The daily gazette., 1880-08-13
RAPE OF THE PRESIDENCY.
THE GREAT FRAUD OF 1870.

THE NAMES OF THE THIEVES AND THE
REWARDS THEY oBTAINED-A CHAP
TER OF HISTORY THAT SHOULD BIZ
KEPT BEFORE THE PEOPLE.
From the Washington Gazette.
We append the list originally publish
ed in the Gazette of September 20, 1878,
and afterwards embodied [without cred
it) in the Potter Report, containing TIE
names of sixty persons who helped 10
steal the Presidency for Hayes, together
with brief statement of their part in
the drama and the annual pay secured
out of the United States Treasury for
their services. This list is necessarily
incomplete, and yet including the fees
not enumerated ia the table, il am UNITS
to oyer 500, 900 per annum. ) 81 !
LIST OF SIXTY AoCoMPLIcEs IN THE
PRESIDENTIAL sTEAL-PART Play
ED by EACH AND THE REWARD CIV
EN- EACH OUT OF THE UNITED
STATES TREASURY.
j. Madison Wells, President of the
l,Louisiapa, Returning Board, Surveyor
tof tf!e port Of NeF orlsalls, $500,
Thomas y. Anderson, Vmehibeft Re-
turning Board, appointed Deputy Naval
officer of New Orleans, $1,000.
l.. M. Kenner, member Returning
Board, appointed Deputy Naval officer
of New Orleans, $4,000.
W. Pitt Kellogg, so-called Governor of
Louisiana and Hayes Elector, who GER
titled TO forged returns and made reports
against counting vote for Democratic
-. CT. sr.sn n,a T.,.4
Senate by Stanley Matthews support,
| 5000.
b Stanley, Matthews, greatgo-between
and confidential correspondent OF Silr
pervisor Anderson, elected to United
States Senate through Hayes interferr
ence, Sc, 900. m
Morris Marks, Hayes Elector, appoint
cd Collectorof Internsl Revenue;$3 $50.
T. q. III. Brewster, Hayes 'Eleetor, iapt
pointed Supervisor General IF lLedsil
ana, S., 800.
A. B. Lavissee, Hayes Elector, whose
electoral vote counted for Hayes, although
his name was forged TO electoral certifi-
cate, appointed Special Agent Of Iutert
nal Revenue, $4,000.
s. b., Packard, candidate for Cover
nor on Hayes ticket, and who got
more votes than Hayes, but jugglei
out of office to satisfy Hayes promi-
ses, appointed Consul TO Liverpool,
$4,000. ~ UfY l.rl.g-ilf
John Sherman, leader of the band
of visiting statesmen, who promised
to reward Republicans who did their
duty, appointed Secretary of Treasury
SO, 900. 7T''''ia Doc iH"a
Il. W. Stoughton, "visiting states
man." who explained the forged re-
turn of votes as a "clerical error,n and
who was one of Hayes leading coun-
sci before the Electoral Commission,
Minister to Russia, $17,500. -. /
John A. Kasson, "visiting states
man." Hayes counsel before Eloctor7
al Commission, appointed Minister to
Austria, $4,000.
E. F. Noyes, twisting statesman"
and confidential friend of Hayes, ap-
pointed Minister to France, $17,-
500.
William M. Eyarts, Hayes counsel
before nlectoral Commission, Secretary
of State, $4,000. !
Lew. Wallace, Visiting statesman"
appointed Governor of New Mexico,
81, 1000. a. - I-.gs Mr !
Eugene, Hale, ''visiting statesman,''
rendered by Hayes position as Secre-
tary of Navy, $4,000.
George l.. Smith, who manipulated
the returns Of seven parishes, Collec-
tor of Port of New Orleans, ST.
600,
Hugh ]. Campbell, who appended
forged iurats to papers before the Re-
turning Board, on which Mr.. Hayes
was counted in, District-Attorney for
Dakota lin addition to fees), $3.50.
M. L. Stearhs, Governor OF Florida,
who certified returns of Hayes Elec-
tors, appointed Commissioner to Hot
Springs, Arkansas, $4,000. i
s. b. McLinn, member of Florida
Returning Board, appointed Chief
Justice of New Mexico, $4,000. II
W. II. Green, clerk 10 Returning
Board, appointed to a place in the
New Orleans Custom house, 81 1000. i
York Woodward, clerk to Returning
Board, appointed Chief Clerk of Sur
veyor's Office, port Of New Orleans,
b DIS. Abeel, clerk to Returning
Board, appointed Clerk of Custom
house of New Orleans, 81, 200. /
Clerk Black, appointed, clerkship in
the Treasufy Department, $780,
Clerk Herrell, appointed Collector of
Customs, $500. "a. i
I'M j Kehner, brother of Returning- Il
Board Kenner, appointed to place in Il
tha N ep LOrleans q ustOnl.hsiiss, $500. y u
st. Felix Casenaye, brother Of Return-
ing Bdardi Casenave, appointed Store
keeper of New Orleans Custom-house,
eIarke,, ,Kellogg's private secre.
tary, appointed to place in the Interior
81, 200.
lsW II Loan, ex Chief OF Police of New
Orleans, appointed clerk in Revenue
offioe under Marks, Hayes Elector,
81 200. a'sf. .utt
A s Badger, Chief of Police of New
Orleans, appointed Postmaster at New
Orleans, $4,000. ..
I, F A Clover, Supervisor of Elections at
East Baton-Rouge, appointed olerkship /
Z, n tn the New oeleaans Custom house,
W A Heistand Supervisor of Elec-
tons, clerk in New Orleans Custom
house, 81, ,2OO. .. 1920 II
Maxwell, Hayes body. guard, appoint-
ed Lieutenant United States army, now
ln the penitentiary, ST. 300, t...-t.
John NJ Harlan, member Louisiana
to carry out bargain on
which Hayes was counted In, appointed
Associate Justice United States Supreme
O Jurt, SIC, 900.
i Hawley, member Louisiana Gem
mission, appointment of Chief Commits
,iOuer to Paris Exposition, $1,000.