American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-06

formerly of New Orleans, but nov. United
states Attorney for Dakota, AFFIXED the lutFt
fly positively that anderson swore to the
he never affixed his signature to an dWdHvft
when the party making the same was not
present
Ek-Marshal Pitkin was further examined
before the Committee on the 9Th, mainly in
reference to the work of the McVeagh Com
mission in New Orleans, preliminary to the
recognition of the Nichols Government.
Witness testified to Conversations with Haw
ley and Harlan, WHO nssur6d him that the
Administration would take care OF al the
leading Republicans who had borne the bruHt
of the work in Louisiana; Anderson was not
mentioned by name in this connection.
objected to the Introduction of further evil
dence on this point. on the ground that it
tpnina Gla ems Mr maeMahon replied
that the question of going Into an investfga-
ton of the McVeagh Commission had been
decided in secret session, and he voted fof It
upon the ground that General Butler In.
formed the Committee that an agreement
lent count of the vote OF Louisiana mad been
made ehectual, and that he could prove
boarding house in Washington testified
that Mrs. jerks boarded at his
house last winter, and told witness that Ase
had the sherman letter or could get it by CO.
ing to New Orleans, which she was going to
do. William +. Chandler was examined
Being asked if he had given assurances that
the members of the Returning Board would
ted. ' as sas tesii f by I MeIinn before TIE
Florida sub committee, he said that he did
not remem5er making any such promises
egraphed to Lee, Gov. Hsyes's private
secretary" Send Stanley Matthews hnd
look 'f fa~ornSi % Gov Noyes sa5seaaent i
came, but he did not know it was in response
t. that teiegram He also telegraphed to
ence with all our friends now here, we find
the work to be done reduires great and expe-
sure success. Noyes and Kasson will be here
to and to Wish tss a ssn
me- have 5000 more. making s5 300 1t It
State. You can imagine what the Democrats
are about. Where is Cook? ISigned1 c.
Willingness 10 tell what he did fifth it when
called upon to do so. Mr.. Hunton said that
the object of examining the witness now was
to accommodate Governor \oyes, who wish
ed to leave for Europe, and the witness would
be questioned only on matters relating to
Pennig iee
publican of Alachua County, Florida, testi=
the correctness of the return from Archer
Precinct in that county, which was in dis
pute before the Returning Board. but witness
told him that unless he was ready to aban-
don his case he lad better not put him upon
the stand, as hts evidence would be detri-
mental to the Republican side. Gov. Noyes
was regarded by all the Republicans as Mr..
Hayes's intimate friend, and assured them
that he would protect the southern Republi-
cans. 1.-The Committee adjourned till Fri
day.
Mr.. l.. G. Dennis further testified before
the Committee on the 2sth: The reason why
he did not wish to swear to the correctness
of the returns from Archer Precinct WAS be-
cause the Inspector had confidentia1ly in
formed him that there had been 2i9 frautiu-
lent names added to the list of voters, and
public notoriety. To Mr. Butler the witness
said he believed the returns in Archer Pre-
cinct should have shown 2i9 votes in excess
of what they did for the Republican party.
The Republican officers made up the deficien-
CIV from the registration book. so to make
votes. He believed there had been fraud on
both sides. When the votes were turned
out of the box the missing number OF Repub-
lican votes appeared as having been legally
cast. The witness testified that Black ,Repub-
ican Inspector of Elections, and Vance, Re-
publican Clerk. had made affidavit as to the
correctness of the return, and that his reason
for not wishing to go on the stand was that
his testimony would have tended strongly to
have cOntradicted theirs. He did not dis
close this knowledge to Gov. Noyes. but sim
ply tried to impress him with the idea that
cause it would injure his case. Mr.. Hiscock
said he. expected to produce the evil
dence of Vance and Black, showing that
deuce showing that as many men swore they
voted the Republican ticket whose rames
were on the poll list as were certified to by
the returns. He was willing to. leave the Issue
right here, with the understanding that the
point was not closed before the public-.......
Edward F. Noyes, United states Minister to
France, appeared before the Committee and
made general and explicit denial of all
charges made against him of any completely
in fraudulentlv counting the Electoral vote
of Florida for Hayes. He did not go to Flori-
of Gov Hayes; he did not understand Dennis
as objectfng to swear to the returns from
Archer Precinct on account OF his knowledge
OF frauds committed. but on account of his
fear of further mourning the hostility of the
Democrats. Gov. Noyes said 1T wish to
say that no mortal man ever told me or in
timated to me while / was in Florida that
there was any thing fraudulent about that
return except what was sworn to before the
mean had no private information derived
from any source whatever. l honestly and
and argued by me was right. and can
say that we made case which would
es5lify amy unprstgdced lew coVrs
Of Ohio, both TESTIFIED that they
Hayes. Gen. Wallace also made general
denial of having promised the members of
ns Hayes woud
care of them: subsequently he may have
said that the Republicans OF Florida would
appointed Messrs Hunton, Mcmahon. Spring
er, Butler and Hiscock a sub committee to
Ie"tiH IN washington atiu take teStiiHohy
Messrs. Potter, Morrison and Cox Will act as
arelief for it and the sub committee in New
Orleans. The latter is composed of Messrs.
Stsnger, Reed and Blackburn.
Mrs. jerks appeared before the Commit
tee on the Goth and produced her correspond
enco with Anderson, but Gen. Butler being
absent the letters were not read. go. Mr.. VIM.
f.. Chandler testified that the S. GOO received
by him while in Florida was handed over to
gen. Martin, who expended 1t in procuring
evidence. Witness gave the names of
state politics who appointed to
Federal offices upon his recommends
ton. Secretary Sberman'S letter
to the Committee, asking for the examina-
ton of large number of witnesses to prove
the existence of an organized system of in
timidation in the Feliciana parishes, and the
reply of the Committee thereto, denying the
request, on the ground that the proffered ev-
idence had already been taken in whole or
in part by seven different Congressional
committees and was now matter of official
record, were made public.
The Louisiana subcommittee.
The SUBJ committee of the Potter Commit
tee met in Parlor p, st. Charles Hotel. New
Orleans. on the 29th. Ex-Governor Packard
made a long statement, covering the whole
ground of the election, the canvassfng of the
votes, and his own contest with
Nichols for = the Governorship. He
holds that his own title was as
good as that of President Hayes. and that
could have maintained his position even
without the use of Federal troops. He was
under the impression at the time that the
Harlan McNeagh Commission were inimical
to his interests and used their influence to
break up the Packard Legislature, but had no