The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-08-01
The Result Of the Potter Investiga
ton,

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Potter Invest CATION compiled by
the Washington Post:
l. That a conspiracy was entered
into by certain Republican leaders,
the object being to hold no election
in East Feliciana, Grant and other
Democratic parishes.
2. That the fact that no Republi-
can votes were cast in East Feliei-
ana was not due to Intimidation, as
alleged, but was owing to Ander
sons advice to the Republican lead
ers not to vote, as it would have q
better effect than all the affidavits
that could be produced.
3. That for a period of two days
after the election the Republican
| leaders admitted that Tilden and
Nichols had carried the State by
heavy majority.
4. That when it became evident
that the election of Hayes depended
upon the result of the election in
the State, deliberate preparations
were made for the purpose as ex-
pressed at the polls.
). That in pursuance of this plan
protests, forged and altered to suit
the occasion, were made for the
parishes of East and West Felici
ana, whereby a Democratic major
ity of $500 was changed TO Re
publican majority of 500.
6. That the Supervisors of the
above named parishes were prevent
ed by promises of reward by John
Sherman and others from exposing
such forgeries.
7. That on the 9th day of No
vember, when the Returning Board
proceeded to sum up the result Of
their laDors, it was discovered that
while Packard and a Republican
Legislature were elected, Hayes
was defeated.
s. That after the above date, and |
in order to secure the electoral vote
for Hayes, forged protests were
made for Richland and other par
isAes, and the returns from Lafay-
cite and other parishes so changed |
as to increase the Republican vote.
9. That aff1davits bearing fcti
tious names, and the names of dead !
men, were manufactured iT the 1
Custom house and upon such aft |
dayits various Democratic polls |
were thrown out.
10. That the acts above recited 1
were known to some of the visiting
statesmen, and received their ap |
prevail.
IL. That the Electoral vote of the |
State, as counted before the two /
Houses of Congress was a forgery.
II. That John Sherman, now Sec
rotary of the Treasury, and at the
time the personal representative of
Mr.. Hayes, was guilty of subordi
nation of perjury.
13. That the leading parties nee
essary to a completion of the fraud
were promised 'by him protection
and reward.
IA. That the Fraudulent Presi
dent in fulfllment of Sherman's
and Noye's promises has rewarded
with office every scoundrel con-
nected with the great crime in both
Florida and Louisiana.
Is. That Stanley Matthews, Re
publican Senator from Ohio, and
Justice Harlan, Judge of the Su
preme court, had guilty knowledge
of the fraudulent transactions by
which the vote of Louisiana was
stolen and personally interested
themselves to reward and protect
the criminals.
16. That Senator Morton and
Gen. Garfield, both members of the
Electoral Commission, knew when
they voted to count Louisiana for
Hayes that it was both fraudulent
and a forgery,
II. That Senator Keliogg, Who
assisted at the forgery of the Lou !
isiana returns, has since been
guilty of secreting the witnesses.
Is. That no one of the criminals
who assisted to perpetrate the CO.
lOssal crime of the age has been
punished, but that all but two
oyer 3 hundred-have
been provided with Offices by DIR.
Hayes direct order or request, and
in some cases by and through his
continued and persistent interior
ance.
With few exceptions these facts
are proved, exclusive of the testi-
nony of either Anderson or Weber,
that the committee o
las only fairly entered upon its
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