The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-07-18

vember. 1876; there were NO protests by Packard
OF kellogg. or their attoneys; Large number IT
aiiidavik were made before +. A, WOol6ey, Clerk
Of the Circuit Court in New Orleans. and bear
n ns:s !tssed Chat &; tSs scisd and XII
tS1o.n out BY tSe RstS.ninF Bo.sd. soeia not
had been protests by those gentlemen.
that. q Ocio6es. isS. he bad several interviews
Sss s Go. = asS n e
Anderson himself promised % return and COM
four days before The election-not IN time to
100 ConservaEive voten in The parish who had not
Is s1s ~ I'D q CT Sa e
R t. s bS se"d
judge Chss. Mcvea, of East Feliciana, testified
that be also had interviews with Gov. Kellogg and
Anderson without other result than promises
EegistzasiOn: In is7s, 90 vote e the parish was
2,G0 Republican. the majority being S0.
". II: Seymour 80 recalled ana ! stated a that ne
in his (witnessD office Of the statement with An;
derson. and was certain he isthe man who signed
such document; Witness yss certain At. the paper paper
eon-Nash agreement was the one IT, which he
affixed his jurat, and that it was q double sheet
originally.
j. P. HARRIS testified, on the Sd. that
he prepared, at Packard's suggestion, and filed
with the Returning Board a preliminary state
ment, known a. Packard's general protest, which
covered several parishes, the object being to in
duce the Board to defer action till testimony
could be collected from the parishes. Witness
assisted don Weber in preparing his protest for
West Feliciana, which protest was left with him
to Be filed With The Returning Board or not, as
tbss ds1 and S!cho. weTs esstsS
would be worthless, as be could NOT. Or would not
William Simpson testified that he was formerly
secretary to Col Casey afterward for seven years
Cashier of the Customs; was relieved from duty
friend. Who had also been dismissed from serv
ice in the CustOm-HOuse; this friend, whose
name witness positively refused 70 divulge. told
and saw member Of the Returning Board re.
ceive $1,000 before he signed the proceedings Of
the Board; the member refused to sign till the
ness friend and informant are now en-
plOyed in, tho OustOm-HOuse. Witness wrote a
long. confidential letter to President Hayes,
being dismissed from his position in the Custom
House. and making tho statement a. above. In
regard to the bribery of q member of the Re-
turning s board the resident referred witness
ing. Collector Anderson for investigation. but
nothing further was heard from it till published
Ike tSs lsw to the 5th
F. A. WOLFLEY, Clerk of the Circuit
Court and United States Commissioner, testified
on the 9Th. He thought most of the affidavits be-
fore the Returning Board were attested by him;
ha dxsr1k
visor Of Elections; his Office is the repository
for those papers. The original aflidavits
were narrowed from him from time to time by
Republican S counsel some Of them had not been
al the protests afidavits, ETC., made before him
also some he discovered among them few days
aco, which he thought should have been on file
in the Secretary of State Office.
The papers were delivered to the. Committee,
and include the original protest Of d. A. Weber,
evsenty mae aer The affG b
ing in different ink and handwriting.
No WITNESSES were examined on the
9Th. On the Sth, d. ]. Wedge. of East Fehciana
testified that he WAS Chairman of the Democrat
ic Parish Campaign Committee. He detailed &C
currences in connection with Anderson's depar
ture from the parish and the efforts to secure hi,
return to complete the registration under thu
law (the registration closes nine days before cleo
toni; Anderson did not return until three q
Democratic votes unregistered. Capt. De
Gray, prominent Republican, told witness
before election that it was the purpose Of the
that the parish could be thrown out; DeGray re-
ali a farce. Witness went with Anderson der i" {.
(which he had previously refused to dol undel
oath before u Justice of the Peace. after which
witness paid him between 500 and 500. 1t wa,
not necessary to make any protest. as the election
npACpfnI and unlpt. I'm
ination, witness stated that he paid An
derson the amount of his voucher on a bill
object was to get Anderson to compete hi
work.. He (Anderson} refused to sign the re-
turns in Clinton; was promised cash for his war
without such payment; paid him out Of ca Sr
pnign funds; did not consider there was any
thing wrong in making such payment; would moi
have !, pald Anderson for the purpose Of inducing
Patton furnished him transportation from New
Orleans to Bayou Sara. Witness said that in
iicans: in 1875 they voted the Democrstic ticket
Thomas McWilliams (colored) was sworn. anC
stated that he lived in East Feliciana; up T.
lS7S; belonged noG t" the Kepubiican party; know
publican of the parish; he told witness to inform
their friends that there was no use yoting-tha,
yoe wtneas &c G hsf
known that be (witness) had joined the Demo
Gratis, and he had 50 Informed Detiray aftel
tney na9 talkea ABOUT the election.
John t,s y. Lee, OF East Feliclana, testified that
IN 1910. ne voted the Democratic ticket: in Isl.
voted nlxed ucket: before the election "
gray ana Camp6eil told witness there would bs
the programme agreed on down below, meaning
New orleans; knew that Det3Iay was in thu
nablt OF consulting prominent Republicans IL
New Urleans; ne lDeGray) was really the heat
1t the Republican party in the parish
witness was present when Packard anC
Lewis made speeches IN the parish. when the Re
Pu6ncAn speaker was made to take back what h
mao saiG. There dlscusson between member
and it was decided in the neeative.f Witnes,
the 'r;sS "t1;css ta, as ss; xsae Slecse9 :.
lint the Renuhlicar STATE ticket recc;vcff a1.o,,,