National Republican., 1877-02-06
THE LOUISIANA MIDDLE.
TCosiinutd from Firsf Paqe.l

I. influence tho action Of your boardH A. MOI
q. How else could the result be chansedf A,
Guild not the money be used to raise mob to
selsc the returns and destroy them or TO assassin
ns nr bs IN ss
the Returning Hoard, and rushed him out, and
he was pursued by Democratic lawyers,
indulging in greater latitude than was allowable
IN hts replies, and he was admonlshed TO conhne
q. read Z iarthsr I ''i sMiiiionS pS have been sent
bore, and will be used in the interest Of Tilden;
and unless some counter move Is made II will be
productive results res what lis Is the 'S counter ~ % move
that is to countersct tho "millionsf" A. Imsant
by that that
WE OUGHT TO HAVE THE MILITARY TO rRo-
TroT Us AGAINST tn. mon.
q. Then the counter move was movement Of
plaiaed tha, in using the word productive" he
suiis Ho stated ths. 4" never f' intsndeS that
MADDOX should read this letter, and that ho
West the condition Of things IN the State as he
(Maddox) understood them.
q. Supposing there was majority for tho TIL
stroyinE the returnsf A. None.
O.. What thon could be the motive In getting
%snS my in Gs GssGsSss e ihs State
paftyf A. because if there were parishes where
gave the board the power TO throw them out.
q. Was not tho majority, after all tho intimi.
dation, still for Tilden' A. think 1t was still
q; Why, then, did you throw out 10000 votes
for Iildenf. Did you not throw out about that
q. Now, explain how IL was that after the ma.
iori,y for Hayes, as declared by your board, was
Jorlty for Hayes before 1000 Votes for Tlden had
been thrown outf A. That was not tho case.
% e. Then, DC yOa mean near that originally major.
q. How large a majority-about six or eight
thousand, a. About six thousand, l believe.
Tilden's friends to destroy these returnsT A. To
q. What and have no election at ali' A. Oh,
no; but shove in by the bayonet.
q. What is meant by "a hint to the wiser" A.
had no special meaning, except that wanted
q. hSIictls private and confidential" what
was meant by tbntf A. I did not care about
havngapy Of my Northern or Confederate friends
q. You have stated to-day that Mr. Ray re.
ceived q fec from the Republicans to act as coun.
at tho executive sessions Of the board ? A. Yes,
q. Do you mean to say that you allowed coun
A. He was present as counsel for the board 70
Mr.. tucker. BID You know that Ray was
counsel for tho Republican partyH A. No, sir.
Mr.; Field. Why he has sworn to that in tho
mir. Wells: He was said to be.
In answer to questions, Gov. Wells was forced
to admit TINT there were frauds in tho Vernon
return, and that those irregularities had crept
into the returns signed by him and other MEN,
bers Of the board, and that this was either an
He also admitted that under tho operation OF
these Andrews, for district attorney, aud Hun
ter, for district Judge were counted In as elected
also, that Andrews has since refused to serve,
asserting that he was not fairly elected.
Governor Wells also stated that after tho Goth
Of December all persons except Ray were ex-
cluded from the Returning Board, aud that Ray
was admitted as often as he wanted and advised
the board as to law and facts, ami also advised
the board what returns to throw out.
The committee at $50 =. m. adjourned till this
morning at 10 o'clock.