A Political Crime; The History of the Great Fraud (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: ...second set of certificates of electoral votes on December 28th and 29th; that the absence of Levissee and Joffroin was known to himself and Blanchard; that the forgery of their signatures was frequently the subject of conversation between Blanchard and himself; that it was their belief, and the general conviction of those who knew of the occurrence, that Kelley was the forger. Whether Kelley was or was not the forger is immaterial. He possessed knowledge which Kellogg was exceedingly anxious to have concealed. A more parsimonious man than Kellogg does not live. He never expended a dollar of his own money except in cases of the direst necessity. He maintained Kelley in Washington at very considerable expense for eighteen months. The demands on Kellogg during that period and for another year thereafter were incessant. His contest with Spofford taxed to the utmost his command of the patronage of the custom house in New Orleans and of the departments in Washington. He had to provide places for thirty-four of the members of the legislature who had supported him for the United States Senate. That he had no real affection for Kelley is shown by the fact that he neglected to provide for him during more than a year, and only made provision for him when Senate Mis. Doc. No. 79, 46th. Cong. 2d. Sess. pp. 21 to 23. he discoved that he was about to tell all he knew of the forgery of the certificates of the electoral votes. Clark was trusted by Kellogg implicitly. He is an Irishman, a bright and capable man, an accomplished journalist, a stenographer, and was always serviceable to his employers. Kellogg committed to him the preparation of the second set of certificates when Anderson returned from Washington, and the dispatch, cleverness, and adroitness with which he exec...