Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-21
MAD. WELLS.
HIS PART IN TIE IOTrISIANA CO1rNT

HIS PART IN TIE LOUISIANA COUNT,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20-The Potter committee
to-day examined United States Marshal Whar-
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 be never attended any of
their sessions. There was a great deal of scan
dial at the time about pu bic men, and he heard
among other things that Wells was trying to
make money ont of ais position. 1t is not nv
charge, SAID Wharton III 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 enioved a.
good dea! OF Wells confidence, and that Gov.
Wells was inclined to make him negotiator.
He thought be had better encourage the conf
dence, he said, so that he would be in an atti-
tude ust about the time it would eliminate in
an actual trade to post US, the Republicans, SO
that weconld break it up and prevent any con-
summation of it. Witness did not know of
Wells.
Q: Here is a letter dated New Orleans, Dec.
3, 1876, and published in the Chicago Inter-
Ocean,. Did you write that A. I do not
know IT did. 1t was my belief that Maddox
would be able to carry the thing to a point and
give no information
e. This letter says: II think you had bet
ter advise than to abandon all hopes of pettjnr
anyth frem US, and advise him to make, or
autnorlke nm to make a distinct proposition
to the other side. A. Yes. That is, I wanted
him to bring the matter to focus I was
afraid the matter might drift into other hands.
and that the trade might be made and we not
know it. wanted Maddox to 20 ON so that he
might know the amount to be paid, that 80
much money was put here and SO much there,
and so on, and SO be enabled to break up the
trade.
=. Subsequent to your talk with Maddox
about Gov. Wells did you go to him with Pack
ard. Yes.
Q. What did he say then. A. He said he
believed that II the State administration would
give Gov Wells what was regarded as its big
gcst offer that Wells would be satisfied.
.. Maddox claimed to represent Wells, did
ne. a.. Not exactly representing Wells, but
probably was acting kind Of go-between
and keeping us posted.
Wells? A. Well, l don't know, all through
regarded Maddox action from the purest
motives and as strong Republican, and as
being a. much interested in preventing any,
thing of this kind as anybody.
O. Did he say Wells would be satisfied with
twenty thousand dollars? A. don't remem
Der. Very possible he did.
letter was here read from Jewett, former
secretary of the Republican campaign commit
tee OF Louisiana, 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
| manner entirely satisfactory to him, he (Kel-
| logg) must take the consequences.
! Committee adjourned until tomorrow morn