Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-24

Roleasss Co00ieteo Gets IL aoaso ~ lie
Work In ahas Olrseslss.
Washingtoo, Feb. 2O.-The Potter com
nittse today exsmined Uniied States Mar
ahal Z. Whsrton Of Louisiaoa.
Wharton said 10 Wa Z republican and
hsd been . supporter Of the Packard gov
ernment. During the time the returning
hoard Of 1879 was sitting he vas in New
Orleans, but he never attended any of their
sessions. There was 4 great deal Of scandal
At the time about public men, and heard
among Other things that Wells was trying
TO make money out IT his position.
1T ID not my charge." aid Wharton in
explanation. THE charge was that the
democrats had men down there With money,
and they were making an offer to buy, and
II was believed that If matters could be ar
ranged Gov. Wells was ready to treat"
Wharton continued Maddox told me
he. was satisfied Wells intended to cell out
the result of the election to the democrats;
that he enjoyed q good deal Of Wells' con.
idence, and that Gov. Wells vas inclined to
make him negotiator. He thought he had
better encou, age the confidence, he said, 40
that he would be in IN altitude Just about
the time It would be considered an actual
trade to post Us 1.-THE republicans) 30 that we
could break it up and prevent any consum-
nation Of it. Witness did not know Of
any financial arrangement being made with
Wells:
Q. Here is a letter dated New Orleans,
December :, 1876, and published in the
Chicago Inter- Ocean. Did you write that ?
A.. I do not know. II / did it was in the
belief that Maddox would be able to carry
the thing to a point and give us informa-
tion. q
Q. This letter says i think you had
better advise them to abandon. all hopes
Of getting anything from US and advise HIM
to make, or authorize you to make, distinct
proposition to the other side? A. Yes;
that ID, l wanted him to bring the matter to
q focus. was afraid the matter might
drift into other hands and that q trade
might be made and We not know il. l
wanted Maddox to 60 on 80 that be might
know the amount to be paid-that 70 much
money was put here and 90 much there,
and so on, and 90 be enabled to break up
the trade.
Q. Subsequently to your talk with Mad
dox about Gov. Wells, did you go to him
with Packard? A. Yes.
q. What did he say then? A. He
said he believed that if the state admins.
sTotlOu WOu1u give 0Ov. wells Wn2L was
regarded IS its biggest offer, that Wells
would be satisfied.
Q. Maddox claimed to represent Wells,
did he? A. Not exactly representing
Wells, but probably acting As q go-be-tween
and keeping us we'll posted.
@. By a 60. between you mean Packard
and Wells? A.. Well I don't know; al
through We regarded Maddox's action from
the pnrest motives, as . strong republican
and as being az much interested in prevent.
ing anything Of this kind as anybody.
q. Did he say Wells would be Satisfied
with $4,000? A I don't remember; very
| possibly he did.
A letter was here read from Jewett
former secretary of The republican campaign
committee of Louisiana to Senator Kellogg
in which he says that Louisiana polite,
must be run after his fashion, and that IN.
leas Richardson gets q position, and miles,
Pi.kin is made marshal and his other friends
taken care Of in . manner entirely sa,isfac
tory to him, he (Kelloeg) must take the
consequences.