Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-21
MAD. WELLS.
HIS PART IN THE LOUISIANA COUNT.

HIS PART IN THE LOUISIANA COUNT.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The Potter committee
to-day examined United States Marshal Wharf,
ton, of Louisiana. Wharton said he was Re-
publican, and had been supporter of the
Packard government. During the time the re-
turning board of 1876 was sitting, be was in
New Orleans, but he never attended any Of
their sessions. There was great deal of scan
dial at the time about public men, and he heard
among other things that Wells was trying to
make money out of his position. It is not nv
charge, said Wharton in explanation. The
charge was that the Democrats had men down
there with money, and they were making an
offer to buy and it was believed that if matters
could be arranged Gov. Wells was ready to
treat
Wharton continued: Maddox told me he was
satisfied Wells intended to sell out the result
OF election to the Democrats, that he enjoyed
good deal of Wells confidence, and that Gov.
Wells WIS inclined to make him neyotiator.
tie thought he had better encourage the conf
dence, he said so that he would be in an atti-
tude just about the time it would eliminate in
an actual trade, to post us, the Republicans, SO
that wecould break it up and prevent any con-
summation of it. Witness did not know of
any financial arrangement being made with
Wells.
y. Here IS letter dated New Orleans, Dec.
3 1876, and published in the Chicago Inter
know il did. 1t was my belief that Maddox
would be able to carry the thing to point and
give no information.
q. This letter says: II think you had bet
ter advise them to abandon all hopes of getting
anything frem us, and advise him to make, or
authorize him to make distinct proposition
to the other side. A. Yes That is. 7 wanted
him to bring the matter to focus. was
afraid the matter might drift into other hands
and that the trade might be made and we not
know IT wanted Maddox to go on SO that he
might Know the amount to be paid, that 80
much money was put here and so much there
and 80 on, and SO be enabled to break up the
trade.
z. Subsequent to your talk with Maddox
about Gov Wells did you 60 to him with Pack
ard. Yes.
Q. What did he say then. A. He said he
believed that If the State administration would
give Gov. Wells what was regarded as its big
gest offer that Wells would be satisfied
Q. Maddox claimed to represent Wells, did
he. A.. Not exactly representing Wells, but
probably was acting as kind of go-between
and keeping us posted.
@. Go between, you mean Packard and
Wells? A. Well don't know, all through
we regarded Maddoxs action from the purest
| motives and as a strong Republican, and az
being az much interested in preventing any,
thing Of this kind as anybody.
| @. Did he say Wells would be satisfied with
twenty thousand dollars? A. don't remem-
! Der. Very possible he did.
Aletter was here read from Jewett, former
secretary of the Republican campaign commit
tee of3Loulsiana, to Senator Kellogg, in which
he says that Louisiana politics must be run
| after his fashion, and that unless Richardson
| gets position, and unless Pelton is made mar
| shall, and his other friends taken care of in q
manner entirely satisfactory to him, he (Kel-
logg) must take the consequences.
J Committee adjourned until tomorrow morn.