The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-07-25
THE INVESTIGATION.

was held. at which . recent letter from 6ec'y
sherman was considered. In this letter Mr..
Sherman states that tneO ommitsee had accepted
eviden, Q tending to prove that violence and in
timidatiOn had not prevailed at the elections in
therefore, in Justice deny him the right, to prove
that murder, whipping and all forms Of intimi-
datiun did prcval in such parisle s sufficient to
ballot. Mr.. Sherman also stated that he was
prepared to. submit testimony, at the con-
,venience of the Committee in Washington. to
lug received by the Committee that Gen. Butler
was had until that date.
Committee, at its executive 9. saion. decided to
call for the witnesses asked for by Sec'y Hher-
MANTLE Republican visiting Statesmen to
Louisiana.
The Committee resumed its session
on the nth. Gen. Butler being present and con-
ductlng the examination of Senator KelloQp, of
Louisiana. Witness said the elections in that
State in 1876 were entirely legal. He gave de-
tailed statement of the composition Of the Leg
ly inaugurated ON the Sth Of January, 1871, at
winch time there was a Republican quorum in
both houses. Mr. butler ~. .duced a statement
which Shove d that, after the Boa,d had throw n
out sufficient Democratic parishes to elect the
General Assembly. i was found there we. 3 sill
wv AIsSOsOAo WCAc0teus W0eteuOOn t00 6k8IU
threw out parishes aud precincts enough to Sc
cure majority for the Hayes Electors. Wit
ness acknowledged that from the figures present
witness testified that ON the face Of the re,
turns, the lilden Electors and Nichols. for
Governor. we're elected. He believed, however,
ton in certain of the parishes a. justified the
returning lizard in throwing out the votes. 10
the hest OF his knowledge and belief. the returns
publican majority. In raw ol,oct l,oro
va: more. or less Intimidation. In the five
parishes where the Republican . were thoroughly
,orting to ne reglster Of 6,sis. The seventeen
parishes with Republican majority Of 1000
x ave. a-c?r'ing t. the face Of the returns. a
rsSs ~h %sof III Of sereed he 1s the forty
intimidation, and the eIe tlon fair ard peace
able, the colcred registration in 1875. which
M Sna sSe e VII n Il %
ing a cOlOred majority Of is 965. These mar
she sI returned the folSwing vote: Republican,
%sosty s and Witness than
East and West Felciana Parishes were the most
tho,ous9ly Republican parishes in the State.
an Si II eo %ss fe % kss
the SEIZURE of the buildings. the breaking
JUDGES r. AM NJ the
ne kaew of no reason why Packard
and his government were not the legal
II, itf fack GS f.nmsns # f. . Lon and
ture. Gov; Packard would have submit d his
claims to the arb,trament of the Sup eme Court
had . not Gov. Nichelis reconstructed that court.
AFTER f,ckard had threatened to appeal to the
legal Supreme Court, Pres,dent Hayes appoint d
yadge Ming COLLECTOR Ut the Port. and thus roke
up "a ITGrum. The President also appointed
chance with the Supreme Court after the Mich
OLE II. Jpo atss, We're appointed;
Sec She man was presented to the Committee
and afterwad given to the press. In it Mr.. Pot
ter says SUBSTANTIALLY that the Committee would
and q. hers. but would decli take testimony
IN respect to the ALLEGED intimidation in certain
PARISHES. ON the ground That such ties: imony
ing vestigat,on. Mr.. Potter added: rs p euid
1t at appear that the specific acs tu which
you (>,cc'y Snerman) refer have any bearin
o. 81 tSe se baa1 a
Inspect OF their protests, the CONN. ittee will
then consider the acticabilty of taking testi-
mony. and that in contradiction of it or of per-
hitting yen to use instt ad the reports of such
testimony taken before former committees"
THE examination of Senator Kellogg
was resumed on the 18th. Witness said that, in
his opinion, had Hayes recognized Gov. Packard
by telegraph Immediately after the former in
auguration, and followed up the same by an Of.
GLIDING the Nichols faction, would have or, ated
no trouble. he considered Packard elected as
fairiy as The Hayes Electors. SO far as Louisiana
was concerned. Gen. Graz t rad teleg1aphed to
the witness. a day or 50 before he went out
OF office, stating that he had hesltated in
recognizing Gov. Packard in consequence Of
vestigate the result Of the Louisiana election.
X. ferring to the Ncveagh Commission witness
had hearo. Last fall. that the sherman letter had
beer been M among =. A. Weber's papers. and
through her intimacy with the Weber family.
MIS-. jerks had called upn him in New
Orleans and spoken of the Sherman letter. Wit
ness never attempted to induce Anderson tn
make fraudulent protest and did not remem-
Der OF having conversed with HIM regarding the
protest after tue election. He had requested
Anderson to return to his parish. and had gwen
HIM money to 60 hack. but ne remained in New
Orleans and spent the money. In regard to the
5000 loan made from Chicago National Bank,
witness said he borrowed the money to pay his own
private uebts, and thai no l.rt.cn was used to
pay members OIL the Returning Board, or IN Sc
curing any HAYES Electors. He did mot know
that members of the returning Brlrd mad been
assured That they would he provided for. In an
swer to questions by Mr. Potter, wit. .ess stated
that he first heard of the difficulty about the
from Washington. Anderson admitted he
scru,inized the certificates. and had had
discovered the detect. He did not remember
who was present in the room when he signed the
second lot of certificates. None of the other
Electors had signed the second set in his pres
ence. He had no knowledge a. all by whom the
names were supplied to the second set Of certiti-
Gates.
THE examination of Senator Kellogg
was resumed ON the 18th. Mr.. Kellogg said he
did not know that any telegram had been sent
by MIR. Hayes to the members of the Returning
Board during the progress of the count, and did
not remember that he had ever talked with E. l..
Weber in regard t., his brothers standing firm"
to his protest. He had written two letters to Mn.
jerks, in answer to her application for the ap-
p'sntment of her husband or brother to a place
in the New Orleans Custom-H House. but did not
re temsm0er rhethss OF not he refsrrsS in them
ny OF MIR jerks that both he and his wife had
corIesponded with witness for several years Mr..
kello !g prCnounceda mistake: Their correspond
did not come to Washington at his request
and in his interest. tie uid not consider James
E. Anderson a trustworthy Republican. Mi.
ble gentleman and . good Republican; but
he knew nothing of the sanding of Mn. jerks.
Witness stated that he had heard. from various
sources. 1T the existence Of Intimidation in East
and West Feliciana: but had no personal knowl-
edge Of the same. He contrad, cted the testimO-
9y of Kelley, supervisor Of Richland Parish, be-
er prepared a protest for ke ley as sworn to by
that gentleman. He had been informed by Gov.
Pc. kard weeks before the election. that the vote
lost by rea ON of intimidation: The witness.
in response to 4uestions. stated numerous in-
a,a ces in which Republican officers were driven
election of 1876. and said he would furnish the
Committee list of persons killed. hung and
whipped for political reasons it they 60 desired.
logg stated that some of the Commissioners 70
visit Louisiana. sent by the President, bad been
appoint d t0 Federal Offices and that some of
Mr.. Butler asked If anyCT0 of these persOus had