New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-14
TIE HOUSE INVESTIGATING CON.
MITTEEs


The House committee assembled at eleven
o'clock yesterday morning and began work,
there being present Messrs. Morrison, jerks
and Townsend.
Paul Bruce testified that the statement
of Fl. T. LaWler, to the effect that witness
had told Lswler that false registration
papers had been issued by Republicans, was
untrue.
William Ward, colored, reoalled-Testi-
fed that the pamphlet issued with his
name attached YES gotten up by Judge
Phillips in this city; that he had not read
| it; at that time witness thought it was all
right, but knows now that many of the
statements contained therein are untrue;
the COlfax affair grew out of the commits
sioning of two sets Of officers by Kellogg;
one set were Democrats, the other Re-
publicans; the sheriffs each summoned a
posse and fought for possession of the Of
| fees; witness called on Governor Kellogg
and implOred him to stop the trouble which,
was then imminent at Colfax; the Governor
promised to send deputy marshals there,
but failed to do so.
Judge W. B. Hyman, Of Jefferson, testi
/ fied--formerly lived in Rapides parish; his
relations with Governor Wells were very
intimate; have had much dealings with
him; knew nothing derogatoTy 10 his char
acter.
Mr.. Reese, of Orleans, testified that the
man known as William r. Williams was a
deputy United States marshal at poll No. a.,
ninth ward; Williams told witness that
Alfred BOurges offered him (Willame)
money to swear that there was trouble at
that poll.
Major E. A. Burke, of Orleans, recalled.
| Was a member of State Central Committee
and was chsirman of Democratic Consarva-
tive Committee on Registration and Elec-
ton during the late campaign. Major
Burke testified at great length, giving a
statement Of what occurred during the can
vaas.
Governor K ,llogg testified regarding the
election. Sa he received many kilograms
| Immediately following the election. Sew
eral from Chandler and others iDquiring as
| to how the State had gone. DID not re-
| ceive q dispatch from Chandler on the
| eighth Of November that Louisiana must
| be carried for Republicans. Received
dispatches from Logan and others in
| Chicago. Received dispatch from Nor
| ton at San Francisco iRquiring about the
| election; don't remember the reply; might
| have received dispatch saying Louisiana
must be carried for the Republicans,
but not from Chandler; received a
/ the Republicans on the Pacific coast
relied upon the Republicans here to see
| that votes cast through violence and fraud
| shall not be counted against Republicans;
/ on or about the ninth of November received
q dispatch from William L. Chandler,
saying: "HeWitt is coming; watch the
count and be careful"
Governor Kellogg testified he had issued
l at times commissions for supervisors in Ger
| tain parishes for persons other than the
| then supervisors, to be used in case any
| thing occurred to prevent the super
| visor from acting; they we're some
times intimidated or otherwise in
duced 10 abandon their offices; it was
| TO prevent this that additional commits
sions were issued. Denied sny knowledge
| of intention on the part of Republicans to
commit frauds in election: Governor KEEL
| lOgg said he had pardOned less criminals in
/ proportion to populations of the States than
Governor Tilden of New York.
EVENING SESSION.
DR.. Stanford G. Chaille ealled-Is profes
| sor of physiology, pathology and anatomy
/ OF the medical department Of the University
| of Louisiana. TIE witness read very
| lengthy document puIp0rting to be stats
teal review of intimidation and of the rela
tive proportion of the white to the colored
voters in Louisiana during the presidential
election of 1876, gotten up by himself from
4 data from the census reports Of the United
States and from data taken from the CENSUS
reports of 1875 by Captain William Wright,
State Registrar of VOters. The witness
claims that the oolOro0 voters 40 hOb SA
coed the white voters 10 this State.
B. +. Jonas oalled-Witness testified to
the canvass in the State duringsthe last
campaign as having been quiet and peace
able, and that there was no intimidation Of
colOred Republic ms; heard Mr.. McEnery'l
| speech ct Monroe; he was bitter in his de
nuDciation Of Kellogg, Packard and othel
Republican leaders in this State, and VIC
lentiy denounced them; never heard Mr.
MoEnery make the remarks that Mr.
Bourges stated before this committee al
having been made at this meeting in Hon
roe; heard nothing about the killing anc
whipping of colored men In the parishes.
& r. II. Mari, oalled-Reside in this CITY
never held any position until 8 few day
ago; heard portion Of Mr.. MeEueryi
speech ct Monroe; does nor remember o
hearing him nss the Language in his speeel
which Mr. BonrgeB stated bstore this com
mittee 10 have heard; there was a0me ex
citement reported 40 Ouachita parish whtel
VAS caused By the killing Of DR.. Dina
gays, also heard Of tia killing Of = coiora'
MAN nan1d EaiN end th8 hsHNing Q
"a man frd WOMAN for the alleges
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