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WASHINGTON NEWS.
Secretary sherman on the Potter
Resolution.

Secretary Sherman on the Potter
Resolution.
he WILL SHOW UP THE INsTIGAToRs OF THE
REVOLUTION.
WAsHISGToN, May 2I-Secretary Sherman
has sent to Potter's committee a letter, in
which he says that that part OF the pre-
amble OF the Potter resolution which refers
to Louisiana, contains three propositions
First, That there was q conspiracy among
the republican voters of East and West
Fellelana parishes, not to go to the polls
secondly. that the election in those parishes
was fair and free. and that the supervisors
of registration. Anderson and Weber, delib-
erately made false reports in regard to it
thirdly. that the returning board, accepting
the false statements of Anderson and
Weber. Illegally threw out the votes of
those parishes. Every one of these propo-
sitions, Mr.. Sherman pronounces false. and
he declares his ability TO prove their fslsi-
ty. Indeed he goes so far as to say privately
that the men who drew up the preamble to the
resolution must have known that they were
saying what was untrue, when they wrote
it. The fact that there were murders and
outrages in bOih OF the Felieiana parishes,
Mr.. Sherman says. has never been seriously
denied. The evidence of these and OF the
TACT that they wer5 so numerous and of
such a character as TO make free and fair
election absolutely out of the question is
overwhelming and unanswerable. This
having been established. these propositions
in the democratic preamble fall to the
ground. Mr.. Sherman says that the letter
purporting to have been written BY him to
Anderson is deliberate forgery. He says
he does not intend that the democrats shall
continue to circulate their libell1us reports
ahnnf hin, NIL hnut hair AT nd
lie denOunees the whole proceeding of the
democrats a. revolutionary conspiracy to
deprive Mr.. Hayes of his Office. In the in
vestlgation they have set on foot they pro-
pose to get together mass of ex parte and
unfair testimony, by the publication of
which they hope to create such
public sentiment as will enable them to
carry the next House of Representatives, and
then they intend to base upon it revolution
ary proceedings to turn out Mr.. Hayes.
That. the secretary says, is war. The
President is mild mannered man. but the
democrats will find that he is not to be de-
posed by any revolutionary proceedings eI-
cept by superior physical force. Secretary
Sherman denounces Speaker Randall for
packing the committee, and making it as
unfair as possible.
SECRETARY SHERMAN LETTER TO POTTER.
WAsHISGToS, May 2l.-In his letter to
Potter. Secretary Sherman says: | respect
fully ask and now make formal application
for leave to DE represented before your com
mittee by counsel in the investigation of all
charges affecting myself personally.
tender and offer to prove that
in point of fact the election in
East and West Feliciana parishes
was governed and controlled by force, vio-
lence and intimidation, so revolving as to
excite the common Indignation of all who
became eonversant with 1t, and that proof
was submitted To that effect, not only before
the returning board, in the evidence con-
tanned in executive documents No. 2; ID
section, of 44th Congress. but also in testi-
mony taken by the committee of the Senate
on privileges and elections, report No. FOL,
second session of the i4th Congress-
will, if allowed, furnish the names of
witnesses whom desire to examine
before you to prove the truth of this
statement as to said parishes, and that the
protests referred to were true. supported by
testimony and properly acted upon and sus-
tanned BY the returning board. To my per-
sonal conduct during this examination | in
vite your fair and candid scrutiny with en-
tire confidence that not only myself but my
associates of both political parties acted
anu properly from sense OF pub
lie duty.
The secretary also states that he has sp-
pointed samuel Shellatarger as his coun-
sci.
SPEAKER RANDALL-HIs INVESTIGATING CON-
aIITEE.
Speaker Randall left Philadelphia for
Pittsburg. last night, to attend the demo
cratic state convention. Before leaving he
decided upon the following as a select COM
mitteo of eleven on Mr.. Potter resolution,
to be announced by Me. SIyler. speaker
pro TEN !: ClarksOn N. Potter of New York,
William X. Morrison of Illinois, Epha Hun
ION of Virginia, John A. McMahon of Ohio,
j. Blackburn of Kentucky, W. 5. Singer
Of Pennsylvania, Thomas K. Cobb of In
LLAMA, democrats B. + Butler of Massa-
,husetts. Frank Hiscock of New York, j.
D. Cox Of Ohio, and Thomas b. Reed of
Maine republicans