Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1878-08-31
THE ELECTORAL INVESTIGATION.

Major E. A. Burke, Of Louisiana, Chair
man of the Democratic State Central Com
mittee in 1876, on the 10th and 2lst testified at
length before the Committee as to his part in
the negotiations at Washington by which the
Federal troops were withdrawn from the
Louisiana State house and the Nichols State
Government allowed to take possession. AT
ter stating the result of the election in the
State, which he claimed was undoubtedly in
favor of both Tilden and Nichols, he said
that the Democrats became alarmed at the
evident determination of the Returning
Board, encouraged by kilograms from
prominent Northern Republicans, to
Oils as his agent to visit Washington and se-
cure, II possible, the non-intervention OF
Government troops He arrived at Wash
| coming convinced, from the progress of the
Electoral count, that Tilden was bound to be
counted out, megoaait,onsa ga,iuea a were ere opened
prominent among whom were Messrs
| Matthews, Sherman, Foster and Denni-
son. Through the Intervention of Senator
Lamar, witness met these gentlemen. by ap-
| pointrient, the 26th of February, and
showed them the guarantees which the
| in the event of being recognized. This inter
| view resulted in a consultation with Presi
dent Grant, in which assurances were giveI
| that in the event of the Presidential count
| being completed the troops should be with
| drawn. Question by Gen. Butler: "Did you
| and your party friends agree to stop tn,
opposition to the counting in of Hayes?'
A. I'VE certainly die, sir. We wer, wer,
the count was completed the troops wouit
be withdrawn. i said to Matthews tina
| while we were assured that President Grant
| assurances of President Hayes's polio!
were well intended, yet we wanted these as
| surances from such men as Garfield, MortoF
and others, whom they regarded more thai
| Hayes. He said he could not answer for them
and said, " Then we will place your part,
in such a position that they must speak.
meant thereby that our people would 1oil
the filibusters and prevent Louisiana an
South Carolina being counted for Hayes
The guarantees and assurances TO be give
Government on February &c or ~, and after
wards indorsed by Sherman and Matthew
on the part OF Hayes. The witness denie
that he ever told any one Mr.. Hayes in pei
son had authorized guarantees or assuI
| ances The order for the non-interventfo
| OF troops was issued by President Grant o
the Cd of March, after the count was com
pleted.
Major Burke gave some additional ev
dence before the Committee on the 2ed. II
had interviews with other leading Republ
! cans, besides those heretofore mentione'
| regarding Louisiana affairs. Among thel
were wadleigh, Howe, Frye, West and Can
eron. It was communicated to witness thu
the Republicans expected two Uni
ed States Senators from Louisiana I'm consiC
GRAFTON of yielding up the state to Nicholl
There was considerable discussion of tl
question as to how the Electoral vote of tf
4 State could be consistently give
. | to HAYES and at the same time Nichols
counted in. Witness undertook to evolve
! legal theory which would cover the case, q
1 position taken being that the ReturniI