The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-02-27
The Potter Investigation.

John f. Coyle, one of the witnesses be,
the Potter Committee at Washington, swore
ne went to Florida at the request of Col Pei
Edward Cooper gave him his cipher and inst
flons, and he sent kilograms 70 Henry Hi
meyer. He was authorized to employ money.
old use about $4,000. The witness gave an
count of negotiations through Alexander II
for the purchase of the Returning Board,
they were not concluded. Witness felt pos
Mr. Iilden knew nothing of these matters
Thomas z. Dunn, one of the South Carolina
turning Board, testified that he had been
preached, pending the counting the votes of Sc
Carolina, by one Hardy Solomon, who stated
he was requested to see members of the
turning Board and ascertain whether it
| possible to enter into any negotiations by W
the vote of that board could be so shaped
give the electoral vote of South Carolina,
portion of it, to Tilden. Dunn and Solomon
| frequent interviews, at which the subject
discussed. The argument that Solomon used
| that he had been told by the Democratic lea
there that they had the Democratic strengtho
State In arms and organized, and that
could put LOCO men into Columbia on a
hours notice. They meant to take
State peaceably if they could, for
If they must Witness said that Sole
represented that there was an agent of T
IN Columbia for the purpose of using me-
Il needed. to secure the electoral vote
Gen. Barlow, of New York. told the comm
how he happened to go to Florida He ga
saw Dr. Cowgirl after the Returning BoarC
adjourned, and said to him he (witness) di
see how they could fairly give the SITS
the Hayes electors, and, if he were in Cow
place, he should feel it his duty to Civ
vote to the Tilden electors. Witness
| he could not be termed counsel to
| Republican party, although he wrote
them opinions on points of Jaw, and did
| legal work for them. :. William E. Che
was called, and testified that Mr.. Barlow
| Florida as counsel for the Republicans. s
such was under obligations to the memb
that party. Mr.. Barlow then defende
course before the Florida Canvassing {
and said he did what he considered his d
a person sent there in the interest of hone
Louisiana politics were the subject of
legation by the Potter Committee on tn
inst, United States Marshal Wharton ben
| only witness called during the day. The
ness expressed the opinion that Mr.. Vel
willing to sell out to the Democrats pre-
his price were proffered. Maddox
supposed to have been the agent tn
which negotiations were carried
4udutlOA DIT Ouo tllIIS UOlu WIIneSS UllaG u
ieved if the State administration would
Gov Wells what was regarded as its b
offer, that Wells would be satisfied. Niue
dence of the venality of Louisiana polit
was developed in the examination of Ms
| Wharton.
The Potter Committee, on Feb. q, h
rather uninteresting session, at which Ma
| Whitney, of the Western Union Teles
Company, said that within the last ninety
there had been some kilograms withd
from his office, which were sent to New
| The kilograms were from Gibson
New Orleans, to the correspondent
the New York Sun at Washin
! Gen. Butler then crosse examined Ma
Wharton, when it was brought out that Nc
expected to be appointed chief of the sc
service division, and was to give with
| place. Witness said that he had never
any proposition to any member of the Re
| ing Board that would lead him to enterta
! idea that he (Wharton) wanted to buy hin
| He was positive that if the board did it's
Hayes and Packard would surely be electe
When the committee met on Feb. 24tl
Chairman laid before the body an affida1
G. W. Woolley, of Cincinnati. offering to
! SWOIu SI6tSIu0il6 OI Ills COHu0CuO0 Win the
| tons in Florida and Louisiana, Mr. We
being too unwell to travel to Washington.
committee voted to hear him at
time, but declined to receive
affidavit Mr.. Alex THAN, who is
to have offered to sell the Florida Retu1
Board, asked leave to testify, but no actor
taken by the committee. James Fl. Mac
replying to Marshal Wharton's statements,
that Wharton knew that Gov. Wells was
sale, and he proposed that they sh
see Packard in regard to it They tt
the matter over with him, and $4,000
mentioned as the sum that would be requ
A few days afterwards it was suggested
Wharton that Packard should promise an
to Wells Maddox reported the convers
to Wells, who declined the offer. He said
he might want to leave New Orleans. an6
not want an Office, but money. D.
Jewett, who acted as Secretary to the Rep
can Campaign Committee of Louisiana in
testified to false protests made from Sc
parishes of Louisiana.