The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-10
SHERMAN IN NEW ORLEANS.
HOW RETURNING BO.fRD ANDERSON Sc
CURED ms COMuISSION
Gen. sherman Telling u Part OF the Truth, md
The sun Finding the Rc-t-A Corresponds
ent Of The sun Making some Predictions.


ent Of The sun Making some Predictions.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 0.-Thc Erening Post
of Saturday contained the following despatch:
WASHINGTON sept 7-sccrc,ary Sherman to-day. in re.
pl, to inquiry as to whether thc appointment OF Mr
Anderson of the Louisiana Returning Board to Deputy
Collector at N'w Orleans had been made directly by the
President said that the President had nothing o do with
it, that the Collector Of the Port New Orleans Judge
King. made written request for the appointment of
Anderson and that the rcconinr ndauon was duly ap
proved by binscL And added Mr.. sherman you
can say a. coming IRON me tint every Appointment
asked Tor by Collector King has been made and neither
the department the President has attempted to I'm
tcrcre with or suggest what appointments should be
made there"
This is an important admission respecting
the removals recently made in the New Orleans
Custom House. Collector King was appointed
solely upon the request OF Tom Anderson. one
Of the members Of the Infamous Returning
Board. King was one OF the Judges of kcl-
logg's Supreme Court. to which position he had
been elevated at the dctation Of Anderson. He
owes his political advancement solely to Andcr-
son. whose plant tool he has always been.
There were Il number of respectable citizens
recommended by the business men of New Or
leans for Collector of that port among them
Mr. Phelps President Of the Cotton Exchange
one OF the leading ctizcns-and Hayes vir-
tually promised to appoint him. But Anderson
demanded the appointment Of King. His de-
mand was sufficient. and. to the surprise of
respectable Republicans in New Orleans. and
the disgust Of other citizens the appointment
WIS made. 1t was understood ut that time that
Anderson was to bc the chief deputy Of King.
but he was not appointed. The reason wns
this: King was impccunious. but his friends
Anderson and Wells could not Accommodate
him with ready money. Hcrwig. who WAS Ca
Inn ffr
years. had plenty of money. He monopolzed
the stcalings Of the Custom House under Casey.
and wanted to continue to renp the harvest un
der King through his tool. Champlin. II" lent
King money. and then demanded that Champ
lin and his other friends should bc rein ned IN
tho Custom House. Anderson wanted King to
turn out Champlin and put MIN IN. The fellows
who had manufactured evidence for the Re-
turning Board wanted positions in the Custom
House and they threatened that If they were
no; taken care OF. they would toll all they knew.
Thus the pressure on King was very great. but
h. did not dare 70 make the dlsmi--uls with
ont some prptrNt. like an order from Washing
ton Accordingly he made out a list Of -ubor-
dluatrs. with thamplin al the hoad. and sent the
same to sherman. asking him e. approve their
discharge. sherman sent the listtp llnycswthout
thousht ihis WIS ih' opportunity To rNrrlse
tn" civil s"rVic" rules ana n" returned th' list
To- sherman endorsed ia sulstan'c ~ follows;
Under IL. civil rvice rules th.sr dismissais
should not hc made. n NJ cause therefor j. us
signed.' aus endorsed. the lisi was returned
He hunted up Wei and the two started for the
North. Th"y came to Cincinnati. aud learned
thm John sherman was n Cleveland or Toledo
They went thther. but sherman was pleasure
seek na. on the lake on board n revenue cutter.
Missing him ut both the points named above.
they followed him TO Mansfield, where they
found him. They had an interview with him.
nni then cnmr To Washington. sherman fol-
lowed Thcy saw llaves nnd the next day
Anderson left Tor New Orleans with his com
mission as Deputy Collector in his pocket. The
removals which Hayes said should not be-
mnde under the civil service rules hnvc
commenced. ard viii continue TN every
ono 90 tho fellows who mhnuinotured evidence
Tor the Ecturnng Board ana The visiting Stutrs
men are provided for The statement Of John
Sh rmnn tO the correspondent of thu Ergii1g
lOsi Is therefore tru' but II rs not the whole
TRUTH King did make written request for the
dismissal of certain .onlr and the appointment
Of Anderson Hs Chiof Deputy. but when that
request was referred 10 Hayes he said II could
not be-. dOur under the civil service rules. Then
Anderson aud Wells were angry. and swore It
should De done under the agreement made with
them 10y the visiting statesmen. They came to
Washington and demanded the iutlment Of
the written pledge made TO them--iemanded
what was nominated In the bond and got all they
ask 'l. II iS true also that neither the " Depart
nont nor the prrsidNnt has attempted 10 inter
i"re with or suggest what ,nppo lntmenis should
he mad" IN re-" but john sherman and
Returning Board Hayes did. in defiance Of tao
civil .rNIco rulrH and in tho iuto ol tine late
ior-'ui-ft. agree Lat very uproiutmen
asked for hy King. the alter ego OF Anderson.
should b" nuIr. In other words. lh"y pld not
dIrr To- rriuS" ANYTHING G.mnnird 81 them 10y
Wells ANA Anderson. and | N~iinr" Ia" prrdic-
claim ~ j. Madison Wells 10 h' paid before
Congress meets or shortly aitor II Hdjourns.
nutw outstanding 1t has been overland over again
thnt after John sherman and llcturning Board
IinSos have doubN damuoi themselves 10y their
stealing the vote Of Louisiana. and thereby
max ng Hayes de- farto Pros ld"nt. they will not
l' able - prevent the whole truth nlunt tlat
great fraud of 1876 from coming TO the light.