Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-16
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Anderson.
NEW Yonx. August I5.-John A. Lecte
Of New Orleans continued his testimony
before the Potter Investigating COMMITTEES
to-day. He said: When Anderson called
on me after coming from East Feliciana
he told me he had carried out the pro-
gramme. rs was we'll understood. between
Kellogg, Anderson and myself. The pro-
gramme was TO keep colored R~epubliesns
from voting. Each man had aprogramme
Of his own. II Was thought best 10 OF.
cludo the colored Republican vote, 30 that
the Returning Board could throw out the
whole Democratic vote Of the parish II nee
essary. The Republican party was demon
allied there, and would have been beaten.
Anderson went back to East Peliciana. and
Q poacesble election Was held. Anderson
told me that he did not mean TO make any
protest until he found out "whers the
land lay" Kellogg urged me to do what
I could to get Anderson to make . protest.
The attention Of the whole country was
being concentrated OF Louisiana. and Eel.
logg said 1t was highly important to get .
protest out Of Anderson before some
Of Tilden's emissaries arrived there
and bought him mp. I advised Anderson
not to make any protest at all. An.
derson and I agreed that the Republi.
cans were defeated, and we were sorry for
Hayes. but glad that Packard was defeated.
We agreed. however. that though defeated
the Republicans would get In. In an In.
terview with Kellogg he said that no matter
what Anderson wonld do he would count
the State In for Hayes. weAgreed TO Ksl.
logg's plan to count In Hayes. / knew
very well that sherman aud the visiting
statesmen had come down there 10 steal
tho State. / knew they were after Ander.
sons protest, 40 that after committing
himself he could not 20 over to the Demo-
Gratis without perjury. There was . gl0-
rious prospect for Anderson. aud ! knew
that no could get anything he demanded
for his protest, which would cause tho vote
OF East Fel.ciana for Tilden to be thrown
ont. think that even without Anderson's
protest they would have thrown out the
vote. They would manufacture o lot OF
ahidayits Just for moral appearance you
know. Kellogg wanted me 10 mAnufac-
ture afidavits, but I refused. I never
did wrong In my life, and sacri-
A..l a..u, ntaEtuntttaa IN lagn within
the dictates Of my conscience. lGreat
laughter.l thought by working Ander.
son I should get enough evidence out OF
him to expose the whole thing. and make
q sensation and my fortune. i can't say
what I would have done II some n would
have offered me 500, 900 10 keep quiet and
the high moral statesmen had come press.
ing around me 10 keep my mouth shut.
Laughter. When Anderson told me that
he had signed the protest and got no
money for IL, I told him the visiting states.
men and Kellogg would leave him In the
mud. ! told him II he held out with his
protest he could get documents from those
visiting statesmen that would make them
his slaves for the rest Of their political
lives. About this time Anderson began
jumping around and threatening TO whip
Pitkin, Kellogg and everybody else. kel.
logg and others called on me one day and
said /: "Come, old fellow, ! want to In.
troduce you to the visiting statesmen" l
told Kellogg I would not 60 to see such
lot Of frauds , that l was afraid
iN I met them they might get something
ont Of me. Ny desk in tho Custom.
houss was . sort Of political Mecca which