The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-23
HORNE DECLINES TO SPEAK.
ASKING TO mr. EXCUSED BECtUSE HE
WAS EMPLOYED As La WrER.
Butler and uiscoch Discuss Protest. onai
Privileges Major Burkes Interview with
Don Cameron why Deiano went to See
Hayes-Two Republican Senators Wanted.


cnivcncd yesterday 10y sharp III, between
Gen. Butler AMI Mr. lIiseock growing OH, Of
tho refusal of Mr. Horne TO- answer questions
relative to his letters and dcsra; hes To and
from Gov. YOUNG of ohio. Mr.. llis'ock as
serted that Gen. Butler had lMrrosrly arranged
10 have Mr.. Horne shield himself from answer
ing. on tho ground 81 professional privilege.
intending to make il appear that he Ind some
momcntous State s,crc;to conceal This secret.
Mr. lIscork pro'cssci to believe. WAS purely
imaginary. and lie telcgtalhod request TO
Gov. Young to release MI Horne from his pro-
fcssionnl obligatiu &C. secrecy.
Major Burke IN rculy to questions 10y Mr..
Potter. detailed the methods by which. in the
canvass Of 1916 and previously. the Republican
partv. through their control 81 the election ma
chincry II Louisiana. had pcrpctratcd their
enormous frauds He also showed how the
provisions Of law Tor the representation OF
both parties on election boards had been
avoided He explained the methods by which
the majority FOR Tidcn ia 1876 had been over
come. chiefly ly tho throwing ont OF strong
Democratic parishes up)n fraudulent pr otcsts
that there had been intimidation. which pro-
tests in every case were not made on, according
TO law. He showed how the Returning Board
had received only one protest In legal form
Hc said MS strong evidence thet there WIS no
intimidation that 1t was we'll known before
hand thnt intimidation would only result in an
injury to the Democrat" cause He gavc details
OF his intrrvic VS. with James L. Anderson.
He met Anderson on Nov 10 at Moreau's res
taurant. hut exchanged only a few words with
him. Mr. sherman ami Mr. Stoughton were
present but he was unable To- say whether thcrc
had been any interview between Anderson and
Sherman. Mr. Guthrow sat on the opposite
side OF the table from the witness and might
have seen such an interview without wit
nesss knowledge his back being IN the
direction IN which Anderson had gone.
After Anderson had put in his protest Andcr-
Son told him that he was drunk when he signed
1t. and said that lie could provo II. The Major
also gave the details OF Audcrson's proposition
10 furnish valuable Information 10 the Demo-
cratic party 10y giving documentary AMI other
evidence that would clearly establish the OK
lstence OF conspiracy on the part OF the Re-
publican party to throw out what WAS then
formed the Ave hulldoHsd parishes. and would
be tho means Of saving the parish Of New
Orleans TO the Democratic party beyond pernd-
vcntpr". Anderson wanted ~ ovo. 1t was de-
moral wrong IN ayailing ourselves Of that cv-
uenco thuu there had been in the vast cNpcndi-
lures that VIZ had made in Tho cnmuaien in
protecting ourselves against Republican frauds
and In exposing r0sculities We accepted his
proposliion. and we would have carried it out
with reference 10 the plan TO exact from
louisiana two hepuhli'an United States Sena-
tors AZ the price u her freedom. MAJOR Burke
SAD had no authority L. make any bargain
on TINT SUBJECT. Tut my credentials from Gov.
port mo ihts, wa- informed hy a lsepr,eenta-
tive from Louisiana that leading Republicans
close to ihc Admini7,rai;o n then IN power ha!
not Ice pcrpctuatcd IN Louisiana. AMI only
bayonct rule could pac, the Packard Govern
posed t. abandon him II thcv could -trencthen
their waning power IN the lnited States senate.
On my arrival in Washington these facts were
communicated 10 NIl II tho HApultli-