Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-02
THe POTTER INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE IN
SESSION.
JAMES E. ANDERSON, THE FIRST
WITNESS.

LANES e. ANDERSON, THE FIRST
WITNESS.
HE TELLS A GREAT DEAL ABOUT
THE BUSINESS.
Secretary shermnn's Letter TO Tire
Potter Committee.
WASHINGTON, June !.
The Potter Investigating Committee mel
to-day, and all the members were present.
Mr.. Potter announced as a subcommittee
to visit Florida, Hunton, Springer and
Hiscock. James Z. Anderson, OF Phlla-
delphia, previously Supervisor OF Registra-
ton in East Feliciana parish, Louisiana,
was the first witness called, and Represen-
| tative Mcmahon began the examination.
| After giving a detailed statement as to the
| duties Of the Supervisor OF Registration,
| Anderson said he had seen the document
known as the Sherman protest, and that
| IL had been altered, not being the same as
| when signed by him. n reply to the
| question as to the alterations, the witness
| said there were two or three additional
| paragraphs in the document, and that it
| was filled in IN several places. Several
| documents were read giving detailed state
ments NJ tbe manner in which Anderson's
lie was endangered regarding intimida-
t;on etc. in his parish. He was of the
~on;n;on that because he would not carry
ont tbe idea of Governor Kellogg and
others tbev were DESTROYS of driving him
ont ~ the parish. While in New Orleans
he heard that John Sherman was in the
citv and DESTROYS Of seeing Don Weber and
himself. whereupon they called at the st.
Charles Hotel to see Sherman, but failed
10 find him there: but later, they succeeded
in finding him at Molair's restaurf ut, on
Canal street. and Weber advanced, adj
dressing Sherman. The latter remarked:
q Gentlemen. 1 am glad to see you.' Con-
timing. Sherman said: 'sGentlemen, /.
want To see Won AZ I understand that there
Il some dificulty in your respective par
isbes, This il \ time when the assistance
~ every Repnblican and true patriot is
needed. and | trust Won will stand by us"
| Weber remarked that in endeavoring to
do their dirty tbey incurred tie dis
Measure of Packard and Kellogg,
and were compeIled TO leave their re-
s~nectiye parishes, and in the event OF
Packard's election as Governor we will
oet. said he. nothing from the Admins
~trat;on. Whereupon they were assured by
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rs niai a Ia my ~ TodaraI atron'
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shoulu staiiu nm NV .h t. ,ansa - : ahort
s w ~ maa and Andarson p conclrdsd ~
for,vard = Letter 10 sherman informina
him that they were not satisfied with their
conversation with him as regarded being
taken care OF, ana requesting that ne
should inform them IN "ritlnS ~ 10 "hom
they mould LOOK 70 Tor 1he Imminent OF
ms promises. HlscocK, butter ana SoA, %
the committee epJected 10 the reading OF
what was CLAIMED by the Witness % pet
copy OF the reply TO thelr letter 70 oher-
man, taking the ground that sherman
should hrst see the document and Il he
recognized II as q copy OF ms reply theh,
and not until then, mould u Dc submitted
IN evidence. In an interview with Gov.
Kellogg he was asked now ms tAnder-
son,s) parish was gong ana ne repiied'
about niteen hundred democratic ma
win never do and suggested that Ander-
son rally the colored voters of the two
polls and carry them. and let the remain
der Of the polls go Democratic, remarking
further, that witness then get up a dis
turbance, and i'll consequence thereof
throw the Democratic vote out. A docu-
ment was produced purporting to be the
affidavit which had been signed by witness
al d Don A. Weber, as supervisor Of West
Feliciana parish, wherein these gentlemen
refused to sign a protest against the result
Of their parishes. They knew that large
Democratic gains had been obtained by
Iortffv1a 20 aaon Tho Arifrinal nf fhrc
amdavit, witness said, was recently IN