The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-12
" p.KELL0GG ON THE STAND
ruiz PROCESS ny UHTCH 4 IRAUDU-
LENT PRESIDENT WAS MADE


4. r,vtliing witness Telling n Part OF the
r,uth About tho Louisiana Crime-A
s.s,ud MnutpuIation or the Returns Neces-
..ry TO Count In Two Hayes Electors.
WARRINGTON, July 1i.--Of all the men the
,,,,siann Returning Board tried to put in Office
=. Altering the will OF tho people rs expressed
,,bc face Of the returns. only two are now in
.sce-Haycs and Kellogg. The second Of
"a two men was before the Potter Committee
-dav TO tell how he and Hayes were both
,aIed through and he had this in particular to
m that of all the wrongs done by the Return
,os Board the alteration Of the vote to elect the
aIcht Louisiana electors voting for Hayes was
Ne last done and tho hardest to do. Three
nioga Kellogg had to tell-one old. two new. He
showed. first that the title Of the Hayes electors.
pectard's title. and his own title to the vote Of
Iouisans rest on the same foundation. TO wit.
Ms canvass Of the Returning Board. Second.
IA showed that this canvass closed by giving
ho HAYES electors less votes than Packard.
Third. he testified that. after Packard had been
eected by the board and the Legislature had
been returned Republican in both branches.
HAYES was not elected. In order to elect Hayes.
Tho early aud pcrjurcd evidence first placed be-
,ore the Returning Board had to be supple
rnen,ed by other later and periured evidence.
Tba arst Illegal acts of the board had to be re-
,oo,sd in second set OF illegal acts.
Then and only then. Hayes obtained his
AZ, nrima facie title to the electoral
yote Of louisiana. a title based on evidence
which Was false. on returns which were forged.
dealt with by officers who were hribed In 40
nrA he testified to this second action OF the
Returning Board. Kellogg corroborated Il. l..
Weber In closing he told what he knew OF the
means BY which Hayes rid himself In Louisiana
Of such proof OF his own election as was offered
IN a State Government voted for and declared
elected at the same time with himself.
Possibly for the twentieth time since inquiry
into inauity began in Louisiana. Kellogg rose
today to be sworn before the Potter Committee.
He was late. Butler was late Everybody was
late The heat and foul dir in the crowded
committee room was overpowering and sicken-
Ing Kellogg is not a bad looking man. but he is
aman OF good looks rather than n good look.
Ing man. He Is young for man twice
Senator. and Governor for four years in the
space between his Senatorial terms his hair
has thinncd and turned gray under some TWEEN
ty offlce-holding years, and his thick dropping
moustache Is fecked with gray. He has the
dark skin Of a man OF Northern birth and
Southern residence. and his eye is cloudod, nor
does he often look man in the face with
H. To-day Butler examined him. leading
II somewhat unwilling witness by easy ques-
lions Butler began with the settled and accept
rd state Government Of which Kellogg was the
the election was held. This fact gave Butler
his foundation. From this assured basis he
followed the votes in the boxes to the consoli;
thence to the hands Of the Returning Board
Kellogg explained that upon the face Of tho
semblymen tor one-half OF the bOdyl. and 10
Republican Senator's including those holding
oyer l9r three less than quornml. were chosen.
The changes the Returning Board made are
familiar. and 40 WAS the plea for Republican
majority. based on tho colored registration and
the assumption that every negro Is a kepub-
Butler at this point handed Kellogg a thin.
worn pamphlet the outline argument In sup
port OF his Government issued by Packard. Ii
had two suggestive tables. One shows the
farlsies whose vote 1t was necessary to exclude
In wpole or in part to elect Packard. twelve in
made had left Josephs and Leylsee. two Repub-
sn eeci0Ts net Seeeted PaISd had aoi
st. Martin. Democratic electors. had a nearly
equal majority over Josephs and Levlsee. To
elect these two men. votes had to be excluded
IN eight parishes more. which Kellogg named
This talies precisely with +. L, Weber's state
ment; but Kellogg frankly explained that no
minority. because the votes were excluded in
such way as not to change the votes on local
officers. 1t was the Presidency these men were
The importance OF this admission cannot bs
oyerrated. This WAS the turning point OF the
early days after tho SECTION The V great STAKE
was all before them when thes9 last changes
were made. Kellogg and the Returning Board
were ready TO 20 all lengths then. Richland
was one OF the parishes then dealt with. To
win It's vote, IA Kelly. It's Supervisor yesterday
testified in New Orleans. Kellogg urged perjury
OF whose vote like acts were done And these
acts were done. not 20 save the State Govern
In NYhI .sh fhAaA
but to elect Hayes-solely 10 elect Hayes BY
these perjuries he sits in the Presidential chair.
After the story OF the election was over Kel-
logg passed few anXiOds moments while But
Sad sent while tS the RSiSrnins BoaFd Iwais
dozen bundles. holding the endorsements
some two inches from his right eye
while he read them; Butler explained that a
with him the Democratic telegraphs, cypher
and others, sent from Louisiana ut the same
time. so Kellogg's dispatches went over till to-
morrow. He read one or two. but they were OF
~ moment
In the later stages. OF his testimony which
dealt with the work OF the Macyeagh commits.
SION and the appointment TO other offices OF
hing and Morgan. Associate justices OF the
Packard Supreme Court. in order TO break, a
quorum OF that court Kellogg showed all the
veal OF new convert Here was man who.
year ago last spring. was amusing the
H. N all his testimony shielding and protecting
and forgetting where a good memory was un-
wise. and lodging questions where evasion was
necessary. Time WAS when Kellogg could get
RRo;hing at the White House. and then
10 never went there. He goes often now
re has his reasons. They are plain
Ike reasons held Darrall TO his allegiance.
The Blue Book holds corruption in its most
convenient form. PATRONAGE: and II, has been
pnsparingy dealt out. Butler closed with Kel-
iogg to-day. Tomorrow tho Democrats will
examine him upon the forged certificates.
@ Chairman Potter made a dignifed answer to
nnhermans somewhat impertinent letter to-day.
~ takes the usual fair ground held by the COM
nlttee. SO far the only visiting statesman
SShom the COMMITTEES wanted TO examine.
stanley Matthews. they have not been able
tSo get. but this is not to stand In
n N,e way OF summoning such OF the
,v'het visiting statesmen as Sherman wishes
" examine, As there will be no quorum Of the
,oihlnl'tee here next week. however these wit
nessss VII not be- examined until week after
,unIHS, Aiter completing KellOgR's examination.
tWr'Vn WIN tako Tomorrow and the next day
,Io committee will adjourn for a week. and
Ho,UaiOly meet about Tuesday. July 20. The
dG ~ Attorney here has been formally noti-
~ ~ u tne position taken by BOulds Baker in
refusing 10 testify before the committee.
The Proceedings In Detail.
Clnafnr ID