Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-08-01

VINO StOOQ ny tNelr guns observed credit.
Mr. Sherman submitted letter written by
him to Mr.. Hayes. from Now Orleans in Nov.
1876. and Mr. Hayes reply. Gen. Garfield
was examined at length. 70 1870
FRIDAY, Jul e. Burke was be.
fore the sub. committee and testified ut great
length assto arrangements made to secure the
recognition of the Nichols governments, and
submitted serveral documents signed by him
self,E. J. Ellis, William N Levy, Stanley
l1isstestified regarding the Wormley hotel con-
ference, and stated emphatically that there
was no bargain, that he .ceasing to filibuster
was not insisted upon by the Republicans
who were at the conference. Watterson al
ways steadily opposed tilibustering. There
conference. The object Of the Republicans
seemed to he to remove anxiety in regard
to- -. the course Hayes would pursue
towards South Carolina and Louisiana.
At Atlantic City, N. j. Potter committe were
in session. Gen. sypher was recalled and
testified that he hand seen Senator sherman's
signature in autograph albums: He said to
! the best Of his reccellection, he, thought
when Weber showed him the Sherman letter
| it was in the hand writing of John Sherman,
| and was therefore genuine. The witness was
| examined at great length touching matters
that traspired while the returning board was
! in session. Gen. Butler-Do you believe
moral support as would enable it to retake
+! from the mob the court house and State arms,
| it could have maintained itself in Louisiana.
A. My own belief is it would have been
| maintained. After the electoral commission
| counted the vote OF Florida for Hayes, it was
! considered in New Orleans as settled matter
| that the vote of Louisiana would also be
| counted for Hayes, and there was not the least
doubt that the Packard government would be
| maintained. This was the view of the Demo-
Gratis as we'll as Republicans.
SATURDAY, July 27.--At Atlantic City,
N. J.. Ex-Congressman MOrey was recalled.
+ Witness testified to an interview with Pfesi.
dent Hayes, in which witness assumed that
not maintaining the Packard government
would be the destruction of the Republican
| party in the South. The Pres dent took the
! position that the Republican party could no
| longer oaintain that policy which had lost
| New York to the party. With reference to
Eliza Pinkston being brought into the room
of the returning board on sofa. Morey said
| owing to her wounds. This was designed to
produce strong impression on the board, al
though it naturally had that effect. Gen.
Sypher was recalled by Hiscock and interro-
gated concerning the alleged Sherman letter.
Hiscock repeated the question asked Wednes.
| which enabled him up to the time he saw
| what purported to be a letter written and
signed by Mr.. Sherman, to carry the form of
| the latter's hand writing in his mind, and also
read the answer then given by Gen. Sypher,
| namely: mo, sir, haye not the form of his
writing in my mind now, and have not seen it
! frequently since: would not swear to his
signature now" Ex-senator Trumtull and
others briefly testified, when the committee
| adjourded to New York, to resume the examl-
nation Of witnesses, July Goth.
MONDAY, July 29.--The Potter COM
mittee met in New York city. Ex-Gov
Palmer OF Illinois testified. He went to New
Orleans, in November 1876. Had converse
| tons with Gov. Kellogg and Gov. Wells
| the returning board. Talked with Gov. Wells
and Gen. Anderson, and impressed upon
| them that civil war might follow this matter
OF the Presidential election. There was a
difficulty as to who should be selected to fill
the vacancies in the board. Democrats had
negro vote. He saw Eliza Pinkstonl when
she was brought into the room by two
men, and her condition certainly was
horrible. 1t was about the seventh oil
December when witness left Louisiana. He
| had heard Mr.. Ascher say that Judge Levisee
| stated the election was fraud, and if he could
| have $4,000 he would give his vote to Tiden
| If witness was asked if the election in Louis
lana was fair, he would say no. The sense
of the people there was that Tilden and
| Nichols were elected. He had heard of
! no prosecution against parties charged with
! committing the Pinkston outrage. He said
| to Gov. Wells and Gen. Anderson that
! the Tildon electors were chosen, but that
! they might on fair consideration of the
| question. come to different conclusion
Witness satisfied himself as to the perpetra-
ton of the Pinkston outrage by inquiries, and
he supposed that the political parties, then,
by taking the same means of inquiry that he
did, could have also satisfied themselves as to
its perpetrators. He told Gov. Kellogg if
these things happened in Illinois he would
bring the parties to punishment or no would
leavethe State. He believed that the people
| would have been satisfied with the Packard
government if they thought he had been fair
y elected. After few unimportant questions,
Gov. Palmer's testimony was closed and the
committee adjourned till the 18th Of August,
unless sooner called together.