The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-09-30
LOUISIANA AFFAIRS.

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LOUISIANA AFFAIRS.
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THE Cor"EREEcE coMPRoM1sE
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 2O.-The follow
Ing agreement Wsa made and signed q
two O'Clock this evening. The under,
signed announce the following as the re
suit ol the Conference between the Com
mittee Of the two political parties Of Ii,
State OF Louisiana. The Committee rep
resentlng the Conservative Peoples partI
pledge themselves, TO, cause ali the vic
lence and intimidation, II any exists, K
cease throughout the State, and to assis
the constituted authorities In maintaining
peace, and insuring a strictly fair and i'm
partial registration and election; also tC
discountenance the acts and threats o
personal violence, and all improper In
fuences to control the will Of the electors
and render assistance and use every et
tort 10 subject to the penalties Of the law
all perRons who may commit acts Of VI
olence or intimidation, or conspire TO dc
the same, In order to guarantee q
fair registration and election. There il
hereby constituted and established an ad,
viDory committee composed OF Eve mem
bers namely, Messrs. Albert Voorhees,
and E. 3. Burke, selected by the represen.
tatiVes OF the Conservative peoples party
and Messrs. 8. B. Packard and B. F. Jon.
bert selected by the representatives OF the
Republican party, and OF an umpire name.
ly, DR.. II. F. Benson, who has been Joint.
y selected. This advisory committee is
to supervise and carry on the registration
throughout the State on behalf Of all par
ties TO the full extent Of suggesting
changes In the registration officers, and
the manner Of conducting and carrying
on the registration, Governor Kellogg, in
the interest Of a iair and impartial regis
tration, Of his own accord pledging him.
self TO act upon the advice and suggestions
oi the advisory committee so long as such
advice and suggestions are in consonance
with and permitted blythe existing laws
oil the Stale.
8rd. Il b agreed that two persons shall
be named by the representatives OF the
Conservative peoples party who shall be
elected according 70 law to fill two vacan.
cies, which shall be created by the resig-
nation in the returning board within
[Signed,1T gasHiD. F.KESERR,
F0rhs e0nacruatIuc HommltS Of Confer.
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A. A ATocuA,
For the Republican Committee Of Confer.
enee.
The following named gentlemen were
the two committees who have been acting
as aG0mmittee Of Conference
John McEnery, D: B. Penn. B. F.
Jonas, Samuel Chsppin, Albert Voorhies,
D. F. Kenner, Q. Beard, G. W. Mott, D.
A. Cage. The committee representing
the Conservative party.
W. P. Kellogg, s. B. Packard, A. A.
Atocha, B. F. Flanders, Joseph Lewis, o.
+. Blundin, W. G. Brown, 3. F. Joubert.
Committee representing the Republican
party.
GEN. BUTLER EXPLAINS.
BosToN, Sept. 29.-General Butler has
given an explanation of his note to Gov.
ernor Kellogg recently made public. He
says he was secured to appear before the
Supreme Court 10 argue against granting
the petition of,the McEnery party to have
Kellogg prohibited from taking possession
OF the government, and to prohibit Judge
Durrell from taking any further steps in
the matter In his court. The case was
argued and decided before 1t got into
Congress. When Congress had adjourned
Butler wrote note TO Kellogg asking for
his fees and putting q value upon his ser
vices which he thought they deserved.
Kellogg wrote in reply saying that 1t was
all personal matter OIL, his own; that his
expenses had been very heavy, and asking
Butler II heJ would consider him In the
matter, and enclosing q check for 81 900.
And that is all.
s8 pcNaPRoMnR AaRRRD UPON.
sENEw GoR1EAEs, Sept { 90. Political
complexion Of the Advisory Committee
voorhees, Is a "last ditch" Democrat,
Burk ID a Republican and an avowed
thirdttermer, Packard, Jaubert and Ban.
zans are Federal officials. The ConservA.
tives generally think they have gained
but little by the conference agreement.
Its now stated that Compromises will
bemade in: every parish In In the State
by the Conservatives, similar to that re-
Gently effected in Terre. .Bonne Parish, di.
yiding the offices sequitably between the
colored Republicans aud white Conser7a'
tives.'