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INVESTIGATIONS.
ABR.M s. HEWITT ANXIOUS FOR A FULL EXAMISA
ToN-KENNERS LOUISIANA STORY.
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ABR,M s. HEWITT ANXIOUS FOR FULL EXAMISA-
ToX-KESNER's LOUISIANA STORY.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH.l
WASHINGTON. Feb. ia. s. Hewitt Chair
man Of the National Democratic Committee gave the
foIlovIng testimony before the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections this morning:
He had charge OF the national campaign and the organ
i,ation of the Democratic party IN the dHercnt states
MT Cooper treasurer OF the Executive C9mnlttee,
and kept his accounts at the Seventh ward BANK oil
Nnr Vork City i'm his own name. Witness directed how
the money in the hands OF the treasurer should be spent
Col Pcton having nothing to do with u; lie never
made any attempt TO raise funds beyond asking persons
whom he thought would be willing to contribute ne
knew nothing whatever about the kilograms which
pni,"n had sent TO Oregon The witness never sent
cipher telegram during the whole campaign di'i, now
dung the contest in one which. dated Nov - 1875,
he after receiving legal decision 10 tn eheei rom
Jndre IIoady OF Cincinnati. told Senator Kelly that no
Dorson holding an Office under the Federal government
was eligible elector and that me EN- Guor
No has copy of the KEY IT, and will turn II over TO the
Committee tomorrow IL they desire IT, lie ma never
seen any Of cipher kilograms sent to or received from
Trecon ot the Democratic headquarters in New YORK
IIc also stated that Col Pclton lived in the same mouse
with Samuel J. Tden and ate at inc same taDe WIN
him. ., ,. l., -or
This concluded Mr.. Hewitts testimony, but In open
conversation aerward he said that he saw that there
was desire among politicians to do good deal OF mud
slnging OF which he was heartily tlred ana nc was
willing that the committee should know exactly how and
where every dollar used by him In connection with the
late election was spent
Dsvid Dudley Fields committee met this afternoon,
and Duncan g. Kenncr of NewOrlean was further cross
examined. Mr.. Kenner said
Shortly after the first interview with Wells colluhl,
Gated with D. ID. whers of Sew-fork, gentleman VINO
had large interests in louisiana and told Nun thai
antcd money to help the cause OF the people oil tnat
state MIR Whers replied saying that me was prepares 10
Contribute his full share OF everything needIu ma no
sUecal interviews with Gov Nichols on the subject my
Interviews with Wells. although may have told Gov,
Nichols that making every possible eHort 10 secure
an honest COZ of inter Jews WITH Wels /,
ia IN the latter: astOnlshcu al tne trh'y anu
ntV with which YOU have listened TO this sorry Of
Eliza Pinkston." Wells replied You don't suppose,
that I am 10 be humbuggcd by any such yarn az mat
Wells fold ue that he had been appfOacneu Dy soe o
who offered him large sum OF money u ne Meis "o"iu
LEI him know the result Of the canvass DelOichahu.
Judce Lawrence at this point wanted TO examine
1d,c Davis and Mr. Abe two of the clerks OF the Re
turning Board but Mr. Field objected to the examination
of any one connected with the board unti TINS commit
too shoud be able 20 obtain the original returns now IN
,hs nossesson OF the Senate Louisiana Committee The
objection was sustained, and the committee ADJOURNED
until tomorrow at 10 o'clock a. III.