The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-11-10
HAYES AN UGLY FIX.
The Difficulty of Providing for all the
Rogues who Helped Count Him III.

WASuINGNON, Oct -. ne rama
ulrnt President is in an ugly fix about
the New Orleans Custom House. Jn".
Sherman, in accordance with the
agreement made with Wells and An
dtrson in November, 1876, made
Judge King Collector at the dlctatio"
of Anderson. King did not prove SO
tractable as the Returning Board
royucs expected, and so they insisted
that Anderson should be made chief
deputy, and John Sherman did not
dare refuse. They further stipulated
that Kings name should not be sent
to tie Senate it there was II probablI-
ity of the Administration being able
to secure tne confirmation OF AMBER
son as Collector. The arrangement
in this case was that Anderson should
be nominated for the C"llectoIslir.
Since then the attitude of the Senate
toward the Administration has be-
came more threatening than was APP
pretended last August, aud the game
of Wells and Anderson now is to
have Kings name sent in and the
| nomination rejected. This would
practically leave Anderson Collector,
! and he believes he could hold on IN.
til Dec'ber, 1873, when things might
change for the better. There are,
however, two other parties here from
New Orleans who have something to
say about tho Collcctorship. The
first, and most formidable gang, is
headed by Packard and Kellogg
They say to Tie President through
their spokesman, that if Hayes does
not give Packard the CollectorShil
they will expose the inside history OF
the doiugs of the Commission he sent
to Louisiana to sell out Packard
They have the evidence to prove that
eight of the Returning Board mem
bcrs Of the Packard Legislature were
bought, and that they were pait
about $1,000 apiece.
They say also that this evidence
will connect ut least two Of the Com
:. missioners with this bargain and sale
kellogg in his propositions to the Sc
nate Committee on Privileges and r.
cctions, says he is ready to bring t
light aud prove as follows (quo,ini
the third point in his brief: "Th
acts ,esorted to secure the organ'za
ton of what is known as the \lcholl
Legislature, and the installmcnt an
continuance in power of the Alr!o'!
, Exccutivc' This means the devel
f opment of the truth ofthe charges BE
5 Butler made against Wayne McEeaG
+ last spring. Butler is the real mana
. ger Of KeI|osy's case, and some l'vel
= developments may be expected in re
+, gard to the Louisiana CommlsSlo
~ when the Scratc Committee gets
s. work. Tonight KcllcgS's friends az
!, pear to think that the committee
Ii when it meets tomorrow mornln;
l. will he ready to take up the inQni'
II on two points: the organization of Il
State Government on Jan. ., who
y both the Nichols and Packard CO.
y trnments began operations, viii!
- 'f will involve the methods by which Il
y. compromise was effected in April, |
d which one pretended Legislature di
&. appeared aud the other remained.
Of Meanwhile Packard is pressing Il
n SUIT for the Collectorship by every a
is gument in his power. A private de
u patch received hele says that the Nc
Orleans Democrat has come out in
vor of Packard, and he has secur
letters from prominent business M
H. in his favor.
s, The other party now here looki
~ after the New Orleans Custom Hou
". is headed by cx-Gov. Penn, AS a re
a. resentativc of the Conservatives
n Louisiana. They say in effect
ID Hayes, appoint one ofonr fellows c.
n lectol and We will save Wells a
nd Anderson from the penitentiary.
M you know when yon are we'll OFT, y
vi will listen to US. Between these t
'ss cross fires, Sherman and Hayes be-
no to feel as Simon Cameron did when
n, gave expression to his innerm
it thoughts about this Adminstratl