San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-07-20
The Louisian. sub.Committee.

The subcommittee, on the LIST, further
examined ex Gov. Packard, who produced
number of papers to which he referred In his
Testimony on Saturday, including the returns
of the election promulgated In the Joint res.
olution OF his Legislature, calling for troops,
ETC.. ......Charles Hill testified that he was
turns to Washington; received instructions
from Gov. Kellogg, together with note to
MIR. Ferry and letters of Introduction to
Messrs. Hale and Frye; delivered the letters;
had conversations with them but nothing
was said about the second or corrected GER
tificates; l supposed they knew more
about 1t than did; Sherman was present
when delivered the returns to Ferry; Mr..
Sherman told me the party would stand by
us; that we must go on and inaugurate Pack
ard. VIM. ii. Seymour, Notary Public,
identified an affidavit sworn to before him
Deputy Marshal under Pitkin in East Fell
ciana Parish. The handwriting of the affida-
Wit appears to be that of James II. Anderson.
The ans states ss%s he is Ant
publican leaders were engaged IN
machination to prevent the return OF Ander-
son, Supervisor OF Registration, to East Fell
ciana Parish, so that no election could be
held, and that one l.. j. jerks was employed
by them to watch Anderson while In New Or
leans and prevent his return. Affiant fur
thcr states that both Anderson and himself
that the said election was conducted under
their supervision, and was the most peace
able and fair one ever witnessed by
the said Anderson made no, protest against
the returns from said parish, owing to the
e.meptioned facts. and that after
the return of himself and the said Anderson
the election of Hayes and Wheeler depended
upon the electoral vote of Louisiana; that in
consideration of this fact, and In order TO Sc.
cure the election OF said Hayes said Andcr.
partly In blank, said blank being afterwards
filled out by parties unknown; that both he
and said Anderson would not have signed
the protest for said parish had II not been
der to secure the election Of said Hayes and
Wheeler. 40 ,.. ..... .s...,-g sti o. .l4anar
The sub. committee, on the I'd, obtained
from the Clerk OF the United States District
Court for examination the copies of Electoral
certificates filed in that office. WA. Strong,
Secretary of State, also produced all protests
turning Board relating to the election of No
vember, 1876 There were no protests by
Packard or Kellogg or their attorneys. r,m
The sub committee, on the Sd, after tax
ing some unimportant testimony, adjourned
till the 9th. .,..oU.'..
Potter's SUBJ committee met at II o'clock
on the 5th. L. A. Wolfiy, Clerk of the Circuit
Court and u. S. Commissioner, testified:
Thinks most of the affidavits before the Re-
turning Board were attested by him; super
intended their preparation as Supervisor
of Elections; his office is the repository for
these papers, original affidavits were
borrowed from him from time to time
by the Republican counsel; some. of
them had not been returned; brought here
all protests affidavits, etc, made before me;
also some discovered among them q few
days ago which l think should have been
filed in the Secretary of States office. The
papers were delivered to the committee, and
included the original protest of d. A. Weber,
with interlineations, which witness thought
were evidently made after the original draft,
being in different ink and handwriting. The
committee at 80 went into executive session
and adjourned till Saturday.