The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-20
STOLEN LOUISIANA,
THE PART KELLOGG SECRETARY
PLAYED TO GIVE HAYES
THE STATE.
A Score Of Lawyers Enable Him to Stralghteu
Matters LegAlly-BelleVed Nothing Wrong
with Certificates Except Clerical
Errors.


Especial Correspondence Of Pittsburgh PoStl
Washington, June l5.-The Rrst witness called
before the Potter Committee was the late private
Secretary Of Governor Kellogg. He followed the
fortunes Of Kellogg norh aud Is now the private
Secretary to the Collector Of Internal Revenue.
He has a slight stOppage In his speech, Is evident
ly descendant Of Creole stock, and has the over.
ly polite manners so often seen in persons OF
Southern blood.
KELLoGGs PRIVATE SECRETARY TTsTIFIEs.
Henry Conquest Clark sworn-Reside now in
Washington. Residence New OrlesnS Was Pd.
vaie Secretary Of Kellogg during his whole term
Of office. Was not present OF meeting Of electors.
General Anderson first stated TO me the dffeTen.
ces In the certificates. He stated that friends in
Washington had said certificates were on one
sheet and they should be on two sheets, took
charge Of them. sent them to the Republican
Office and they printed them.
Ireceived from the printing Office the forms
and some Of the clerks in the building filled 1t
in. Anderson stated that he had opened 1t. He
mentioned no names of persons wto had advised
him they were wrong. He got back to New Or
leans some days before Christmas.
ANDERSON sTRAIOHTENb THlNuA
Governor Kellogg said to me; ~ wish you
would see General Anderson; there is something
wrong about the certificates" l then went into
another room, saw Anderson and felt authorized
to act without further instructions.
left the certificate In the Governors room and
passed the word around 10 the el, ctors fled
| the copies in The Secretary Of State Office In Lou
| siana l sealed up both Telulns.
did not seal up frttet in my own Office there
was such crowd: mailed one, sent one by Mr..
Hill tO District Clerks Office and gave one 10 Mr..
| Anderson,
THE TWO SITS OF RETURNS.
When got the first certificate back from Mr.,
Anderson it was about three days we had the
others ready II was in Christmas week There
was authority to take the returns TO Washington
issued to General Anderson. Kellogg first and
| the subsequent signatures were next attached as
they came in. They were signed IN side room
to which General Anderson and others had free
access.
1 took the first set of papers around and had
the electors sign them. The papers had all been
prepared had them ready, The form was
| taken from an old copy Of the Congressional
record considerably modified by the counsel
called in for the occasion. This Is the envelope
OF Lle ITtL keJ Ol puN hll uuuouhl nGdl
on it-One of an extinct bank on the envelope
| when RI glstered the hrst set This is the en-
| vpOpe of the second set. | took 1t to the post
| ,nce. The certificate first sent was prepared af-
| ter consultation with a number OF lawyers
| (Chairman Potter and Senger INDUCED in g.
| laugh So far as the authority of the messenger
va, concerned, there was only one certificate
| prepared II my knowledge.
Potter hands witness authority accompanying
| The second he; know nothing OF The second au'
thOity. This is the first inumation have that
| there was q second authority,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
It was nearly two o'clock when the committee
had a quorum. Ben Butler came in and went
out Potter fitted back and forward. Stenger
came early and Eppa Hunton aud Blackburn
tarried in the House to vote on some measure.
Eppa Hunton is generally on time This morn
ing when Blackburn came in and found Hunton
st ated at the table he sad: Well, Hun.On, do
you still sleep in the Capilal2 No matter what
| time l come find you her,
When Jim OnslOw was Marshal of the rotunda
| in Harrisburg end John Glass was Speaker of the
House he wanted OnSlOw TO get around little
earlier what" said OnslOw come round here
| in the morning with tOrChY' we Will BIT here
on Sunday" said Blackburn.
81 think for the American Congress to hold
session on Sunday is an outrage" said Eppa
HuntOn.
MORE TESTIMONY.
CONQUEST Clark continues: The first set came
into my hands signed. l was mistaken about
seeing them signed. know Mr. Burch, he is
colored man. 1 saw Mr. Brewster sign. First
heard that the certificate had forged names to
| one of the certificates in q Cincinnati paper. |
naturally would speak and think l spoke to Gov.
Packard about It, I might have written to Gov
ernor kellogg about these names l cut out the
| item and enclosed 1t to the Governor. This sub
| iect never came up between us as long as Gov
| ernor kellogg was Governor. am now stem
| ographer in the Treasury Department. Mr. JOtfi-
ner was Captain of police. Mr.. BurCh was
| State Senator from Baton Rouge, but resided In
| New Orleans Mr. Brewster was Surveyor Gen
eral Mr.. Levissee was U. s. Commissioner.
THOUGHT CERTIFICATES ALL RIGHT.
It did not occur to me that there was anything
wrong with the certificates except the dates, or
some slight clerical error, Never talked to any
one about the Sherman letter e<ce pit that heard
| of II In the newspapers. sealed the certificates
up was not acquainted with the handwriting
Of some of the electors and naturally put the
| certificates ia their envelopes without any suspi
CiOn as to their regularity or authenticity. |
have vet the original certificate which General
Anderson returned to me, l had number OF
certificates of the Governor made out.
SURPLUS cERTIHCArEs.
Clark pulled from his pocked several certth
Gates, ali filled out with the seal oil State on. The
hrst set was signed by the Governor but he OBJ
,ected IN the handwriting and they were put
D.ISo 80 o,o,hor col sIgned becsnse thew were
aslue anu anO'nei se' ois', 49, TSo,o 90 No
written out IN pisiineI 5nsao, nSnu aina +, wssb
ington and returning between the Time of the
fTst and me msElng OF te seC9ne oF SoH
arnou HnD' VaiiOg9 Wonid mot know Ms writing.
Thos s. Kelly Is the man who Is supposed to
have written in the electors names to the cernh'
cate.
full committee was now Srouna Ine IaDle
and perfect crush around the correspondents
chairs.
Mr.. Darrsll was recalled-l was at nome most
Of the time during the time the visiting states
men were there, 1 saw some Of them, Hale
i tbInk had noRsihIV n talk about the election