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Democratic Delegate Election.
The Democratic voters of Centre county
will meet at the regular place of holding
the general election for their district, on
Saturday, September 18, 1880,
to elect delegates to tho Democratic Coun
ty Convention. The election will open at
2 o'clock v. M., and close at 6 o'clock r. M.
The Delegates chosen at the above time
will meet in tho Court House, at Bellcfonte,
on TUESDAY, the 21t day of SEPTEM
BER, at 2 o'clock, I*. M , to nominate one
condidate for Congress, subject to tho de
cision of the Congressional Conferees, two
candidates for Assembly, one candidate
for District Attorney, and one candidato
for County Surveyor, and transact such
other business as may bo regularly brought
before it.
The number of delegates to which each
district is entitled under the present appor
tionment, is as follows:
(N.tV. 2 Harris t<iwn.liiu 2
Bellefoure, < 8. W. 2 lli.waril "
(WW. 1' Huston <• 1
ltowarU Borough t Liberty " 2
Mil.wt.iirg I Mariou " 2 I
Millhriin " 2 Mil." " &
IMiiliprtiurg " 3 Put tun " I
t'nionrtlle " ] IVnn " l
It.. Township 8 Collar " north 3
B"li " 3 Potter " aunlh 4
Bnrnshle " 1 Itush " 2
t'urtin " I 511..W Bhue " 2
Collage " 2 Spring " I
Ferguson " old 3 Taylor " 1
Fergnson " new 1 I'lilon " 1
liregg '• a Walker " 4
Half Moon •• 1 Worth " I
Haloes " 4;
The above apportionment was made un
der the authority of the following resolu
tion, adopted August 14, 1866:
Resolved, That hereafter the Democratic
County Convention in Centre county shall
be composed of one Delegate from every
fifty Democratic votes polled at each and
every Gubernatorial election in said coun- 1
ty, which said Delegates shall be allotted j
to the several boroughs and townships by
the .Standing Committee of the County in
proportion to tho Democratic votes polled
in the several election districts at the
Gubernatorial election neit proceding the
County Convention.
The delegate election in all cases, will be
conducted strictly in accordance with tho
rules of the party heretofore adopted, ex
cept as to the time of opening and closing,
which is as above stated. Tho following
are the rules.
lit. The election for .Mr-gat." to r<q>re*tit tho .lif
fcr-nt di.tricta in th* annual Hvmncratic comity con
motion, shall be held at the ueual place of holding
the general election" of each dielrict, on the Saturday
preceding the third Tneeday In September, in eacn and
eery year, beginning at two o'clock r. g.,00 aaid day,
continuing until six o'clock F. V.
2d. The oiid delegate election* (hall lie held by an
election hoard, to ennstst ~f the ineniU-r of Comity
Committee for each diatrkt, and two other Democratic
Voter* thereof, who ahall he appointed or .hwigiiat.d
by the Connty Committee. In earn any of the person*
so cooitituting the hoard *hall he alec tit from the place
of holding the election for a quarter of an hour after
the time appointed, by ttnle Unit, f„r the opening of
the mrne, his or their place or pta. ee *hall he filled l.y
an election, to be conducted, rlya voce, l.y the Demo
cratic voter* preaent at the time.
3d. Krery qualifled voter of the .Unmet, who at
the late general election anted the Democratic ticket,
•hall he entitled to a vote at the delegate election*:
and any qualified elector of the dlntrlcl who will pledge
hi* word of honor to aupport the Democratic ticket at
the nest general election (liall he permitted to vote at
the delegate election*.
4th. The voting at all delegate election* ehall he
by ballot; upon which Iwllot ehall lie written or
printed the name or name* of the delegate r dele
gate* voted for, together with any Initnn tione which
the volar may deeire to glv* the delegate or delegate •
fcch ballot ahall ha received from the rierwin voting
the name, by a member of the election board, and l.y
him deposited in a box or other receptacle provided for.
that purpose, to which box or other receptacle no
perw.il but member* of the election lioard hare acceae
3th. No Inetruction* ahall lie received or recngrilred
nolo** the Mine be voted upon the iiallot a* pnivldml
in Rule Fourth, nor (hall *urh Instruction* If votad
upon the ballot, be binding upon the delegate*, mile.*
one-half or more of the ballot* *ha)l contain inetruc
tion* concerning the mrne office Whenever half or
more of the ballot* ahall contain InsUuctton. concern
ing any office, the delegate* elected at inch election*
•trail he b*ld to be Inatructed to aupport the candidate*
having the highest number of vote* for ancb office.
6th. Kech election board ahall keep an arm rat*
list of the nam** of all persons voting at IUIII elec
tion*: when the llat of voter* together with a hill and
complete retarn at anch election containing an seen
rate statement of th# person* elected delegate* and
all Instruction* voted •ball ha . ertitled by said hoard,
to the County Convention, nprni printed blank* to I"
furiilabed by the Connty Conventioii.
7th. Whenever from any dUtrl. t qualified Demo
cratic rotais, la n umber. equal to #v* tlui.* the dele
gate* which racbdistriet ha* in th* County Convention,
•hall cotaplain In writing of an undue election er false
return of delegate* or of Instruction., In which com
pfainta the alleged fart* ahall be (pacifically set forth
and verified by th* affidavit of one or more person*,
such complainant* ahall hate the right hi rontmt th*
saat of such delegate* or the validity of anch initroc
tion*. Boch complaint shall Ire heard by a rommlttae
of Bva delegates to be app. .Inted by the Preeblet.l of
ths CouveoUon; which said committee shall proceed
to hear the partlee, their proob and •negation*, and
■s toon a* may be report to th* Convention what del*,
jates are entitle.) Pi net* therein, and wliat Instate-
Uonarns binding npon *neh dclrgatiw. Whereupon
■■ "ball "Tweed immadlataly npou the
" 4 *® w"ltor relect th* report
P*" I **- In "hlch call of yen* and
nay*, the name* of lb* delegate* whoa* mil are con
omUtcd" " are <li*pnted shall be
ftth. All dalsgatna mart reside In the district they
l *C****"•• " case of abseuce or Inability to attend,
suiatllutions may be made from elttaens of the dta
Irtf.l. _
Htb. Delegates most obey the Inrirucllons given
tbexn / their r<pecti?e diatrfat*, *i,.| if vfafatrd, it
•ball IK> tbo duly ©f tho Broiii'lMit of ttao coiivoiitlou
to (lit the vot# of atu'li (tailgate or in tu>
cordißw with tli* iiidtrurtioiiN; mil the dologiito or
wi|Kfli Hti uwwwjpg ibgll M torthwlih initM
ftoni tin* eoiiVi*utlon xml Rlmll not lo ollgililn t> xny
ofllco or or trunt In tho |>nrty for A period of two
year*.
10th. In convention A majority of A) 1 voter* Khali
he ntn-rwmry to A nomination; and no prrfton'a name
•hall ha excluded frotn the llat of eandhlat<*i until
After the tiiri i-iiilot or vote, when the ponon rwolv*
lug tho leant niiiiitier of votes "hall h* omitted und
atnn k from tho rOII, and ao on at EACH ■UCCCMIVO voto
until a nomination |* made.
llth. If any poraon who ia a candidate for any
nomination fa-fare a county convention, aliail fa prov
en to have offered or paid any money, or otlivr
vaiuuide thing, or iimde any proniiao of a cotiaidrra
tlon or reward to any peraou for hia vote or influence,
to aecure the doleg*Ui from any dl"trlct. or "hall have
offered or paid any money or valualde tiling, or protu
lard any conaideration or reward, to any delegate far
Ida vote or to any peraon with a view ot Inducing or
••curing the votoa of dolegntea.or If the aatne Mhall he
done hy any other peraou with tho knowledge and
conaeut of anch candidate, the name of audi candidate
"hall he immediately atrickon from tlm lint of candle
datea; or If audi fact ho aacertained after hia nomlna
•ioti to any office and before the Anal adjournment tho
noimnation "hall fa ntruck from the ticket and tin
vacancy aiipplieil hy a new nomination, and in either
cane, audi peraon "hull he ineligible to any nomination
hy the convention, or to an election u a delegate
thereafter. And in cane it "hall he alleged after tho
adj4>uriime!it of the convention that any candidate put
in nomination haa been guilty of audi acta or of any
other fraudulent prac-lice* to obtain auch nomination,
the charge nhull be investigated by the County Com
mittee, and "uch atepn taken an the giaal of the party
may require.
I'-th. If any delegate -hall receive any money or
other valuable tiling, or accept the protnlae of any
consideration or reward to he paid, delivered or secur
ed to him or to any person for inch candidate, AM an
inducement for hit vote, upon proof of the fact hi the
tatUfactiou of the convention, ancb delegate "hull he
forthwith expelled and "hall not fa received at a dele
gate to niiv further convention and "hall he im-liglhle
to anv party nomination.
I dli. Oaten arlting under the 7th, llth and l-'th
, rule*, almll have precedence over ull other huaiueaa in
, convention until determined*
llth. That the term of the chairman of the county
, committee ahall begin on the ilrwt day of Junuary of
each and every year.
16th. That the delegate* from the aeveral borough"
and townships he authorized, in conjunction with tin*
chairman of the county committee to np|>oiut the
mum far* of the committee lor the vuriotm borough"
and township*.
, COMMITTEE" TO HOLD DELEGATE ELECTIONS.
1. Bel|pf nte Borough. North ward—William Hal
hraith, CliairniAti ; Frank I*. Blair, W. F. H fa-r.
if. Ih-llefaute Uorough, B>uth ward—lV, C. Heinle,
Ciiairtuan ; !r. Jm. 11. Dohldna, John McDernwd.
3. Bellefonto Borough, Went ward—William Harper,
Chairman; \V. A. Morrison, S A. >lQuistion
4. .Miienhurg Borough—Frank K. Bible, Cltairmaii; ■
C. K. FiXAingtoii, O. 11.I 1 . Kretmer.
5. Howard Borough—A. J. Gardner, Chair man,
Howard llrlckley, Alexander H -teh ram.
(•• Millhciru Borough—J. 11. 1U ifnyd4 r, Chainnau ; ,
J. C. Fmith, J. 11. Breon.
7. I'hilipwtiiirg Borough— C. <J. Iletliuger, Cliairmari, 1
J. J. laiugle, Albert Owen.
H. I*rtioiivilt* Borough—Patrick J. McOonnel, Chair- i
man ; A.J. tlrieat, I>r. Conatan* Cambridge.
It'-um-rTowuship—UriahM tov-r,Cltairmaii , John
HIMIK-I, Johu Knox.
10. Itogg* Towrmldp—Jarne* A. McClaln, Chairman;
Col.Jn* F. Weaver, John A. Whltehill.
11. BiirnNiiie Township—William Hippie, t'luiir man ;
B. VeldcfTer. Johu Mulholland.
12. College Tow iihl|H—||->n. SMinuel fll)lland, Chair
man ; Frank T*) lor, Jaoh lhtrrf.
13. Curtm Townnhip—David Heloirg, Chrurmau ;
David Brickley, Mitchell farther*.
14. Ftguaon Towiishiji, old precinct- R. H. Brett,
Chairman ; W. If. Fry, Peter Fry.
15. Perguaoli Towuahip. n-w precinct—Q, M. Hho U,
Clmirniau : Mil* * W. Walker, Aimon Ward.
10. (irugg Towuahip— M. I*. Umbel, Cliairman . J.
Herring, T. 11. Jemlaon.
17. lltu7M Towmhij—Cfxirg*- Keiter,Cl)airiiian ; II '
A. Mingle, Sol. Fttlinger
18. Half Mhq towuship—Jbn Ward, Chairtnaii. J. i
H. (iriftln, Charlt-a Lynn.
Ph Hams Township—Hatniiel lahkr, Chairman; I
Thomas Riley. Philip My era.
J*). Howard Towitaliip—David Tativer, Chairman:
William Lyons, SaoiU' l B. Leather*.
-'I. Huston Township—lD-nry <L Chroiilster, Chair- '
man; DAiitel Irvin, John I. Mile*
22. Liberty Townahip—W. ||. Gardner, Cbqinrian;
Iavi4| Confer, Alfre*! Bitner.
11. Marion Township—John Hoy, Jr., Chairman;
Daniel Miller. Joseph llefarlina
24. Miles TowuahiiF—.Siniiiel K. Fanst, ('fairman ;
G**orge Royer, John Wolfe.
25. Patton Township—Dr. J. M. Rnah, Cfalrman .
Aguew Selfars, <farg* Pott*grve.
2*k Peun Township—W. F. Smith,( hairntan ; Fainuel
Ard, J. 8. Meyer.
27. Poller Township, north precinct D. F. Lue.
OisirmsH; W'illiani fvrab, John Shannon.
28. Poller Tnwnahlp, e->uth precinct—Geo. W. S|*np
Icr, Cltairmaii ; William From. Samuel BU< k.
2*J. Rush T'-wn-hip—Miiliam Ctilh-n, Cfainaan;
Barney Cy|e, J. W. Collins,
so. Rnnw BhH—John ti. t'zxle. Chairman , J. 11.
Ilolt, A. C. flinton.
el. Tontitp— B. Wood, Chairtuart . David
Noll, N. A. tOTAi.
31 Taylor Township—Samuel Hoover, Chairman;
George Christian Hlisrer
33, Union Townliip—J. h Freifarirk", Chairman; 8
K. Kmerick. I. C. Aniriiertnaii
34. Walker Township—Samuel fake® Chairman:
John Brow ti, John 11. IWk.
V. Worth Townhip—G It M'illiam*, Chairman.
Kbeneter Record*, Owen McCann.
By order of the committee.
J. L. SI-ANTILEH, Chairman,
Assombly.
For the CXXTRK DlKottUT. *
MKBBRB. KDITOHM.—WO know that
editors of the organ of the Democratic ;
party in Centre county, you proporo to
treat all aspirant* for nominations with
impartiality and fuirnoa*, yet you will per
mit one of your conatnnt readers, though
the columns of your valuable paper, to ex- j
press his opinions as to the propriety of j
the nominations about to he made for As
sembly. We have no word of objection
to any gentleman named for that office. 1
We are personally acquainted with all of
Ihctn, and believe them to be, not only
good Democrats, but also honest, conscien
tious and competent men. Any two of
them, if nominated and elected, will no
doubt reflect credit on the party and on
the county. Tho next session of tho |
legislature will be one of tho most import
ant that has been hold for years. Undor
the now constitution, the Slato is to be
newly apportioned into Congressional, Ju
dicial, .Senatorial and Representative dis
tricts. Centre county is now in a full list
of Democratic districts. It is important
to dur peoplo that she shall fare as well
under the new apportionment. That will
depend very much upon tho standing and
influence of our representatives. If now
men aro sent they will bo entire strangers
at Harrisburg, unacquainted with any of
tho two hundred mombers. Even If they
are men of high characters and marked
abilities, the session will bo nearly over be
fore they become sufficiently known to ex
ercise tho ordinary influence which they
might possess. Whereas, If our old mem
bers, Hons. Wm. A. Murray and J. P.
Gephart, aro re-nominatod and re-elected
wo will havo representatives of experience,
who are personally acquainted with all the
old members who will be returned from
other districts. This will enable thorn to
socuro places upon important and controll
ing committees, and thus givo them a pow
er and influence which no new members
can have, although equally good mon.
Therefore in our opinion the boat interests
of our party and county would be served
by renominating our old members. There
is, however, another view of the question
which our peoplo should not overlook. So
fsr wo have only considered tho interests
of the party without regard to what is due
individuals. The mombers of the last
legislature were subjected to greater temp
tation* than over had occurred before. A
thoroughly organized scheme existed to
tako fetur millions of dollar* out of the
State Treasury on tho pretense of paying
tho louses occasioned by tho Pittsburg riot*
of 1877. One and a half million* of till*
amount was a clean steal, and was to be
used to corrupt tho legislature to pass tho
bill. Kyory appliance which the skill of
trained lobbyist* knew how to use was
brought to hear to seduce members from
tho path of duty. Tho scheme was ulti
mately defeated by a majority of two votes.
Both tho members from Centre county,
Messrs. Oephart and Murray, .stood up
manfully and bravely aguinst tho corrup
tionists and at every stage voted against
tho bill. Had they voted difl'urently tho
bill would have passed and tho State
Treasury been robbed of four millions of
dollars. Their integrity und heroism un
der such greut temptation should bo recog
nized and rewarded by a re-nomination.
But it inuy bo said that our members in
this matter only did their plain and simple
duty, and had they taken an opposite
course they would have made themselves
infumous. This'iS true, but doing one's
full duty, under strong temptation to neg
lect it, is tho very highest characteristic of
an honest man. When tho great Chris
tian Statesman, James A. Garfield, so far
forgot his duty ns to accept the Credit .!/-
bilier and De tiulyer bribes, our people
should recognizo perfect honesty in a rep
resentative as u rnro quality and reward it
accordingly. I)o not l£t tho Democrat* of
Centre county treat faithful representa
tive* in the same way they would those
who wore recreant to their duty. These
ure our sentiment* and opinions, hut if the I
majority shall deem it wise to nominate
new men wo will give them a cordial sup- I
port. BALD KAOI.K.
♦
LETTER FROM PITTSBURG.
! gp-LAL(V.rriwpoii.lpiicf of It,,- IUICCRAT
PITTS Hl' no, September 13, I*Bo. —Tho
most important event of last week politi
cally, was the scoring Hendricks gave Gar- \
field. We see in this speech all tho energy j
and fluency which has nrndo Gov. Hen- i
drick* so powerful. From beginning to !
end he never hesitates or halt*, but rushes
I impetuously on in the most convincing
i statements, and with such well chosen and
j aptly put language that one is raised and
carried otl' in admiration of the man. It j
' i* undoubtedly tho finest thing of the cam
! paign. We need have no doubt now of
Indiuna. That Hendricks and English
will carry it for our ticket, I have not the
least doubt.
Franklin Landers, who is the Democrat- 1
ic candidate for Governor, is a great big ;
Long John Wentworth kind of a man, and
wa° a member of Congress the first time
Handall was elected speaker. Landers is a j
pork packer of lndiana(ioli*, and has as j
much money a* English has, and will i
v|.<>nd it a.- tibrialty. lie is not Iltudl on
grammar, but can put out tho common :
senso in away that stuns the elegant I'or- j
tor who runs against him. They used to i
tell a story on Landers in Congress, that in !
a discussion with Joe Blackburn, or any 1
other drossy members, he said that "any :
fellow who didn't liko tho smell of a bog, '■
was a leetle too nico to live." Landers is a 1
handsome big fellow, and is business all '
over The day ho carries Indiana for !
Governor, is the day that decides Hancock's j
j election.
WHAT ABOUT NEW TORE?
I* all this whistling of tho Itepublicans '
about carrying New York intended to cre
ate an atmosphere in which a steal of tho
electoral vote of that State will be pcrpo
tratod by tho Legislature, after the Octo- j
bcr election? Would the people of this
| country stand that? Under tho color of J
law, the Republican Governor of New I
York can call the Legislature together, they |
can pass an Act giving tho selection of the |
electoral ticket to the Legislature, %nd ad
journ, and what remedy have we? Where |
would we get 35 electoral votes to even up i
on. That action might, however, doubly
insuro us the 29 from Pennsylvania and
tho 21 from Illinois. Lyman Trumbull
is makings gallant tight in Illinois. Trum
bull is the only man I ever heard who
could get away with Douglass. He was
too many for tho Little Giant all the time,
lie spoko rapidly and on a vory high key,
and when he would get after Douglasa you
would wish you were not there to listen to
him. You could stand and listen to Lin
coln, for ho would throw in a lot of jokes
and the first thing you know you would be
applauding him with the crowd, but Trum
bull would make tho cold chills run over
you. Trumbull and Ben Butler are now
uttering the same prophesies, that Han
cock will sweep thing*.
After we carry Indiana, of which I
think there is no doubt, Governor Hen
dricks ought to come to Pennsylvania and
make several speeches. Let Voorhees go
to Illinois. Ho has but to cross the Wa
bash, and they tako him in there with a
gusto. Hendricks fs a much bolter card
for Pennsylvania. His two speeches here
four years ago, one at Bellefonte and one
*in Pittsburg, were the best thing* of that
campaign. Vory few men stand up and
fill the bill of expectation before a mass
meeting. People who have read the fiery
speeches of some Congressmen, are often
disappointed at a sight or bearing of a
man.
Ex-Oov. Gilbert C. Walker, of Virgin
ia, who accompanied Hendricks to Centre
county to that memorable meeting where
the four ex-Governor* spoke on the same
stand, was a fine looking man but a poor
slick to talk. Hendricks is a noble look
ing man and van give utterance to noble
sentiments. The State Committee should
secure him if possible for several speeches
after the Indiana election or before it if ho
could come. Bon Butler should bo got for
tho coal regions and some otherdistinguish
od "Hoppers" should go into Bradford
county. Wo are to have a large meeting
in Pittsburg to bo presided over and talked
to exclusively by "Hoppers." Undo Jake
Zelgler, our nominee for Monster, in the
41*1 District, is attending all the pole rais
ings and is fuirly astonishing himself by
the manner in which he can acquit him
self. lie has everything in his favor to
ward* a good reception. The mere rela
tion of hi* experience in politics is inter
esting and urile-8 the Republicans double
team it on him he will redeem the district.
If everybody outside the district who liko
Zeigler could vote for him, he would be
pretty syre of a largo majority.
KEYSTONE.
HENDRICKS ON GARFIELD.
The Vice President de jure Dissects
Gen. Garfield as a Visiting Statesman.
01 T OF HIS OWN MOL'TII THE REITIIMCAN
CANDIDATE CONVICTED 0 MANIIM'LAT
INO ELECTION RETURNS.
Mr. Hendricks, in a speech at Mar
ion, I ml., on the 12th of August last,
having reviewed the connection of
General Garfield with the Ixiuisiana
frauds of lxTfi, has since been violent
ly assailed for that speech by the local
journals and more recently by Secre
tary Sherman. On Monday, Sept. !•,
the Indianapolis Journal deliberately
challenged Mr. Hendricks to substan
tiate the imputations put by him in
j his Marion speech upon Gen. Garfield,
admitting their fatal force, if they
could be substantiated, iu the follow
ing words:
"This is a specific charge of corrup
tion against Gen. Garfield. Assuming, i
to begin with, that the election of 1
llaye* was fraudulent, an Resumption
which, a* a lawyer, Mr. Hendricks roust !
know is not only unwarrantable but j
j fal*e, be assert* that Gen. Garfield 'had
j more to do with it limn any other man.' i
! Proceeding to specify, Mr. Hendricks j
I assort* that Gen. Garfield went to New j
Orleans a* a partisan, ' without authority of ,
lair,' as if any law were necessary to
authorize a man to go to New Orleans, '
and that while there he too); rharyt of the
returns from West Feliciana Parish, and 'in j
one of the inner rooms of Paehants Custom*
House,' manipulated the returns and prepar
ed affidavits and interro-jatories to make out
a case.
"IF THIS COULD BE SUBSTAN
TIATED GEN. GARFIELD WOULD
j BK DISGRACED."
Mr. Hendricks promptly accepted the
! challenge and on Monday evening made
; an elaborate speech on the subject of i
| General Garfield's connection with the |
! Ixiuisiana frauds. Slips of this speech
I were furnished to the Indianapolis ./mir- i
| nal, which, after the manner of the New
j York Tnlune, refused to print it, grace
i fully alluding to the speech as "mock
I thunder to rou*e tho rabble," and also
i as causing " the atmosphere of the wig
! wain to shtink away before the foul
breath it evoked," and to Mr. Hen- i
I dock* himself a* "a parboiled lobster." \
1 This paper, be it remembered, is owned i
j and conducted by Mr. John C. New, !
Chairman of the Republican Central
] Committee of Indiana.
Mr. Hendricks made Gen. Garfield's
| own testimony before a Congressional
| committee his text. He showed that
; on the 141 Is of November, ISTfi, General
j Garfield was in New Orleans witli John
Sherman, Mr. Kelley, of Pennsylvania,
and others, and that he stayed there
about eighteen days. " What," said Mr.
1 Hendricks, "did he do while there? I
] charge, and the Journal says if it is sup
ported General Garfield is a disgraced
! man—l charge that lie occupied an
inner room of the Custom-House, assign
; ed to hiui and him alone, and in that
room he saw witnesses, black and white,
jof Louisiana, and he conversed with
j them alone, and when their testimony
j was not made out satisfactorily to him
he suggested interrogatories that should
be put to them, and those interrogato
ries went to the Returning Board, and
j that Returning Hoard made a report
! against the men that were elected.
That is what I charge. I say to you I
will make it plain to you to night by
hi* own evidence. What does the-/oMr
nal gay to me? That I have furnished
no respectable evidence, when I have
referred by page and document to the
sworn testimony of Garfield himself.
What did he do? First, gentlemen,
I said that they distributed parishes
among these visiting statesmen, and
: that in the distribution of the parishes
for investigation and manipulation the
parish of West Feliciana fell to James
A. Garfield. I will read what he swore
to, and after to-night it shall not be
before the intelligence of Indiana what
Hendricks said, but the question now
shall be what Garfield said. (Applause.)
In his answer to a question he says:
'Thereupon, in order to make our work
of examination and our knowledge of
the case as full as possible, the sugges
tion waa adopted that all the testimony
relating to one parish be given to one
man, and the testimony relating to an
other parish should be given to another
man. Among the parishes that were
contested were the two parishes of Fe
liciana, and I believe that Mr. Bherman
assigned three parishes to Mr. Parker
and myself, saying that we could divide
them between us as we chose. I sug-
Ktod to Mr. Parker to take his choice,
took East Feliciana; I took West
Feliciana.' (Laughter.)
" 'Q. What did you take it for ?'
" I will give the answer of that preg
nant question, and when it is answered,
the Journal says that the man that the
Republicans have upon their banner
for candidate is a disgraced man. (Ap
plause.) 'A. I mean by that to say
that I took the copies of all the official
papers which were delivered to the Re
turning Board touching the election in
West-Feliciana and for convenience of
examining these papers, as I did not
reside at the St. Charles Hotel, I oo
eupied a room in the Custom-House, in
the corner of the building.' (Laughter.)
"'I don't know now whose room it
wan: it was a room not very much used j
I think it waa one of the private offloes,
perhapa, of the Collector himself. You
recollect who was the Collector, don't
you? It was Packard that waa running
for Governor and that could not hold
bis office, although he got a thousand
more vote* than Hayes, who got the
\ote of I>ouisiana. (Applause.) ,
"'(2. In that inner room was there
anybody beside yourself? A. Nobody.'
"lie was asked whether there was
anybody in the inner room but himself
and he says no. No, that there was no
inner room, but there was nobody in
the inner room but himself.
"Some of the men who were getting
up statements about other parishes
came in there, but the room was a*
signed tome. (Applause.). There you
have it an inner rgom reached only by
passing through another room from the
public hall, and he occupied it and re
ceived the witnesses there, as I will now
proceed to prove. So the (question,—
What did he do in the inner room ?
and that question was asked him under
oath. '<2- What did you do? A J
took all those papers, commencing with
the protest, and read thern carefully
and made a careful brief of their con
tents, giving the summary of each wit
ness in my own way, as I would if I
were a lawyer in the case.' (Applause.)
There is Garfield at New Orleans—the
man that asks to preside in the chief
otlice of this great nation. There is
Garfield sitting in that inner room of
the Custom.house, where the light of
day and the judgment of the American
people was cut off and receiving the
evidence that turned the parish of
West Feliciana and examining them as
though he was a lawyer in the case, and
so he swears : 'When I had completed
that I felt a great deal of anxiety to see
the men who had testified, if I could.'
Now, notice what he has sworn (*o: j
1 That he occupied that room and that
| when the testimony was ail handed to '
him relating to the parish of West Fe
liciatta, he examined it and the test:- !
mony and he made out a list of one
half or two-thirds of the witnesses, and
he sent for them one by one. He ex
| amined them, and when their testimony
I was not as full as he desired he prepared
i additional interrogatories which went.
| in some cases at least, before the He
| turning Hoard. The summary in the
j testimony in the case of West Feliciana
i was prepared by him. A little furiber
about what he did: 'Some of the-.-
affidavits I notice in the West Feliciana
case were made after you arrived in
New Orleans, Did you have anything
i to lo with them yourself—in taking
them? A. Nothing, except that m
j some instances, a> 1 have already relat
! ed, I prepared interrogatories. Now.
j gentlemen, he mentions as the most
: remarkable case in which lie prepared
| the questions for the witnesses the case
; of Amy Mitchell, sod wiil read what 1
I Gartield swore to in regard to that case.
'! '*2- As regards the case of Amy '
Mitchell, which made an impression on j
you, can you tell whether it was before
j or after you were furnished with a copy
i of her affidavit that you had this con !
1 vernation with her? A. It ws after '
ward. It was the reading of the affidavit ]
that impressed me, and 1 asked to have i
her sent to me.'
" 'Q. 1 see that the affidavit appears ;
to have been sworn to the 31U.1i of!
November? A. I advised them to take •,
a fuller statement by interrogatories
from Amy Mitchell, and 1 think 1 pro
pounded a portion of the interroga
tories. The preliminary statement, the
simple affidavit, was earlier.' Now.gen
tlemen, 1 will turn over a page and see
what the case of Amy Mitchell was. j
(Turning the leaves of a book.) She
first made an affidavit in the Custom '
House, where she was examined p.ri
vately by James A. Gat field. That
affidavit was not full enough. He pre
pared additions] interrogatories to In
propounded to her, and she answered
those interrogatories, and in her testi
mony before this same committee she
afterwards herself swore that there was
no truth in the statement given in
response to Garfield's interrogatories.
In answer to a question propounded by
(iovernor Cor, i: ' >hio, who is a Repub
lican. Amy Mitchell said—she repeated
her direct testimony—that every state
ment contained in the affidavit was
false ; that she did not say anything
because she knew it. but said what they
told her to say. Her testimony also
showed that she had trained in the
Custom House to testify before the
committee. 1 don't say that Gat field
was present when she swore to the
answers to interrogatories, but he pre
pared the interrogatories that were
answered, and he prepared the interrog
atories after he an interview with
that colored woman, when there was no
person besides themselves present, and
the same woman comes before the com
mittee of Congress, not in an inner
room, not when the light of God's day
is shut off, but she comes before the
committee of Democrats and Republi
cans, and in that testimony, given
under oath and under the test of a
cross examination by the Republican
members of the committee, she says
there was not a word of truth In the
testimony which she gave in answer to
Garfield's questions, (Applause.) The
next purpose, gentlemen, 1 have in
my mind is to ssk why did Garfield
spend eighteen days in the inner room
of the Custom House? Why did he
have privtle interviews with tbecolor
ed and white people whose testimony
was to bo taken to lie used before the
Returning Hoard ? and why did he pre
pare interrogatories for the witnesses ?
I will answer in his own words s
"HJ. Hut don't you understand that
in the cases where you suggested that
interrogatories should be prepared in
stead of the evidence they were to go
before the Returning Hoard ? A. Yes,
sir.'
"And when his work of taking the
testimony was completed he turned his
attention to the preparation of a brief.
A brief as you all know, is a lawyer's
argument in writing. I will show you
what he says upon that subject, on tge
797 of the report:
"•Q. Was thai brief furnished to the
Returning Board ? A. No, sir. That
brief wa* never furnished to nnvbody
but fhe President of the United Slate*.
In fact, a considerable portion of the
brief was written on tha cars on my
way to Washington.'
'"Q. Written alter you left New Or
loans ? A. A considerable portion of it.
I bad wriften a summary of the
denoe before that, but a cor.M'ierafl'
portion of the brief w written in .
cil on the cars after I left New fi,a
on my way home.'
"You sec lie complete* fheevi-j*,,,
He is the only man that prepare* n'j,'
West Feliciana after the evidence j 'i
been turned over to hiin, and wf„. r
has done that work on hi* way *
New Orleans to Wawhingtnn fie
an argument in the case. I *,.1,
connect directly this transaction *,■'
the duties of the man who take w ,;, "
oath to deal fairly. The next qutitjJ
in, what did Garfield know in regards
Louioana? That we find on page . '
I say he knew that Louisiana v.a.
ocratic by 8,000 majority when he
in that inner room and hud private •
vernation with witnesses aid pr< j,*„ ,
interrogatories to guide and r , llt ,
their u-slimony, when he wan at tut
work, and when he was writing a ( , ,r
to make it appear the other way j,
knew that Louisiana Lad COM a i
; cratic majority of 8,000, and L*-r- ..
sworn testimony on that sui>je< i :
" 'Q. Did you get any idea of how if,*
vote of Louisiana stood from th<- fur* ,i
the returns? A. 1 had all tLo-<-
that could l>e got from the new*p%;,. r ,
and the leaders of the different pin.. .
We had, of course, very full information
! of that sort.'
"'<2. Presuming that there w< re
' some parishes to be thrown out I y the
Returning Hoard, it WHS very TUT
j the State had gone for Nieholl; ar.d
I Tilden, was it not? A. It ws* v<->*
well understood by the time I got th>.
and, indeed, before I got there, thai
nothing hut the face of the return- .
to he considered, and if every vote . r.t
up was to he treated as a legs! vote, Mr,
Tilden was ahead.' (Applause.
" 'l2. Arid if every vote sent up w*i
, a legal vote, and some more Ite; .<
can votes were not found, it \< :T
j clear that the State had gone for .V
oils and Tilden ? A. Yes.'
"There is your man, Republic an- ti.at
i you propose to place in the c hair tUt
I Washington occupied. A voice, ■y,
never.") It will never be dene.
man with a record like that did <\.r
take the chair, and in the kino pro,
deuce of an eternal God it will n<-rt
occur. He knew by the return* ti :.t
Tilden for President and Nicholi- ' r
Governor were elected in the State •
Louisiana, and yet when he knew that
he says when Im-got to New Orleans ts
; Maid there eighteen days, and ail t.v,t
he did was to sit in that inner rcy-ra
where nolody could find him except
they passed frotn the [ üblic hall thr ~-a
another room, and there alone
poor ignorant witnesses he prepared
interrogatories, and talked wiih thc-ra,
ami that those interrogatories and t!.st
I talk went to the Returning i'eiar-i tA
furnished the scoundrels of thai 1- -1
! the pretext to return against the irt.'.li
that Tilden was beaten in Louisiana.
"Now. gentlemen, this man that tl .-
j came and conducted himself at the ( y
of New Orleans, and helped to pre) arc
the case, and helped to get a false return
| from a false and p-erjured Return. i,g
| Hoard; and became on his way N rth
! a* far as Hellaire arid was overtaken 1 v
I the lightning informing him and Ins
conspirator* as he sat in the palace car f
the decision that they had procured n
city of' New Orleans. I know how a
! lawyer feels when his case has b< < n
submitted. I know the anxiety whi h
drives sleep and quiet away wlu-n i.f
or property may depend ujon the r -u,i
made by the jury. But surely I never
expressed myself in regard to that anx
iety, a* Garfield did when he said they
left New Orleans, very anxious about
the result, and when the result came
all anxiety disappeared. His work **•
completed and au honest return was de
feated. He came on to Washington,
. and then what do you think h<- <iiJ
when there was a bill proposed in On
press—the bill that did finally pa-* to
appioint a Commission, comjiosed of! ve
members of the House anu five mem
bersof the Senate and five members of
the Supreme Court to hold a conference
up>on this great issue? When that bill
was pending Garfield got up aad said,
no, it must not be; and here are the
reason* that be gave. let me give you,
in his own words—if I can, it i* in very
fine print and difficult to read. >j*-i,k
mg of the bill then pending in Congress
be says—this was on the 251h of .Isnu
ary ; he got back to Washington by the
2d of December, and the bill came up
for consideration in the House whether
this commission should be appointed to
pass upon the right of President and
V 'ice President, and Gat field opp>o)ng
this bill uses this language: 'lt assumes
the right of Congress to go down into
the colleges and inquire into all the act*
and facts connected with tbeis work.
Itaasumos the right of Congress to go
down into tha States to review the act
of every officer, to op>en every lellot
box and to examine every ballot cast by
7,000,(XX) of Americans.' That w
Garfield's objection to the bill—that if it
did piass and that these fifteen men ap
pointed under the law, it would be their
duty to go back of all technicalities and
returns, and to psss upon the real fact
of the case; to go into the ballot box
and see bow the votes were, and to de
cide upon the real truth. And after that
when the bill passed and be became one
of the fifteen, lie voted every time that
tliey should not op>en the door.to inves
tigate, but thst the law closed the door,
and said that Kellogg'a certificate and
the certificate of the Returning Hoard
was stronger than law and the Const iiu
lion and the judgment of Congress. And
his vole was the eighth vote against r
en that decided that they should not go
behind the Returning Board, As Mr.
Julian said when he stood in the House,
it was Garfield spreaking, but when he
was upwn the Commission it waa the
party demanding piower, money and
office. (Applause.) Let me read yon
this oath he took. 1 take it from Mr.
Julian's speech ; *l, James A. Garfield,
do solemnly swear that I will impartial
ly examine and consider all questions
submitted to the Commission of which
1 am a member, and a true judgment
render thereof agreeable to tha Consti
tution and the laws, so help me God-'
(Applause and laughter.) They say h*
is a preacher. (Uughter.) 1 don't pre
tend to be anything but a wicked lawjw
—that's all—but there is not wealth
enough in tha Stale of Indiana to get
me in my place in the House or in the
Senate of the United Slates to aay ; If
you pass this law 1 hold that it opeut