New-York tribune., 1876-12-20
DEMOCRATIC TESTIMONY.

TX GOV. wICKIIFFE AND CoLoRED DEMOCRATS BE-
FORE TIE HOUSE CoMMIITEE-CAMPAIGN METH
obs AND INCIDESTs.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec 19.-Ex-GOv. r. G..
wickne was recalled before the House Committee and
crossexamined to-day by Gen. Hurbut. In answer to
questions witness said:
The organization OF regulators gotten ur when
was IN Kentucky; when came back found u In exist
ence; EdOnt know anything about the constitution or
mode Of procedure Of the organization; had con.
VIBRATIONS with Col Powers, who in command OF
II. don't know who succeeded him In command OF the
pnlsn was opened have no knowledge Of armed bodies
Of moving about over the parishes at ngnt .hnn @
20 the interest taken by the whites and the arguments
used by them promising Just and economical ad,
mimi IN hs even Snf Of know Of
threats TO discharge anything Of that sort being used
by any one received circulars from Col Patton cnir
man OF the Democratic State Committee, IN whieh ne
sad You cannot convince negro by reason Dnt Inay
by pooyo statements often repeated uiS no. asIeo
with the views OF Col Patton; found the negroes
readily convinced by the arguments l employeai 10 no
other means were used 10 lnhucnce 'n'" " WV Wv
Democratic ticket
william MaywcIl. lorcd OF Sew-orleanS, who voted
the Democratic ticket at the last election testified rs o
lows:
susnccted Of being a Democrat and was frequently
threatened by cOlorcd Republicans the day ater te
election was knocked down p' nDS tMG bo Dsmocrac
ticket the Of one s Ben Franklin; sncc .o
ton have not gone ont alone, - threats were conn'y
made 10 my wife: the president OF hn aShociauon "
which belong accompanies me 10 ny W1Ik snu & S. III
home al Ignu w tcnot would be sent 10 the Penn
tontiary at Baton Rouge
Cen Thomas c. Anderson OF the Returning Board was
before the committee tonight. He submitted the iolo"
inc n, his reasons for bringing tho documents called
for NV the subpenn but the committee declined to re-
ceye IT. ~
Tn order that there may DO possible misunderstand'
pg of the position taken by myself rs well as by the
other returning officers OF the state respectfully ash
81. mi tD
20 their nierrogntories: ON lne ilon m ,ho 70.
subpoena aSGes SicSrs "" of Louisiana, directing them
10 produce before your honorable oonllhi1e%e % ,,x
returns oi cleGuo, nt ic M the Inte election Tor
electors RSgs foT for PrGnt and Of the United
on ar ndrT yonr tourl control touching said election IN
some thirty five named parishes on % t3 % ,hs doS
mens called for were part Of the records OF the beru @
OF Returning Oiccrs necessary Ior tnelr so u 'au an1
should have completed their abors OF INV ss, and
comnilIng the votes ut the election or State Su
paIish officers held in the state on inc 'th OF p
last which work not yet completed th, urGl k '
law they were required submit TO the Federal asssn
by OF the State, upon IT'S assembling on thc nI % hair
C,rya"s y, and compilation OF the votes. with thr
reasons for their findings and the eVilSdCc nrGc
upon W npabis The General Assembly to count the
vote for Governor and Leutenantooyern0rl III acc1tu
ance with the requirements oi Article - Oi tn @
tion OF the state that for this purpose tn0 orSe m @
archives of the returning officers Oh the
served aud could not he allowed to be % % .o
cnsody OF the board without authority OF tne Lcgsa
ture For these and other reasons aSslRnet' ahuiJ
them the fact that valuable records intF1stea i h
by them to q former Congressional HoiireI ~
surrender the original returns; but IL ORDER lnat
should be ground for suspicion OF ues u, he tnrna
nr s 10 the evidence upon which they based their nu q
jngs they profered to have certified copies pseJ ~
every official paper IN their p0sseSS'o" " ~
the committee Us soon as possible ,, ,,o,,r cor,
Since that time the eight clerks pr9yne H Rotrninr
ofceTs have been aborousy engaged IN preparing .me
desired copies. have myself handed 10 ONE " % marian
hep. of yor committee copies OF all documents per.i
inp 10 The election in the Ivth Consressona DisiGt
putting him IN full pos,css9h nos acted aS board but
also Of NY individual ,Gansryp oi 9 Of the
onrd NJ testimony In the Vth Congressional DisIlct
which very younous far aaTaIfsa M tSs aSor
Pe,onI nom reest s"u hci already been accomplished