, 1875-01-03
KELLOCC'5 DEFENSE,

Ills LETTER To THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2.-The following letter
icm Gov kellogg to ihe Congressional Com.
nittea WAS delivered this evening:
NEW ORLEANS, i'm L
Fen Charlie. Foster. caaisaan q tls s4t-eoosm.es
s1x: have reen informed by one Of the counsel
nsaged LII the investigation taking place beturu
fonr COMMITTEES tha: you uayc deteruned not to IT,.
de the election OF 161 within this acope Of your tn
te*ugauon. tsTnlt mo respectfully to suggest that
he Question whether or not LouisanA cnrTied by
me llubhcro patty in The election Of 1872 has been
Nc lIancilal disputed point which for two ye4rs
elected By Iux1astv Ct ths voes actually Gust at
at election, hive struggled discharge The duties
teen called upon to encounter. Nothing but sanse
81 duty has kept ne Ut post during IL tlesa weary
nonsiia Of obAQn1ty aud instrumentation. neoenuy
COMMITTEES Of Congress- b sent here, be-
hcv1uR that sEch committee, being On the
Isou,.d 1, with Rsxer to send for PERSONS .nd
u and the Government represented concerned.
am intensely an.tons. and thlnk Justly so that
here should bo solution Of this t3ifculty be-
hcre investigation, that would not ru4ny days.
tould re1sonabIy Eatisiy impartial mind whether
was elected iu 1874 or Lot; but oseu by taking gen.
r1l view f the caxe, think something might be done
70 eluclA'e tho question. For instance II tha CON-
Elltse were To take the returns of 1879, ado by
10th Boards, aud colAat them with the Teturus Of
usis year .n1do by the Returning Buard, and as
sctned by the Democratic party, with such facts and
av,aiik - t4.nk could be rexdly Obtained believe
righteous conclusion could he arrived at The census
ld 1tl&tve registration Of whites and blacks, and rel
itave @ots Ill 1s72 end. 1874, would throw
much light tho matter, sud submit that the re-
suiux from Those Desnoc1Auc 1,arishes WHERE hy the
Fusloa count OF the former Board. We were allowed
nur reasonable minority vote IN 1872 but where no
Republican vote. OF acuf.ey one, permitted to TO
faAt tits year. ,i: properly La considered. have
aad DO Opportunity 10 sx~tae in detail the returns
pf 1917 made BY Fusonistx. These r.turpr aro
probably acceptable and their authenticity Or E4nu-
sneness is susceptible Of proof.
Allow me to suggest sa another mode likely to aid in
a fAf nf3
made By the Fusion Boxs Ia taken VI correct when
ever they do widely differ from tha returns of the
Lynch board, Ind where they do 30 differ let The
by he Democratic Committee themselves lie taken as
representing tho Ct l572. Fur instance tako the
:"eu;5-essht CarRhes Shsre both Boards return the
!aule Candidates 10 tLe House, and adopt the
returns cf tie former Boar. Then for other Ersles
sllert the two Boarda differed widely, take the vote
Us year ~ returned by the Democratic Committee.
1he Committee saou;d couAlder the returns in which,
= .nsuy cases the Republicans acre not credited with
;5esr fall vote, but wele deprived Of votes actually
snvwn Inese aspects Of the cxee win o1hrr EVIDENCE
agh.s OF this controversy.
la the counderce Of tbs country speaking ior nv
'ell VII giAdly a1tde by it, decs1ou II 1t can
Ak:eaty 50 into this machdispu.a1 question of the
Aeco2 q 1se with tha facts md hsurea, and other
troo:s believed to be available. fee very strongly
he ncce<sy th.t this important question should 10
ic%r.4tc in deciAt1e manner, and alus il 1y
'iy e1eute for p1e3utnc 10 offer thexe suggestions
. ouF Cou-c1tiox.
te.7at add that t,nst the Opposition win ~
a&ke good ate, 1t least Ct the many allegations Of
Naturalization and corruption they have constants
W. atro<4 with .eEard to myself. Tie records Of
he S:Ais Ere e4sy q acceAn, win cha<rtuy af-
krd evorJ rosslho facility for n inquiry. both
nororEh md compleae, ~ the en1 thst 1t naay ta
ouNu n4uch LAY Administration il iust1E eaarra-
LIZ with tbs nAnY evils caaup.atned o..
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