St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-08-02
PLEAD GUILTY.

Ny recollection Of the occu,
rences referred to BY Mr.. McCale
and Colonel ZachaEie IL substant
ally in accord with theirs, exceu
in minor details. In the inceptio
Of the Nichols canvass, the ques
ton II the Lottery and what step
were to be taken was much discuss
ed among the committee.
Prior to preparing the address o
the Nichols campaign committee
the question was carefully consider
ed. The conclusion arrived at va,
this, that q the lottery had but
few years to run, and - it WAS i'm
bedded in the constitution IN,
could only be removed by the agi
tation Of the question Of . constitu
tOnal convention, it was the wises
pulley not to raise the lottery issue
and thus let the lottery 60 unmo
Tested to the expiration Of it's char
ter, and not to grant any other lot
terry charters. Ny views were en-.
tirely in accord with the conclusion
reached by the committee.
In the early part Of the canvass,
. gentleman who was . warm sup
porter OF the Nichols cause and
who was considered to be . close
personal friend Of Mr.. Morris,
stated to me that the foregoing
views were those entertained BY Mr..
Morris, who had nothing further
to ask, and never wished to have
the word lottery mentioned again
in the State. / asked him to 90
with me to Governor Nichols and
state the facts rs he had stated them
tome. He did 80.
In the discussion 1t the meeting
1t my Office, to which Mr.. McCaleb
and Colonel Zscharie refer, my re-
collection Is in accord with theirs,
except in two particulars, one that
Mr. Shields was the first to object to
the motion ; that some reference hav-
ing been made to donations to the
campaign committee by friends Of
Mr.. Morris, the anwser was that
there was . broad distinction be-
tween receiving voluntary contribu-
lions to the committee by those
Who declared that no renewal was to-
be asked and applying for contri-
buttons, thereby giving rise to . pos
'ible implication Of IN obligation to|
renew the charter.
When Nh. Forman's and Mr..
aernandes's contributions were
made, on Mr.. Forman's retiring
rom the room, there was quite 81
discussion g to the propriety Of Ne
'eiving the money. The suggestion
RS advanced that the money being
contributed In the name Of Mr..
1ernandez and in the name Of Mr..
forman that the committee had mol
ight to consider It - the money Of |
II. Morris. I took the position that
his view would not be . frank one !;
hat - We knew Mr.. Morris had
anded the money 10 Mr.. Forman
nd Mr.. Hernandez for the COM
,ittee purposes, that We must con-
der In determining whether to
ccept or reject it, that it was mon
= rendered ny Mr.. Morris himself.
he discussion then turned upon
,e question whether We ought to
eceive the money from Mr.. Morris,
nd the views which determined its
was the statement made
ut Mr.. Morris had declared his
to ask no renewal Of char-
4, which was certainly In aocord
fth the understanding OF the mat
z from tie very outset Of the can
~. =. D. WHITE.
&. II. McCALzs's STATEMENT.
About the 4th Of January, 1883,
+. Forman informed me that he
ID 5000 for the Nichols cam.
ign committee, and desired me
get the committee together to re-
i've It. I called the committee
gether 1t my Office No. 1874 Com
on street, at which meeting there
ne present Colonel I. W. Patton {
'resident), e. D. White (treasur-
}, John Fitzpatrick, Thomas
MY, and perhaps Others whose Z
mes I do not now recall. I re- e
ed to the committee the statement +
lde by Mr.. Forman, and they 9
vcussed whether to accept the do I
tion or not, and finally conclud- Il
to do %. Mr.. Forman came In z
b the i've thousand dollars in e
h, placed the bills upon my desk
1 asked Colonel Patton what he ID
,uld do with the money. Colon n
Patton directed him to turn Il d
y to Judge White, the treasurer q
the committee. Judge White v
Eed Mr.. Forman IL any conditions v
re coupled with the dona ton. v
. Fofman replied, "None what
r." and retired. While the A
nmittee WAS still In session Mr.. +
eph Hernandes called and in r
med me that be had 5000 which
requested to have the Nichols n
nmittee distribute exclusively th
the primary election Of delegates se
the Democratic convention, m
oh election WAS to take place &c
hin . few days thereafter; and th
lsked me to get the committee tn
make distribution Of the funds
10 hands, and notify the parties re
iDnafed In the different varf1a IN no