Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-26
while in New Orleans he wrote a letter to Gov.

sale. We sometimes hear of private kilograms ,
before they are delivered. The action of the /,
returning board has thus far been open-faced,
and only confirms the general result known be-
fore. We are not approaching the contested I
parishes In five of them, VIZ, Batan Rouge,
East and West Feleciana, Morehouse and
Ouachita, the evidences of intimidation are SO
well made out on paper that no one would
doubt as to the Just conclusion of their
vote. In these parishes alone, the Re
publicans ought to have majority of 1000,
but under the law the entire return must be
excluded in all election districts where intiml-
dation has affected or changed the result. This
is done. The resultw will give the Hayes electors
maiorities aggregating "a. ia; Tilden electors
majorities aggregating 22.633, but in most
every parish the official returns vary somewhat
from the stated majorities-thus far slightly
reduce the Republican majority vote of EACH
The disputed parishes have thus far been laid
aside. and among them are two parishes where
the most foolish blunders or something worse
was made in emitting from the
Republican tickets the names of all the
electors but two senatorial and one district
elector The Democrats claim this will lose
over 1900 votes, for our friends, whose lnfor-
nation we have generally found confirmed, say
| it will lose us at NEST l,lo8 votes: The law
| seems conclusive that defective ballots cannot
| be counted for any electors but those named on |
the ticket, though it is conclusively shown that
the remaining electors were counted by reason |
of a mistaken idea that district could only |
vote for elector. The whole trouble has
grown out of the fact that in these two par
ishes candidate for district judge was
ed by the State committee. We undertook to
correct this by printing new tickets. which
were voted in these parishes. The result OF
this blunder will leave the poll SO close as to
render it probable three or more OF the linden
electors would have majority. Ihere are
| other paris hes where organized intimidation
was not SO general as in the parishes named,
\ though in single election precincts 1T was Ell
fective. These parishes, where formal protesIs
have been Fl led, are Bunvile, Bossler, Caldwell
| Franklin, @ rant, Iberia, Lincoln, hlcnlaho -,
Saline. How FIR the proof IN the par ,,nas -,
sustain the pro tests we cannot Ridge until av;-
dence is heard before the r. aIr Sr ~,
! board. we are now collecting testi.
mony as to the bulldozed parishes
1t seems more like the history of hell than Of
clvlllzed ana Christian communities. The
means adopted are almost incredible. Init were
fearfully effective upon ignorant and snnerst;
tious people. That you would have received ~
a Ialr election a. large majority in Louisiana No
honest man can question. That YOU did not
receive majority is equally clear, but that in.
tlmldatlon OF every kind ard nature provided
against by the Ecuisiana law, did enter into
and control hs'election in more election nolIs
than would Change TIE result and give you the
vote, I lselieve as FIRMLY as that / write this
The difficulty of gathering this testimony and
putting it in legal form as been very great, but
case rests upon tie action CT the retnrnina
board. i have carefully observed them and
have forrae1 higher. opinion of Gov Walls
anu Cet Anderson. They are firm, iudieions
anu, rs far as ! can judge, thoroughly honest
Enc CONSCIENTIOUS. They are personally famil-
'sar with the nature and degree of iatimidat;on
IN Louisiana. They can see that Intimidation
as organization was with view of throwing
out Republican parishes rather than Demo-
cratic parishes. Our little party are now
dividing out disputed parishes with view Of
H Haa examination OF every paper in detail.
Many are impatient et the delay, and some
nave gone home. We will probably be able to
Keep about ten here. We have incurred
some liabilities for reporting, print
ing. ETC., but hope, The Republican
pat:onai committee viii make this
we are in good hope and spirit, not wishing
the return in your favor unless it is clear that
1t ought to be SO, and not willing to be cheated
OUT Of it or to be bulldozed or intimidated.
The trouble is palpable that you ought to have
the vote of Louisiana, and we believe that Won
will have it by an honest and fair return ac-
cordlng to the letter and spirit of the law of
Loulsiansa. Very truly yours,
q JOHN SHERMAN.
70 this General Hayes responded as follows:
COLUMBUS O., Nov. II, 1876.-MY DEAR SIR:
have been greatly obliged. for your letter Of
the 23d. You feel, L am sure, as 1 do about
this whole business. A fair election would
have given us about forty electoral votes at the
South--at least that many-but are not to
allow our friends to defeat one outright fraud
by another. There must be nothing crooked
on part. Let Mr.. Tilden have the place by
violence, intimidation and fraud, rather than
Undertake to prevent it by means that will not
bear the severest scrutiny. I appreciate the
work done by Republicans who have gone
South, and especially proud to acknowledge
| of
The Democrats made a mistake in sending so
many ex-Republicans. New converts are pro
verbally bitter and unfair towards those they
have recently left. trust you will soon reach
the end of the work. and be able to return in
health and safety. Sincerely, r. B. HAYES.
In the course of further examination the
secretary said in reference to Webers testi-
| mony that he had never heard of any plan to
manipulate the vote of Louisiana, nor was he
at any time writing at desk at the custom
house. Weber must have seen somebody else.
The testimony of that witness about caucus
at which he was present is false, made out of
whole cloth. He was astonished that SO many
Republicans stood up for. the fight amid so
much Intimidation and SO many threats
On the part of Democrats. He deemed
that the exhibition and statements
concerning Eliza Pinkston were a
part of the plot for political purpose. He
never asked Mrs. jerks to suppress any letter
written by him. He never had a conversation
never offered her any reward for anything she
was to do.
Chairman Potter asked Secretary Sherman
whether he was not aware that Louis j. Tower
appointed one of the local appraisers in
the New Orleans custom house after Kellogg
testified before this committee, and that Henry
c.. Clarke, formerly Gov. Kellogg's private sec
rotary, did not occupy place in the Office of
the commissioner of internal reveue. The
secretary said he was aware that Messrs.
Kellogg and Clarke had testified before
the committee. The secretary was also
Intercepted about Weber and Capt. Thomas
ii. jerks in connection with appointments to
office. The name of Judge Shellabarger, coun-
sci to Secretary Sherman, having been men
toned with reference to the last named, Shell
labarger, by permission of the committee ex-
planned that having received note from Mr.,
Vance, treasury appointment clerk he merely
went to the department with Capt. jerks and
introduced him to Mr.. Vance. and then left.
Secretary Sherman said he would not hesitate
to appoint any man because he did his duty.
Gen. Butler-I think Tower was appointed
on recommendation of Senator Kellogg. Did
not the appointment come down to you from
the President instead of going up from you to
him?
The secretary replied: 1.-THE papers will
show. You trench delicate ground.
ought not to tell you what the President said
} to me- or what 1 said to the President
!, Gen. BntlerI don't ask you for cabinet
secrets, but have come to the conclusion that
, there ought to be no secrets in free govern
ment.
! The secretary-I will give you the exact facts
when we reach Washington.
| Gen. Butler-But the papers will not help
the ease, nor answer my question. Was not
l Parker removed postmaster at New Orleans
and Badger appointed in his place on the same
, day that Tower was appointed? Was there any
3 consultation about it? The secretary declined
to answer. when Butler said: 81 want to prove
that nothing was said in the cabinet about it. .
: Secretary Sherman then left the committee
, room, and will return to Washington this even.
! ing. It was understood that he will be further