Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-16
KELLOGG'S CONFESSION.
10000 R-11sED TO COUNT IN HAYES
The Money Used to Manufacture Evidence
to Give Pretext to Count Out Three
Tilden Electors--Two If not More of the
Visiting Statesmen Becoming Suretics for
washington Cor Feb IL n v snn !

Washington Cor. Feb. IL, N. Y. Sun.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Ihere were some
inaccuracies in my dispatch on Saturday
night about Kellogg's confession as to the
use of money to secure the return of the
Hayes electors from Louisiana. was mis-
taken in saying that the money was original
ly raised in Chicago, on note drawn by
Kellogg and endorsed by Chas. B. Farweu.
The money (S2O,OOO was raised in New Or
leans. It was needed when it was discovered
on November 30, that, although by the polls
and parishes rejected up to that time, all the
Republican State officers and ma
jority of the Republican candidates for
the Legislature has been counted in, three of
the Hayes electors were still out, and that
it would require from 700 to 900 Democratic
votes to be thrown out to bring them in. 1t
was necessary to get up some additional pro-
tests and so-called evidence to give the re-
turning board colora BILE pretext to throw
out part of the votes returned from the
parishes of Caldwell, Calahoula, Iberia, Liv-
ingston, Nachitoches, Richland, and Tangi-
pahoa, to give the three Hayes electors ma
jorities over their Democratic competitors.
To pay for this villainy, $4,000 had to be
raised Immediately. 1t was borrowed
in New Orleans, and two of the
visiting statesmen became sureties
for it. One of the two
was c. B. Farwell of Chicago. Subsequent
ly, to repay the $4,000 borrowed in New
Orleans, the money was obtained from the
Union National bank, of Chicago, of which
Mr.. Coolbaugh was president. Mr.. Cool
baugh was Democrat, and at the time the
money was obtained he did not know that it
was to make good money borrowed in New
Orleans, with which perjured testimony
was bought by the visiting states
men. It was purely business
transaction on his part. The
present officers of the bank tell the exact
truth when they say: ''The bank never
loaned any such sum, nor any sum, big or
little, to kellogg or any member of the WIS.,
iting statesmen at that time. Kellogg never
signed or endorsed note to them as Gov
ernor of Louisiana. Mr.. Kellogg borrowed
$4,000 of them about eight months after
the returning board affairs, for which he
gave good security. The note is now nearly
all paid, only about $8, 900 remaining which,
however, is two months overdue. few
weeks since the president of the bank
wrote to Senator Kellogg requesting
its immediate payment. Yesterday a dis
patch was received from him, saying that
they might draw on him for ,OOO and the
story probably originated out of his prepara-
tions to meet said draft. 1t was purely
business transaction, for collaterals were CIV
en- to secure its payment" Kellogg, of
course, did not sign or endorse note to
them as Governor of Louisiana. He did,
however, borrow $4,000 to make good tho
loan in New Orleans, and the good security
he gave was furnished by two, if not more,
of the visiting statesmen.
Mr.. Farwell, when questioned about this
transaction by reporter of the Chicago
Inte,-Ocean, was very disingenuous in his
answers. The reporter who interviewed him
put such questions only as he was able to an
swer truthfully without disclosing any of the
real facts involved. The following from the
interview with Farwell, printed in last Sat
urday's Inter- Ocea,,, will show how easy it
was for him to evade telling the truth:
the $4,000 borrowed of the Union National
Bank last year to pay the expenses of the
| statesmen who went to New Orleans to see
fair count?
Il Mr.. Farwell-No, sir; there was no such loan
made to my knowledge.
Reporter-Have you any knowledge of note
for this sum endorsed by Kellogg as Governor
of Louisiana?
Mr.. Farwell-No, have not, and know if
any such sum was borrowed it was not for the
purpose of paying our expenses, for the simple
reason that mine and those of every member
of the Illinois delegation were paid out of our
own pockets.
Reporter-A despatch from Washington, Mr..
| Farwell, says that when the visiting statesmen
went to New Orleans to see fair count last
year $40, 600 dollars were borrowed of the Union
| National bank of Chicago to pay their expenses
and the expenses of the returning board.
| MIR. Farwell-It is no such thing at least not
to my knowledge.
Reporter-It is further stated that note
was given, endorsed by Kellogg, as Governor of
| Louisiana.
Mr.. Farwell-I have no knowledge of any
note given the Union National bank, endorsed
| by Kellogg as Governor.
| Mr.. Farwell added that when Senator Logan
asked them to go to New Orleans he said that
Secretary Chandler would pay the expenses
there and back, but they never asked for it, nor
did they ask for any position or compensation
in any manner for their services and expenses
| on that trip. He reiterated his statement that
as far as the Illinois delegation was concerned
every member of it paid their own expenses
and have not been recompensed in any shape or
the reporter withdrew.
The money was not borrowed to pay the
expenses of the visiting statesmen. It was
borrowed to pay for counting in three Hayes
electors. Kellogg did not give note for the
amount as Governor of Louisiana, but as
private individual. He subsequently Dor
rowed the money of the Union National
bank of Chicago to make good the loan ne
gotiated in New Orleans. Farweu told the
truth when he said that he did not know of
$4,000 being borrowed of the Union Ma
tional bank of Chicago to pay the expenses
of the visiting statesmen to New Orleans.
He told the truth when he said that
he knew of no note being given
by Kellogg as Governor of Louisiana
to the Union National bank of Chica-
go. He told the truth, also, when he said
that the visiting statesmen from Illinois paid
their own expenses to New Orleans. But
had he been disposed to tell the whole truth
without having the direct questions put to
him he would have told that the $4,000 was
raised for the purpose have already in6i-
: Gated; that it was to be made good here; that
he was here three weeks last December trying
to have it made good, and that he was not
successful; that he told the whole story to
different parties here, who are willing to tell
all they know about it if he will authorize
everybody who knows anything about it tc
tell the whole truth.
Kellogg Don't Like to Talk.
y Washington Post, Feb. 12.l
Mr. KELLOGG doesn't seem at all anxious