The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-07
TIE POTTER INQUIRY.
TIE MATTHEWR-ANDER COREE-
sPONDENCE-EEVEsE ON
THE STAND.
sis Tenpta tIOn and why He ParIeyea-
Ais signature to the OmGIal Return
of the Electoral college
N Forgery,

WAsHIEtsr0H. juno G-The Potter nvesd-
eating GOnmittee met at II Is O'Clock A. m
The chairman asked Mr.. Cox whether he
bod obtained any further letters from Mr..
Matthew'S
Mr.. Cox replied that he had and submitted
number Of letters and kilograms from An
dersOn to Matthew's.
Some Of these letters have been substan-
TALLY published, and all Of them, as well as
the teiegrnms, reFprr to the negotiations
going on between Anderson and the Senator
in regard tO the procurement OF a government
ttHeitieEn gelr thn farmer
After they had oil been read Gem Butler
submitted the following, which was adopted
Rea0ted, That the Hon, Stanley Matthews
be invited 10 appear before the committee at
his convenience TO make such explanation In
regard 10 the letters Just read from Anderson
70 himself, rs we'll as to others, produced be-
fore the committees, rs he may deem proper.
| and to answer such questions as may be per-
tinent to the subject under Investigation
Judge A. II. IHvtsee, formerly Of Louisiana.
and now practiclng attorney in this city,
was next examined and testified that he was
an eIector on The Hayes ticket, and that f. M.
AshsT, Of Shreveport. told him he could make
800 900 If he would cast his vote for Tilden.
9. NJ. Johnston first called TO sec him and
made the appointment TOR an Interview be-
tween him and Asher.
Levls0e detailed the conversation between
himself and Asher, whom he met at Cass-
dy's hotel and by whom h0 WAS taken to
remote part Of tbs town. There had been
some question as to witnpss' eligibility as an
eInntnr and Asher neked him If no would
arnept $40 900 or s4p 900 for refnsinp To accent
his Gertitieata as an elentnr
Mr.. Levisse stated that after Asher had
made his proposition he replied that that was
| a small c6neiflerati0n for SO bio a thing 4
man does not often have n chance to make
| President nf the limited Stgtrs and II was
worth far more than he offered Witness
Stated that he ied Asher to beIiavc for s2oG 066
| ha would enterfain the DTonosition and told
| him II, tell the DrinGiDals that T,evjsee vas
| not unwilling to listen to il. but thev had not
vet got up t0 his price. His object was to
learn who Asher's principals were and where
the money was coming from, and everything
else connected with the matter,
Levisee then related an interview with
Asher, at which the latter asked him to cast
his vote for Tilden direct. Witness ans Hered
that this was something entirely different,
and required consideration. He said to Asher
| that ii was hardly worth while to go any fur
| ther. until he knew who the man was who
| had the money. Asher replied that his name
! VAS Walter Pdgh, and that he would 20 to
the hotel to 500 him. Witness met him again
in the evening, and went with him 10 a coffee
house Asher then said that there were two
men at tho corner Of Carondelet and Common
streets. one Of these mon puphl would 20
away, and the other was the party whom
Witness and Asher were to see.
They went to the place Indicated and there
saw the two men, one Of whom left The re-
naming one was Jake Hernandez. q broker
with whom Leyisee was aeuuajnted and 10
whom he introduced Asher. Hernandez in
vitad them to 20 to his office They went
along with him, and when they got in front
Of Hernandez office, witness excused himself,
and WenI ~, np,nS. r. AilLEe."h[us AshsF came 70
nun ~ hlh n t0ln onn nl.u Gt' IeIuanueH ba1 Shio
C1dE @lVV'''T WI WaS bi'e '1NiI ~ W WhiCn theY
C0hiu ~. "IIut5S SttIu ID was hoI "orth
tL We eod Vi Ii,h ne y ot' upon 'e S"o1eo' ana
CDaG ~ ehe'o4 g4,I Cne ~ iL,"tEL' tE1i
wy mpIlVe III inns was 70 ma out the
baosers 9t Asher, and TO ascertain who it was
that "anteH 10 curry on the election In such
style IheLe nhd been some rpmors about
New orleans mat sporting men who had "a
great deal Of money bet on the 99egtion had
made up pool.
IeViSee was next asked concerning the pro-
ceedings Of the Electoral College Of Louisiana
He desCaibed the formaties Of the meeting
and the manner Of casting the ballots, stating
that he cast his vote for Hayes and Wheeler |