Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-16
Louisiana Indictments.

The following special to the Gin
cinnati Commercial effectually dis
poses of the rumored canards about
the so-called compromise with Lou
isiana democrats pressed upon non
prosecution of parties who may be
guilty of criminal action in election
matters:
Washington. July S--ExGov.
John G. Brown, of Tennessee, is vice
president of the Texas Pacific railroad,
and he recently made a trip to Texas,
looking after affairs. After conclud-
ing his business he went to Philadel-
phia TO have a consultation with Col.
Thomas Scott, the president of the
road, after which he started home,
taking Washington ell route, arriving
here Friday evening While in
Philadelphia he met Mr.. Wayne Mac
Veagh, who told him he expected to
be in Washington Saturday (ast
night. which fact Gov. Brown men
toned to several persons. On yeater-
day Gov. Brown called on the presi-
dent, and had long interview with
him. Out of these facts has grown
an immense sensation, viz "Ihe
president is seriously alarmed at the
Indictment of the Louisiana returning
board, which he regards as violation
of the terms Of the adjustment in
Louisiana effected by the commission
of which Brown, Mac Veagh and Haw
ely were members, and that in his
alarm he had telegraphed to these
gentlemen to come here forthwith,
with view to devising plan where
by the prosecution of the indictments
could be avoided. These gentlemen
were to arrive yesterday and to-day,
and communication would be opened
at once with Gov. Nichols"
OF course the story has no merit,
except that it was a sensation for an
hoAr, if that gives it merit Gen. Haw-
ely has not been telegraphed for, and
Gov. Brown was not telegraphed for.
He came, as stated, on private bus
mess. His call on the president was
simple to pay his respects. In the
course of the entire interview Louis
lana was not once eferred to.
Mr.. Mac eagh is coming here on
private business, and was not tele-
graphed for by the president.
The president is not seriously dis
turbed at the circumstance that the
members of the returning board have
been indicted. He understands the
move very well, as does every body
in Washington, as one undertaken by
the opposition to the peace and
tranquility brought about in Louisi-
ana by means of the adjustment. This
opposition is made up of men who
oppose Hayes, and presist in the as
serton that he stole the presidency
the carpet bag crowd at the south, and
the sore-h heads at the north who are
disgrunted because the whisky gau-
gers are not to be permitted any lon
ger to run the republican party.
The president has not lost a moments
rest on account of the Vaccinations OF
the lot of questionable cbaaacters, and
certainly has not called a council ol
any sort to advise him in the premises
or to protect him from any real OF
imaginary attacks.
What Governor Nichols will do il
the premises is not known. He
knows that the whole proceeding is
an attack upon himself, no less than
an attempt to frighten Hayes. Re
publicans of the administration party
are not perturbed. They are entirely
willing that Messrs. Wells, Anderson
Casanave, and Kenner shall be brought
to trial if there is the evidence to war
rant their indictment, and if it can be
demonstrated that they have beer
guilty Of any fraudulent proceedings
there is general desire hereabouts
that they shalt be punished as othe
rogues are punished.
Some of them, indeed, are anxious
to have the indictment pushed to trial
as thereby all doubts as to the entire
fairness and legality of the acts Of th'
returning board will be dissipated to
the satisfaction of the entire world
by overwhelming proof. They arr
not unwilling either that the tria
shall take place IN New Orleans, anc
by jury of the vicinage, so conf
dent are they that the result, ever
there under such circumstances
will forever close the mouths of Til
den's friends, who are o ready at al
times to charge frauds upon the re
turning board.
Gov. Brown says that there was NJ
agreement, to whic!. the commissio
was party, touching the course tha
should be pursued towards the re
turning board, but it was tacilly ac
cepted on all hands that the Who'll
question Of the election of last fall i