Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-08-22
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

TuRsDAY,Aug 12.-Tae Potter lnvesti-
ing committee resumed it's deliberations.
VIM. II. Roberts. Democratic editor of New
Orleans, was called. The witness believed
Tilden and Nichols carried Louisiana. Gen.
Butler made strenuous effort, in cross-ex-
amining the witness, to show that President
Hayes made bargain with the Democrats
to give them the State Government.
Mr.. Hiscock objectlng to certain
questions put by Gen. Butler, a long discussion
amned witness as to whether he did not
understand justice and fairness to mean Dem
ocratie government. He replied, Hayes made
no pledges OF any kind and witness was left
to infer what these words meant. Gen. But
ler tried to show they implied a bargain.
Witness admitted that when relating his talk
with HAYES to his friends he accompanied
the information with the statement he under
stood Louisiana was to be sayed Gen. Butler
Had you any doubt that Hayes understood
he was plcdging himself to you that your
State would be placed in the hands of the
Democracy if he was elected? A long dis
cussion ensued between Gen. Butler and Mr..
Hiscock as to the question. Witness replied he
understood from Hayes manner and conver:
sation that the Nichols government would
be given a chance to establish ITSELF
WEDNESDAY, August 14.-William H.
Roberts testified rather diffusjve]y. He told
Hayes he had clear majority OF 1000 in the
State. He understood that what Hayes
meant by fairness and justice was that the
Did not hear of any forged ELECTORAL certif-
Gates of Louisiana. Gave some account Of a
conversation with Conkling. In conversation
with several gentlemen witness remarked
that the crookedness Of the returning board
of Louisiana was so bad and glaring that even
with it. Butler cross-examined the witness.
Other witnesses were introduced, and were
also cross-examined by Butler, with the same
general results developing a confused muddle
all through, and tending to no clear elucida-
tion of any thing.
THURSDAY, Aug. 15.--The Potter COM
mittee continued its investigation. John A.
Lester was on the witness stand. He testi-
fed to about the same run of transactions as
have been brought to light with Anderson
and other Louisiana politicians. The pro-
gramme as was we'll understood between
Kellogg, Anderson and witness was to pre-
vent colored Republicans from voting SO that
the returning board could throw out the
whole Democratic vote Of the Parish if neces-
sary. Anderson told witness he did not mean
to make protest. Kellogg said it was high
ly important to get protest out of Anderson
before Tildens emmissaries arrived and
bought him up. Witness said he was &C.
quainted with all the politicians of Louisiana
and in his judgemen they werethe most COM
submitted several letters written to him by
Anderson. Butler appeared on the seeno as
usual as cross-examiner in chief. " Witness
Witness complained of his treatment, but
against his protest he was not permitted to
explain in vindication of himself. Potter said
they only wanted his testimony, not his vim
dicatiory explanations. Adjourned.
MONDAY, August 19.-The Potter IN
vestigating committee resumed it's session.
John E, Lcete and his apparent insanity was.
generally discussed. His wife and children
are sick with yellow fever in New Orleans,
which with the excitement of testifying before
the committee, may have caused lis tempo.
rary derangement Of mind. A dispatch was
received from Gov. Kellogg in Chicago, deny
ing several statements made by Leete in his
testimony, and stating that Leete had been
found for months past begging for office and
cause he did not receive one. Gen. Butter
made another drive at Stanley Matthews, for
his neglect to appear before the committee,
and they decided to report him to the House
as being in contempt. There being no wit.
ness before the committee, they adjourned.