The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-02-22

sny other time Ito my knowledge) Of q bar
gain by which anything was TO be done in con-
alteration Of anything relating TO the Electoral
Count bill, to the Presidential succession, or 10
anything whatever, directly or indirectly con-
nected with 1t, or with the future Of any polit-
cal party existing or TO be created
"What was the nature OF the paper which
Burke hadY"
"The paper was simply a memorandum,
without signature, stating, in substance, what
the Nichols Government would do in case il
should be sustained. 1t did not cover more
than half-page Of letter-paper. The general
idea of il was that the Nichols Government
would treat all citizens Of Louisiana fairly; that
no person should be punished for opinions
sake; that colored men should enjoy all the
rights guaranteed by the constitutional amend
ments The memorandum embodied substan-
tiallv en- onilne Of the declarations which we're
subsequently made III the resolutions passed by
the Nichols Legislature.
Twas there any mention made in that MEM
orandum, or in any memorandum, or at that
conference, OF the Returning Board, or OF any
action to be taken, or not taken, concerning
it?"
1.-THE Returning Board was not mentioned
at the conference within my hearing nor was
any reference made TO It,
'Was the meeting dinner partyY
"The meeting was entirely informal. There
was no organization. Ii was not called to or
der Nobody stated it, object There was no
Chairman. 1t consisted OF general talk about
the room among the different gentlemen who
were there. Little groups were gathered at
different parts of the room, talking at the same
time For this reason, doubtless, it happened
that Mai Burke read his paper TO Garfield in
nv hearing. and that the other persons IL the
room at the time may not have known any
! thing about il. We rat on q sofa apart 10 our
selves.
''Did anybody make any suggestions as 10
| what the policy of the Nichols Government
would be except Burke?
"Nobody that / remember said anything
else about Nichols or his Government except
| Burke"
Were there any suggestions as to South Caro-
lima ?"
"South Carolina was not mentioned in the
conference, except in general way of refer
ring TO the policy which Gov. Hayes would be
| likely to adopt-that Of local self-government.
The conference may have been two hours in
length"
"What became of that memorandum"
81 suppose Burke kept it he certainly did
not give it to anybody, offer 10 give it TO any
body, that saw or heard. 1t is all the paper
of any kind that was shown at the meeting.
| "Where is the letter of Gov. Hayes to your"
81 thought had it here among my papers.
| have a number of letters from him, but L
| don't find it, and suppose must have left it at
home"
"Can you remember the substance Of it?"
81 can remember the substance, and, think,
the exact language. The letter was almost
identicaly this
accept my thanks for your speech of Feb.
-. will not make statements to influence
results, but, il the suit is favorable, your I'M
derstanding of my policy will be found to be
correct"
"That il the substance think the very
language OF the letter. There was not more
thaf aix liTaa N Nua 1hgfa VT al in
dorsement Of what L said in my speech of
believe the date was Feb. 20"
''What was your object in making that
speech?"
my only purpose in any statement that i
made was to impress upon the opposition my
convictions az TO the probable policy Of Gov
Hayes. If the opposition could be convinced
that l correctly represented Gov. Hayes views,
l thought that could see reasonable chance
for peaceful execution of the Electoral Count
bill. asked for no promises in return no
| suggestion was ever made by me to anybody
! that certain things were TO be done by the
| other side in consideration of certain things to
be done by Gov. Hayes, should he be success
full. No mention was ever made Of the Speak
ership. In fact, as far my name WAS con-
nected with that Office, nothing of the kind
ever occurred to me until L saw the matter
mentioned in the public prints after the in
auguration Of President Hayes. L never heard
a suggestion about the Texas Pacific railroad
in connection with the matter. My labors
| were directed exclusively to one purpose, and
that was peaceful solution Of the Presiden-
tial succession"
"Did Gov. Hayes know of any OF these
steps which were taken, such as the Wormley
conference?"
''Gov. Hayes was not consulted by me. or, so
far as / know, by anybody, with regard TO any
thing that was done by myself or others il
connection with this matter. l have every
reason to believe that he absolutely knew moth
ing about the whole affair. That, so far as /
know anything about it, is an outline OF the
Wormey conference and of my effort to secure
a peaceful solution of the Presidential diff
| Guilty."