Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-22
HAYES HAND.
Continuation of the Evidence of Major
Burke Before the Potter Committee
Important Evidence Bearing Upon the
Theft of the Presidency by Hayes and
His Pals.

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-The Potter commission
resumed it's labors this morning. and Mai. E.
A. Burke again took the stand. BY mutual
agreement, said the witness, friends of HAYES
were to visit Gen. Grant with a view of ascer-
tanning what his views were on the question of
the establishment of the Nichols government,
but there was nothing said, as far as l am
aware, about any commission. l was assured
by Hayes and others that all troops would be
withdrawn. Witness read from some papers
that he had in his possession statement that
there was letter from Hayes to Foster under
date of Feb. 23d, cont aiming the basis of guar
antee and assurances. Verbal guarantees were
given by Sherman, Matthews, Dennison and
Garfield In a Senate committee room and at
Wormley's hotel. This letter explained all
guarantees and assurances we had. never
stated L received any letter of guarantee or as
surances from Sherman or others of
the conference. To his knowledge
there was no note or memoranda in writing
He met Foster subsequently at his ROOM but
there was nothing of any conversation commit
ted to writing.
between yourself, Garfield, Sherman Foster
and Matthews that you and other gentlemen on
the other side should reduce any proposition
made to writing?
Witness replied that he was confident the
subject under discussion at the time was not
reduced to writing. We had the word Of the
President of the United States.
Here quite passage took place between
Major Burke and Gen. Butler as to the papers
which he had and still has, but the answer was
that all the papers were referred to in his let
ter. Gen. Butler then persisted in knowing
why witness left out the flibustering paragraph
in his synopsis of the Wormley hotel confer
Mo-. D. e
its omission was probably from prudential mo-
tlves, and that one of the members from Louis
lana should state our reason on the floor of the
House. 1t was our desire that the substance
of what we expected should be before the
country, and understood by the country at the
time, in order to guard against any violation
of the issuance given, and in order that if they
were violated and effects followed, Louisiana
action would be justified by the country.
Mayor Burke read his dispatch of Feb. 28tf
to Gov. Nichols which he said clearly ex plains
their position. This tended to show the leaders
had agreed the filibustering idea was no longer
tenable, and that the count would go on IRE
spectlve of any previous agreement. In fact,
that Generalization had set in, and for the
safety of all concerned, it must be abandoned.
Q. What or who was the high authority that
satisfied you that unless you were very much
deceived your plans would be successful?
A. Stanley Matthews was one. j. l.. Wilmar,
DlSuop OIL LOu1SlndHd, went TO washington To
describe the situation to Hayes and Grant and
explain that the attempt to install Packard
would result in anarchy and bloodshed.
q. What is the meaning of Wilmar saying,
Please don't be disturbed in louisiana"
A. | understand by that Hayes would not
attempt to place the Packard government over
Louisiana. The guarantee and assurance to be
given by Hayes were agreed upon by the Mich
OILS government Feb. 26 and 27 and after
wards endorsed by Sherman and Matthews on
the part of Hayes.
Witness denied he ever told anyone Mr.
Hayes in person had authorized the guarantees
or assurances.
At this point a man intoxicated said he
wished to address the committee. He was TAX
en- away by his friends but returned, and yelled
| out rat, tat, tat, one, two, three" causing
considerable commotion and excitement. The
man was said to be formerly of the navy, and a
present engineer of the Rar;tan canal, New
Jersey.
Maj. Burke promised to produce tomorrow
the kilograms concerning guarantees and as