The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-04-09
LOUISIANA.
Politicians Of Both Parties In
Consultation with the
Commission.
Refreshing Candor OF "a Demo.
cratic Judge.

New ORLEANS, April 7.-According 10
appointment made Friday night, the Joint
committee from the Democratic Legisla.
ture waited upon the Presidential Com.
mission on Saturday morning in the
parlor Of the ST. Charles Hotel. The
consultation lasted two hours. II was
secret, aud nothing was CLEANED further
than the fact that the members Of the
Commission were propounding numerous
questions "a TO the state oil affairs. The
committee made detailed verbal state.
ment OF the status Of the Government,
giving the number Of parishes and off,
cials that had acknowledged their alleRi-
ance TO the Nichols government, and
will at a future interview present the
documentary facts.
The Commission will at an early day
next week visit the Legislature and varf.
Qua State officers.
When the Democratic Committee re-.
tired, Packard's Supreme Court Judges
were admitted to the parlor, and begun
their argument as to the status OF their
Supreme Court.
Chief Justice Ludeling and Associate
Justices King and Leonard, Of the Kel.
logg Supreme Court, had lengthy inter-
view with the Commission, and laid before
them an elaborate printed brief showing
their title TO the office under the Consti.
tuition, irrespective Of the question
whether Packard or Nichols was the
rishttul Governor.
At 8 o'clock District Judges Marks,
Cole and Hunter, Of the Fourth, Fifth
and Ninth Judicial Districts Of the State,
each elected on the Republican ticket,
had n long interview with the Commis.
sion, and emphatically declared the senti.
menLs OF their districts TO be in favor Of
the Packard Government. The districts
embrace eleven parishes, with a total
population Of l30,694.
An exciting interlude in the interview
was the cross.eXamination OF Judge r. A.
Hunter, who was asked, "Who did you
vote for for GOVERNOR
"Nicholls."
"Mho '.....i did you vote for for President''
"Tilden.n
"How long have you been Demo.
cratT
"All my life. was born Democrat
right in this State, and expect to die a
Democrat"
"Why do You now desert the Demo-
cratic party and support Mr.. PackardP
because the Democratic party has
left me and does not protect the rights Of
citizens, but advocates murder, and l do
not approve OF murder; and because /
believe Packard was squareIy elected,
and majority Of the white people Of my
District-Rapides, Grant and Vernon
parishes-prefet him for Governor"
General Harlan had u long private in.
terview with Governor Packard in the
evening, the purport Of which has not
transpired,
At t5P. NJ the members Of the Nichols
Supreme Court, by invitation, called on
the Commission. The consultation was
entirely informal.
Lieutenant Governor Wilt, President
Of the Senate, and Hon. Louis Bush,
Speaker Of the Nichols House, with the
members Of that assembly, presented an
invitation to Hon. S. s. Cox to address
them.
Mr.. Cox replied that he would be glad
to do co, but in the sensitive condition Of
the public mind here, which breath
might disturb, he preferred not to discuss
public matters. but as he belisves the
affairs Of Louisiana can be settled by her
own people, he declined to speak.
The correspondence was complimenta.
y to Mr.. Cox, and regret is expressed at
his declination.
New IBERIA, La, April IA large
and enthusiastic mass meeting Of the
citizens Of Iberia parish adopted a reso.
luton endorsing the Nlcholl's Govern.
ment and pledging their support and
payment Of taxes.