The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-09-06


nitfee IN 1876 sn the 10th and sl-t testified AZ
length before the Committee a. - his part Ia
the negotiations 40 " a-hinEton w which tie
Federal troops We're Withdrawn from the
Louisiana state house and tnc Nichols state
government allowed 10 TAKE possession. a..
Ter stating the result 81 the election In the
state. when he claimed wnS undoubtedly in
favor ~ both Iiiden and Nichols he said
that the Democrats became alarmed at fhe
evident determination Of the Returning
Board, enconraEed ~ kilograms from
count them out. and he was selected by Mich
oils rs his agent 90 visit Washington and Sc
cure, 4 possible. the non intervention ~
Governments troops lie arrived at Wash
ingtOn on the 18th Of January, and after be-
coming convinced. from the progress az the
Electoral count. that Tildcn was bound 90 be
counted out, negotiations were opened
with tho representatives 81 6ay. HAYES,
pr minent among whom werc Mes~rs.
Matthews, sherman, Foster and Denni-
Lamar. witness met these gentlemen by APP
pointIlent, on the 18th Of February, and
showed them the guarantees which the
Nichols Government were willing 90 make
in the event 81 being recognized. This inter
view resulted IA consultation with prcsi
uent Grant, ~ men assurances We're gwen
that In the event OF the Presidential count
being completed the troops should BE- witSi-
drawn. Question by Gpn. Butler: "Did YOU
and your party friends agree 20 stop the
opposition - the counting ia of IInyesY'
A. " We certainly did. sir We were
assured hy President Grant that after
LUf count WAS comps tfu the IfDOn@ would
be Withdrawn. said - Matthews that
while we were assured thar President Grants
assurances of President Hayes policy
were wen intended, Yet vie wanted these ~
snrance- from such iEcn a. Garfield, Nrrto2
and others, whom thcS regarded more than
Hayes. ne said he could nor answer tor them.
and said, I Then We viii place Your party
IN such position that they must speak"
meant thereby that our people would Join
the tiihnStefS and prevent Louisiana and
south Carolina being counted for HAYES
The and Ia IN trfxta
~ Hayes were agreed upon By the Nichols
Government on February - or "a, ana after
wards indOf-ed by sherman ana Matthew's
on the part Of Hayes. The witness denied
that he ever told any one Mr. Hayes IN per
son had authorized guarantees or assnr-
anccs. The order for the non Intervention
of troops was issued By President Grant on
the "a ~ March, after the count was com
pleted.
Major Burke gave some additional evil
dnnce before the Committee on the nd. He
had interviews with Other leading Republi-
cans. besides those heretofore mentioned
regarding Louisiana affairs. Among them
we're Wadlrlgh, Howe. Frye. West and Cam
erOn. AZ Wa communicated to witness that
Tic punlicans expected two Unit
81 states senators from Louisiana In cOn~id.
Grafton ~ yielding up the state 10 Nichols.
There WAS considerable discussion of the
question A. y how the Electoral vote 81 the
70 Hayes aud az tue same time Nichols be
counted "a. Witness undertook "a evolve "A
legal theory which would cover the case the
position taken being thai tine Returning
Board had no power % canvass tie vote on
Governor. There wac considerable difiiculty
an arranging the details "A the matter. and
Columbus Delann went ~ OHIO % consult
HAYES about m witness expressed his be-
lief that President Grant. AFTER hfs
refusal On Jan. 70 furnish Kellogg with
more troops, WIS fatOrstiYie "a sustaining. the
Nichols Government; that Hayes hAd made
MP HI mind - 40 sn t~pectiNe ~ the ne
ErtiatAnns tnen ~ proEte.~, hut that ~ner-
San fttI
we're influenced by the considerations offered
Dy the friends ~ Nichols. VIZ. tho abandon
.nent ~ the hilpustfrin@ movement ia the
House against the completion II the
Electoral count. and tie return az fwo
United STATES senators from Louisiana. IN.
with - said shat he saw Anderson III a <rw
Orleans restaurant one sunday, ard Mcssra
sherman and ~toughtun were also there. but
he did not -ce amy conversation between
them Anderson told witness fllaf ne signed
something ~ the nature ~ 4 protest. but th4t
Ne was uuder the influence OF liquor when ~
signed. and ne cuuld prove that Anderson
told him that in consideration for what 10 I
mad done tor tile Republican party they had
promised him the Naval once. In an inter- \
view with Anderson about the eth " Novcm I
he was III possession Of documentary and
other evidence. that would prove a a. Mira
81 M the Republican party ~ throw out the
bulldoxed parishes III East Feliciana More
house. lsichland. and East BATON Rouge: nv
further said he could secure ~ tho
Parish Of East feliciann. hut that he
probably b thrown into prison on
trumpnd np charges. Ilt agreed W ~ this ii
We paid him "a sshi then, aid si0o1 after the 4
count was declared His proposition wa~
considered and accC ptoh A. rs lid nnt think 4
there VA any wrong ~ procuring evidence \
81 show Republican frauds ana rascslit,, and \
the proposition would have bs ZEN carried out Z
bui Tor the Tact We had M money.
The examination 81 Msjor Burke was
continued NJ Gen Butler on the 2si. bur W.
new facts u special significance were clicIt.
cd Gen Butler endcavored to show by Wit
ness that the plan 81 abandoning tie Packard
Government wn~ not sanctioned By nny RE-
pubIicAn- bnt the "Ohio men," and was
mess averred that Matthews told him that
Morton sustained the President III Withdraw.
ing tne ri ops and thus virtually rcogniz-
ing Nichols. and that he fM0rtnHl
intended ~ make speech On the suhfrct
Mr.. Levy dd make u speech ~ the House.
s s.al,n5 whaf W. proposed, and ~
a Dispatch was read, dated Washing
ton. March "a, addressed to Major burke
~ ~; X. ngwe. ~ iolow~i Fnt Packard
clearly IA fbe wrong II m outbreak occurs
Ifnmurs 81 cpnhictto- night. Answer Ilaye~
nrm" Mr.. vi. X. Howe, the author III fhe
M9 l.. dispatch. was then introduced a
y " appointed ~ the Treasury Department.
tie admitted receiving dispatch from Gov
1nnE ~ Quo tni~patch produced AMI ready
asking him - telegraph result IL Wormlry
which De din. witness had sew
raj interviews with Hayes and Young after
their arrival IN Washington. but az present
refused 70 divnlgc what was said.
J. r. A. Gauthreaux, OF New Orleans.
who had charge Of the Democratic RcgIstrn.
tion Bureau In 1874. testified on the slth that
his Bnrean ascertained that the sumbcr Of
fraudulent registrations In New Orleans
amounted to I3,0D, and anidavit. hal bpen
made against Z. 100. The witness safd many ~
Int Republican supervisors Of Election and
stKsterS we're non residents, fngifiyeA from
Justice, and IN several cases were under III.
iicfment. He gave the names III Il large
lnmDer OF those who man. IN lated the lnrc I
.iectiOn, all OF whom now h.li Federal 81. Z
Ices, including y. Madison Wells ana Thom- !
= z. Anderson. The witness admitted that 4