers The only basis that Mr..
Bigelow gives for his claim that General
Grant believed that Tflden carried Loui-
siana was what purDcrts 70 De an ad:nis-
sion by Grant to George w Chiids many
years. after Grant had ceased 10 be Pres
ident, a rather unsubstantial foundation for
so grave a statement"
The statement made by Mr.. Bigclow upon
the authority OF MIR. Hewitt. that the cleo
toral votes OF one of the States fin the con-
troversy had been offered for sale. called
from Governor kellogg the following saarp
retort:
'.There were eight electoral votes from
Louisiana, four from Florida and seven
from South Carolina. IL was absolutely
necessary that all OF these votes should be
cast for Mr.. Hayes to secure his election.
The loss of vote by the Republicans
would elect Mr.. Tilden. Considering the
history as the record shows of the struggle
in Oregon louisiana, Florida and South
Carolina the cipher dispatches sent TO and
from the States I'm the interest OF Dir. TIL
den, including the famous gable dispatch,
il is apparent what enormous pressure was
brought 10 bear upon these nineteen indi-
vidual electors To secure one vote for Mr..
Tilden.
i do not speak from my knowledge re-
garding South Carolina and Florida. but
do assert that more than enc Republican
Louisiana elector was approached by men
prominently connected with the Democratic
party and offered large amounts OF money
to cast a vote for Mr. Tiden or TO absent
themselves from the meeting or the eiec-
toral college. | do not mean TO imply that
Mr.. Tilden knew OF these attempts 10 Sc
cure votes for him. only assert that such
attempts We're made
II challenge Mr.. Bigelow, or any other
person. TO furnish any evidence that the
vote of any Republican elector was ever
f~fr Of