The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-08
CUSTOM-HOUSE MATTERS.
JEWETT AND ANDERSON TO THE
FRONT AGAIN-WHAT THEY KNOW
ABOUT RETURNING BOARD MAT

/ ABOUT RETURNING BOARD MAT
| TIERS.
Both are ..sauealing" b the Returning
| hoard Weakens-MOre Inside Facts
A Kick from the COlOred Brother.
For several days past, and since the publication
| in the DEMOCRAT Of the article from Philadel.
phia paper, commenting upon the threats made
by alphabetical Jewett, at Cincinnati, the leading
| lights at the Granite Building have been ex-
| tremely worried over those threats, as they-the
Returning Board portion at least--are we'll aware
| that
THE LOUD MoUTHED JEwETT
knows nearly all OF the kinks and turns OF past
Returning Board history, dating as far back as
| it's organization.
The ivory" is increased triile, from the fact
that the Philadelphia paper gives few facts and
figures that convinces the aforesaid "leading
lights" that somebody besides Jewett has been
giving information, and when, as is the fact, the
history Of the vote Of the two Fellcianas is given
exactly, the ''leading lights" scratch their heads
and mentally wonder who the deuce is to lie
the next one to squeal.
That 1t may be more clearly understood, the
article referred to is reproduced as follows from
| the Philadelphia Times:
1.-THE threat made at Cincinnati by Jewett,
the Secretary Of the Louisiana Republican State
Central Committee, that in certain emergencies
he would expose the manner in which Louisiana
was carried by doctoring the returns OF super
visors, contains good deal more than appears on
the surface, and some OF the circumstances at
least are known to several persona. After the
election the supervisors of East and West Fe-
licana sent in
THEIR RETURNS WITHOUT PROTEST.
each ridiculing the idea of protesting on &C.
count OF intimidation. The Democratic majority
in East Feliciana was 1743 votes, rs cast in the
regular boxes, and over 400 cast in other boxes
by men deprived of registration owing to the
absence OF the Supervisor. This brought the
Democratic majority up to some 1900. In West
Feliciana IL was about 600. When it was fouEd
that Hayes election depended on the State,
the
POWER OF THE REPUBLICAN, CHIEFS
was brought to bear on these two supervisors, as
the State could not by any means have been car
ried for Hayes unless their parishes were thrown
out. The fact that there were no Republican
votes cast in East Feiciana made good case on
West Feciana made protest after the time re-
qured by law. The supervisor OF East Feliciana
made q general statement of affairs as they had
been reported He refused to
SWEAR TO THIS REPORT,
because it was mere heresay, and he did not
know that it was true. This was afterward
changed to regular intimidation protest, q jurat
attached and the parish thrown out. Threats
we're made that If he exposed the cheat he
would he Imprisoned on trumped.up charges,
and both OF them were assured by a member OF
the
REPUBLICAN VISITING COMMITTEE
that they would be provided for, and letter
guaranteeing this given them. The closing chap
ter of this transaction is q curious one. The SUI
pervisor Of West Feliciana had possession Of this
letter. He was shot down in cold blood after the
inauguration, and the letter mysteriously disap.
peared. The supervisor Of East Fecisna left
the State. Let Jewett speak, by all MEANS"
The supervisor Of West Feliciana referred to
WAS Weber, and the supervisor Of East Felicana
was the natty little Anderson, he whose front
name was James E., and who did leave the State,
but, Notwithstanding that he was carried
ON THE CUSTOM HOUSE ROLLS
here until the 1st day of August, even after he
had been out OF the State for month. and would
have been drawing his salary yet, perhaps. but
for the fact that the DEMOCRAT discovered and
made public the fact that his mouth was kept
closed by fat salary, and discovered it, too not
withstanding the strenuous eff rts made by the
"leading lights" to keep all such inside mat
ters strictly secret.
OF course, when publicity was given ~ le fact
AndersOn's name was
DROPPED FROM THE ROLLS
by the officials mere, but the fact that he was
absent and drawing salary was reported to the
Treasury Department direct, four or five weeks
prior to it's publication here and
NO ATTENTION WAS PAID TO IT WHATEVER.
When Anderson left here he went to point
near Philrdelphia, and has, as rumor says, been
there ever since, and is, no doubt, the authority
for the statement quoted above.
The ''leading lights" know this, hence their
agitation. The ''letter from q member of the
Republican visiting committee" referred to, has
been spoken of to the writer repeatedly by An
derson, who also said that the Republicans here
first got him drunk before they secured
THE INTIMIDATION PROTEST"
spoken of, and he said, too, that he would make
the fur fly in high quarters, unless they provided
for him. This they did, until he was dropped
from that provisional employment-on the Gus
TOM House rolls-and now he would it seems,
let the world know just what the Returning
Board and Stanley Matthews told and wrote him,
and will, perhaps, unless he is "fxed' some
where else.
It 30 happens that Jewett knows all abott this
matter, a6 ne was the party who put In shape OF
an affidavit
THE GENERAL PROTEST
sworn to by Anderson; and now that Jewett be-
gins to talk, "the leading lights" tell their init
mate friends that he wants to intimidate them
into giving him position.
There was considerable talk among some of the
leading Custom House officials relative to the
publicity in the DEMOCRAT of matters which they
think should not as one of them said, "get into
the papers," such, for instance, as the develop.
ment Of the manner in which appointments are
made upon Treasury Department recommends
tions how some are relieved or retired by the
Secretary OF the Treasury and reinstated through
the influence of
THE SECRETARY OF WAR,
and last, but not least what appointments are
cohtemplated-all Of which the DEMOCRAT has
given, even though there had been issued double
ba elk action injupctops of secresy; and no WON
der il made them mad becanse IL was ated even