Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-08-29
PRESiiDlEN,TliA.Li PRESIDENT i. ELECTION, i;lj {,


TUESDAY. Augush. A0,-MsjQrys E., "A.
Burke, Of New Orleans, was before the Potter
committee, and was examined 1t len 9Th. Gen.
Butler did all the qlestfoning. I" The edect.of
the examination Of Burke was tU1shOw' that
Ahere, was a bargain hby. which. tho. Packard
government Vas te he sQNsrthrogn, and .th4t
ed, and that Hayes was privy to such bargain.
Psrtisans win accept Or reject Bnfke's State
ments according t0,their proconclued notions,
and argue upon the definite ,,ilnqe6niteness Of
many q his ststements:, The witness said be
andF Packard were defGated and iiiden arid
Nichols elected, and that was the opinion OF
every honest man there. Witness, went to
Washing lion, he eaid, the 18th Of JANUARY, as
agent for Gov Nich0fls;;i to- secure non:if1ter-
ventl0n: BY Sovet1meat troops wlth:the State
government, WeAad the moral and literal
force af the people Of Louisiana, sufficient to
have @ Collision viii tie tinted states trooops, T.
We were determined ta protect the interests
of our State against any source Whatevnry and
i an srmsd attack were made On the ,Nich0As
tT yeS nifs tifeS se9 as
things: Cheated out or two elections, IL and
plundered, we determined not to- stand 1T
longer, and would have forced q military gov
ernment ip preference to ostanding such things
Gen. Grant modified his ideas aftsr; my visit
to Washington. Twas III Washington for the
purpose ol getting the troops, not q interfere
noon of the ID Of March. Question by Butler:
Then you got the order op Monday when Gen
Grants term expired at 12.o'clock' at night
Now; did you not know, that Hayes called ION
Grxnt the same. day at Il O'Clock In the morn,
ings A., No air, /, did mot hear did not
know Of any confidence between Hayes and
wEpSnspAr, i ;;; *: y Aug XII 'a1 a1fhe. Potter
M6ior Burke. He testiAed about the famous
Wotmley c?nference' And, satd:, '.'"1 -; meyer
stated received any letter Of gauaraptee or
assurances Hpm Shermani. or ,Qthera ,0f the
conference. ~ Gem Rather took the.i witness
in hand, and quito y Pasaage at a!ms occur
s3a@iastion Of the witness: the committed
,THURsDaAs. ;:Ail,, August ;,;'$s ,Aajor Burke
again appeared befere. tie Potter COMMITTEES,
aSd testified Is Is Various matters and thines
against Republicans, ana fayorable to Defnol
!craits. At the :cbnclueion Of Major Burke's
testimony: E: HoweiWss, introduced. He
is resident Of Texas. Butler le !. tQok tho wit;
ness. IN charge. Hiseoek! lKeR2 } laalnNsted
last night: and fixed ,.up his line OF testimony;
Butler aaxed up, end said, these things came
with bad grace from: Hiscock. Histocks re;
torted that it. was bad grace on the part Of
disappointed candidate for hondrS t6 prompt
witnesses, and make it appear they were post
sessed Of greatsecfets; +, j. .;';" ID. III
. FRIDAY, August. '1iat SS<-Major. Burke was
again. upon.the: witness: stand: He said he
considered all the adts Of the Iiouisiana'' re-
turning board illegal, as the board was. an il
legally constituted body. In .responce to; q
Question from Gen. Butler, Major Burke STAT
ed: that none Of the Packard legislature were
allowed to become members of the Nichols
legislature who were not known .tQ:have been
s5Sftsa q eSya s S SGfs fSs r6 6f Hnds: IS:
visiting stanesinEn't6 the United States Sen.
ate stated that the! Nichells' government was
founded ON blo0dshed, and riots, such state
ments were upfounded and he, Rprke) did
not propose TO- square their report .foI them
Gen. Butler continued the. cross. questioning
at considerable length, during Which both
the witness and his qnest1outr Il ,<got iexcite4
and both spoke. in loud tones q. voice M
HiscQck read dispatch which he had ,jnst rel
eeiyed from Gev: Young, of Ohio; #; states:
orets to conceal as to our correspondents or
Mr.. Potter then read the follow
ing telegram from R.. L.; Gibson: IT meyer
had q conversation with Mr.. Sherman about
the settlement offhe Louisiana question or
on Louisiana politics., sin this sMr! Burke is
in errorL. .i;;,g. : i!;.RAKDoIPH L. lGIBsoK.n
$" SATURDAY.; August 24.-Several minor
witnesses were, examined before the Potter
in a!brief session, eliciting nothing
or very important but about the
same run as to Louisiana crockedless, in pol
itfcs' The committee djourped, not to meet
again till called together by the: chairman.