The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-08-01
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

tho staad.
TUESDAY, July 23-The Potter sub
committee, consisting Of Representatives Pot
ter, Butler, Hiscock and Springer met at At.
1antic City, n. j. on the 23rd. There were
present ex Senator Trumbull, Representatives
Danford, Kelly, and of counsel Sbellabarger
and sipher together with large number Of
guests of the hotel, of both sexes, and repre-
sentatives of the press. Representative Dan
ford was the first witness, at the instance Of
Representative Hiscock, who conducted the
direct examination. Witness testified to a
long conversation with James E. Anderson.
The testimony Of Danford controdicted An
derson in material ,Points:; He said
the period OF the registration he went
to New Orleans and informed the Republican
comittee, 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
such protest as would throw the parish out.
He said he had put the story in circulation in
the hope that the Democratic committee
would make him an offer OF money; and when
by 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
derson question the truth Of the protest At
New Orleans, before the subcommittee, Ex-
Gov. r. c. Wyklifte, Col. c. ]. Powell and
Capt. w. w. 1eake, of West Feliciana parish,
testified regarding their efforts to induce col
Ored men to vote the Democratic ticket at the
last election. Each assisted in organizing
colorcd Democratic clubs. and addressing
tent argument was in relation to pubic
schools, which had been badly managed by
the Republicans, the funds being, in many
cases, misapplicd. The last election was
pcaceable and quiet. Dawber told Col
Powell, Nov. 18th, he had not filed yam
protest and did not intend to do
touching affidavits and the manner Of obtain
ing them. Some difficulty in obtaining wit
nesscs was developed. Gov. Cox made a
statement of efforts to secure the attendance,
as witnesses, of D. A. Weber and j.. soudran
Weber's brother -in-law. Mr.. Dunbar, an
officer Of the committee, was afterwards sent
to Donaldsonville with subpnnas. Mrs. Weber
replied that her children had scarlet fever
and she could not leave them. Soudran told
Dunbar he couldn't 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 24th.-Judge Will
liam C. Whitaker and John Douglas testified
regarding the signatures to the second set Of
electoral certificates. Several witnesses tes-
tilted as to the crookedness i'll regard to aft
davits:. Some testimony was given as to the
formation of bands Of regulators, outside of
the law. The regulators were. mostly, young
men. The organization led to excesses and
for that reason was disbandcd. 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 Weber's testimony there, that the re-
u r Yd MO- nf1r h,, In ~
statesmen, was unqualifiedly false. The gen
eral character of the evidence showed intim.
idation; 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 Wis
itcd New Orleans solely at the request of Pres
ident Grant. He did not, while in Louisiana,
hear doubts thrown on the protest made by An.
derson as to East Fcliciana or that it was inter.
lined, or that Anderson wished to withdraw it.
Hall, Danford. Secretary Sherman and others
were examined, the latter briefly, and to be
Sypher testified thate Wber showed him a 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 tie Potter
committee. Mr. Sherman narrated the cir.
cumstances under which he vert to New Or.
leans on invitation of President Grant, to wit
ness the count not to interfere with the off.
cia1 duty Of the board, and he did not interfere
! neither he nor hi> associates met any member
of the board alone. Did not remember of meet.
ing D. A Weber or J. E. Anderson except in q
casual way. Mr.. Sherman denied explicitly
and emphaticaily the testimony of Anderson
alleging a conversation between Sherman
! Weber and Anderson. Mr.. Sherman was
| shown the letter alleged to have been written
! to him by Weber and Anderson, dated Nov 20
1876, ard said he never received such letter. and
| never saw or heard OF it until it was published
| Wte reference to the alleged reply, Sccre.
rctary 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
were 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-
licves he did say in conversation with various
gentlemen that all Republicans in Louisiana
who stood bv their guns deserved credit
/ Mr.. Sherman submitted lctte written by him
to Mr.. Hayes for New Orleans in Nov. 1915
amined at length.
FRIDAY, July 26.-E. A. Burke was be.
| fore the subcommittee and testified at great
the recognition Of the Nichols government
and submitted serveral documents signed by
| himself, E. j. Ellis, William NJ. Levy, Stanley
Matthews and F. T. Nichols. Hon. E.. J. Ell
lis testified regarding the Wormley hotel con
ference, and stated emphatically that there
was no bargain, that the ceasing to tiibustel
was not insisted upon by the Republicans
who were at the conference Watterson al.
ways steadily opposed filibustering. There
was not the semblance Of bargain al
! that conference. The object of the Re.
publicans seemed to be to remove anxiety
in regard to the course Hayes would pursue
towards South Carolina and Louisiana
were in session. Gen Sypher was recalled
| and testified that he had seen Senator Sher.
mans signature in autograph albums. He
said to the best of his recollection, he thought
| when Weber showed him the Sherman letter
it was in the Lard writing of John Sherman
and was therefore genuine. The witness was
| examined at great length Touching matters
that transpired while tho returning
board were in session. Gen. Butle-rDo you
believe that if the Packard government had
recognition OF the general government, and
| such moral support rs would enable it to re-
| take from the mobthe court house aud State
! arms, it could have maintained itself in Louis
inua. II. NY ONil OclIcI iS AZ "OuIu nave
| been maintained. After tho election com.
! mission counted the vote of Florida for Hayes
| it was considered in New Orleans as settled
matter that the vote of Louisiana would also
be counted for Hayes, and there was not the
| least doubt that the Packard government
would be maintained. This was the view Of
the Democrats as well as Republicans.
| SATURDAY, July 29.-At At.
lantic City, N. J. Ex-Congressman
| Morey was recalled. Witness testified to on
interview with President Hayes, in which
| witness assumed that not maintaining the
! Packard government would be the destruction
of the Republican party in the South. The
| President took the position that the Republi-
! can party could no longer maintain that
policy which had lost New York to the party
With reference to Eliza Pinkston being