Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-07-29
The Potter Investigation
EXAMINATION OF GEN. GARFIELD
AND FRANK MOREY.
NOTHING NEW ELECTED.
THE COMMITTEE ADJOURN TO
MEET IN NEW YORK.

ATLANTIC CITY, July 27. Gen. Garfield ap.
pesred before the Potter committee short time
this morning, having recovered from his sickness
He t0ok farewell OF his friends and then left for
Ohio.
The examination Of Frank Morey was then re-
sumed.
Being questioned by Potter, be said that ia his
testimony yesterday be used the word "mob," as
applied to the Nichols party in New Orleans. in
merely legal sense. As . matter of fact the
governor; that bis troops had been the legal mi
ltis; that they had ben cheated by the returning
board and that 1t was for the purposs Of maintain
ing their rights the militia OF ganized.
Witness was asked whether he did not believe
If no federal troops were used in New On leans the
Nichols government would have established it.
self.
Witness--If ii had been . mere matter of pby-
sical force. The Nichols party would have over
come the Packard.
Q-Do you believe Packard could have main.
tanned himself without support
ANY impression ia if the Packard govern
ment had been recognized in the first place, a.
Kellogg had neen and had the President said he
| intended to maintain Packard and given him the
necessary moral support, there would hsve beea
no trouble in maintaining it. The Nichols gov
eminent established itself without the aid of the
federal government, further than the withdrawal
Of the troops.
But er-Suppose Tilden, March 4, 78, had es-
tablshtd himself by the cid of N. Y. militia. 10
The city Of " Y, - pre- sident of the U. s.. the
ground that the people had elected him, but that
he had bee heated out of the election by the
La. returning hoard, and had J. ut = comm ission
to congress in order to secure recognition, and af-
ter certain proceedings Of bribery, intimidation
and corruption, and after the bonds of the u. 5.
had gone down 30c on o dollar on account Of the
trouble and anarchy, and supposnR . majority In
congress were bondholders aud to these
bonds had me To the conclusion to recognize
rildeu as president, aud majority Of the mem
bers OF both houses had agreed 10 form q congress
TO receive advantages from him, sending him mes
sages ana bills for his approval. have you any
doubt there would have been Q change 10 the gov
ernmen of the U. s., as in the of the change
IN La.
Al have not the least doubt of it.
in response to Poiter's questions, witness gave
his opinion that it was the duty of the president
to decide which was the legal government, but
any outrage exists the question Was fos the deter
IN nation of the courts.
dentally said he had one or two interviews with
the pre- -ident, at great length, during which wit.
ness argued that the withdrawal OF troops from
New Olleans and not main taining the Packard
government, would be the destr uction Of the re-
publican party in the south.
The president took the position that the rep,
party could no longer mantsn that policy which
lost N. \. to the reps, and the party had become
weaker IN consequence. Therefore the good Of
the rep. party deman nded change. The pres-
dent treated the subj, ct of national concern.
Witness said 80 lar he knew returning
board had thrown out any returns on inadequate
and insufficient proof. There WAS movement
to make Nichols governor even to the extent of
violence.
Butler (intei posing I'm this Nichols had the
aid of the ptesiden, and Mcveigh commission.
Wtness-I wish, gentlemen, you would distrib.
ute these questions among others.
Buter-We have been asking many Of them,
cause it is so iae that we have IN honest wit.
ness.
Wtness-Tbere are many Of them, If you will
only look for them. fnd the people Of La
honest as those anywhere.
Hiscock-As in Mass. or N. "
Ayes.
Witness said + liza Pinkston was unable to Get
before the returning board, except upon . sofa.
Gen. Sypher again reiterated bis answer that be
had no form of Stermans writing In his mind
and would not swear to Sherman's handwriting.
Capt. Dennis said that Gen. Noyes was misn-
formed when be was told that Densis gathered
the negroes in a church and had them swear to
revenge his death lie also testified that he WAS
not threatened.
Ex-senator TrumbulI testified that he went 10
New Orleans by invitation of Hewitt, on account
Of the proceedings there, but nothing new was
ELECTED.
1 be committee here adjourned to meet in New
York, on Monday, when they will adjourn sub
ject TO the cali Of the chairman.