The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-18
Kellogg Invited TO Attend-.-He is
More Willing Than Lord
Stanley Matthews.
The Strike that was to Come, but
Hasn't. WHO are the Strikers
and Where are They.
The Communists Thunder at the
Door Of the Capitol.
Congress Gets a Dose Of It Flung
In Its Teeth.
Potter Investigating Committee
Adjourned Until Alter Close
M f,anurAaa

Investigating Committee held a shor
session to-day, and H. G. Clarke, late
Private Secretary to Kellogg, was crosl
examined by McMahon, relative to the
second set OF the Louisiana electoral Ger
tifcates. Witness said the two sets Of the
lists Of the returns lay Oh the table in thI
Commission room, New Orleans, accord
ing to his memory, until he gathered
them up for forwarding 10 the Secretary
ofState after the signatures were com.
plete. The only parties Rigning in the
presence Of the witness, that be remem
bered distinctly, were Gov. Kellogg and
Mr.. Brewster. he thought that there
were one or two others who signed In
his presence, but could not be positive q,
to that; didn't know where Levisee OF
Jetfrin were at the time OF the signing oI
the second set Of certificates, and could
not say positively whether they signed
personally, but was Of the opinion thai
the signatures appearing on the certi6'
cate are that Of Jeffrin being familiar
with his signature.
@. Was Il not we'll known fact among
the politicians in Louisiana that Judge
Levisee was not in town at the time the
papers in question were signed? A. II
was certainly known to me.
Mr.. McMahon questioned the witnes:
as to who signed the names OF Jebbin and
Levisee and witness replied that he knew
absolutely nothing about it.
@. Did General Anderson take any
supervision Of these papers2 A. l do moi
know.
Q. Wasn't the matter in your charge
now come down TO the plain truth; it was
In your private room where you were
preparing the Governors message, A
No, 1t was not in my private room; had
obtained the key TO II; the Senator Mas
seco had the keys to it, but il was no
longer his room-as he was out Of the Leg
islature not having been reelected.
@. And did you leave the papers there
over night when he had keysto the roomi
A. Yes sir.
Q. Did you you leave them there pur-
posely. A. Oh, no; that is l did not leave
them there that anything might happen
to them. 1 did not regard them as i'm.
portant. regarded the frat certificates
as strictly complying with the law in
every respect.
Q. No, you mean to say that you set up
your opinion against your friends In
WashiugtonH A. l did not set up any
action as against my friends in
Washington, but my individual opinion
Influenced my thoughts. II they had been
the frat set OF returns think / should
rather have taken much closer cog
nizance Of them or else none at all.
Q. You expressed no surprise to fnd
and Jaiffion's names in the pa
per. A. No sir.
Q. Was it not known to the politicians
in town and to you yourself that Judge
Levisee was not In town. A. II was not
known to me.
Q Was not Levisee the man about
whom there had been talk Of his getting
one thousand dollars2 A. Yes sir.
@, He was conspicuous character
there? A. Yes sir.
Q. Was 1t known to you and others Of
the same party that neither Mr.. Jaffrien
or Judge Levisee were in town at the
time the papers were signedH A II was
not known TO me and l don't
know as to Anderson.
@. You did not put names on papers ?
A. No sir (emphatically).
Q. Didn't you know the State Of Lou
Isiana would settle the election Of Hayes
and Wheeler2 A. Certainly; l was
quite certain II q genuine certificate
sould be made; the tirst were genuine.
By the Chairman-You mean valid
A. Yes, that Is my meaning.
Mcmahon, who was questioning wit
ness, objected somewhat to the interpola-
lion Of the Chairman, and said he did not
lgree with him as to the meaning Of wit.
ness.
A. Let me give you the train Of thought
in my mind; you will see why l meant
valid. The same law which says there
shall be two lists, a!So says that TO each
Of these lists shall be attached q certif-
cate Of the Governor, and that the same
law provides that the Governor shall
prepare for this purpose three certified
iists, and l never could see how those
certified liIts could be attached to six Ger.
tiicates, II six were required.
@. When you came 10 get up these new
how happened lyou TO place
these certificates outside Of those? A.
Because I understood that the President
Of the Senate declined TO receive them for
that reason.
@. So that General Anderson pointed
out two defects7 A. Yes sir,
@. Who requested you to write to
Judge Marks3 A. l think Governor
Kellogg.
By NJ. steuger: What isthe full name
Of that man that had keys to the Com
mission roomI A. J. NJ. MAIseco, 1 be-
o. What position does Judge Marks
hold now 2 A. Collector Of Internal Rev.
enue in New Orleans.
Shellabarger whispered few words to
Gen. Cox and the latter said;
I will ask a question that has been
augpested to me. Please describe Is near
a. " YOU can the condition Of the business,
meaning by business every one that sur
rounded Gov. Kellogg and his Office dur.
ing that time, the number Of people
crowding upon him and the imponibillty
Of his attending personally to matters Of
detail. A. can best describe 1t m
confusion; everything was tur-
moil and excitement.
o, How was It with reference to con-
tiuuous callers on himi A. One constant
throng, all the time day and night, at his
Office and his house. e,
The investigation Is adjourned until
Wednesday that the members ot. the com.
mittee may be in the House during the
closing hours Of the session Of Congress.
The Chairman on Saturday sent the
following note to Senator Kellogg:
HsIR-You are requested 10 attend be-
lore the Committee Of the House for the
investigation Of the election frauds, ETC.,