The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-08

the tilt by saying tnaI u WAS iiiooicno0s " 49,
part of Kasson, nevertheless.
Associated Press Reports of Political lnves-
LEGATIONS.
LOUISIANA.
The House committee on powers,
privileges and duties OF the House Id
counting the electoral vote IS dragging
along with daily sessions, the greater
portion of which are not OF absorbing |
| interest. On the 30th ult., one Little |
field. clerk of the Louisiana returning
hoard. testified that on the 30 OF De-
cember he altered the returns from
two of the polls in Vernon parish so as
to transpose 178 Democratic votes over
to the Republican candidates !; ana
that he did this by the express dlrec-
ton of Gov. J. Madison Wells,a ina!
after making copies OF the altered
originals and substituting them Tor the
originals. the latter were burned,
Ieither by himself or Gov. Wells-he
did not remember which, but at all
events with Gov. Wells knowledge.
Gen. Hurlburt, Of Illinois, cross-ex-
arnined Littletield, and reading certain
answers from the stenographer, notes
Of Yesterday, which witness Is record
ed as having then made, he asked MIN
how it was that his answers or yester-
day and to-day did not agree. witness
stated that he did not make the an
! swers as claimed, but that he refused
| to answer all questions, and he stated
here. as he did at the beginning OF MS
Idirect examination, that he made no
such answers on his examination as
; were reported.
, On the 3lst Of Jan, the committee
had John L. Picket, Washington law
4, yer before them. The substance o.
his testimony was that Joseph h. Mad.
!, dox. an old friend and former resldent
; of New Orleans, brought him on the
! Dad of November the following letter
j. Nsw ORLEANS, Nov. 20, 1876, name LETT out
i. NY DsAR SIR: You FULLY understand the
J. Situation. Can you not advise with me reia-
: tive thereto.
!. j. MADISON WELLS.
j, Maddox explained verbally tna6 ne
), had letter from Wells to Senator
West, stating that the Democrats
\ would have to give million dollars &c
q secure the count in Louisiana and tha
Is it was necessary for the Republicans e
( secure a similar amount TO counterac
he it. The witness testified that he wen
) TO New York to see whether the Dem
- ocrrats would raise a million dollar
!. and that he consulted with Congress
&c man Hewitt and John Morrissy, bot
a. of whom declined the proposition
~ Mr.. Maddox was next called but n
a s proved very unwilling witness. Sc,
>. eral papers were shown witness, whlc
o. he recognized as genuine, lncludin
he correspondence on his part. The 10
ng flowing memoranda was read:
nu "For one million dollars the vote OF Louis
.see | ana can be secured 10 niden and Hendr'ck
-. Manipulation. must he done by me, aud ~ =
30 rs possible to protect members oi Inc fr.u'
-. ING board who favor such result; II may
~ ,ecpssary to elect two Or three members
10 the hoard to reach what we want details
=, be agreed upon; money TO be paio III i1isaa
" ments--say one fourth when the nith mel
~ her is elected one-iourth when one menu
resigns and another IL elected III nls p.A..
ne and one-lourtn when another resigns, ~
ons another elected III his place the balance
ad, one fourth to be paid when certificates
AM gwen" 49,; aa.,;,ed
IN CAV who wrote him the letter quot
.ea above, but finally the following WI
gu elected:
air air Nv Mr.. Burchard @. Did You see !
rht Wells write the letter to ynursrlf winch
been produced herey A. Yes, Dictated
,ro and he wrote X.
age The witness was then given IN
: on the next day to determine whether
we'd would answer further questions.
am- OREGON
Pc The Senate committee on Prlviles
n'Ih and Elections is still investigating
alli- matter of the money sent 10 oregon
en- the Democrats. On the 30 uit-, "
the Il. HOLSTER cashier Of the bank
GUS house of Kountz Brothers, New 10
:, tt stified Has known j. Il. Ii. Patr
Di1i of Omaha, for several years. de knt
: .h 2. Erwin Davis: understands that he
.rhe man or wealth and leisure. on the
mis- of December last s. 900 was deposI
.ssed with Kountz Bros. by stranger,
then represented the deposit to be made
sa ~ E. Davis the $4,000 was in Ia
esnlt bills and was placed to the credit
2e2; J. II. FL. Patrick. Witness was as
Nc il he knew E. Davis, and repiiro
and know Erwin Davis. The sum Of IS
LAZY. WAS not deposited for Erwin Ia
|. bin On the 10th OF December, SlsU3s
" in gold was deposited in Ksnntz ~
ccur- bank by Charles DimOnd, OF
e NJ York, subject to the order of J. q
. Patrick. and it is still there. !.
ed BY .'al ~, - nuun, - - ie.h fneran
As~o- $0sUOO Oh Tie 1oIn VI 1Oen ~ ,l,
fifth III favor OF Wells, Fargo \ 20.
n wxa mess did not know whether the MI
south ms - \ ~ ale FARCE A Co.
of the 80 -. - 49, NJ. harl
WAS Tue Cuuns0a ~ nou11 -
rned. by draft through the clearing nc