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


Anderson. ana Secretary Sherman ON
TUESDAY, July ii ,s55:--zr thE Potter ., sub:
committee, Consisting Of Representatives Pot
ter, Butler, Hiscock and Springer met at At
lantic City,: NJ j. ION the 23rd. There were
present OK Senator Trumbnll, Representatives
panford, Kelly, and of counsel Shelabarger
and Siphar together with n 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 conversion with danes E.. Anderson.
The testimony of Danford. controdicted An
derson in = material points. He said
that Anderson told him that duriug
the period of the registration he. went
to New Orleans and informed the Republican
committee, includin. Gov: Kellogg, that his
parish was going Democratie,t the eolored 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 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 OTTER OF money he had them good and
fast, he would expose the authors and blow
them sky high. The witness did not hear An
New Orleans, before the isub-committee, Ex-
Gov. 4. C. Wykliffe, Col. c. j. Powell and
Capt. w. w. Leake, Of, West Feliciana parish
estitied regarding their efforts to induce COL.
ored men to vote the Democratic ticket at the
last election. Each assisted in organizing
colored Democratic clubs, and addressing
meetings of colored people. The most DO.
tent argument was in relation to pubic
schools, which had been badly managed by,
the Republicans, the funds being, in many
cases, misapplied. The, last election was
peaceable and quiet. & Dawber told Col;
protest and did not intend to do
SO. Several other witnesses testified
touching aflidavits and the manner of obtain
ing them. Some difficulty in obtaining wit
nesses was developed. Gov Cox. made a
statement OF efforts to secure the attendance,
SWeber's -brother-in.law. Mr.. Dunbar; am
Officer of the committee, was afterwards sent
to 'Dohaldsonville with subpenas. 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 char &c, and further
more, ifhe came, he would have to tell&the
truth, and if he told, all he knew he would not
afterwards live there. ,.,s,, ..
WEDNESDAY, July, s411t:= udge Wiz
liam c. Whitaker and John Douglas testified
regarding the signatures to the second set of
electoral certificates.i Several witnesses ;tes-
titled as to the crookedness in regard to afi-
davis. Some testimony was given as to the
formation of bands IOf;sregulaiors. outside of
the law: The regulators were. mostly, young
men. The organization led to excuses and
for that reason; was disbanded.. At,Atlantic
City, N. j., Mr.: Kelly testified thai; he went
to New Orleans at the request Of President
Grant, and testified as to int!midations there
He said Weber,s testimony there, that the re-
turning board was influenced by the visiting
statesmen, was ,unaualiiedly false. The gen
eral character Of the evidence showed intim-
| idation; some Of it was most abhorrent. He
heard the stories Of Eliza Pinkstoh and Rosa
richmond and another old negro .witEess
Fully believed all their statements. There
was Violence of the 1itost desperate character
Coftland Parker Of New York, testified he via:
tied New Orleans soldly'at the request Of Pres.
| ident Grant. He did not, while in Louisiana,
hear doubts thrown on the protest made abyAnzz
derson as to EastF eliciana, or thatit Was inter-
| lined, or that Anderson wished to Withdraw it.
Hall, Danford. Secretary Sherman and others
were examined, the latter briefly and to, sbe
| examined further. Ex-congress an j.. Hall
Sypher testified thate Wber showed him a let
ter purporting to be from John Sherman, in
substance such as had been published. He
4 could not swear that the signature to the let
ter was genuine: y ~
THURSDAY July ,25.-Secretary. Sh,,e,1r::
man resumed his testimony before the Potter
committee. Mr. Sherman narrated, the. cir.
| cumstances, under which he went to New, Or
| leans on Invitation Of President Grant. to wit
ness the count, not TO- interfere with the OH.
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 except III a
casual way Mr.; herman, denied: explicitly
and emphatically the testimony iof Anderson
alleging q conversation between Sherman