The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-30
Packard Terrifying In New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, June 29.-The Louisiana
subcommittee. without waiting for Mr.. Black
burn, held an open session at +. VI. to-day
Packard. who had made preparations to start
tomorrow direct for Liverpool. WIS called as
the first witness Responding to Mr.. Strnger's
inquiries. lac said that he believed himself To
have been legally elected Governor Of Louisi-
ana and that the Hayes electors had "A legal
majority In the State. His ttlo to the Governor
ship Of the state was Just as good ss Hayes's
title 10 the Presidency OF the United States
He had larger vote than five Of the Hayes cleo
tors. II the returns for Pres dential electors
were correct. the returns made by the board to
the Legislature TO be by them canvassed for
declaration Of the choice for Governor. were
part Of the same PRONUNCIATION on which the
electoral vote Of Louisiana was declared. The
returns for Governor and Presidential electors
wore promulgated by the board on the same
day and together Ho believed his title to the
Office he sought ~ good rs that Of Hayes 10 the
"itrc he holds, lie uhe wtnessl was not en-
Jcying the position Of Governor OF Lou lana
Hayes 10 enjoying tho Presidency of the United
states. II tho titir Of Hayes rests upon the vote
OF Louisiana. he Packardl was as much en-
same Legislature which elected Kellogg Sena-
tor with lew rc.niorccmenis in the state SEN
ness to hay" been elected Governor
3 by whnt means wero you oustcdf
recapitulaton Of all the events which trans
pred between the organization Of the Nichols
leeislatipre, Jan and 2, 1917, and the arrival
~ the Harlan Macy cagh Commission early in
the following April. The Nichols Legislature
was organized with an alleged strength Of 20
senators and ~ Representatives A Senate uuo-
rum ~ Is, and n House quorum 81. Only II
Nichols senators Were returned by the board
Tho House had only 80 members whose election
was even claimed and quasi officially promul-
gated 10y the Democrats themselves. with only
~ members returned by the board. Three
member whom the Democrats had published
~ defeated We're sworn In TO make up the al
lrZed quorum. These rahNussel and declared
we vote - puhiishrd ny inc Democratic com
mitt"". alter denial OF the demand for tho
original returns from the Secretary Of State
WHO had already delivered them to the h, pub
lican legislature II the Democratic Legisln-
ture had held true returns It would have been
d'hHrred hy law from declaring the official vote
for want of u quorum. said quorum was want
iug On their own representation Of the vote Of
IN" state. ON Jan. .. Republican Judges of the
supreme Court were disposs"ssrd ny "A mob
under the clVl Shvrin OF New Orleans. The
presence %! this armed mob had a tendency To-
weaken the confidence Of the Lng stature in his
lIa'kard hlal success. II wns under the con
iroi IF Gov. Nichols. and called the State mi
Witness made an appeal to President Grant.
under section four. article four Of the Consti-
tuition, without success. Witness telegraphed
t. Kellogg proposition to obtain "A loan Of
4 500 stand II arms. with ammunition. from the
Federal Government. the same to be sent TO
Gen. Augur, Ia De- delivered 10 him at the State
House. and n the Federal troops were not
his own Government thereafter. This was sub
United q tho Secretary Of War. hut not acted
uIon. With $500 arms he could havu found
man for evcry gun. He finally ubdicated be-
cause his Legislature hal dissolved.
The commission came III the beginning Of
Aprh. II WAS unsolicited bY ANY officer OF his
Government. After the instructions to the
compassion We're published. witness appealed
10 Hayes To enlarge thrlr scope or entirely
change them. No answer was returned to this
appeal. Iio presumed that the commission
w"ro not instructed to inquire into amy domestic
violence then or previously existing His
appeal 10 HAYES was mndo two days before the
letter OF Nichols Ia the commission max ing
certain pledge, for tn" Democracy was sent.
He was under the impression that the commits
sion WAS alNisiDR members of his Legislature
10 JOIN the Nirhol'S organization. he formed
members themselves. He told the commission
If thcy would Investigate his title and lind il i'm
perfect he would yield his claims To- the Cover
nurship. This was not done. He had iufor-
nation that members II the Legislature were
offered hrih"s to lcAv' him. but not Of his own
direct knowledge II WINS his impression that
the legally elected Legislature had horu broken
up by the commission. and that they came hero
simply 10 perfect ARRANGEMENTS for the rccog-
milton of GOV. Nicholas lie WAS told by mem
herS oi his Legislature that the commission de-
sired them 10 20 over - Nichols. If the lrt-i-
dent recognized the full action Of the Returning
ltoard as II was subsequently respected by the
Electoral Commission. no thought he could
hay" maintained his Government.
Much moro Nas elected which appeared last
year in leading newspapers. and Packard is to
be placed upon the stand again on Monday