Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1878-07-13
The Louisiana Subcommittee.

The sub committee, on the 1st, further
examined ex-Gov. Packard, who produced a
number of papers to which he referred in his
testimony on Saturday including the returns
of the election promulgated in the joint res
olution OF his Legislature calling for troops,
bearer of the second set of electoral returns
to Washington; received instructions from
Gov. Kellogg, together with a note to Mr..
Ferry and letters of Introduction to Messrs.
Hale and Frye; delivered the letters. had
eohVersations Wbtn M tnein, put notnimg nrg,S waaS
certificates; I supposed they knew more
about it than l did; Sherman was present
when delivered the returns to Ferry; Mr..
Sherman told me the party would stand by
US; that we must go on and tnaugurate Pack
ard. VIM. II. Seymour, Notary Public,
May IL, 1877, and signed by Thos. III. jerks,
a Deputy Marshal under Pftkin in East Fell
| ciana Parish. The handwriting of the affida-
Wit appears to be that of James L. Anderson.
The afiant states that he is cognizant
Hf tne deas Kellogg sae
machination to prevent the return of Ander-
| son, supervisor of Registration, to East Fell
| ciana Parish, so that no election could be
held, and that one l.. B. jerks was employed
by them to watch Anderson while I'm New Or
leans and prevent his return Affiant further
states that both Anderson and himself were
| in said parish on the day of election, that the
said election was conducted under their su.
pervfsion, and was the most peaceable and
| fair one ever witnessed by him (the afilant)
and he further states that the said Ander-
son made no protest against the
returns from said parish, owing to the
the return of himself and the said Anderson
to the city of New Orleans it was shown that
the election of Hayes and Wheeler depended
| upon the electoral vote of Louisiana; that In
consideration of this fact, and in order to Sc
cure the election of said Hayes, said Ander.
son signed in the presence of afflant a protest
partly in blank said blank being afterwards
filled out by parties unknown; that both nc
and said Anderson would not have signed
the protest for said parish had IL not been
necessary to throw out said parishes, in or.
der to secure the election of said Hayes and
Wheeler.
The committee, on the I'd, obtained
from the Clerk of the United States District
Court for examination the copies of Elector
al certificates filed in that office. w. A
Strong, Secretary of State, also produced al
protests on file in his Office that were before
the Returning Board relating TO the elec
ton OF November, 1875. There We're no pro
tests by Packard or Kellogg or their attor
neys.
The sub committee, on the Sd, after tax,
ing some unimportant testimony, adjourned
till the 9th.
Potter's subcommittee met at II o'clocl
on the 5th. L. A. wolfiy, Clerk of the Circui
Court and U. s. Commissioner, testified
Thinks most of the affidavits before the Re
turning Board were attested by him; super
of Elections; his office is the repository TO
these papers; original affidavits wer
| borrowed from him from time 20 tim
by the Republican counsel; some O
them had not been returned; brought here a.
: protests, afndavits, etc., made before me ais