The daily gazette., 1878-07-13
FOURTH EDITION
THE ELECTORAL FRAUD INvES-
TIGATION.

| his INTERVIEW WITH MADAME
| JENKs-DENIAL OF THE STATEMENTS
| OF ANDERSON AND wEBER-THAT
| $4,000 LOAN-THE BOUGHT RE-
I TURNING BOARD MANTLE WIT
| NESS DENIES EVERYTHING &C.
WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator Kel-
logg must be classed with that long line
of witnesses who either really have bad
memories or who have a convenient
way of forgetting things just at the right
time. He was on the witness stand in the
Potter committee all day, and it was
marvellous how much he had forgotten
of what had occurred since the last presi-
Dental election. This was especially
the case when Mr.. Springer and Mr.. Pot
ter took him in hand for the purpose Of
cross-examination.
When the committee met to-day Gen.
Butler resumed the examination of the
witness, who, in response to questions, as
serted his firm conviction that Packard
could have maintained his government if
the President had only promised him the
use of federal troops in the case of ne
cessity. He thought letter to that eff
feet would have induced the people of
Louisiana to submit quietly to Packard's
rule. Butler then switched off from the
Packard government and tried to find out
something about the Sherman letter, but
all that kellogg knew about 1t was from
common rumor, and the fact that Mrs.
jerks had told him last winter, in New
Orleans, that there was such a letter in
ytcf.t . tl.&
read from paper which she had in her
hand, but the witness could not say
whether it was the original Sherman let
ter or not, as he was not permitted to
handle it. He advised Mrs. jerks to see
Packard about it, which she did, but the
interview did not amount to much.
General Butler here retired, and Mr..
Hiscock took the witness in hand. So
much of the testimony of James Z. An
derson and of Z. A. Weber as referred to
Governor Kellogg was read to him, and
he pronounced as false all of their state
ments accusing him of urging or conniv-
ing at frauds or other improper means to
carry the election for the republicans in
certain parishes. He never advised any
manipulation of returns. In this connec-
tion kellogg explained that in his testi-
mony given yesterday he did not wish to
be understood as conveying the idea that
after the returning board had found that
republican Legislature had been elect
ed, but that on the face of the returns two
of the Hayes el ectors were defeated, that
they afterwards manipulated the votes so
as to elect the whole Hayes ticket. He
did not know that was so, for he knew
nothing about it. kellogg also contra
dicted Anderson's testimony to the effect
that he and E. A Weber had informed
him (kellogg) that the elections in East
and West Feliclana were peaceable, and
that they could not therefore make pro-
| tests.
Mr.. Hiscock then took turn at the
bloody shirt, and got Kellogg to testify
that there was deliberate purpose in
| certain parishes to overcome the republi-
| cans by violence and terrorism. This was
particularly the case in the Felicianas,
Ouachita, West Baton Rouge and More
house, although there were other parish
es IN which there were more or less bull
doing. Being askep how he knew there
was such deliberate purpose as stated
Kellogg replied that he came to that con.
cluslon because there were repeated acts
OF violence, and because of the result
which followed in the respective parishes
which was the success of the democratic
ticket.
Chairman Potter rebuked the witnes.
| for answering the question in that way
A gentleman of his intelligence ought tc
know that to draw conclusions from re
suits was not the proper way to answer
such question. Mr.. Kellogg contesse et
that he had answered improperly and re
quested that his answer be stricken from
| the record.
# Mr.. Hlscock then asked the witnes
a what, in his judgment, would have beef
n the result in the seventeen bulldoze
parishes If there had not been intimida
ton and terrorism. To which, after al
objection had been made and subsequen
ly waived, Mr. Kellogg gave the luci
at answer that some would have gone l.,
publican and some democratic. TIL
s. general effect of the bulldozing, h we've
S. was, in his opinion, to destroy the n
III publican majority in the State.
Mr.. Hiscock closed his examination l
. ehciung statement that j. L. Anderso
and Webber had no particular social {
political standing in louisiana and an,
ther, that Kellogg was in confidenti
communication daily with Mr.. job
Sherman while he was with the visitir
I statesmen in New Orleans, and that |
! did not believe sherman would have ~
vlsed the supervisors of registration
any particular course without first CO
sulting him. - se -
The examination of the witness on til
} point was not concluded when the con
& mlttee adjourned until tomorrow. As
was well known that the subject of the
n alleged forgeries would be INQUIRED inn
8. and as Kelley was wanted as a witness
ng was regarded as suspicious circumstan
us IN the committee room that Kenne,
should have made his visit to Louisia
>, Just at the time he did, and that keI