The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-08-22
THE POTTER ENQUIRY.
MORE LIGHT ON THE ELECTORAL
STEAL,
Sherman Makes Liberal Promises to Bring
About this Result.


About this Result.
New York, August 15.-John "A. Leete of New
Orleans continued his testimony before the Pot.
ter Investigating Committee to-day. He said
When Anderson called on me, after coming from
East Feliciana, he told me that he carried out
the programme so we'll understood between Kel-
logg, Anderson and myself; the programme was
to Keep coored Republicans from voting each
man had programme of his own; II was thought
best to exclude the Colored Republican votes, so
that the Returning Board could throw out the
whole Democratic vote of the parish II necessary
the Republican party was demoralized there, ana
would have been beaten Anderson went DacK 10
East FeiCiana and peaceabe election was heldi
Mr. Anderson told me he did not mean TO make
any protest until he found where the land lay"
Mr. kellogg urged me to do what could TO get
Mr. Anderson to make protest. the attention Of
the whole country was being concentrated on
Louisiana, and Mr.. Kellogg said twas highly i'm
portant to get a protest from Anderson before
some of Tildens emissaries arrived there and
bought him up; advised Anderson to make the
protest,
KNEW HAYES WAS BEATEN BUT WOULD GET IN.
Anderson and I agreed that the Republican
party was defeated, and we were sorry for Hayes,
but glad that Packard was beateni we agreed,
hoWeYOr that, though beaten, the Republicans
would get in in an interview with Kellogg he
said that no matter what Anderson would do he
would count the State for HAYES; we agreed to
Kelloggs plan to count in Hayes; | knew well
that Sherman and the visiting statesmen had
come down TO steal the State; | knew they were
after Andersons protest, SO that after committing
himself he could not go over 10 the Democrats
without perjuring himself; here was glorious
prospect for Anderson, and l knew ne could get
anything he wanted for the protest. which would
cause the vote Of East FeliClana for Tilden to be
thrown out; think that even without Andersons
tln 40 that
WHAT KELLOGG WANTED,
They would manufacture lot of athdaVits Just
for moral appearances, you know; Kellogg wanted
me to manufacture Rfidavits, but refusedj
never did wrong in my life, and l sacrificed many
opportunities to keep within the dictates OF my
conscience (great laughterG thought by working
Anderson could get enough evidence out of him
to expose the whole thing and make sensation
and nay fortune; cannot say what would have
done If some one had offered me hundred
thousand dollars to keep quiet and the high
moral statesmen had come pressing around to
keep my mouth shut QRughter). When Ander'
son told me he had signed the protest and got no
money for It, told him his visiting statesmen
and Kellogg would leave him In the mud told
him If he held off with his protest he could get
documents from these statesmen that would make
them his slaves for the remainder OF their p0lltl
cal lives; about this time Anderson began jump
ing around and threatening to whip Pitkln, kel
log and every one else; Kellogg and others called
on me one day and said, Come, old fellow,
want to introduce you to the visiting statesmen
the statesmen admired the hall in the naval Office
amp then they edged toward the affidavit mill :.
l told Kellogg would not go to see such lot or
old frauds was afraid II met them they might
get something out OF me; my desk IN the custom
House was sort OF political Mecca IOr all LOulHl
ana statesmen.
SHERMAN MAKES LIBERAL PROMISES.
Anderson told me he and Weber had an inter-
view with Sherman and that Sherman had prom
ised them everything; l told Anderson he was an
unmitigated lunatic to believe anything but
written contract; he said he was promised ma
val office, and told him he would never get 1t,
and he hasn't Qaughterl another day he called
on me and said, 1--WE got III replied What
have YOU got, more taify2" He said, "No, sir;
I've got them ixed:" he pulled out letter and
said IL was from John Sherman and was letter
giving him naval office, he showed me John
Sherman's name at the foot of the letter but re-
fused to let me see the remainder OF the letter.
THE SHERMAN LETTER.
had talk with Darrall and Sherman about
that letter; Sherman said the letter was only
general one and non-committal; Kellogg and l
considered the count of the votes finished before
it was begun Qaughter). 1 spoke with Darrall
about the Sherman letter and he said It gave no
grip to Anderson on the statesmen they had
hold on him, however, in his protest, as If he had
opened his mouth for the Democrats they could
produce his sworn protest and have him up for
perjury the "bulldozers'' were plentiful and
would shoot white man or black man to get
an office; E. B. Butler AndersOn's clerk, was one
of these had difficulty with man in Yer
million parish and tried to kill him but did not
succeed; he is dead now, however; Warmth ad'
mitted the State would be lost by $4,000 votes;
Warmth said to me cOnfdenhally, These visit
ing statesmen are lot OF old frauds and have
come here to steal the State, and they will steal
It, too"
THE CHARACTER OF LOUISIANA POLITICIANS,
After some further testimony Of like character,
the witness was Cross.examined by General But
Ter. He said he was intimately acquainted with
all the politicians Of Louisiana, and in his judg
ment they were the most complete set Of rascals
he had ever met that Casanave, Of the Return
ing Board, was the most honest of the lot
The witness was then questioned as to his
standard Of honesty, and becoming little nettled
at the manner Of questioning, said he proposed
answering when, where and how he chose. The
witness then submitted copy Of his paper in
which he published his prediction that the elec-
ton OF 1876 would turn on Louisiana. Several
extracts from the paper were read TO the commit
tee Several letters OF Anderson's to the witness
were placed In evidence after being read, but only
showed terms of intimacy between them The
witness complained that he was not allowed to
make full statement Of his record to the Com
mittee.
Mr. Potter said they only wanted his testimony.
The Committee adjourned until tomorrow.
New York, August 16.-The Potter Congress.
sional Committee met again this morning, A
dispatch was received by the Committee from
Mayor Burke of New Orleans. stating he would
arrive on Sunday. He Is said to be one Of the
most important witnesses yet examined. BE was
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