Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-30
LOUISIANA.
A Patch-WOrk Attempt to OBJ
tain a Fair Election.
Marshal Packard Still Controls
the Returning Board.
Ben Butler Tries to Explain the
Retaining Fee."
Carpenter desperately Short
for a Thousand.

New ORLEANS, Sept. 29.-The follow
ing agreement was made and signed at two
o'clock this evening:
"The undersigned announce the follow
ing rs the result of their conference be-
tween the committees of the two political
parties of the State of louisiana"
The committee representing the Consery-
'ative peoples party, pledge themselves TO
cause all violence and intimidation, if any
exists, to close throughout the State and 20
assist the constituted authorities in main
tanning peace and insuring a strictly fair
and impartial registration and election; al
so the discOntinuance of acts and threats
of personal violence and all influences TO
control the will of the electors, and render
assist Ince and use of every effort to
subject to the penalties of the law all per-
sons who may commit acts Of violence or
conspire to do the same.
2. In order to guarantee fair registra-
tion and election, there is hereby construc-
ted and established an advisory committee,
composed Of five members, namely: MeSsrs.
Albert Voorhies and Z. A Burke, selected
by the representatives of the Consers ative
Peoples party; and Messrs. S. b. Packard
and B. +. Joubert, selected by the repre-
sentatiyes Of the Republican party, and of
an umpire named DIR. NJ. z. Busar, who
has been jointly selected.
This advisory committee is 10 supervise
and carry out the registration throughout
the State on behalf of all parties to the full
extent of suggesting changes in the registra-
tion officers and the manner of conducting
and carrying on the registration, Gov. Kel-
lOgg, in the interest of a fair and impartial
registration of his own accord, pledging
himself TO act upon the advice and sugges-
ton of the advisory committee so long as
such advice and suggestions were in con-
sonance with and permitted by the existing
laws of the State.
3. 1t is agreed that two persons shall be
named by the Republicans of the COnserv-
ative Peoples party, who shall be elected
according to law to fill two vacancies, which
shall be created by resignation in the Re
turning Board within twenty days.
ID. f. KENYER,
For Conservative Com. Of Conference.
A. A. AToCHA,
For Republican Com. of Conference.
The following named gentlemen were
the two committees who have been acting as
a committee OF conference:
John McEnery, d. B. Penn, B. F. Jonas,
Samuel Chaplin, Albert VoOrhies, ID. F.
Kenner, c. Baird, G.. w. Mott, ID. S. Cage,
committee representing the Conservative
party.
w. P. kellogg, S. B. Packard, A. A.
AtOcha, B. f. Flanders, Jas. Lewis, o. +.
Blandin, W. G. Brown, b. +. JOubert,
committee representing the Republican,
party.
The political complexion Of the Advisory
Committee is as follows: YOOrhies is
last-ditch Democrat; Burk, a Liberal Re-
publican and an avowed third-tenner;
Packard, Joubert and Bonzano are Federal
officials. The Conservatives generally
think they have gained but little by the
conference agreement.
'AIf-an'.'AIf
Itis now stated that compromises will be
made in every parish in the state by Con-
servatives similar to that recently effected
in TeTebonne parish, dividing the Offices
equitably between the colored Republicans
and white Conservatives.
New Orleans Credit Improving.
Mayor Wilt in a message to the City
Council says proposals have been made to
him by responsible parties to loan the city
one million dollars or more on easy
terms.
Ben Buffers Little Note Asking
$4,000.
BOSTON, Sept. 29.--Gen. Butler has
given a explanation of his note TO Gov
kellogg, recently made public. He says
he was secured to appear before the Su-
preme Court to argue against the grant
ing of the petition of the McEnery
party to have kellogg prohibited
from taking possession of the Government,
and to prohibit Judge Durell from taking
any further steps in the matter. In court the
case was argued and decided before it got
into Congress. When Congress had ad-
iournsd, Butler wrote the note to kellogg
asking for his fees, and putting the value
upon his services. kellogg wrote in reply,
saying it was all a personal matter Of his
own; that the expenses had been very
heavy, and asking Butler if he would con-
slider him in the matter, and enclosing
check for one thousand dollars and that is
all.
desperately ShOrt.''
New YORK, Sept. 29.-The Tribune has
the following special from New Orleans:
The following is a copy of Senator Car
penters letter to kellogg, taken by the
Tribune correspondent from the original.
A great deal of difficulty was found in OBJ
tanning it, owing to the unwillingness of
some Of the Conservative leaders to use it
against Carpenter:
Dear kellogg: l am desperately shoIt.
Can't YOU send $1,000. If so, it would be
a godsend. Yours truly,
MATT II. CARPENTER,
August l, 1873.