The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-14


MIR. Potter tintcrrup,ing,- Foster. PHELPS and
myself were u sub committee. who went down
on behalf OF the committee. Hour Wheeler
and Fry also made suh,commllice to report To
y was ' signed TS" by Mr MsrsSS was s FSaicr
Phelps. and myself against Wheeler. Fry and
How oro con ,,oro when tho 40 called Waiting
committee came2 mean the visiting commit
tee Of ls16 the gentlemen who came down there
Il was At that time was sending do
apatches to the Cincinnati Commercial. 1t was
determined that several prominent Rcpublicans
stead advised mo that might be able to get in
formation from them. and arranged that l
A In at Mr. as%nG 2@d w very e ac
lent facilities; l represented tho Cincinnati
Commercial thcre and they understood that
they were 10 tell mo whit was going on"
Knowing that the visiting committee were
coming down from Ohio. and knowing Mr.. Eos
ter, did you take any interest to have him como
Il did. Iwrote to him that he had better
come with the friends OF Mr. Hayes. gave Ms
q reason that his course rs u member OF the
Fostcr-Pottcr Committee had been so fair and
Just that our people would receive him and give
him better attention than any one else. He re-
piled that he thought he had better not come.
and there would be row before it ended. ami
Before the committee left did YOU take let
ters u recommendation and Introduction from
any, 81 them to anybody in Ohiof'
that the friends of Gov. Nichols should know
exactly what Mr.. Hayes would do in cnsc he
were mad" President. We fclt that W. could not
stand those thing, any longer just what We
wcro going 10 do about il nobody knew. but we
desired to know the feeling aud temper ol Gov:
Hayes toward our people II was thought u
great consequence that somebody should find
out what that was
About the State Government Of Louisiana.
II was not thought eXpedirut that any man
should ,ndeavor To find that out who was Of
very murh prominence. There were certain
prominent lO al politicians suggc sted. but Il was
| thought better that they should not go, They
| thought il WINS better that some man who WAS
not OF national consequence. but somebody who
understood the English language and knew
| how To- keep his mouth shut should go. II was
| suggested that ~ WAS newspaper man and
| knew Mr.. HHlstead very well. bv reason 81 my
| friendly relations with the Republicans Of Ohio
would Dc. and IT was finally decided that
" L. cgn:seguegcc Of that ofrecmeept did you
| / had some letters To Gov. Hayes | had a let
! ter from Mr.. Stevenson. a prominent ohio IT,
| publican who represented the CINCINNATI dis.
! had loirr from Mr. Halstcad: and / finrici
| that. before went GOV. Hayes was informed that
Louisiana people would like to know ~om.thins
| 81 his Intentions in cuse he should become
| Preside Ii WAS constantly inquired why our
| people wrrc - bitter andvrul"nl ia th"ir orpo-
tina, that oppos't ion could be- rendered less lit
| tor II Wa were assured ~ the proper trcaimert
| II I'll" people Of Louisiana. ] believe that %
out - iuu mcmhrrs u the Democratic party
! w"r. = TINT opinion"
PA nso to ONO on such CREDENTIALS 2
What time did yougo?"
" l.i; Now Orleans in time to Dee in Washing
! ton NJ IN. beginning ~ the session which Wis
the fr-i Monday IN Deccmher-prc. 4 1876 l
started about Nov. 26 or p, and gave myself
tim t. ,lop w.niy-i9ur or thirty hours in Gin
| q the session. ! think 1t WAS Wednesday or
| Thursday when left
Il won't 10 Cincinnati. | saw Mr. Halstead
| there. ! saw him As soon n | arrived. He
" state ~ well AZ YOU can the substance-the
| words ii you can-Ot your communications
with Nj. HalstoaA, tho director o. no Clncin-
Mr. Hi-crck ohlected To- this line 81 inquiry ma
not within tho province Of Investigation by this
Gen. Buiirr -ail that be proposed To show tho
! arrang" nrnt with Mr.. Hast-ad 10y which u
mc,tine VIVA Goy Hayes was procured. and
| tat Wis conversation led directly 10 that
Nj. i'll q,k said that, admitting that to be
tru'. d" dld not tnen admit ihe i"ri'n"ncc OF
Cen. BltIsr sail That he further PROPOSED to
| show thar Gov. Hayes roo -uiIrd tho gentle
man rs coming from Mr. Haleteal. in thpcourse
| u "a" interview he atirrwarI had with him.
Mr. Hi-cgrk Insisted that this was not covered
| by the J., ~. utlpu appointing tniS Committee.
Con. buO'r raid that he PROPOSED Ia show
aud prominent mon Of tho Demo ratio party
aided by prominent men az tao Republican
Iariy, that, up"h MS being counted in and IL
Jared President h. would take given course
isiana which course hc I'D take, IL" proposed
10 show me interviews from which that pro-
ceed'ng eliminated. Ho expected 70 prove that
Coy. Hny,s l'terward, IN congregation with Mr.
N29grs M Yiineossi rGnSosni1et ne iaci that he
vcrsAtion with Mr. ials,cad
Mr.. lliscYck suggested that tho Returning
Board had then done It's work. and that this
interview could have had no influence upon It's
G"n. Batter replied that that could not 10
true g., this interview took IlA'r ON ~" 2slh Of
November when the Returning Board had not
| done lts work.
NJ. iiiscork, said that he surpPosG,bi would
Bonrd ware influenced by any cony.rsation
Of GOV Hayes. promising Ia stand by GOV
Nichols. or MAT the Republican members
wcr. nj al Influenced by special treatment
| on i'i' IYrt + III" President ~ thrir bitter adj
y.rsari',. lie supposed that Gen. Builder might
| ~ ftrln,rihan that and say tho matter referred
| t. fhe Electoral Commission. nut he hardly
thols..t { would ln claimed that tho lnonbrr-
n ~ I"mmiS-i"p, were inrlrn"I nyfnny OF
/ nurn"" tint Il would exert II was ~ prevent J..
r.vniutipn ip the House = Keurcs rnlatiy'
against the proceedings ot IN" Electoral Com
MISSION; bu' that certainly, WA, not within tl'
-'up' 81 Investigation hy this Committee
! Whether THIS Committed L. 10 b" Resolved int
ono i"r u" rurp"s" oi nu"Nii- ol." clement
either loN or lately IN IN" k'uUhuran panty. I,
throw mud oh tho President. - "a question. II,
thou-ii Wat tn Committee WAS not rstdh.!she,
(icn liuti'r r,iortcd that no ld not see how
any man could throw mud upon another /
that other man was an honorable gentleman
by slmpiy showing cNa,fy what hr said an,
did. What Bee wu- md aNorln- - - ~ wa
aimI - The "a Is Of this intcYi'W hrtwecn tho
Witn"~- and the possible prcsid hi olc,t. and a
Htimr hciore the Returning Bonr'! had fulfilled
lis ,iuti"~. when the conclusion 10 which Mr.
Hayes had como could be- sent hY lightning t.
somebody who would communicates il 10 th'
Returning Board. TncGoycrnorship Of Louis
inna N',s much moro t. be IL sired By them thar
tho election ~ Mr.. Tlden. If this matter wa,
y be- examined in its length iqnd breadth
To thr personal part Of Mr. Hsrorki
argument he had no reply 10 make, be
,aus' h" WINS not nnyhodys bond slave
and hr was not bound 10 look after anybody OF
any party. nor was lie governed b. any ldrt
San lrci"rcn % pr .Hts.d..2.,,,ogis ~ " sit
VIZ M suupy 10 ni4 Ve' "He1Yrl ~ Hayes
! W"F "" Nul- were put in the DallOt RpN, wac
e,"'l "d ty a fair count, declaration. mud returr
y lh's" votes. Tint he supposed, was lh'
| Wh"l' ~" 90 the resolution under which tins
comm ii.r Vac torn i. " 1t wd- in cydcnc,
nl,'" his Commlttce." he said. that Mr.
iIi'n IN tAr faca of tho r,tulns. hao
avE 5000 mora votes than Mr.. Hayes
nnl Vat Mr. Packard had some Ion
ror" ,''"s Than Mr. Nichols. and yet the won
Tllitl i'sul las been brought nhout tha
Hlr.r.- 1ud Hayes arr Governor ana Prcsi-
Ihi ana /" hari IL Consul ~ Liverpool. and
III'h j. u Or, Hie citizen II Ncw YORK. II il
common Tor p"ope 10 wonder whom lightning
s'rlhrs lW'" "a ,he SAM place. and II vas ais
| r'WhlkiuH' Unit y similar result TO this took