Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-06-05
The Investigation.

From the Washington Correspondence of the
New York Tribune of the 3rd inst, we copy the
following:
Low POLITICIANS CONSPIRACY.
Those who listened TO James Z. Anderson's to-
timony yesterday, and the papers he PRODUCED
and the admissions he made, both in his direc,
and cross-exami nation, can reach only one concln.
sion. Anderson and bis intimate friend Wehh.r
were the Supervisors of Registry for the par;sbes
of East and West Fehcisns. When the elec9
ton was over it was apparent that the succe..
or failure Of the republican party not ONLY in
that State, but in the nation at large, might de-
pend upon the returns from these two psrisbe.
Anderson and Weboer an opportunity tho +,
comes to men of their calibre only once in life
time, and made up their minds to profit nv !,
This is proved conclusively not only bv And..
son's report his conversations with Gov KeIlovg
and other Louisiana republicans, but also by hi.
version OF the alleged interview with Secre,a,y
Sherman and the admission that he had been ~
negotiation with the democrats TO give the vote of
his parish for $4,000.
That there was intimidation in the nar;sh Of
East Felicisns Anderson does not even now Az.
n.y. Some republicans were kept away from III
polls through fear, and some were forced h1
the same means to vote a democratic ,;cke;
That he swore to yesterday, though he nov
says that the number was not so great as that
meu,isned ia his official protest filed u;,h g.
Returning Board. Besides this he has ba,eIv
escaped assassination; and the conjecture which
he now advances-that his assailants were re-
publicans and not democrats-is only sIigb,Iy
less absurd than some other features Of ~
testimony.
In the face of all these facts, he made mn h;s -.
port Of the election in East Feliciana Parish for.
warded it to the Returning Board. and wan, -
New Orleans " ithout making the protest vhioh
by law, he was required to do, providing he e,.n
ton was not fair and free in every respect ar
course tine Republican leaders were ,urnr;sss n,
his neglect, and according 10 his own s,a,au..
urged him TO make protest. This he be.;,atsa
to do and no one who reads between the Iinas 90
his testimony can fail to discover the cause of
hesitation. That protest, If made wa, IN he az
incslculsble value not only 10 the Republican mar
~ Of Louisiana, bot of the whole Nation. and n.
derson was determined that bis reward for -
ing it should be commemorate with lie ina,
apce. His present version Of the manner -
which the protest was drawn up proves his he
yond question.
But the promises he occurred from IN. renpbl;.
cans OF Louisiana were not satisfactory. Mr.
Kellogg, the Governor, was not ds,inyn;.bad
among bis party friends for living up to
which he made with them. New Orlesn, ,vs a
full and had been for four years, of men who h al
served Governor Kellogg politically and who bsJ
failed 10 get their rewards. Anderson and Web
er, who seem to have been influenced bv the
same motives, saw the importance of placing ,be;r
hope Of future reward Oh a more solid fonndat;a
than Governor Kelloggs promises. The frs,
they did, thu refore, was to draw up the nsner
which Anderson produced yesterday. in exnIsps
ton Of the protests they had signed and delivered
1t into the hands of the republican leader. mr.
paper was evidently Intended to be used AZ The ha
els OF negotiations with the democrats. nroyidad
that their arrangements with the republ;cans ro,i
through. They could have had no otber concs;vI
able motive 10 preparing it. This was the cana-
ton Of affairs when MIR. Sherman and othsr rn
publica1 statesmen from the North arrivsd -
the scene. Anderson and Weber saw ths;r an
portuDity Of placing their hope of future reysrd
from the republican patty beyond all question.
The EFFORT TO ENTRAP sHERn.s
1t is inconceivabie that the conversation he,
Mr.. Sherman and these men should have bssn .,
the character now described BY Anderson. Me-
do not hsbtualy confess such crimes a. pe,inr.
and election frauds to 3 stranger at their fr, in.
terview with him. and in public place Ike Mo.
reau's restaurant in New Orleans. But NJ. 81 or
man had slready beard something about The cleo.
ton At East Feicisna Parish, He knew that only
en- or two votes had been cast for III. Repub l. y
ticket, where hundreds or thousands were er, ect.
cd to have been polled; and it was universal !
kneWn 10 New Orleans that East Felicians Parish