San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-10-05
Results Of investigation.
WHAT HAS BEEN PROVED so FAR BY
THE POTTER coMMITTEE.


From the Washington Pos,.l
The Potter committee have proved
beyond successful rebuttal things be-
lieved to be true, bat not absolutely
proven to bs true before. to.wit: That
the electoral votes of Florida and
Louisiana. which were given to Hayes,
belonged to Tilden. Leaving out of
consideration the State of Florida,
which no honest man will deny to have
been stolen, We will take up Louisiana.
As to this State the Potter Committee
has clearly proved:
l. That conspiracy was entered
into by certain Republican leaders, the
object being to hold no election in
East Feliciana, Grant and other par
ishes.
2. That the fact that no Republi-
can votes we're cast in East Feliciapa
was not due to intimidation, asalleged,
but was owing to Anderson's advice to
the Republican leaders not to vote, as
it would have better effect than all
the afidavits that could be produced.
3. That for a period of two days
after the election the Republican lead
ers admitted that Tildeu and Nichols
had carried the State by heavy ma
jority.
4. That when it became evident
thrt the election of Hayes depended
upon the result of the state, deliberate
preparations were made for the pur-
pose of defeating the will of the peo-
pie as expressed at the polls.
5. That in pursuance of this plan,
protests, forged and altered to suit the
occasion, were made for the parishes of
East and West Feliciana, whereby a
Democratic majority OF over 2,8OO was
changed to Republican majority OF
500.
&. That the supervisors of the
above named parishes were prevented
by promises Of reward made by John
Sherman and others from exposing
such torgeries.
Z. That on the 26th day of Nov,
when the Re turning Board proceeded
to sum up the result of their labors; !;
it was discovered that while Packard
and Republican Legislature were
elected, Hayes was defeated.
8. That after the above date, and
in erder to secure the electoral votes
for Hayes, forged protests were made
for Richland and other parishes so
changed as to increase the Republican
vote.
9. That affidavits bearing fictitious
names, and the names of dead men,
were manufactured in the custom
house, and upon such afidavits vari-
Gus Democratic polls were thrown out.
10. That'the act above recited were
known to some of the visiting states
men and received their approval.
II. That the electoral vote of the
State, as counted before the two houses
of Congress, was a forgery.
12. That John Sherman, now Sec
retary OF the Treasury, aud at the time
the personal representative of Mr..
Hayes, was guilty of subornation OF
perjury.
13 That the leading parties neces-
sary to a completion of the fraud we're
promised by him protection and re-
ward.
ii. That the fraudulent President
in fulfllment of Sherman's and Noyes
promises, has rewarded with Office
every scoundrel connected with the
great crime in both Florida and Lou
isiana.
Is. That Stanley Matthews, Re-
publican Senator from Ohio, and JUS
tice Harlin, a Judge Of the Supreme
Court. had guilty knowledge of the
fraudulent transactions by which the
vote of Louisiana was stolen. and
personally interested themselves to re-
ward and protect the criminals.
l6. That Secretary Morton and
General Garfield. both members Of
the Electoral Commission, knew when
they voted to count the vote Of Lou
isiana for Hayes that it was both fraud