The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-02-15
THE INVESTIGATIONS.
! Compiled from Associated Press Reports, unless
Otherwise Designated.
LOUISIANA.

The Select Committee on the Privi-
leges. etc., Of the House had before them, on the
3lst nit j. T. Pickett, an attorney-at.law. of
porting to be from j. Madison Wells. Of the
Louisiana Returning Board. and dated New Or
leans. Nov. -, which read (the name of the party
f" Ny DEAR SIR: You fully understand the situa.
ton. Can YOU no. adyise me relative thereto:
Yours; very truly, Witness then went on to
inst arrived in Washington from New Orleans,
called upon him and stated that ne (MaddOx)
and other Republicans believed that Louisiana
but that money would be needed to secure such
q decision by the Returning Board, Mr.. Wells
signifying $1,000 900 as the requisite amount for
State to HAYES; witness, believing he was serving
the .use of the right. consented to cooperate in
the effort to bring about nego iatiOns to this end
ing Democrats. who declined to enter into the
proposed negotiations, Mr.. Hewitt stating that
this this was as,.t the third proposition Of the
the part of the Louisiana Returning Board;
witness stated that he had been . Colonel in
the Confederate service, chief Of staff to Gen.
in and volunteer aid
the revenue service, was examined; knew Wells
and Anderson t. enty-fve years: 10 conversation
with Wells he said he had confidence in the wit
frequent interviews with Wells and Ander-
son; converted with Wells ON the subject
matter, but declined TO disclose it, several papers
nized rs genuine, including the CO, respondence
on his part: the following memoranda was read:
For 81, 10000 the vote Of Louisiana can be Sc
cured to Tilden and Hendricks: the manipulation
protect members of the Returning Board who
may favor such result, 1t may be necessary
to elect two or three members Of the Board
to reach what We want; details to be
agreed upon; money to be paid in installmente
--ray one-fourth when the Nth member is
elected one fourth when one member resigns
and another ie elected in his place. and one fourth
when another resigns with another elected in his
place the remaining ons,fourth to be paid when
certificates are given" Witness declined to an
desired him to carry out and also declined TO an
swer several other questions relative to letters
and kilograms which were shown him, and rs to
whether or not Gov. Wells did negotiate with him
Tor the votes of the Louisiana Returning Board.
Mr.. Maddox was further examined on
the ,st, and stated that Gov. Wells had said to
him that he would like to serve his partyi n max
ing return in favor Of Hayes. but would not take
the risk unless raid for II; the majority was very
heas y-too much for him to handle-and he did
o o1 Ss said ns n to to sSS
have to throw ont the vote Of New Orleans on
the ground (witnese thought he meanC of necessi-
~; Wells asked witness to 60 to Washington. see
aud also to see whether he could not get the re-
qnired money to satisfy him; Wells eaid he
Snght to have SO a0o; vi meas showed to the
addressed to him BY Gov: Wells; he told
the Secretary that Gov. Wells wanted me ney,
but the Secretary declined to have anything to
quired was TO protect him; witness said 1t was
understood between him and Gov Wells that II
the representatives at Washington failed to bring
ment in the negotiation, and give the returns O.
they were made In M Orl ans, and that he
should commence second negotiations: the word
was to hold the returns in such a 81 nation ss
to make them available t will; the nrst negotia
| lions failed, and Gov. Wells suggested that wit
S to %s.s with
direction, but didn't succeed; the idea Of witness
was, II Om what Gov. Wells eatd, that he would
throw ont votes to the BEST advantage. in order
to produce certain result, which would depend
on circumstances.
Mr.. Maddox continued his testimony,
the I'd, to the same general effect - ON the day
before; to the question as to whether he had moi
entered into double game to turn over the State
Of Louisiana 70 whichever party-Republicau OF
DemOcratic-shOuld furnish q million dollars,
Wells he was satisfied his (wellsC proposition to
his Northern friends could not be met, and he
(witness) did not want It to DO met, but wished
on The ground that It was "a, better "~ fcs
the people to buy. their rights than to
lose them. Gen. Anderson, Of the Returning
publ and attended BY visiting members Of he
Republican snd Democratic partiee; each side
had etenographers to report the proceedings
was to consider the statements Of Supervisoss and
aeidavts bearing upon the returns; only ofhcials
Of the Board were present e the compilation
cs.r"s tS rsnsis ths vas nc
Kelso, . Republican; he Was mot present in ne
Board when The o1icial reta1ns from hat parish