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but upon tapcr''e
before hi. .'t;'i Gomnnittec. nt'A ~ '"'
| Q.-What was It'll
| Ali was ills: was a friend At Senator
West, and was anxious to have him reelected
's as. 70 a deeas Hss ha nd I'D not @
nose to insert In that letter tho natnes Of parties
who wsrc cpposcd 10 l,lm.
| soltly---
| Wells Gntcrrunttne}-" Solely "-
Ficld-You had hetscr honr my question, un-
| less you can divine MP thoughts.
| Wlthcss-Go on, iii. t do not want to bother
your thoughts. TO right on. [Laughtcr.1
! Q.-Yo.r tlr.t nnragraph. then, had relation
| 10 nothing but Senator Vests ciectton7
Ayes, cir.
! Q.-Dnr duties ns returning officers layc aug
mcnte.l to the n,agnitude to the destiny Of nc
/ tMo Cteat PARTIES. mny not say the natsont
What ga you mean " that!
Al meant by tllat that the Presidential
election hinged upon the result Of tue election
In Lot,islatla:
to ans torer q *
feheateuly IN tnls examiaatton tnat Sou uIl npt
know what parties had secured the State In the
first instaneef
! h-!dLd. -,
| 4.-iinyu yo1l stated tliat you did not know
What parties Ind carried the State ut least until
you actually madc teturnsa
A,C,but l|I
| 4N"-A W AtMN uGtttH AaInHS4 tuE 4AEek]Ot.
~ witness VII n anawer youF question, but
MI! answer L In my way.
Friu--"cll, don't answer any ft,ore than my
question. ..,..,
must answer It In my common, plain style.
Chaisinan-fes. that ia tho kind OF style NC
want.
ny. ticll-lavc you stated that ron did not
know what parties had carried tho State at Inst
until! ron actually made tho returns
Witness-l have said 50. Will explain. Tho
resulte throughout tho States hal not beeft
known 60 far a. these statea srcre concerned
Nhetc there was no trouble or difficulty, no
numbering ot people because they had attempted
to yots, nn3 tho y Whole matter n regard to those
| three southen states was tn doubt.
NJ: Field hero made an inquiry Of The stenog-
The witness interrupted him, upon which 1ir.
Field rcprimantleu HIM.
WItness-l have right to speak in defense Of
myself.
Chairman Ito witncse}-Keep cool.
Witness,'yell, protect nc, or will protect
| ExCtrEMxSr,
F1eld-Do YOU now ueall that the result of
the Presidential election hinged on the rcsult iii
thscc Southern statesf
| Al mean fsputs1pa, together With the other
two Southern States. =
Mr. Flcll-Ah, yes
Witness {intcrruptinR)-Mr Chairman, I am
| not lawyer, and tlon't wish a gcntlcman to
eay 1or me wlat | did not want to say. ism no
upon nc on tiis Committee. i ak 10 BE- bro, BRO.
directed, anti (cxsite.lly) il lie Committee 5oes
nut protect Wle will protect myself.
you mean that answer which yoi1 gave awhile
ago t!at the election hIt,1rl ufon tht result In
LonTsiana was truc Or notl -.7...,7..
A. mcan that the result Of the Presidential
t'en, Sleet!on sngeo upon Louisiana, With other
Q.-WhIel, othcrsi
A.Eflorida ts one, s'r, and at that time soutl,
ea5ollaa 4hcn cas sc ehc as1 1e9 .o g., ..,,-
duties as returning officers harc augmented to
tile magnitude OF the destiny Of twu great par
t!cs, nlaY not say inc uatfon," lid vou mean
thai tue destlny of tho two great PARTIES
put yo!tr meaning upoh What write.
lile eChalsfn9h-"itncss, you must not inter
rnnt the Examiner. h" Just a.'t~er '!,s Questions,
COMMITTEES II you arc obliged to anawcr.
FicM-Nlicn rou wrote what ilaye read you
mean that nc deetshy or TUG two great parties,
noe t9 say tle mutton, depended npon Louisiana,
Flortda, and south Cardinal
A.-So fur as haul been asscrtatncd.
Q.-llow lar did your duties as Returning OIL.
ccr augment TO my ll'aEnitudef
| A.-fherc was very great question before
Us that we had to tecilc US tic tesult Of
THE worn oy LOUISIANA.
9:mpt! ya't aegtdG p's, pa'SeoFdinE to TIC law and
cnre to its effect upon partiest Did yt,u tlotf
A.-alost ass!relly.
| Q.-Ihfn Will yon tell us hoN your duties
were augmented 70 thc destiny Of the nnttonl
A:-As tcspousil'le n,en, for tue result Of oui
findings We were rcsI'onaitlc to tho nation at,t
to thu people Of Louisiana, and VIC felt our
sclsos 70.
| Q.-Responsthlc for wt'ati
r!rht decision UPON tic result Of tle election Il
Louisiana.
Q.-I'Eon you meant merely Tint 'the dostins