The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-10-21
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TO THE PUBLIC,
New ORLEANS.

on my return to the city last night 8
my attention was called u the follow.
ing special telegram to the New YorL \
Times-evidently sent to that paper Il
the interest Of the Kellogg usurpation. I
"a Times New Orleans special saw. !
Kellogg having, in his recent address
signihel bis willingness to abide By thu
count OF the returns of the election Of
1872 by Board Of Arbitration, promi.,
nent Democrats proposed that the "a.
turns now secreted by order Of the Nc.
Emery Returning Board be brought for.
ward and canvassed anew, with view
! to final settlement OF the contested
election cas- 8.
In order to effect this arrangement Il
will be necessary for both parties, and
the several candidates on each ticket Ia
agree to submit to the decision Of the
arbitrarors.
This proposition has not been for
mally. submitted to Kellogg, but there
is reason to believe he is so well salts
fiea Of his election by large majority.
that lie will agree to it If the arbitration
can be fairly conducted, and the Demo-
Gratis give proper guarantees OF sincerity
and good faith"
In addition to this statement / find
the following averment to Mr.. Kellogg's
recent address to the people Of the Unit
ted States:
"The question as to whether Mr.. Nc
Emery or myself was elected Governor
of this State Is one that l have several
times proposed to submit to arbitration.
When the suit brought in the United
States Circuit Court was still pending
offered through my counsel, Mr.. VIM.
H. Hunt, a Southern man, and one Of
the foremost lawyers at the bar of this
State, that the returns shenld be sub.
mitted to five prominent and disinter-
ested citizens, two to be chosen by each
side and the fifth by the four, and pro.
posed to abide by the result of their
decisi on; but this proposition was de-
clined. | am prepared to show before
any competent tribunal that a portion
of the returns upon which Mr.. McEnery
bases his claims are forgeries manufac-
tured in this city. I am able now to
produce the judicial officer before whom
portion Of the blank tally lists and re-
turns were swOrn--to be subsequently
filled up here in this city, and palmed
of upon the p"blic as the genuine re-
turns of the election held in strong
Republican parishes far distant from
this city. Even Senator Carpenter, in
his speech in the Senate, on the 4th OF
March, said, II do not think McEnery
WAS in fact elected, though the returns
show that he was" hold myself now
ready to impeach the returns r lied up
on by the Fusion boards as altered, de-
faced, and in some instances forged OUT
right. charge, moreover, that the re-
turns from Ibrrville, st. James, Terre-
bonnie, st. Martin and other Republican
Returning Boards for no Just reasons,
but because they gave myself and the
Republican ticket heavy majority;
and | assert that by the genuine re-
turns, counting the votes actually East,
l was elected by several thousand ma
jority, and upon this issue l am ready
to stand or FALL"
In reply, l would state that during
the penaency Of the suit brought by MI.
Kellogg before Judge Durell to pc, prtu-
ate testimony, MIR. James B. Eustis, one
OF niy counsel in the case, came TO me
IN the United states court room. aud
said that Mr.. William Hunt. Of couns,i
for Mr. kvssagg. proposed that three
persons shollfl he named who wO,,hi
undertake to count and compile the re-
turis o! the election of 1872 and that
til" names Of r. Hickey Morgan am.
George Bright were suggested, and ;ha
third person shnnhl be named atr"r-
i U-.lp,IS Tho I..,I ut 4 81,
third person was not communicated ~
IA" ny Mr.. Eus.is. and, ~ understand,
WAS not communicated by Mr.. Hun: 70
Mr.. EustiS.
This proposition was male before our
Returning Board had compiled the re-
turns aud made known the result Of th;.
election; aud not at the time being dos
c]ared duly elected Governor, referred
the proposition to Governor Warmoth,
who was then the Governor of the
State. aud the proprositisn was by him
unh"sitatingly rejected.
Subsequently, in the latter part of the
Spring or the beginning of the summer
of 1873, a gentleman OF prominence in
this city Informed me that he had re-
Gently had conversation with MIR. KEEL
logg, in which he (Mr. Kellogg) ex-
pressed his willingness to submit the
election returns to u board of arbitrarors
or canvassprs. two of the board to be
selectei by himself, two by me, and the
fifth member to be selected by the four
thus chosen.
| requested and authorized this gen-
tleman to see Mr. Kellogg again, and
Oh my part, to accept the proposition.
! WQifph n p fhrao f.>h Fro.
Mr.. Kellogg: through the gentleman al
luded to. and receiving no communities
ton on the subject, I determined to
give Mr.. Kellogg an opportunity to ae-
cept or reject the very proposition which
had understood to emanate from him.
Accordingly, about the -- day Of,
1873, l addressed letter to Mr.. Kel-
logg. referring to the conversation l
have mentioned. And in this letter l
explicitly made to him the identical
proposition which had understood he
was willing and ready to acccde to, and
expressed my willingness to surrender
the returns to the board thus constitu-
ted.
This letter was delivered in person to
him by Mr.. William Woelper, my pri.
waite secretary. Mr.. Woelper remained
in Mr.. Kellogg's Office while he (Mr.
Kellogg real the letter. Mr.. Woelper
expressed to Mr.. Kellogg desire to re-
turn to me from him reply in writing.
Mr.. Kellogg stated to Mr.. Woelper that
he would think on the matter and con-
suit with some Of his friedds, And IN due
time would send for and inform him of
the decision arrived at. Two or three
days after this interview, Mr.. Woelper
received a note from Mr.. Conquest
Clarke, private secretary to Mr.. Kel-
logg, stating that Mr.. Kellogg desired
to see him.
Mr.. Woelper went Immediately to
Mr.. Kellogg's office, i n response to this
I invitation. Mr. W0elnnr had 4 lnn1