The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-14
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY JULY H. ADRuPLE


OF the administration fcf their cotton with the
election there and for other good csuscsr That Is
about tho condition OF things Is tncr Governor 7
NJ. Hiscsck drec,ed tho witness to answer the
question catesoricay-yes or no. a. l cannot tn
swer tho question airmavcly or negativsiy because
~ contains statement OF facts tbat am partly
quanted with and partly not
q. II therc is any one. Of those persons bavc
pamed who mas not held feaersl Office win you
would give Us the name3 A. think some OF them
have heId federal Offices.
q Which nave not held federal ofnces, 30 far as
you can know
Mr Hiscock-I object TO thai. TIE question should
call for Affirmative knowledge, aud NOT for negative
knowledge. II rs an attempt to prove tact by prov
ing that the witness did not Know thai the stole
the coh. ~
Aiter iurther discu ssiou at the reqssst Of the
Chairman Gencral Butler Withdrew the question :,
BY General Butler--I VIII ask you then II James A.
Harlan OF The McVesgh COMMISSION has got FEDERAL
Office A. bolieve he mas.
@ Was General Haw!ey tondci oil the General Com
missionershp of the PARIS Exposition? a. don't
know. have heard It 50 stated
q. Dad you ever hear It cenied? .....
Mr.. II scock-rhatI object 10. II Is attempting to
tact by proving thar he has never heard u de-
med.
The Chairman-The wiinsss is asked to = matter
OF public repori. think toe question is proper.
The witness--No denial has ever come under my
by General Butlcr--what do you know of Mr.. Nc
Vengh's receiving an appointmentf A. have heard
that no had been red an Office that ~ All know.
O. And Mr.. Lawrence, whom spoke Of as the at
torney OF the whskey people, was he not tendert
civil appointmentf A. He was nominated as ono OF
the silver Comm ssioncrs TO 60 10 Europe under tho
recent act OF Congress, but his domination was, be-
lieve, Withdrawn IRON the Senate.
q. What position dia Governor Brown. OF Tonnes
see, have gwen him? A. don't know OF his having
been rendered any position
O. DID not all the Returning Board receive oficssf
A. No, sir; sssted yesterday that Mr. Cassauaye had
ONCE
The Chair man-Yes, he appointed to some
su bordi ng 10 place, / think.
the wtness-wsn. have NO knowledge ofi
ny General Buter-Has not he u relativs In
office! A. Yes, sir; think he has brother 10 Office
O. Mr.. James L. Anderson, as We all know,
ieudcrrd tho position OF consul TO Funchai, and hts
brother was in Office A. have heard II SO reported
IN the newspapers
Q. We have had IT III official reports from tho De-
,sre s..n nneonssa 10 oas
Tho witness was then questioned in regard to each
supeYvisorof The seventeen parishes where protests
made, ana. sad:--Mr Weaver, the supervisor OF
Grant parish, do not think has received any office;
held some ofice In the Custom House, l think; Mr..
Grover, the supervisor OF East Baton Rouge, held
appointment IN the Custom House, and the super
visor OF Kapdss parish also gwen office in the
Custom House; the Supervisor OF 0uachita, think,
vas appou ted United States Cenm'ssionsr
O. Well Is tnls the state OF fscts:-So lar the
supervisors concerned and SO lar US you can re-
member their names and know about them, all have
had or now hold oflces A. No, sir; some OF them
have not held Office
O. Was not Nrs. Dan Weber appointed post mistress
at Bayou Sara? do not know.
Mr. sns hsM . ~ Pesey
writton. Do you know OF any special Qualification on
the part these persons over anybody else rea
SOL why they were appointed TO Office, except that
they performed certain services IN connection with
Louisiana poticsY II SO, please state in thor
mir. Hiscock objected to the question on the ground
that the inference sought 10 be drawn was that there
had been something wrong done In Louisiana, and
that thess persons we're appointed tor assisting In
such wrong.
Mr. Builer- That is not So My po,ut is tnis:-rhs
Pre-, ident has declared that NO man should be APP
pointed Office except for some high moral qualhca-
lions outside OF political ones as understood the or
der However, no two nave under stood II alike,
and may be mistaken about 1t. That being SO, an
inference might be drawn that f that great moral re-
form princple IN palitics was broken there
have been some strong inducemeDt to do IT, But do
propose 10 20 into that all want rs 10 set a. tho
simplo facts
the facts-and think u II worry vague and unsatis
factory way OF getting ~ them to call man - An
nts and have him these had special
Qualifications for Office That Is TOO speculative alto
course 10 to throw r,dicuie upou the Ch,et Magistrate
OF the inves,igasion.
ridicue upsn the administration, but n am driven
10 II Will say that do not think anything do
viii make 1t more ridiculous than has made hselr
Mr.. H,scock-I thauk the gentleman for that re-
mark. II chsracserizes the whole purpose Of bis in
Alter further discussion between Messrs Butler and
Hsscock, the Chairman stated that there had been
charge OF q corrupt election and return In Louisiana
1t was pertinent 10 show that men connected with
that matter haa been appointed 70 ONCE and that that
their only qualification 70 such oice. He thought
the question proper one
coMrxrESr MEN APPOINTED.
The Witness-Wttn tho exception Of James Z. An.
derson all the parties named believe 10 have been
appointed becausA they were competent 70 discharge
the duties Of their respective Offices aud they were
suniciept character TO Justify thoir appoint-
ment, and had also been true, consistent and work
ing republicans IN Inc lass campaign, aud think
there republicans OF good character ~no
wers efficient aci,ve tho campaign who ought
to be appointed to o1ice Tor that very reason they
otherwise competent and upright
q. 1ness other honest and noble men, OF whom you
speak, dad not happen 10 be supervisors who made
A They may not have done that but they more
or less prominent In the last election.
BY Nj. H,scock-Mr X. ]. Weber has sworn before
Mississippi and testify there before Congressional
committee. Please state all you know about that2
DISPATCHES TO CHANDLER
A. Mr.. Weber a member of the csmmittee ap.
pointed By tne state Senate gate gardng
the alleged vioeace IN tns parishes OF East and West
writing which had not been pripted when the Boat
we'll Committee went down TO Louisiana Mr. Weber
xious appear before with this famous
script; ne was the city about that time
u desire 70 60 bsisro them and 1 may have suggested
him that he had better go II he wanted to; but
the time he testified | OF his dong So
because was In attendance mt the Cincinnati Convep-
ten.
tho witness ives thea qusstiossd by Mr. hisoock in
regard TO violcncc and intimidation occurring East
and West Felicisna Parishes and stated that hrs IN
substance which he had embodlsd IN che telegram
already referred having been BY him TO Mr..
Zach Chandler
y A. the time yon forwarded that despatch to M
Chandler there had been communicated 10 you facts
upon which you predcatcd u, ana which induced you
Z beievo the contents OF that telegram De true
and you believe them yetf A. had large numDers
OF asspatcncs before from Tho suporvsurs oi those
parishes, and believed them NJ Tho time and have
any soScha nge my OPT MEN, except
tina, had doubts xs to whcthsr they correct
the statement that any cvnsderabs humber OF armed
from Mi3stss.ppt Arkauass
tip,c OF the election.
q From the facts which camo 10 your know ledge,
Is IL your opinion that the intimidation arose BY
% tho carrying out OF any settled dchu cd
plan the part ot the eudozer-, or was 1t Tho
natural exhibition OF iccng and the part
OF tue whites account OF their aGtaeoblsm to
government by the negrocsf A. THINK there was "a
REORGANIZATION to carry those nvo parishes spe-
cinliy, because they were known TO be republican
parishes that the action Of the Local politicians may
not nave furnished additional argument TIC intcD
sfy the feeling against the republicans the part OF
the whites do not pretcnd 10 deny as to one two
parishes
q. Aiter the canvass did you receive any letters