The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-22
derson was then stopping at tho st.

ueISou WIS tiieH stopping at tHo St
Charles Hotel and had several conftrcn.
ces with him and offered him the sum OF
three hundred thousand dollars to return
the vote of the State of Louisiana for Til
den and Hendricks. Gen. Anderson was
4 highly offended and told me most emphat-
ically that it was out of the question
4 life as any man in the State and that he
could not and would not accept any mon
ey to give a false return. If Tilden and
Hendricks had received the majority vote
in the State as far us he was concerned
1t would be given to them and that would
settle the matter. was not discouraged
such influence to bear upon him that it
seemed almost an impossibily that he
should refuse. At one time | was 50 con-
tdent of having at last succeeded in win
ming him over that ! had speech pre-
pared in my pocket when l called upon
him. pictured to him that he would not
only be wealthy, but that he could be-
come Democrat, would be received into
the ranks of the party and given office,
etc. 1t was no use, and after sitting up
with linn in his room from 8 O'clock at
night to next morning at s, gave up the
attempt. With Casenave had no better
success. / had known him from boyhool
and knew that before he had entered pol
itics he did the best undertaking business
of any man in the State and was consid-
cred wealthy. His customers We're among
the rich people only, and he was much
respected. After entering the political
arena he neglected his business and would
have beer ruined but that he managed to
keep going with the money he made from
his political salary. | went to him, Of
fcred him big snnl-not as large as that
offered General Anderson-yeta small for
tune in itself He was proof against any
opportunities, though | did everything
that possibly could lie done to have him
pledge that lie would return the vote of
the State for Tilden and Hendricks. Cas-
enave told that he was poor, ETC., and
that his business being gone he could
never get it back again. Snre enough,
he he neoer did.
"After the vote had been announced
Tor Hayes and Wheeler the parties in the
North attempted to bride the Presidential
Electors, and | was again called upon.
saw Gen. Anderson and offered him big
money, but he refused it, as he had done
before. The other man whom | was dele
gated to work upon was Judge A. B. Lee
visse, of Caddo, who was another elector.
had not much trouble in persuading him
TO agree to vote for Tilden and Hen
tricks, and lie named his price, $4,000,
which | agreed to give him. When he
however, that Gen. Anderson
could not lie changed, he turned about,
and that settled my connection with the
attemyt to bride the Louisiana Returning
Board of 1876 and OF the Hayes and Whee- !
er electors" Concluding, the gentleman i
said: 'The statement which Mr.. White t
alleges General Taylor to have made is
not correct. The money was ready and >
the projectors of the scheme never backed ],
)ut. Had General Anderson agreed to
accept the money and return the vote of
The State for Tilden and Hendricks, / i
nave but little doubt that the other mem !,
'ers, Mr.. Wells excepted, would heve also
.cted with him-for value received, of
course, be it understood. Money may
nave been used by the other siae but of
his | cannot say. fany one should ques-
ion the truth of the statement, l am viii
ing that they be referred to me- General
Anderson will know who is the authority
or the statement when he reods it in
he Item"