Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-31

represented him with Louisiana rep
resentatives, which was the basis OF
the Wormley conference, the next day
the twenty-sixth Of February. There
were present at this conference Messri
Matthews, Garfield, Foster, Sherman
George Carter, Levy, Ellis and wit.
ness, and as there was no . srson act
ually representing South Carolina,
they invited Mr.. Watterson, of Ken.
tucky, to be present in the interests OF
the latter state. The conference was
held in Mr.. Evarts' room, but that
gentleman was not present. The
condition of affairs in Louisiana were
thoroughly discussed, and the Louis
lana Representatives read q statement
of the policy Of the Nichols govern
ment. Upon the other hand the most
positive assurances were given by
Matthews, Sherman, Garfield and
Foster, neither one of whom, how
ever, stated that they were authorized
by Hayes to speak. but spoke from
their knowledge of his views, from
their past associations and from the
fact that they were conversant with
his views upon that question. They
assumed to guarantee that the policy
indicated i9 the dispatch authorized
by President Grant would be carried
out by Mr.. Hayes.
A number Of dispatches were read,
heretofore published, in reference to
the guarantees of the protection of
law to white and black in Louisiana,
and the understanding that no senator
be elected for the long term until the
extra session.
Then letter was read from STAN
ley Matthews which stated that It was
his intention as soon ~ the electoral
count was completed to notify Gen.
Augur that the order was rescinded
which required him to preserve the
status quo and that he should onlv
use the troops to preserve the peace.
The President had authorized him
GMatthews) to communicate this to
Representative Ellis. Witness sub
mitted also q telegram from himself
and Levy to Governor Nichols, say
ing they had such assurance from the
President and guarantee from Sher-
man, Dennison, Matthews and Foster.
committed in writing, copies ex-
changed, and assurances that the
President is correctly represented by
his friends. Next came q telegram
from Nichols to Burke. dated March
l, saying, Fully understood. No
election of Senator until the tenth"
Also the following telegram:
WASHINGTON, March 3, 1S77.-To F.
I. NICHOLS, New Orleans Conf
dental. ]-General Sherman, in con-
versation said, tell Nichols for me
to go slow, explaining that Hayes
would have great difficulties to over
come, but that your matters appeared
to be working in the right direction.
General Sherman said that Augur
would not interfere with the execu-
ton of process Of courts.
(Signed) E. A. BURKE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 4, 1877.
-GovERNoR NlcHoLLs, New Orleans.
Confidential. We have had an in
terview with President Hayes, and he
assures US his policy will be concilia-
tory, and requests that an opportuni-
fy be allowed him to remove difficult
lies and prepare the way. He seems
anxious and earnest in the proper di-
rection. (Signed) r. T. GIBSON,
E. A. BURKE.
Witness here recited an interview
hat transpired between Mr.. Hewitt
md himself Immediately after the
democratic caucus, in which the DEM
ocratic party had agreed that the
,ount should 60 On to peaceable de-
Witness had complained that the
democratic caucus had not demanded
10 q condition of the count proceed
ng that Louisiana and South Caroli-
IL were to 60 free from bayonet rule.
If Louisiana was left to herself she
must trade or fight,-trading would
ose two United States Senators to
he democracy and fighting might
plunge the country into revolution.
Hewitt responded that the democrat
C party could not afford to take the
Try into strife, upsefiinis i iI values sf cHad and
trade and they would put
his fraud upon the shoulders of the
republican party and 60 befqne the
country four years hence. Witness
'eplied that Louisiana could not en-
lure carpet bag rule longer, and
would insist that the bayonets be
Hewitt promised to
place the views before his friends in
he House to do what they could in
he interest of Louisiana and South
Carolina. Such progress was made
lmong the democratic members by
friends Of the South that at one time
he number of fillibusters reached
one hundred and sixteen, enough to
letter the progress of the count, and
t was then Sherman sent for witness
Ind these conferences occurred and
were given.
Representative Ellis testified en-
that there was NO bargain
It the Wormly conference and that
he republican conferees did not in
list ON ceasing to filibuster.
The committee 60 to Mobile, to-
morrow