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. 2O.-The Potter committee
to-day examined United States Marshal Whar-
ton, of Louisiana. Wharton said he was a 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 a
good deal OF Wells confidence and that Gov
Wells was inclined to make him negotiator,
He 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 we could break it up and prevent any con-
summation of it. Witness did not know of
any financial arrangement being made with
Wells.
@. Here is a letter dated New Orleans Dec.
8, 1876, and published in the Chicago Int,
J L.
know if did 1t was my belief that Maddox
would be able to carry the thing to point and
give no information.
y. This letter says II think YOU had bet
ter advise them to abandon all hopes of getting
anything from US, and advise him to make, or
to the other side. A. Yes That is, 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 20 on SO that he
might know the amount to be paid, that so
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 it the State administration would
give Gov Wells what was regarded as it's big
gest 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.
Q. Go between. you mean Packard and
Wells2 A. Well, I don't know, all. through
we regarded Maddox's action from the purest
motives and as a strong Republican,, and an
being a. much interested in preventing any
thing of this kind as any body.
Q. 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, forme,
secretary of the Republican campaign commit
tee of Louisiana, to Senator Kellogg, in which
he says that Louisiana politics must be rur
after his fashion, and that unless Richardson
gets position and unles. 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