Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-21
The Electoral Inquiry.

Potter committee closed in New York yester
day, the testimony of Major e. A. Burke, of
New Orleans, was continued Witness said:
81 was in washington for the purpose OF get
ting an order Tor the troops not to Interfere
with Louisiana matters, and got an order to
that h erect on the afternoon Of the I'd Of March,
O. Then you got that order on that day when
General Grants term expired at Il O'Clock
that night. Now did you not know that Hayes
called on Grant that same day at II o'clock in
Did not know OF any conference between
Hayes and Grant.
Telegram Of March !, 1877, from Grant to
believe public opinion viii sustain Ia any % action lon
by the United States government in Louisiana.
and that troops would only be used to protect
the te. peace, witness admitted to be correct.
favor of the electoral commission. We under
s Ood, through crude and logical reasoning,
that il Hayes was recognized that Packard
saw nothing in Hayes's letter of acceptance
about the state going two ways"
Here another telegram from U. s. Grant to
Gen. Augur, dated January IA, 1877. was read,
in which, while deprecatng Interference on
the part of the federal government in the state
government, yet said that the Packard gov
commission had declared them elected.
The witness said: when the hope of seat
ing Tilden, whom he knew to be elected,
passed away, on the 10th of February, we
were
READY TO CONFER WITH HAYES
and see what he meant to do for louisiana
Among some OF the promises made to Senator
tion OF blacks and whites promotion Of friendly
relations between both, and equal civil and
political rights. The question of educating
black and white together was not discussed
thing was said between Matthews and myself
about the returning board. Witness said
there was nOt.one word in these guarantees that
are az en- not compulsory and embodied in the laws
e. Now was this all you offered to put in
Hayes and Packard out? A. We offered these
fOr the Nichols government. We did &C
found that the republican party were determ-
ined to 60 on with the count.
q. Did you and your party friends agree to
stop opposition to the counting in OF Hayes?
President Grant that after the count was
completed the troops would be Withdrawn. l
Said to MIR. Matthews that while we were as.
sured that President Grants assurance of
President Hayes policy was well intended,
yet we wanted these assurances from such
men as Garfield, Morton and others, whom
he could not answer for them and said then
we will place your party in such position that
they must speak. meant thereby that our
people would join the tilibusters and prevent
being counted for Hayes Witness said there
were but two phases of negotiations IN this
thing3Cameron and Matthews phases. That
eron as he did to Matthews on the 18th of Feb
ruary. Also to Mr.. Foster, and other leading
members of the republican party.
=. Alter the resolution passed on the 18th
February by Congress deciding not to inter-
fere with the Louisiana count, was there any
hope for the republican administration? A.
No, sir; except that some arrangement was
made with democrats of Louisiana. 1 had
conversation with Mr.. Hewitt, and he said the
democrats were determined to put the Onus of
this fraud on the shoulders of the republi-
can party. The republican party were well
aware of our determination to break up the
count.
Witness said he had
CONVERSATION WITH GEN. GRANT
on the 10Th of February He intimated that
he would not do anything to prejudice the re-
publican party, and would not act until the
count was declared for Hayes. Grant allowed
We acted on his intimatiOns. and he submit.
ted to them. On the 26th of February, the
witness said, he received telegram from Mr..
t. see him. He said, "Come Instantly He
told me he had
LETTER FROM LAMAR
relative to the conversation that he Namar)
had with Matthews and Foster in gard to
the speech made by Foster. The following is
.,,Is ,n,IWAshH,SsT;oS,, Nc Feb, Feb: 2o ls77;wMy Pear
BILE authority, which l will give if you wish it
that Foster said to a gentleman (my inform
anti that the speech he made to-day which so
Southern policy that he made it alter consats aSts
tion with Mr.. Matthews, MIR. Hayes brother
in-law and Mr.. Matthews told him and urged
him to say square!y that Hayes would have
he would, but he said he was afraid to take
too much upon himself to say that, but Mr..
Matthews reiterates his desire that Foster
were to speak should say it, because it is
the truth. Foster further said that he did not
see the mode by which Hayes could accom-
psa 1e ia OF MiGh9ls as
him ask Nichols if 1 withdraw the army and
the gunb0atS will you assure me that you will
not not establish YOUR by bloodshed
the pledge let him withdraw Them Now,
Ellis. this is the first thing have ever heard
as ascoming from Hayes directly or indirectly
man. We do not want offices, but we do want
to get our states and our people free from
carpet bag government Ought you not if an
a available Io opportunity offers to serve your
you can't free your state? I think you should
at once see MI. Stanley Matthews and ask him
il il Coy. Hayes viii give you some assurance
ination OF your people. Your friend,
Hon. Jno. Ellis, Representative Of Louis
MI. Ellis proposed
A CONFERENCE
in the room of the finance committee of the
Senate, and there were present at it MesSrs
Matthews, DeniSOn, Sherman, Foster and my
self. l showed them guarantees which the
Nichols government were willing to make.
Mr.. Sherman expressed anxiety about the
United States Senate, and remarked that if the
Nichols gOyernme NJ were at once recognized
two democratic Senators would also have to
be recognized. 1t was finally agreed to call
on Grant and urge him to remove the troops
as such a request would do away with his
expressed fears Of doing anything to embar-
rass his successors policy. AS / was in the
minority in that conference, it being four to
one, l suggested conference in the evening
when other parties representing the demo.
cratic side could be present It was held in
Mr.. Evarts' room, but he was not present
There were present at it Messrs Sherman.
Garfield, Foster, Denis0n, Matthew'S Ellis,
the whole condition of affairs.
REDMOND, THE OUTLAW, PROPOSES TO SUR
RENDER.-A telegram to the N. Y. Herald,
from Greenville, S. c., August l9, says: Your
correspondent yesterday visited the noun.
tains twenty-five miles north of this place. and
after great difficulty and fatigue secured an
interview with the hunted man, Redmond,
Uhe mOOnShiner) last night in the Businesses
of the mountain and found him to be a young
man OF about twenty-six years old, with little
OF the appearance OF an outlaw. He expresses
himself ready to stand his trial; says ne has
done no more than his many companions, and
has nothing to fear from fair trial in any
court. He cannot understand why he should