The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-08-28

you wish It. that Foster SAID to gentleman
day, which so significantly but indirectly
r. ae az consul on W @ aai es M
Hayes brother-in-law, and Mr.. Matthews told
him and urged him to say squarely that Hayes
would have nothing to do or say to Packard:
to take too much upon himself TO say that, but
Mr.. Matthews reiterated his desire that Foster
should say so promptly, and further said, IF
It is the truth" Foster further said he did not
know the mode by which Hayes will accom-
plish the practical recognition of the Nichols
government, to which my informant replied:
"Let HIM ask Nichols. II Withdraw the
army and guhboats, will you assure me you
shed apd bloodV Sgetaistion and II NchoIis
makes the pledge, let him withdraw them"
Now, Ellis, this is the first thing have ever
heard as coming from Hayes, directly or indi-
rectly, that is worth acting upon by any
southern man. We do not want offices, but
We do want TO get our states and our people
free from carpet-bag government. Ought you
not, If an available opportunity offers you TO
serve your people, to spring forward at once
and see II you can't free your state. think
you should at once. See Stanley Matthews
and ask him IL Governor Hayes Will give you
some assurance that he will not maintain
Packard In his dominion Of your people.
Your friend l.. @. C.. LAMAR.
To the Hon. John Ellis. Representative Of Lou
isiana.
THE CONFERENCE.
room of the finance committee of the senate,
and there were present at it Matthews. Den
nisOn, Sherman and Foster and myself. i
showed them guarantees which the Nichols
government were willing to make. Sherman
expressed anxiety about the senate, and re.
marked il the Nichols government were at
once recognized two democratic senators
would also have TO be recognized. 1t was
finally agreed to call on Grant and urge him
to remove the troops assuch arequest would
do away with his expressed fears of doing
anything to embarrass his successors policy.
As / was in the minority in that conference,
il being four to one, Isuggested a conference
in the evening when other parties represent
ing the democratic side could be present. 1t
was. as / suggested, a conference. 1t was
held in Evarts' room, but he was not present.
There were present Sherman, Garfield, Fos-
ter, Dennison, Matthews, Ellis Levy, Wat
tersan and myself. We discussed the whole
condition of affairs. Adjourned till to-mor-
row.
Major Burke Continues His Testimony
Concerning the Lonisisna Bargain
The Legal Theory by Which Hayes
Could be Counted I'm and Yet the
Nichols Government be Maintained
Wrangles Between Hiscock and But
Ter.
New YORK, Aug. 22.-Msjor Burke con-
tinued his testimony before the Potter COM
mittee to-day. He said that the census of
1875 for Orleans was fraudulent and in the
interest of the republican party by increas-
ing the negro vote %, 900, and that the state
was carried for Nichols by 1900 majority
and for Tilden by about 5000 majority.
The witness said universal pains were taken
by the democrats to prevent the intimida-
ton of voters. All came on the republican
side.
Q.-What was the course of the board in
regard to the ex-parte affidavits? A.-They
at first decided not to receive any such, but
afterwards changed their opinion and re-
ceived ex-parie affidavits from the republi-
can side of the house, and then again, when
democratic afidavits were sent in, they
changed their ruling again, and refused to
receive them. 1t was after the sd OF Novem-
Der before we had any opportunity to
receive the protest When we handed in
large bundles OF ex-parte affidavits, the board
refused to receive them, aud said the wit
nesses should be present, and on producing
large number OF witnesses, the board only
examined few of them. This put the DEM
OF some of the parishes. The total vote of
the state of Louisiana in 1876 was 161, 149, or
nearly 80 per cent. of the registered voting
population. He saw Anderson on Sunday
morning in a restaurant The witness was
in company with Mr.. Guthrie. and at the
other side of the restaurant Sherman and
Stoughton we're sitting The witness spoke
Anderson speaking to Sherman and Slough
ton. Anderson told the witness that
he had something in the nature OF
protest, but that he was under
the influence of liquor when he signed il.
He could prove that Anderson told him that
IN consideration for what he had done for
the republican party they had promised
him the naval Office. In an interview with
Anderson about the 10th of November he
stated to witness he was in possession OF
documentary and other evidence that would
prove a conspiracy by the republican party
TO throw out the five bulldozed parishes of
East Feliciana, Washita, Morehouse, Rich
land and East Baton Rouge. lie further
said he could secure us the parish of East
Feliciana, but that he was poor, and il he
did so would probably be thrown in prison
on trumped up charges. He agreed If we
paid him $4,000 then and 1000 after the
count. His proposition was considered and
accepted, as we didn't think there was any
wrong in procuring evidence TO show repub-
lcan frauds-and rascal1ty. The proposition
would have been carried out but for the fact
we had no money here.
srENGER's EXAMINATION.
Mr.. Stenger took the witness in hand. He
had interviews with many other republicans
regarding Louisiana matters besides those
mentioned in the Wormley conference.
Q.-Name them. A.-Well, among them
were Wadleigh, Howe, Frye, West, Cam
eron and several others. The witness, con-
tnuing: 1t was also communicated to Gov
ernor Nichols that there was dAermin.
alton to exact two republican United States
senator's from the Nichols legislature in
consideration for the yielding up of the
state. This was what chiefly brought him
TO Washington. 1t was learned that leading
republicans close to the administration in
power came to the conclusion that bayonet
rule could not be maintained in Louisiana.
and that they were willing TO abandon
Packard il they could strengthen their power
in the United States senate. These facts
were communicated to witness on his arrival
in Washington. He had an interview with
Secretary Of War Cameron on Louisiana
matters and as TO how the Nichols govern
ment might be allowed to maintain itself
| That interview took place about the 9th or