The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-08-29
THE POTTER INVESTIGATING con.
IITTEE,

THE fVIIEk IN vESVx0AVkN8C U0s
MITTEE.
The Potter Investigating Committee
resumed its sessions in New York. ON the 18th,
but in the absence of several membeu no wit
nesses were examined.
Gen. Butler asked that Stanley Matthews be
summoned. Mr.. Potter said he bad been sum-
mOned a few DAYS before, and had replied that
saa b:
meant that he would not respond to the sum-
mons, the sooner the issue was made between
the Aou;e OF RsIr te1 and Senate the
ord that Matthews refuses to appear before
the Committee. and that the same Be reported to
ths Their Ss asa in ns Se
absent %embors before taking a vote. - ~
VIM. H. ROBERTS, editor of the N. O.
Times. was examined. on the 18th, and testified
that he believed Nichols and Tilden carried
Louisiana. Witness spoke of the visit Of Gov.
Hayes in 1866 or 1863 to investigate the cause of
the riots, He was eood shot and a good talker,
truthful and inclined to talk a. he felt. Nir:
Roberts said he was selected to 60 to Ohio and
psS Se xS s Es sSoo ct Go as sns what
of his conversation with MIR. Halstead who gave
him sealed letter to Hayes when Nj. Hiscuck.
An excited discussion followed. between Gen.
ButeI and In Mr. when the
at length, his interview with Halstead and his
subsequent interviews With HAYES and Lamar:
and Do ra tas S va s1S
which witness replied that he had come
from the South on purpose to find that
Of inIroduction to Hayes. He did not know know
the contents of that letter. MIR. Roberts said his
interview with Gov. Hayes was of an exceeding
Governor entertained the most friendly feeling
toward the South. The witness told him that
the State must be saved, ut all hazards. to the
would in that respect be Of the least value to
them. He also told the Governor that they could
establish or show majority of 1900. Gov. Hayes
Presidency, unless no were counted in fairly. He
spoke very kindly and courteously of the South.
The witness detailed at length conversations he
Eitely scttled, with MIR. Lamar and Others. The
witness said. from conversations with various
Republican leaders, he understood that it Louis
the Government of those States would be given
to the Democrats. They proceeded on this as
surance and the assurances were carried out
Gen. Butler observed that such assurances
seemed to be of much the same nature as II bar
gain. In the course of further evidence the
witness said he was offered the position
It be given to Niger. He would not not
take any such position where he would be
obliged to take care of kenner, Of the Returning
fen order. was issued a short time before he went
Repubiicans. When he left New Orleans to cali
would declare Packard elected. In that CONVEX
sation Hayes told him he did not want the
Presidential Office except he got it fairly. Gen.
GyNvvNVN
letter OF acceptance was not mere empty form
of words but he intended to live up to it in its
broadcast spirit and intended to treat the people Of
ing IA to which State Government he would reeOg-
nize in Louisiana. He understood :" fairness and
justice" to mean the withdrawal Of the troops
est vote. lie believed Hayes to be a weii-mean-
ing, honest man. Gen. Butler crOss-examined
the witness as to whether he did not understand
Of the Democratic Government. He replied that
Hayes made no pledges Of any kind. and the wit
ness was left to infer what these words meant.
bargain: The witness admitted that when re-
Ating his talk with Hayes to his friends he
accompanied the information with the state
t. - be saved: An article u The eid pa;
in the ohio State Journal. and given a. Hayes
element, until it was proved that Gov: Hayes
held no such opinions. and never authorized the
article. In reply to question from Gen. Butler
Of his election to the Presidency. the State Of
Louisiana would be given over to the Democracy,
witness replied he understood from Hayes man
ment would be given achance to establish itself.
ON the 18th, Col. William H. Roberts
was recalled, and testified to his familiarity with
political affairs in Louisiana. He said the visit
ing statesmen were not consulted in respect to
the Hayes visit. Witness had merely remarked
to Stevenson, Matthews ard Sherman that the
desperate. The apprehensions about the action
of the Returning Board was what led to the Ohio
visit The Louisiana Democrats wanted to know
and in the conversation between the President
and witness the former knew perfectly we'll that
the latter was talking for the Democracy. He
not. say so in direct terms. that the
Nichols Government would be recognized.
Witness did not hear of any forged election Ger
military would be withdrawn after the Eth of
March, and that they-the Packard Government
would be let down easily. That was the OBJ
sent to New Orleans. He first heard of the Com
mission in February. 1t Was looked upon some
what as farce. as it was understood that the
Commission on had S; come to predeteFmlned CON
appearance Of fairness, and provide channel
for information as to the doing, Of the Commits;
Evarts said the Packard Government should be
john Z. Leet testified as to his appointment to
performing tie duties thereof, and TO q general
system of dicker in Office. He also related how
the census Of the colored people was inflated. in
high, it being understood that every colored
voter was Republican.
J. =. Anderson testified to having received a
which the following appears: don't expect any
His policy appears to be to send Packard away
the party who will insure q Democratic sncce 4
next fall: For my self in my district. refer to
have such people against ne: If conclaus tS
prefer it. Your letter taken with your sw. m ev-
able. Use i discreetly, but don't spare them,
scoundrels ever meta miserable. hypocritical,
psalm singing, cold-blooded set, whom NO I'D
be doing the country kindness to expose
JOHN A. LEEr was recalled, on the
18th, and testified that Anderson, on his return
from East Fcliciana. told him that he had carried
out the programme arranged between Kellogg
Anderson and himself, which was to keep colored
Republicans from voting so that the Returning
BOari could throw out the entire vote, 1t neces-
sary.. Anderson told witness that he did not in
the land lay. He and witness both agreed that
the Republicans in Louisiana were defeated, but
were certain that, though defeated. they would
with kellogg, that official stated that he would
c tSa. in Hayes anyhSw Witness knsw very vel
come down to steal the State. and be.
lieved that, even without Anderson's pro
test. they would have thrown out the
vote. Witness further said: They would
manufacture a lot of affidavits just for the NOR.
al appearance of the thing" Kellogg wanted
witness to manufacture affidavits,. but he re.
fused. He had never done wrong in his life, and
had sacrificed many brilliant opportunities, be-
cause the methods proposed ran counter to the
teachings of his conscience. He thought, by
working Anderson he should get enough evi;;
make sensation and his fortune. He couldn't
say what he would have done if some one had
offered him 100000 to keep quiet, and the high
moral statesmen had come pressing around him
tP keep, his mouth shut. When Anderson told
for it, he told him the visiting Statesman and
kellogg would leave him in the mud. Witness