Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-08-01

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THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
U"a-r the potter R~-.,-..-"- ~ 1870
| the stand.
TUESDAY, July 23-The Potter sub
committee, insisting of Representatives Pot.
ter, Butler, Hiscock and Springer met at At
! lantic City, N. j. ON the 23rd. There were
present ex-senator rrumbull, Representatives
panford, Kelly, anu of counsel Shellahargcr
and Sipher together with a large number of
guests OF the hotel, of both sexes, and repre-
scntatives OF the press. Representative Dan
ford was the first Witness at the instance of
Representative Ilsccck, who conducted the
direct examination. Witness testified to
long conversion with James E. Anderson.
The testimony of Danford controdicted An
dcrson in material points He said
that Anderson told him that duriue
| the period Of the registration he went
to New Orleans and informed the Republican
romittee, including Gov. Kellogg, that his
parish was going Democratic, the colored vote
being largely on that side, and that he had
been advised by Kellogg and the Republican
committee that he should either not return
to the parish at all or come away and make
such protest AS would throw the parish out.
he said hc had put the story in circulation in
the hope that the Democratic committee
would make him an offer of money; and when
! bS the offer OF money he had them good and
! fast, he would expose the authors and blow
them Sky high. The witness did not hear An
dcrson question the truth of the protest. At
New Orleans, before the subcommittee Ex-
Gov. Il. G. Wyklitfe, COL G.. j. Powell and
| Capt. W. w. Leake, OF West Fcliciana parish,
testified re egardng their efforts to induce COL
nred men to vote the Democratic ticket at the
last election. Each assisted i'll organizing
colored Democratic clubs, and addressing
meetings of colored people. The most po-
tent argument was in relation to public
schools, which had been badly managed by
the Republicans. the funds being, in many
praceable and quiet. Dawber told Col.
Powell, Noy. 18th, he had not filed yam
| protest and did not intend to do
SO. Several other witnesses testified
touching atfidavits and the manner of obtain
lug them. Some difficulty in obtaining wit
| ncs=cs was developed Gov Cox made
! statement of efforts to secure the attendance,
| as witnesses, of d. A. Weber and j. Soudran
:Weber's .brother-in-law. Mr.. Dunbar, an
oiticGr of the committee, was afterwards sent i
oDohaldsonville with subpenas Mrs. Weber
replied that her children had scarlet fever,
and she could not leave them. Soudran told
Dnnbar he coudn'tl leave his business, that he
had no one to leave in charge, and further
more, if he came, he would have to tell the
truth, and if he told all he knew he would not
afterwards live there.
WEDNESDAY, July S4ut.-Juuge VIII
liam &. Whitaker and John Douglas testified
regarding the 81 ignatures to the second set of
electoral certificates. Several witnesses tes-
titled Us to the crookedness in regard to affi-
davits. Some testimony was given as to the
formation Of bands OF regulators, outside of
the law: The regulators were. mostly, young
for that reason was disbanded. At Atlantic
City, n. j., Mr.. Kelly testified that he went
to New Orleans at the request of President
Grant, and testified as to intimidations there.
He said Webcr's testimony there, that the re-
turning board was influenced by the visiting
statesmen, was unqualifedly false. The gen.
eral character Of the evidence showed intim-
idaton; some OF it was most abhorrent. He
heard the stories Of Eliza Pinkston and Rosa
Richmond and another old negro witness.
Fully believed all their statements: There
was violence OF the most desperate character.
Cortland Parker, of New York. testified he vs
tied New Orleans solely at the request of Pres
| ldent Grant. he did not, while in Louisiana,
hear doubts thrown on the protest made by An
derson as to East Feciana, or that it was inter-
lined, or that Anderson wished to withdraw it
Hail. Danford. Secretary Sherman and others
were examined, the latter briefly, and to be
| examined further. EX-congrcssman ]. Hall
| Sypher testified thatc Wber showed him let
ter purporting to be from John Sherman, in
substance such as had been published. He
could not swear that the signature to the let
ter was genuine ~
THURSDAY, July 25.-Secretary Sher-
man resumed his testimony before the Potter
| committee. Mr. Sherman narrated the Cir
cumstanccs under which he went to New Or
leans on invitation of President Grant, to wit
ness the count, not to interfere with the off.
| cial duty of the board, and he did not interfere
neither he nor his associates met any member
! of the board alone: Did not remember of meet
ing D. A Weber or J. E. Anderson cxccpt in
casual way. Mr.. Sherman denied explicitly
and emphatically the testimony of Anderson
Weber and Anderson. Mr. Sherman was
shown the letter alleged to have beer written
| to him by Weber and Anderson; dated Nov. 20,
1916, ard said he never received such letter. and
| never saw or heard of it until it was published
! Wite reference to the alleged. reply, Secre-,
| ret*ry Sherman said most emphaticallY he did
not write such letter; at the same time,
| however, as he stated when this investigation
began, there were. things in it he would
have written to those or any other men who
| We're engaged in the performance Of what he
believed their duty, if he had been asked, but
| he did not think he wrote the letter. He be-
lleves he did say in conversation with various
gentlemen that all Republicans in Louisiana,
| who stood bv their guns deserved credit
| mr. Sherman submitted a lette written by him
to Mr.. Hayes for New Orleans in Nov. 1876,
and Mr.. Hayes. reply. Gen. Garfield was OK
amined at length: =: ,,s.t r.;.r: .... ..,.
l. FRIDAY. July 26.-E. A, Burke was be-
fore the subcommittee and testified at great
| length as to arrangements made to secure
| the recoSnitiorf OF the Nichols government,
| and submitted serveral documents signed by
himself, E: j. Ellis, William NJ. Levy, Stanley
Matthews and FIT. Nichols. Hon: E J.; Ell.
! lis testified regarding the Wormley hoteloon.
| ference, and stated emphatically: that there
was no bargain. that 1.-The ceasing Ito tilibuster
was not insisted upon; by; the: Republicans
ways. steadily opposed 6libustering., There,
that conference. The object q tie Re-. g.
publicans seemed TO DC. .. to remove anxiety
| in regard to the course Hayes would pursue
towatGs st nt'n5ts sGth ,t Sar9li4a aa Louisan
were in; session; Gen Sypher was recalled
and testified that he had seen Senator, Sher-'
mans signature in autograph albums. He
sad to the best of his recollection, he Thought
when Weber sfewed.iiiln the Sherman letter
it was in the hand writing of John Sherman, 4
and was therefore genuine. The witness was
cxaminedatt: great length ltouchina matters
that transpired {. "whilenI2Y Ythcsa returning
! board were in session; Gen. tButle- -7rIjo YOU
believe that it the. Packard g0Nernmentlhad
recognition OF the general government, and
such moral support as. would enable it. to re-
take from The mob mo the court house. and State
arms, it could have maintained itself in Louis
lana: lana, A.; Ny own belief Is i would have
mission counted tile vote of Florida for HAYES,
it was coHstderea in New Orleans as q settled
matter thatthe vote of Louisiana would also
be counted for Hayes, pnd there was NIT fttie
least doubt that the Packard government
would be maintained. This was the view 81
the Democrats 40 we'll as Republicans 8 ~
SATURDAY, asa July i.'aa 90 zliAAtes ss:At.t
lantic city, NJ: Ex- tnpressss ISM ssssnm1 an
Morey was recalled, Witness 8testfied q an =
interview with !. President. Hayes, 'ff,N wflftE