New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-26

There are other parishes where the organized intim
dae not 50 general as In The parishes nsea
These parishes, where formal protests have been hed
are Bisnyle, Bossier Caldwell franklin Grant Iberia
Lincoln, RchlaDd and Sabine. How far tho PROOF IN
parishes win sustain the protests we cannot Judge
TIL the evidence Is heard before he ksturnf pG n null
dozed ririshes IL seems more IKE the stody Oh nc
than o. eyiiz and onrstan en Ssra fearnIy "se
tive upon ignorant and @persfiiions people ina'
would have received a. iar a csn question that
yo1 did not receive a majority is equally clear: bmt
against by the Louisiana dld enter into and control
the election In election polls than would changs
that write this. The difficulty OF gathering this test
moDy and paiting u 10 the Legal form mas oeen very
The whole ease rests upon the action of the Returning
Board have eseuy osernar s ana ahe
Anderson They firm. judlcous, and as lar as can
judge, thoroughly honest and conversations ley are
personally familiar with the nature and degree l
limitation In Louisiana. They can eco that the ihtim
asoh as narsss r wis than enaeens Demo
cratic parishes our little party Is now Givdpg out the
toa Of every paper and detail. Many impatient Of
the delay. and some have gone home We Will pr'phDy
liabilities Tor reportne. printing. etc, but sope he Re-
publican National committee will make ih's GOO ood
hope and spirit, Not wishing the return ID sonr favor
unless clear that Il ought TO- 6e So ana no,
the truth Is papable Tat yop Saga' ,h 70 h So
The cs Of ,I an nonc. ana and Ts lair n
10 the letter and spirit OF the louisiana. Very
truiy youIs John siLRMAs
HAYES CREDITAsLR KrILY.
To this General Hayes responded as follows:
COLUMBUS, OHIO. 27th Nov. 1875.
nv DEAR SIN: am greatly obliged for your letter
OF the esd You feel am sure. as do about ihis wh"c
business A fair election would have given us about
forty electoral NJ the southat least that many
rage aud fraud by another. There mast be notlhng
crooked our part Let MI thien nave ,he I'aVn %
mo to eieyent u by means that viii not beai the
severesi scruirv. appreciate the work dong oy me
rond of the aeknowedgod honorable conduct o. mos
from os'" Inc New converts are proycrbiay
bitter and unfair toward thoee they nave rccenin ri,
trust Won will reach The tnd OF the WORK and ne
""'' " '''"'" ~ H. b. HAYES
In the course Of the further examination the sece'ary
said;
never heard OF any plan to manipulate the vote Of
he c%slom House webber must have somebody
which was preaeni IL false made out OF whole cloth
am asionishsd that many Rspublcans stood up IVr
Ire part OF the Democrats de- med Inat dne San,
btion and statements coneer,ng Lza f'nns,on MI
part OF plot TOT political pniP"s :, never ssS S
Mrs Jogks TO suppress any ester written ny me- hes
othera and never offered Der any reward or giv, her
hope Of reward for anything she was to TO-
FEw QUESTIONS ABOUT APPOINTMENT.
Chairman Potter asked secretary Sherman whei@r hn
a. al j.
the local appraisers In the NewOrleans Custom House
after sorr testified before this committee and that
Henry C. Clark. formerly Governor kcllogg's private
secretary occupied place In the Oihcc OF the Io-
mise orer OF Internal Revenue.
The Secretary said he aware that MeSsrs kellogg
ana Clark had testified before the committee The Sec
Rotary was also Intercepted about r. H. Ncbber ana
CAPTAIN Thomas II. jerks, IN connection VITA appoint
ment c. Office.
The name OF Judge shellabargor counsel IL secretary
Sherman having been mentioned with reference to The
Last named Judge shellabarger by permis IN oil The
committee. here explained that having received note
from Mr. Vance the Treasury appointment clerk. be
merely went TO the Department with Captain JeuRs ana
introduced him to Mr.. Vance aud then left
Secretary sherman said he would not hesitate tn ap-
point any man because he did his dniy.
General Butlcr-I think. souer was appointed on the
recommendation OF Senator Kellogg Did not TIE an
continent come down To you from inc fios'aeh' hs'e""
Toe Secretary papers win show Yon trench on
delicate ground Iouyht not to tell YOU what the Presi'
dent said 10 or what SAID 10 mo Pn.sdent,
General Builer-I cont ask you Ivf Saoe, sscIe,s.
but have the conclusion that there ought 10 DC
no secrets ~ n free Government. , a.. -.
Tire sccretaryI Will give you the exact facts when
General Butier-bni the papers WI so help ine case
Posimaster at New Orleans, and Badge appointed IN hs
place ON the day that soueT was appOintedf Wa
there any consideration about ~
The Secretary declined 10 answer, when General But
Ter sald 81 want to prove that nothing was said In
the Cabinet about IT,"
Secretary Sherman then left tho committeeman He
Will return to Washington this evening II was under
stood that lac wiIbe further examined Va that CT on
questions other than those prcpoundcd today
GARFIELD Oh TnE s.AND.
General Garfield was next called. b-ing examined by
Nr Utseock He testified that this the sixteenth
wear Of bis service Congress lie Waited Ncw-Oreans
m November s76 on the invitation Of President Grant,
which came TO him IN the following form
CENTENNIAL GEouSDs, Friday, Nove@6er TO- 1876.
To lion. j. A. GARFIELD, Washington. ID. q.
you'd be- grained II you wonid 20 70 NoW-orieans
70 remain unt the vote OF Louisiana " eounel Coy
ernur kellogg requests that feair Tln - % sent 20
w. u. .. GRAFT.
General Garfield said that General GIANT aftsrward
, hin, that 4, WAS Important both for rulhe sake and
for members of Congress that they smld be- familiar
with the facts and this grounC fhe PT>idoai Heed
General Garfield to go Louisiana tie "rcAidont ala
All he desired was 10 know the facts of what occurred
and 10 have a report. General Garfield continued:
was more Indebted the late u. a. Webber, super
visor OF Elections OF West Feciana, for rea
tive to parish than 10 ANY one "Ie NcDDer salu
lie hole trouble there was founded on the suggestions
of tne Democratic STATE Committee who advised the
formation of rifle clubs for The puipot OF inlimdatng
%eII as morn, force In the movement W.Jer sad lie
could rot then return TO Vest Fecisa without running
s"r him 10 return after the excitement was
over Many of +. l. webber's staten It's about
Vhgt occurred in Louisiana arc u!' ally lncon-
s:stent with truth l do not know OF any OF t,e
visitors having conference Win We K5rn ming "a
or addressing % them arguments as 10 "ht tues suu
be adopted tue counting of the ties Ibefc no
word OF truth the state mont tIst tlc Visiting RepuD
ncans advised the Returning B0}:d 10 stretch their
bower 10 the utmost extent with i"" OF trO"ng out
nemoeratc votes SO far this Toies to me II Il l
and IA also he so 1t relates TO am BODY else VI
was the purpose OF the visitors r Dola sdes not 20
medae with questions before the bOarC, ;Leir OBJECT
only being 10 discover results.
BUTLER QUESTIONS GARFIELD
General Butler-aye yon any doubts iLat' II the State
was carried for Hayes it also carried for Packard
7 ,bi,k Packard was honestly elected bat the final
outcome was for Nichols.
General ButerI thought the Legislature declared for