Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-02
THE STOLEN STATE.
OLD WELLs THnEArENs TO SELL.
The Returning Board Tricks--The Eliza
Pinkston Fraud--The Vernon Parish
Returns DETERMINATIONS of the Board
Against Democrats.


recalled, testified to the manner in which the
Democratic counsel were impeded in their
work by the action of the Returning Board,
fixing for day the returns of one parish,
and then, without notice to counsel, calling
up another. Mr.. McGloin gave synopsis
of the proceedings from the printed record.
Anderson was present and took hand in
these proceedings and did never protest
against any irregularities and inn
prophecies committed by the board.
He related the Eliza Pinkston
fraud. and the manner in which the examin-
alton of that case was carried ON. -Four wit
nesses were allowed the Republicans, while
he Democrats were only permitted to exam
inc two. The returning board kept the
Democratic counsel in absolute ignorance,
and several changes of rules of the board
were made toa embarrass the counsel, and
prevent all their efforts. The canvass was
not made from the consolidated statement of
the supervisors, and the protests which
should have been filed within ten days, were
in some cases only filed the day before the
returns were taken up. Witness was pres
ent when the returns from Vernon Parish
were opened. He is not sure if General An
derson was present, but recollects that he
was present shortly afterwards. The min
utes of the record mentioned that General
Anderson was present.
Charles Cavanac of counsel for the Demo-
IL. 4,
testified that Anderson was present when
Kenner opened the Vernon parish returns.
He was fully aware of their condition when
opened by the board. According to the re-
turn six of the Hayes electors received two
votes and two of them none. Each of the
Tilden electors received 647 votes. Mr.. Cav
anac gave lengthy description of the action
of the returning board in discriminating
against the Democratic council.
L. Wharton Collins, Jr., stenographer of
the Democratic committee, at the proceed
ings of the returning board, testified that
Anderson was present when the Vernon
parish returns were opened and was cogni-
zant of the result of the election, as origin
ally represented in the Supervisors report.
James Pelliter, waiter at the -Four Seasons
restaurant, testified that Anderson Wells,
Cassanaye, Littleheld, Mccormick and others
one Sunday in December, dined there. He
heard Littlefeld enquire of Wells, what will
you do if the democrats carry the State by
10000 majority. Wells replied that he
would give it, anyhow, to the republi-
cans. Anderson said il the democrats
received hundred thousand majority, he
was obliged to give the State to Hayes.
This witness testified substantially the same
as before the Congressional committee.
Cassanave and Collins both testified that
Gen. Anderson was present when the Vernon
parish returns we're opened and made some
remarks as to the small Republican vote in
that parish
WELLS WANTS TO GO ABROAD.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA gentleman Of
Louisiana, generally we'll informed, says ex-
Governor Wells arrived at Washington yes
not caring to have his locality publicly
known, but that small circle of public
men have been informed that he is in the
city, and that his demand on them is for
protection from the pending prosecution in
New Orleans. If they should be unsuccess-
full in furnishing it he!would leave the country
provided the means were furnished to enable
him to live Independently abroad. Other
wise he would protect himself as far as posi-
BILE by making unpleasant disclosures con-
corning his connection with the returning
board and affecting other prominent parties.
There is no means of corroborating this
owing to the strictness of the alleged con-
cealment. It is not supposed that the pc.
tition of the returning board, sent to Asso
ciate Justice Bradley, for writ of probib
ition having in view the transfer of the case
from the State to the United States circuit
court will receive favorable response.