New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-16
Rad bound themselves to each other by solemn Oat
or something OF that sort
IEET,s ADVICE TO ANDERSON.

Tho waiting ttateaman" continued Mr.. Leet 4" we're
| then In New-Orleans am very proud to say that
| never met any Of them. Anderson told me OFTEN OF
promises they had made him. cautioned him against
them told him that politicians on both SIDES were
frauds and he could not depend upon them also had
an Interior object in VIEW knew that these states
mensherman and the others had come down to steal
the state and hoped through Anderson 10 get SOHO
hold them without my connection ID tne matter oens
known. Kellogg anxious for Anderson TO sign the
protest in order 10 prevent his going over 70 inc
Democrats wanted him to hold it back In order TO e1-
tort the best terms The vote OF Felicana would nave
been excluded without Andersons affidavit Dut ~ was
desired in order to prevent him from anerWard telF
ing the truth-that there fair election AmdSVN
were used for moral effect only the parish would nave
been thrown out anyhow, aud 1t was easy enough 10
manufacture chem Kellogg once asked me to go INTO
the business but refused. said You pretend 10 DO
my friend and you my worst enemy There are
plenty OF people 70 do this dirty work. never od u
wrong in my fe and have sacrificed many opportunities
for making fortune for the sake OF my eohSoiehee'
Laughter In all parts OF the room.I
al was playing double part" continued the witness
with both Anderson and Kellogg. wanted to get ai-
davts from Anderson and Others that the election was
fair; aud theD after Hayes had been counted IN expose
the whole matter and make reputation Tor myself
am not prepared to say that might not hayo been
bought of by the Republican statesmen Tor SlOO,OOO
but think not No can tell till he's tried TIC
trouble was had to work Anderson, and he was I'M
certain and vain and hard 70 manage. heard OF An
deIsOns protest from Kellogg. l then told Anderson
that he the biggest fool ever saw that the kepuo
cans would leave him In the mud. Anderson sala ne
had not received any definite promise for making tue
protest Kellogg boosted that Il was he who managed
10 get IT, and thereby to save Republican party he
said that Anderson could not now sell out to the Dem0
Gratis When told Anderson that he had made an ass
Of himself he said that his protest was equyocal one
and did not mean anything told him that II he had
held off ne could have got document from those visit
my that would have made them his slaves for
the rest OF their political existence. Anderson then
threatened the Republicans that he would 30 back on
his protest, and they got scared"
"Keogg came to me the latter part OF November"
Leet said invited me 10 90 into the next room ana
DO introduced ~ Sherman ond Stoughton and
dou't know who else knew that the affidavit mill was
at work IN the next room, and supposed they were
down look at the buildng-they had fondness Tor
the building about that time. said TO Kellogg: know
what Won want 10 Introduce them fUf, and don't
intend be introduced 10 such SET OF Oh fauus he
logg laughed mcreduOusly and said: Ihats the sort
OF hairpiu am aud then he said was damned Tool
knew what they wanted was TO taE sweet 70 me ana
get to keep Anderson straight ana was aralq ey
would get evidence that would duplicate me I'D me
frauds should undertake to expose them 10 me Dem
Ocrats / was very cautious IN those days L SAT up
nights trying 10 study how TO DO cautious.
came TO ME Sn t s vs ta ne anI apd
they had promised TO do anything Tor MN that ne
wanted. told him again ne was fool an unmitieatod
lnnatic for taking any promise from politician not IN
writing told him how easy II would be ICr men OI
IAndersoD) was hnT unless had written contract
from them. lie said ne mad been. promised the naval
Oflce told him he would never get 10, aud he hasn't
succeeded IN making Anderson quite unhappy aOoit
the matter"
APPEARANCE OF TIE SHERMAN LETTER
"The next time he TO me-" continued Mr. Leet
he said he had got what he wanted. lie leaned Grand
pulled out letter. which he said from John sherman
himself asked him show i 90 me, but lac refused,
saying that henceorh he would manage his own AFFAIRS
Isaid: Anderson, you're lying Tie then showed me
the lower part OF the letter. bearing shermans sigma
tnr and something the 4th OF March saying that
that meant be have the Naval ONCE after the in
auguration. lThe so-caled sherman letter was shown
and identined l knew until this Investigation
came out that the promise was not given aud that he
was lying told him he was. by desk In the Custom
House was a sort Of political Mecca. where all the Re
publlcans came. had conversations there with Darral
and Kellogg In reference the letter Kellogg talked
with me about my prospects aud what no would do for
me N helped him in his Senatorial fight told him
that was not dependent on him as perhaps he
thought I was; West, who was candidate for the
Senate promised 10 get me appointed Assistant At
General and told him Of the promises made 10
Anderson by sherman. Kellogg told me that he know
All hon, the Sherman letter and that it amounted 10
nothns he seemed to know all about rs oontents and
suuposed got Sherman to write A. Darrall assured me
a a he 6VG but that the protest had given inc party
grip on him n he was shown 10 De prlluTeF thht
Wond ruin his testimony all subieots That fact pre-
vented me frn.b ever exposing the frauds, for was
AFRAID to have II known that Anderson and had been
Ultimate. like poor dog Tray aud bad been found
anew John wsbber Registrar at West Fsliei lana
did not know r. G. Butler except that he was ruhan
! and "A bulldOzer who came into the Republican party
! aud was AndersOu's clerk. Men who became Infamous
bnIldozers seemed 10 RuyiGto naturally into tho X
publican party. BulldOzers were low r0Wdies without
character or position they crowded Out the carpet
bsegers and took their Offices the trouble was there
were not many offices as there were Dulldoz ~.
know from Information received hat the names u some
OF the Republican ee1tor. were les on snio on t3S
tickets, but decline 10 tell how know H. Kellogg tOld
n" allied but that Wells and Anderson would not agree
10 H. knew that the universal Impression was IN New
moth said that the state had been lost by $4,000 major
ty and ran away He advised me 20 stay In the party
and support Packard saying that those who had been
opposing me would probably soOu be In tue pententdfy
MORE ABOUT THE VISITING STATESMEN.
Mr. Potter-When the visiting statesmen were in Now
Orleans. what your and the other Republican poll
| tlcians understanding Of what their object wasi
Objection made by Mr.. Hsoock, and the question
was altered as TO call only for opinions which had
| been expressed TO the witness.
Mr. Ieet-warmoth said 20 mo that IL was remarkable
| how much worse these Christian statesmen we're than
the carpetbaggers whom they donouncedi that they
came down to steal the state and would steal IL. But
| Warmoth was acting with them. think.
Mr. Potter-No matter what you think Alt does
matter what think. am not testifying for your ben
eft nor for my own suppose, and would like 20 tell
sometimes what think, for have good reasons Tor
M. Po;ter-woll. go on A.-Tho understanding was
visiting statesmen were tuete 70
tnrung Board and keep tho Democrats from buying IL
up. II they didn't bay II up henselyes-tO Iurnlsh
| nancy Those who believed that the Republicans had
nared the state were anxious about the Returning
BOARD as those who thought they had lost IT, Kellogg
pot M a 10 thrOwithe returns from 81 Tnnnany
ont but il was not carried The parish went Demo
cratic for time because the supervisor OF regis
ration did not the usual number OF fraudulent
registration certificates though he issued atty which
were not voted Mr. BlAsdel was defeated FOR the
Ieislature and refused 20 follow KelOgEs advice and
get up q protest and bo counted In had interviews
with Mr. Nash candidate for Congress- az my deck In
| tho Naval Office. was anxious 90 get hold on hun,
besause knew he WAS such INSCRIPTIONS scOundrel
that he would coll out anybody He was TOOL aud was
inflated and oyerbearng. Kellogg hated him because
| is once choked Kellogg IN his ofiee-1e was bravo