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the McvEAuH COMMISSION.
A DEnoCRArIc VIEW OF ITs
OBJECT.

son Furnishes Another Letter 70
she Csmmittss.
NEW YoRx. August 1.-THE Potter
Congressional Committee continued their
investigations this morning. Colonel VIII
liam Ii. Roberts. Of the New Orleans
Tim.s. testified that he wa familiar with
what was going on. He saw all OF the Wis
iting statesmen at New Orleans. They
were not consulted about his visit 70
Ohio. lie merely mentioned 70 Stevenson.
Matthews aud Sherman that the situation
Of the white people In the State vss dss-
psrats. Witness continued: 1--WE had
been defeated BY the Returning Board In
1872 and again In 1874. and We we're afraid
Of being defeated again In 1876. and the
people were beginning TO think an slsction
was utterly useless. We considered the
election = fair and just one. and No polled
every white vote available. but We feared
being counted out BY the Returning Board.
We all believed the Returning Board
would not dare 10 have done what they
did do without they had received the
moral support Of the visiting statesmen.
These apprshsnsions about the Returning
Board we're what led TO my visit 70 Gov
ernor Hayes. We wanted 70 know what
action he would take II elected. He knew
perfectly we'll that I was talking for the
Democratic side. I undentood Hayes 70
by fairness and justice that Re-
turning Board cheating should cease. aud
that. Is I told him We had . clear majority
1000 In the State, the Nichols Gov.
eminent would DO recognized. There was
determination TO resist the estab-
lishment Of Hayes in tho Federal Gov.
eminent. We were more deeply intsr'
ested In finding out what would be done IL
the Democratic vote Of Louisiana was
out and Hayes counted In. ! did
not hear Of any forged Electoral csrtif.
Gates Of Louisiana. In conversation with
Foster. he said that II was strange that .
Republican vote was cast IN East Fell
In my conversation with Senator
Conkiing I told him I thought Governor
Hayes o very fair man. and that he had
told me no would DO President OF all the
United States or not ct ell. i detailed 70
the Senator all my conversation with
Conkling replied; Il am op.
posed 10 all this sort OF thing. II Hayes
Is elected he should get In without any
concessions 10 Louisiana. and II he 10 not
he should not get In 1t ALL In
conversation with several gentlemen i re-
that the crookedness Of the Re.
Board In LOUISIANA wasso bad and
that ever tho Republicans
had TO disavow all connection with IT.
this applied 10 previous elsctions-that the
fairness and justice Of q cause wa wip-
ing out and letting down tho Packard Gov
tho Nichols Government having
q majority Of the votes"
Question-Then on your own showing,
and on tho evidence that Nichols was
and Packard was not, should IL not
have been decided BY them also that TIL
den was elected aud Hayes was notf An.
swer-Undoubtedly. - Tilden got nearly
the same majority - Nicholla.
Witness said he understood that after
Hayes Inauguration this commission
would DO sent down 10 back up the Pack.
ard Government.
The next witness was John E. Leet, who
il . reporter on tho New Orleans Tmss.
He testified that about 1872 be was en-
gagged In getting up facts and evidence In
support Of the Kellogg Government 70 lay
Congress. Other people made Aft
dayits and witness complied than. There
were endless commissions and committees
and calls for more evidence from senator
Morton. We alleged that the Democrats,
with Yarmouth. had swindled the Repub.
AL tho best ofioes had been traded
on TO tho Returning Board In 1879, 70 get
them 10 count In Kellogg. Witness was
" get the best Office not traded Oh already.
and picked out the ONCE Of Harbor MAJ
ter. lie mover went near the ONCE except
70 draw pay. Ho was constantly a.socia-
ted with Kellogg. Witness continued
81 Lost confidence In Governor Kellogg
when / was removed. I then got . position
In the State Senate ~ clerk. Ksllogg's ex-
cuse for all his fAillngs was that he was
tied up and embarrassed, and could not do
what he wanted with bis patronage. Ne
situated Just ~ Hayes 10 now" Wit
ness was Afterwards made tax collector In
4 small town, which he traded on Tor .
seat In the STATE Convention that nomina-
ted Packard In 1870. Witness was OPP
posed 10 Packard. and Kellogg wanted him
10 spring tho nomination OF Williamson.
Kellogg pretended 70 support Packard DO
fore the convention. but he never intend
Cd him 10 be nominated.
Here Mr.. Roberts was recalled and Gen.
erai Butler said: When did you irst hear
Of the appointment Of the MoveiEh Com.
missionf A~nswer-About the 2oth OF
February. / think. ! was speaking win
parties. Mr.. Foster among others,
and the question Of letting down the Pack
ard people easily came up. The commits
aion, with 0 majority Of Republicans on IL.
suggested. Major yining and others
said Il was . capital idea. The Idea was
that the commission. sanctioned BY the
President and Secretary Of Btas. would
make the Republicans In Louisiana yield
and give the State TO the Nichols Govern.
Il was we'll understood Thai the
commission was under Official instructions.
Q.-Thsn one Democrat wa put on the
TO give IL the appearance Of
fairnsss2 Ayes ; We wanted . cool,
collected man on the commission VINO
would let us know what they were doina.
Witness said he supposed the fresident
or Secretary Of State was aware OF the OBJ
Iects and instructions Of the commission.
was understood that the military would
be withdrawn after the 9Th Of March and