The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-14
THE POTTER COMMITTEE
A Newspaper Man on The Stand.
Good Wordtor Charles Foster.

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Louisiana q Winner No Odds Who
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NEw York, August 1s.-Tle Pottel
Committee resumed deliberations tbii
morling. The frat witness, called wa
Wm.&H Roberts,, who teaiifed that hi
was editpr OF tie New Orleans, Times, i
Demccratic Journal. and during the cam
lpaigp 81 used its influence q garry thI
State and national tickets. Witness be,
lieved that Nichols and Tilden carried
Louisianp. In either 1866 or 1858 Gov
Hayes came down.to New Orleans for The
purposef Of looking into the cauee of the
riots. he was Egood shot and q good
ltalker. He went out hunting and circq!
lated freely aboutsand made many friendt
for his party. In that way be didn't
seem 10 have come there TO fight the
Democrats. Witness knew Charles Fos'
Ter, Of Ohio. and spoke of him as
truthful man and one who dared TO give
expression to hisopinions, Witness was
then asked about the course THAT was
taken in regard TO ascertaining the
attitude Of Governor Hayess toward
the State government OIL Louisiana,
when he went on and stated that AZ
newspaper representative and i
man who wns not actively sengaged 10
politics. He wasselected 70 60 10 ohie
and ascertain the views of Governor
Hayes and what policy he7would adopt
| 10 case OF his election to the Presidency
Witness then went on to say that be pro-
Iceeded to Ohio some time before, the Re.
turning Board met, and was abont stat;
log the result of.a conversatIon he had
with Mr.. Halsted; who gave him a sealed
letter TO Hayes, when he was Interrupted
by Mr.. Hiscock ,5who objected TO ques'
tiops and answers that would be throwing
'mud upon the President. :
/ Mr.. Butler said his question TO witness
was plain one, and he had merely asked
him 10 state as near as he could the res
suit Of his interview with Mr.. Halstedi
the editor Of thesCincinnati Commercial,
and he didn't see how that was throwing
mud on the President by detailing exact-
" what was saitSor done in regard 10
this investigation. BE thought that they
should go into the length and breadth oi
It. We are here TO ascertain il Hayes
was elected by fair count.
| He said il was shown in evidence thai
/ Nichols had received about-lS000 votes
more than Hayes, and that Packard had
received so many votes over Hayes, and
vel. ..the.-wonderfu l-resnlt- -lhe.eountry
already knows. Butler also apoke'of,the
vote that had been gwen in South Caro-
| Lima, anhS said All ,hisL Lseetnes very
strange, many persons have seen where
lightning has struck but no one has seen
lightning strike in the same place, such
= phenomenon would surely have gol
into the newspapers. BE thought .tltati
every latitude should be given In this
investigation, and he saw no objection TO
the election as no electoral commission
was then thought of. -
Mr.. Hucock insisted that General
Butler was endcavoring to show that for.
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gerry had been committed. and argued
that such evidence was sought TO be OBJ
tained with a view Of connecting the
President Of the United States with ior-
gerry aud looking toward his impeach'
ment he thought they should not stef
out side OF the letter Of the resolution. :.
Alter some further discussion the
chairman saia he' had no objection to the
lques.ion, whereupon the witness then
detailed at length his interview WIN Mr
Halsted and his subsequent interview
with Hayes and Lamar. Witness told
Halsted that be had come on Tor the Pur'
pose Of learning Governor Hayes, yiews
in regard, 70 the South and what policy
he would adopt In the event Of his being
counted in as President. Witness, in the
course Of the conversation with HalAted
told hin that what could be done would
be done 70 save the State, remarking to
himr that swhateysr horse loses our.hors'
winsa Ey- L {
Inc witness .S toia f. ois s ~ ls, ,bs
cargo q the e..s value. Mr. Hsstei
told him .ha. Hsys. was ,s:Ss good ss ssllST 3,