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presented protests against every thing illegal
0rfrregular; Imade some dgurtng as to what
returns were thrown out; think II probable
the figures were not mentioned to the visiting
statesmen. but naturally supposed the mat:
ter would be brought 20 their attention; I
sent to Florida so as TO come to the knowl-
edge of the officials. Later on In the examin.
alton witness said he had no doubt the cal.
culation concerning the ultimate result In
ing politicians, as they We're as much inter.
ested I'm knowing what would be the result In
Louisiana rs the Republicans there were In
knowing what would be the result In Florida.
Witness, In answer to question by Butler,
said the result in the State showed both
Packard and Hayes were elected under
the laws. lie said 1t was generally
understood that the, the mission ., OF the
down the Packard Government, and
establish Nichols. His opinion was that II
the Packard Government had been recog.
nized In the first place as Kellogg's had
been, and had the President said that he in.
tended to maintain the Packard Government,
and given to 1t the necessary moral support,
there would have been no trouble In main.
tanning 1t.
The Committee, on the 27th, after hearing
some unimportant testimony, adjourned to
meet In New York City on the goth.
The Potter Committee held session In
New York on the Goth, and examined ex.Gov.
Palmer of Illinois. Gov. Palmer went to New
Orleans Nov. ls. 1876, and was chosen chair
man of the Democratic visiting committee.
After their organization he called on Gov.
Kellogg and Gov. Wells and urged upon the
latter the necessity for filling the vacancy in
the Returning Board. GOV. Wells protested
to feel a great dislike for the local Louisiana
politicians of the Democratic party, and ex-
pressed an unwillingness to filling the va
cancy in the Returning Board. Anderson
always expressed his desire to fill the
vacancy, but said he was unable to agree
with the other members as to who should be
selected The witness found, from statements
Of some colored men, that many OF. the par
ishes had been good deal disturbed; their
school money had been used up. and Demo-
cratic politicians had made many promises
to them to capture the colored vote. Gov.
Nichols had obtained the respect OF the col
ored people down there more than any other
Governor he knew of, and more than Coy.
Packard. The witness had conferences with
Gen. Garfield in which he urged a coalition of
the two delegations, 50 rs to lay the facts be;
fore the country. Witness asked the Board
that when returns from any parish were
polled he be given the result, but they would
not consent to do so until they were COM
pleted. He also asked permission from Gov.
Wells to enter the compiling room, but , was
cans had access to that room thought he saw
Mr.. Hale coming out of there. He saw Eliza
Pinkston when she was brought into the
room ny TWO men, anu ller cOnultlou WAS
certainly horrible. He had heard Mr.. Ascher
say that Judge Leyissee stated the election
was n fraud, and if he could have 100000 he
would give his vote to Tilden. If the witness
were asked if the election in Louisiana was
pie there was that Tilden and Nichols were
elected. He had heard Of no prosecutions
against parties charged with committing the
and Gen. Anderson that the Tilden Electors
were chosen, but they (the Board) might,
on fair consideration of the question,
come to a different conclusiony but that this
conclusion should be arrived at on evil
dence that could be clearly put before the
public. The witness satisfied himself as to
the preparation of the Pinkston outrage by
inquiries, and told Gov. Kellogg that If
these things happened in Illinois he (the
witness) would bring the parties to punish.
ment, or he would leave the State. He be.
lieved that the people would have been salts
fled with the Packard Government If they
thought he had been fairly elected. After a
few unimportant questions, Gov. Palmer's
testimony was closed, and the committee adj
journed till the 18th of August, unless sooner
called together.