West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-31


evidence from Senator Morton. We alleged
that the Democrats, with Warmoth, had
swlndled US Republicans. All the best offices
had been traded off TO the Returning Board
IN order TO get them TO count ia Kellogg
witness was to ge' the best Office not traded
on already, and picked ouI the Office of
harbor Master Never went near the Office,
except TO draw pay. Was constantly assO-
Grated with Kellogg. Lost confidence in
Gov. Kellogg when was removed. ] then
got position in the State Senate as a clerk
hellogg's excuse for all his iailings was
that he was tied up and embarrassed and
uld not do what he wanted with his
patronage. He was situated lust as HAYES
is now.
Witness stated that he was afterward
made Tax OllectOr i'm small town, which
he traded off for seat i'm he State Conveu-
ton that nominated Packard i'm 1876. Wit
ness was opposed TO Packard, and Kellogg
wanted him To spring the nomination OF
Wi hanson. Kellogg pretended to support
Packard before the convention, but he
never intended him TO be nominated
j. T.. Anderson was called, and identified
a letter from A. Darrall to himself, writ
ten May IL, 1878, in which he expresses his
want OF faith in Hayes and other members
of the Republican p rty.
On August 10, the exami nation Of John
| n. Leete was continued. He said: When
Anderson called on me af or coming from
East Feliciana, he told me he had carried
out the programme, as well understood be-
/ tween Kellogg Anderson and myself. The
/ programme was to keep the colored Repub-
means from voting. Each man had "A pro-
| gramme of his own. IL was thought best
1 TO exclude cOlOred Republican votes, that
/ the Returning Board could throw out
the whole Democratic vote of the parish
II ne essary. The Republican party was
demoralized there, and would have
/ been beaten. Anderson went back to East
| feliciana, and peareabe election was held
! Anderson to me he did not mean to max
protest till he found out where the land
/ lay, and Kellogg urged me to do what /
could to get Anderson to make protest
/ The attention of the whole country WAS
| being concentrated on Louisiana, and Kel.
| logg said il was highly important to get
| protest out OF Anderson before some of
! Illden's emlssaries arrived and brought him
/ up. advised Anderson not to make any
/ protest at all. Anderson and / agreed that
the Republican party was defeated, and we
/ were sorry tor Hayes, but glad Packard
/ was beaten. We agreed, however,
that though beaten, the Re.
] publicans would get in. In an interview
with Kellogg, he said that no matter wha
Anderson would do, he would count the
State in for Hayes. We agreed to Kellogg's
plan to count in Hayes. / knew very well
that Sherman and the visiting statesmen
had come down to steal the State. / knew
they were after Anderson's protest, so that
| after committing himself he could not GO
over to the Democrats without periuring
himself There was glorious prospect.for
Anderson, and knew that he could get
| any hing that he demanded for his protest,
which would cause the vote of East Filci.
ana to be thrown out. / think that even
without Anderson's protest, they would
| have throSn out the vote.
The witness said there were many aft.
dayits manufactured for moral appear
ance. He had advised Anderson not to
sign the protest without making "A bargain
for 1t. Anderson told witness he had seen
Sherman, and Sherman had promised every.
thing. Was afterward shown by Anderson
a letter purporting to have come from
John Sherman, promising him the Naval
/ Office. sew John Sherman's name at the
loot OF the letter, but was not permitted
to read the letter.
The examination of Leete was continued
on the 10th. with no important results.
The Potter Committee resumed its session
August ~. John Il. Leete's apparent insanity
1 was discussed. His wife and children are
sick with the yellow fever in New Orleans.
which with the excitement of testifying be.
lore the committee may have caused de.
| rangement of mind A telegram was re.
ceived from Governor Kellogg in Chicago.
! denying several statements of Leete, in his
/ testimony, and stating that Leete had been,
for months past, begging for office. Latterlv
! threatening and denOuncing him because he
didn't receive one. Any S atement iha
Packard and himself or leading Republicans
ever took Lee into The par councils
would be received with derision in Louis.
| lana.
As Mr. Horn, who was expected to testify.
did no come the Sergeant farms was di.
| rected TO compel his attendance before the
Committee, tomorrow.
General Butler then called attention IN
his request made last week regarding the
failure and refusal of Senator Matthews Ia
appear before the Commissioners He now
moved that the fact of his service by
subpoena, and his failure TO come before the
Committee, be entered on the minutes, ana
TINS committee report him to the House for
their action.
Mr.. Potter said he had lost sight of Gen
! Buffers motion, last week but remembered
IT, and would entertain it now. Heput il to
the committee, and it was resolved to re.
port Mr.. Matthews to the House as being
In contempt. There being no witnesses be-
fore the committee, adjournment Was taken
! IL tomorrow.
On August 20, the Potter Committe g
cal ed Major f. a. Burke 10 the witness
stand: General Butler did all the question
ing oil the witness Witness said the highest
| IIden electoral vote was SO $50 and the
lowest Hayes elector received 1920 a
difference OF S,6l9. Witness could NOT
give the vo e for Mich. lis exactly. but ne
had majority of 1000 votes. The Return.
ing Board threw out some 10. 600 votes N
count in Hayes.
Witness said he religiously and sincerely
believes that Hayes and Packard were de-.
teated, and IIlden and Nichols elected.
ana That was the opinion OF every honest
man there. went TO Washington, said the
witness, on the 18th Of January, as agent for
Governor Nichols, 20 secure non.interven.
ton by the Government troops with the
state Government We felt we had the
moral and material force Of the people of
louisiana sufficient to establish ourselves.
We never attempted 10 have a collision
WIN the United States troops We were
determined { protect the interests of our
state against any source whatever. and II
an armed attack were made on the Nichols
government 10 would have been repealed.
We have become sick aud tired of the
state Of things. Cheated out OF two cleo.
tons and plundered, we determined not 10
stand 10 longer, and would have forced a
military Government in preference 10 stand.
ing such things. General Grant modified
. ms ideas after my visit 20 Washington. /
was IN Washington for the purpose of get
( ting the troops not 20 interfere, and got an
orGer 20 that effect, on the afternoon If
the I'd Of March
q Then you got that order on that dav
when General Grants term expirod I.
. t"c!vc o'clock that night. Now. did Won
not know that Hayes called on Grant that
/ same day at eleven O'Clock in the morning
\ a. No, sr, I did not hear Of H. Did
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