Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-29
POTTER'S WORK.
THE COMMITTEE SITTING At At
L4NTIC CITY FINISHED.

| ATLANTIC Cry, N. J., July 27.-Ex-Congress-
man Morey resumed the witness chair and gave
it as his impression that if the Packard govern
ment had been recognized in the first place, as
Kellogg's government had been, and had the
Packard government and given to it the neces-
| sary moral support. there would have been no
| trouble III maintaining it.
| The witness incidentally said he had one OF
| two interviews with the President, at great
! length, during which witness argued that
| Orleans, and not maintaining the
Packard government, would be the destruction
of the Republican party in the South. The
President took the position that the Republi-
can party could no longer MAINTAIN that policy
which had lost New York to the Republican
party, and the party had become weaker in con-
sequence. Therefore the good of the Republic
can party demanded change The President
treated the subject as of national concern.
Witness said 80 far as he knew no returns had
been thrown. out by the returning board on in
adequate and insufficient proofs. There was a
| movement to make Nichols Governor, even to
the extent of violence,
Gen. Butler interposed, saying: ''And in
this Nichols had the aid of the President and
the McVeagh commission
The witness remarked: | wish, gentlemen,
you would distribute these questions among
others.
Gen. Butler-We have been asking many of
them because it SO rare that we have an hon
est witness.
Witness-There are many of them if you
| would only look after them. / find the people
OF Louisiana as honest anywhere.
MIR. Hiscock-As in Massachusetts or New
York.
Gen. Butler examined the witness in regard
to the proofs and affidavits laid before the re-
turning board.
With reference to Eliza Pinkston being
| brought into the room of the returning board
| matter of necessity, owing to her wounds.
This was not designed to produce strong
| impression ON the board, although it naturally
had that effect.
Gen. Sypher was recalled by Hiscock and in
terrogated concerning the alleged Sherman let
ter. Hiscock repeated the question asked
Wednesday, namely: whether there any
| thing which enabled him up to the time he
| saw what purported to be letter written and
signed by MIR. Sherman, to carry the form of
the latters hand writing in his mind, and also
read the answer then given by Gen. Sypher,
namely No, sir, have not the form of his
writing In my mind now, and have not seen it
frequently since. would not swear to his sig
nature now"
Capt l.. G.. Dennis, of Florida, was permitted
to make an explanation concerning Gov. Noyes'
testimony by the Potter committee in Wash
lngCOu. UOV. NOyes naQ tesJlned That When the
life of Dennis had been threatened he called
together in a church somewhere the colored
people of the vicinity, and had them kneel
down and raise their hands and swear if be
were killed they would lay waste in every di-
rection and avenge his death. Capt. Dennis
desired to say that nothing of the kind had
taken place, and that Gov. Noyes must have
been misinformed.
In reply to question by the chairman, Den
mis- said when he spoke at Newmansville where
it was alleged his life had been threatened there
was no intimidation nor any threats.
Senator Trumbull testified that he left for
New Orleans the invitation Of Mr.. Hewitt.
chairman of the Democratic executive commit
tee, to witness the count by the returning
board, in company with other gentlemen SINH
larly invited. The visitors were not present
when the board retired for deliberations and
they did not the com pilation of t;le returns
by which the board arrived at the result, nor
did he know whether any atfidavits presented
to the board were read at all.
The committee closed it's business here early
this afternoon. Potter, Hiscock and Butler
left for New York, where they will examine
Monday, Gov. Palmer, of Illinois. An adj
iournment will then take place subject to call
of the chairman. Mr.. Springer returns to his
family Mt Deer Park Maine