The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-07-18
THE ELECTORAL INVESTIGATION.
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Proceedings OF tire Potter Coraraittee.
SECRETARY sherman; on the 9th, Addressed
another letter 20 Chairman Poafer in refer
ence TO his Shsrnahis3 offer TO furnishevi-
qenee as t0intimidatfon, etc., in East Feiici-
ana, ana IN reply to the letter of Mr.. Potter,
heretofore published !. announcing the deter-
lnDation OF the Conafs<sftse not 10 10 otef the
ground ttavesied BY ioruss Congressional
com,nittees. Mr.. Shtritah cites the fact TINT
the Potter Committee have already admitted
evidence tentiing 10 Jlisprote that fraNd end
Violence existed in the parish; aid complains
that ne Is denied the privilege OF introducing
= now prepared, at the convenience Of the
committee, to submit testimony TO repei the
e g, made az, asai9st hiN i,eiSonally, and
OF witnesses whom he asks to be subponaed-
Ex-Gov. Kellogg, OF Louisiana, was e4-
amined before the Potter Committee on the
lith. In rhswer TO inquiries propounded by
Sen. Butter, he expressed his opinion that
fackard was legally elected Governor, to-
gesher with majority of Republican mem
bers in both houses of the Legislature. On
the face Of the returns the Democrats had
majority, but the Returning Board threw ont
enough parfshes, on account of alleged in
the Republicans. ten Butler produced ia
bles complied from Returning board figures,
which showed that, after the Board had
elect the General Assettibly, 1t was found
there were ETH two Hayes Electors defeated;
whcreupon the Returning Board threw
out parishes and precints until they had
succeeded in securing Z majority of HAYES
Electors. WstSitss stated assuming the fig-
pres 60 be correct, the finding of the Return
ing Board left the General Assembly Repubu
can in both branches, and still left two
Hayes Electors in the miiofity, while Pack
ards majority Tor Governor was 40l. Gen.
Butler questioned witness regarding the APP
pointment by President Hayes of King as
Collector, and asked him II he did not think
the Presidents motive in doing so was to
break up the quorum of the Supreme Court
Of which King was a member, in order that
Packard could not carry HIS case before it.
witness admitted the effect OF Kings ap-
pointnent, but was unable to determine by
what motive the President wis actuated.
The examination OF ex-Gov. Kellogg was
further continued on the 18th. He consfd-
cred Packard elected as fairly as the Hayes
Electors, so far as Louisiana was concerned.
Gem urant had autographed the witness a
dizzy or two before he went out of office, stat
ing that he had hesitated recognizing Gov.
Packard in consequence of there having
been a commission appointed to investigate
the result of the Louisiana election frefer-
ring to Mcveigh's CQfhinission]. The wit
ness heard last fall that tie Sher-
man letter had been found among
Weber's papers, and That Mrs jerks had pro-
cured POSSESSION of it through her intimacy
with the Weber family, Mrs. jerks had call
ed on him in New Orleans and spoken of the
Sherman letter. While explaining the con-
tents of the document Mrs. jerks sat on q
sofa and pretended to be reading him the
in her hand Being very bhsy, and not
caring to be connected with the affair." he
advised Mrs. jerks to call upon. MIR; Pack
ard, which he believed She did, but he was
Unable TO relate what occurred further than
that Packard had said he did not attach
any Importance to her conversation. The
witness, being questioned by Mr. HiScock,
stated that the testimony of Ell. Weber, with
one or two exceptions, in so far as it relates
to him (kellogg), was entirely without foun-
dalton. He had never been informed by
Weber and Anderson that the elections in
their parishes We're peaceable, and that they
could not make protests ON that account.
Two letters from ID. a Weber to Gov. kel-
-logg were introduced, in which the writer
says that the cOlOred voters in the country
are prevented by pickets from reaching town,
and that an attempt has been made to assas-
sinate him (Weber). @. Do you know of any
case where there was false, forged or unfair
protest, or any other unfair election paper,
that was used before the Returning Board of
1876? &. j do not. o. Is there any lette
which was written by you in regard to the
canvass or action of the Returning Board
that you do not wish made pubhcS A. No,
sir; on the contrary, il any one has any let
tiers written by me bearing on the election,
hope they will not delay in publishing the
same. The sooner the better.
The examination of ex-Gov. Kellogg was
further continued on the 18th. He had no
knowledge OF intimidation in the Feliciana
parishes, other than what he had heard from
various sources; Mrs. jerks did not visit
Washington in his behalf, and he had no cor
respondence either with Mr.. or Mrs. jerks
.pFior to 1871; had no recollection of
Interviews with Mrs. jerks during
the progress of the Electoral count.
Witness, in response to questions, stated nu
lnerous instances in which Republican Off
GERS were driven out of their parishes by
Democrats previous to the election of 1876,
and said he would furnish the committee a
list of names of persons killed, hanged and
whipped for political reasons, if they so
desired. He refused to reply to the ques-
ton, whether or not, as Governor. he had
any knowledge that no protests had been
made from East or West Feliciana, other
than to say that the records would show.
Gen. Butler asked witness if it was fact
that ali the members of the visiting Commits
sion, with one exception, all the members
of the Returning Board, all the Supervisors
Except Weber, who was killed), and Mr.. and
Mrs. jerks had been rewarded with Federal
offices for their part in the election or other
causes. Witness replied that, with the ex-
ception of James e Anderson, he believed
all the parties designated had been appoint
ed to Office; that he believed them to be com
potent Ipersons and good Republicans, and
there were still others who ought to be APP
pointed. 1.-THE Committee adjourned UNI
tflthe sd of July, to meet at Atlantic City,
NJ.