The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-05

between the confeEees; Witness
denied that he had told anyone that Mr.. Hayes
aensnSe4 g e
Ssfose tie i, SAX. q Gonmitsss ss New Orleans.
TIE testimony Of Maj. Burke was
continued, ON the 22d. Witness stated that the
census of 1876, for New Orleans. was fraudulent.
and the negro population increased by $4,000. in
the interest," of the Republican party. The State
ie.S N SSns q 4
further stated that the rulings Of the Returning
assinst he Dem n Witness saw Anderson.
sherman and st9ughto9 in q restaurants ~. in
the latter had offered witness to furnish him with
the documents to prove that there was Republi;;
can conspiracy to throw out the tive buil-dozed
84,O0 cash in hand, and $1,000 after the count
was declared. Witness accepted the offer, and
the documents would have passed only that the
Jailed at length the circumstances attending
the Wormley conference, his testimony being
substantially n given before the Sub Committee
at New Orleans. The Republican parties TO that
conference were willing to abandon Packard if
they could strengthen their waning power IN the
". +. Horne, of Texas, on being asked if he
sent dispatch to Gov. Young, Of Ohio, on the
18th of February. in relation tO the Presidents
action in respect to LOuisiana affairs, and re-
ccivcd reply thereto. declined to answer, as he
acted in the caIucity of legal adviser. He adj
mitted receiving dispatch from Gov: Young,
stating that Hayes would soon be In Washing,
ton, etc. He declined to say whether he called
upon Hayes ON his arrival.
w. E. HORNE was recalled on the
I'D. and announced his readiness to lay his telc-
grams and letters before the Committee a. soon
a. he could get them.
~ to his connection with Louisiana affairs. He
considered, nc said. all the acts Of the Returning
Board illegal, and the Board itself an illegally,
SSy Ses to ct s
hers Of the Nichols Legislature who were
elected by. minority votes. He declared
ate that the Nichols Government was founded
on blooished and riot to be cnphatically I'M
true. Witness pm scented a telegram from W. +.
sSSqs e
Of disscnsions in the Cabinet over the LouEian.
troubles and the cou1.s Of the Pes
the writer. He stated that Senator Matthews had
repeatedly told him that Senator Morton would
sustain y the President's policy and would would
said fs that 4 st he and his friends construed
the Presidents policy-the withdrawal Of the
f!oDps-to mean the ovesthI9w OF fne pa e c
would reach the same conclusion. The friends
of the Nichols Government did not make any
: &c Ct their intentions Mn in respect to
were propcunded BY Gen. Butler to the
witness with a view Of. finding out why. South
Carolina was demanded. *s well as Louisiana
Carolina for overturning the Chamberlain Gov
ernment. For answer to these questions, witnes!
referred the Committee to Mr.. Watterson, and
doubted the election Of Hampton.
A dispatch was read from Gov. Young, of Ohio
authorizing MI Horne to testify tS all ne know.
der investigation, and also one from Gen. Glib
bad consulted with Gen. sherman in relation te
Louisiana affairs.
BEFORE the Committee, ON the oath,
J.R. A. Gouthreaux. of New Orleans, testified
that he had charge Of the Registration Bureau in
lS74. and that the fraudulent registrations aggre
gated 1900, and affidavits had been mad.
against 400. Witness said that many of the Re
publican Supervisors and Registrars were non
residents, fugitives from Justice, and in sew
era! cases were under Indictment. He said
BILE, who made the remark that he and Burke
were foolish to work for the Democracy, fol
1t they had a majority of 1000 they would b<
referred to the "sewing.machine circular" bs
which he said the Republicans made their regis
tration list. and said that when Maj. Burke and
lAlAASSAA PlVSNSIcU ~ mourning OOATO against
this fraud they, were laughed at. He then gave
the names of a large number of those who ma
p.p9lSted the late election, all of whom nov
hold Federal offices. including j. Madison Welli
and Thomas &. Anderson.
Richard b. Edgewcrth, Captain of Police, New
Orleans. and Supervisor of Election, handed in
the following, among other letters:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE
"REpuBLIcAN PARTY OF LOUISIANA
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. Is, 1876. J
"R. B. EdgewOrth. Esq, Supervisor of Registra.
tinn, Parish of Plaqnemine, La:
DEAR SIR-lt is well-knOwn to this commit.
tee, from an examination of the census of 1875
that the Republican vote in your parish is 1900
pected to register and vote the full strength OF
milton by the next State Administration vii
depend upon your doing your tut
duty in the premises, and you will not be held t.
have done your full duty unless the Republican
registration in your parish reaches 1000 and tn,
Republican vote is at least 5000. All local can
didates and committees are directed to aid yOt
to the utmost in obtaining the results called fo
herein, without fail. Once obtained, your recog
milton will be ample and generous. Very re
spectfully your Obedient servant
I'D. J. N. A. JEwErT, Secretary"
seeing Eliza Pinkston taken from her home OF
Granier street to the Republican Investigating
Committee, and she walked down the steps un
aided.
ANNOUNCEMENT was made, on tn,
26tll that the next meeting of the COMMITTEE
would be held at Washington. about the LIST o
October.