The daily gazette., 1876-11-15
Interview With Kellogg.
He Insists That the Returns shall be
Made for Hayes.
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Made for Hayes.
Special Dispatch from the Phi'a. Times staff
Correspondent.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. IA.
l had long and interesting interview
with Gov. Kellogg thisymorning. He was
unwilling to say how the State had gone,
claiming that any opinion would be
worthless in view of the fact that the re-
turns from many parishes have not been
received, and placing no confidence in
un-of1cial reports from any source. 1t
might be week or more before he could
give definite opinion. 1t was apparent,
however, that he was very confident that
Hayes would receive the electoral vote
OF Louisiana by the time the Returning
Board gets through with its work. He
did not know when this board would
meet, but supposed they would sit or
Thursday or Friday of this week. Theil
powers, as he construes the law, are al
most unlimited, and he did not hesitate
to say that they ought to throw out the
votes OF at least five parishes on the
ground of intimidation. His attention
being called to the fact that everybody
conceded that the election was peaceable
he said that might he so, but that violence
preceded the day of election and kept
many colored voters away from the polls
When the truth was known it would
cause the hair of the Northern people to
stand on end, such was the tale of out.
rage to be disclosed. The Republicans
would show, by atfidavits of negroes
that thousands had been kept away from
the polls by bribery and intimidation
There would also be some testimony OF
white men to the same effect.
The Legislature, he claimed was un-
doubtedly Republican, and its power
under the Constitution being ex-
traordinary, it would put out Nichols and
install Packard as Governor, whatever
might be the popular vote between the
two. If Nichols were installed it would
only be necessary for the House to sus-
pend him and put Packard in his place
by resolution. "Ia foct," said he, all Hh-l
cannot prerent Packard from being Gorer-
nor" He was glad that Northern people
were coming down to see about this mat
ter, but he wanted no more Republicans
who part their hair in the middle like
William Walter Phelps. When the
Phelps committee was in session at the
st. Charles Hotel they were surrounded
by armed White Leaguers, and any ne
gro who wanted to testify would have
been kicked down stairs. George Il.
Hoar and William p. Frye We're the sort
of men to investigate this business, and
he had telegraphed them to come down
and see about it. Kellogg seemed in high
spirits, and his remarks were interspersed
with good deal of joyous profanity. The
impression left upon me was that he had
entire confidence that the Returning
Board would make the thing all right for
Hayes, and that the President would back
the Returning Board in whatever it may
do. A conversation with Packard was
OF similar tenor. He had no figures to
give, but was confident that the vote of
the State would be counted for himself
and Hayes. He solemnly remarked that
nobody could forsee the result after
throwing out the five intimidated parish
es. 1t might be 5000 Republican or it
might be 800 Democratic majority, but
his faith in the Returning Board is un-
bounded, and he will try to bear their
verdict with Christian resignation, be it
what it may. NJ. =. Il.