The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-08-22

cion Wy DuGAei-WuoH ulO you nrSt near OF the
appointment of the Mcveagh Commission?
About the Goth of February, I think. I
was speaking with several parties-Mr. Foster
among others-and the question of letting
down the Packard people easily came up. Then
the commission, with majority of Repub-
icans on it, was suggested. Mai. Vining and
others said it was " a capital idea." The idea
was that the commission, sanctioned by the
President and Secretary of State, would make
the Republicans in Louisiana yield and give
the State to the Nichols Government. 1t was
well understood that the commission was under
official instructions. @. By Gen. Butler-Then
you looked on the commission coming down
there as farce? A. Well, not exactly. @.
But, no matter what the evidence and state Of
facts were, the commission had to come
to premeditated conclusion? A. Yes sir;
we understood so. @. It was determined that
one Government was to be let down easy? A.
That's it. exactly. The witness said the only
assurances they received that the Packard
Government would be let down easy were from
Matthews, Foster, Garfield, Dennison and per-
naps Evarts. John E. Leete, former tax
collector under Kellogg's administration IN
Louisiana, was the next witness. He testified
that in the census of 1875 it was deemed
advisable by the Republicans to swell the CEN
sus of colored people as high as possible, SO
that the basis of registration could be high,
as every colored man was understood to be a
Republican. The Democrats ignored that CEN
sus as a fraud. Witness was told to find a
large Republican census, meaning large col
ored contingent. They told me, said witness,
to find them, no matter how T did it. re-
fused to do so.
The examination of John A. Leete was
continued on the 18th. he said When
Anderson called on me, after coming from
East Feliciana, he told me that he had carried
out the programme as was well understood
between Kellogg, Anderson and myself. The
programme was to keep the colored Re
publicans from voting. It was thought
best to exclude the colored Republican
vote. so that the Returning Board could
throw out the whole Democratic vote of
the parish if necessary. Anderson went
back to East Feliciana, and peaceable cleo
ton was held. Anderson told me that he did
not mean to make any protest until he found
out where the land lay. Kellogg urged me to
do what could to get Anderson to make the
protest In an interview with Kellogg, he
said that no matter what Anderson would do,
he would count the State in for Hayes. We
agreed to Kellogg's plan to count in Hayes.
Anderson told me he and Weber had an in
terview with Sherman and that Sherman had
promised them everything. I told Anderson
he was an unmitigated lunatic to believe in
anything but a written contract. Another day
he called on me, and said: "Tve got it..
replied, "What have you got more
taffy?" He said, "No, sir; I've got them
fixed" He pulled out a letter and said it was
from John Sherman and was letter giving
him the Naval Office. He showed me John
Shermans name at the foot of the letter, but
refused to let me see the remainder of the let
ter. had talk with Darran and Kellogg
about that letter. Kellogg said the letter was
only general one and non-committal KEEL
logg and l considered the count of votes fin
ished before it was begun. Aspoke with OAR
rail- about the Sherman letter, and he said it
gave no grip to Anderson on the statesmen.
John A. Leete was again before the
committee on the 10Th. He read several letters
from Kellogg, one of which is as follows:
W1LLARD's HOTEL, Feb. Is, 1877.
DEAR LEETE: I received your letter. It looks
now as if the count would progress, and Hayes be
declared President before the 4th of March. I
noticed what you wrote about that Tynaes special ~
I Immediately telegraphed denial to the Times.
Packard will be recognized no doubt, by Hayes,
if not by Grant before he goes out of office.
don't see how it can be otherwise, and all the lead
ing Republicans here of that opinion; and Lou
isiana's vote was counted, and she did become
the cornerstone, SO to speak, Such wonder could
only occur in such wonderful country as this, and
only in 100 years. "Alls we'll that ends WELL -
Whatever betides, we have made heap of history,
such as it is. Whenever you 90 into another State
Convention vote right W. P. KELLOGG.
Another letter was read, abiding to the wit
ness, who said: "That applies to me. That
was the time when I was detailed to watch you
potter when you were on that committee,
when you got away with Phelps and Foster"
Mr.. Potter-I never met with two more honor
able men in my life. Your statements are
mistake. Leete-Well, we thought they were
very SOFT and I was detailed to see after you
and find out how you got around them.
No witnesses we're examined on the
10th. Gen. Butler called attention to the re-
fusal of Stanley Matthews to appear and tes-
tify before the committee, and moved that the
fact of his service with a subpoena and his
failure to come before the committee be en-
tered on the minutes, and that this committee
report him to the House as being in contempt.
The motion was unanimously adopted.
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