Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-06-13

tf1hde1Sou, 3S he pretended not to re
cognize The sat down on the sofa
said |, ssMf.zs erh1ah, II came here fo
a position : said be, II haze got M
position for yon in my department:
told him did not expect position
in his department, wanted it from
the State Department !; them he said
you had better call on Mr.. Evarts T;
II told him that 1 had filed my appli
catioy with Mr.. 'Eyarts, and what
wanted him to do was to use. hie ina
fuence to get me the appointme :hs
replied to that he never proposed tc
4 use his Influence for me in his depart
ment nor in any other department
neither in Mr.. Evart's department nor
in any other department; and Just
then Gov. Wells, of Louisiana, came
in and l took up my hat and left, and
never saw Mr. Sherman again until
last Saturday.
! The witness then related how he
4 had started for New Orleans to get
the Sherman letter; how he stopped
at Cincinnati and had there seen Stan
ley Matthews. and this is the account
which he gave Of the interview:
l went into a general history of the
election in Louisiana. told him
what part | had taken, of the manner
in which the election OF East Feliciapa
had been conducted and in the State ::
told him tl.ey had thrown out my
parish on forged protest that they
had made promises which they had not
fulfilled and had no intention of ful
filling, in fact, told him the story of
the whole thing right through, went
INTO all the details. with the excep-
ton that | omitted any mention of
MIR. Sherman's name. | supposed
thai Mr.. Sherman and that MI. Mat
lhews were friends, and that anything
| might say against Mr.. Sherman
would be reported to him by Mr.. Mat
thews, | told him l was going on for
the purpose OF getting documentary
evidence surrendered. He asked me
what | wanted, l told him l did not
want anything specially, except that
] wanted them to carry out their
agreement. Then he said | should 90
to New Orleans and wait until the ar
rival of the commission to determine
the Louisiana affairs, that he would
send me letter Of introduction to
one Of its members, and that l should
fully with him and that the
matter would be arranged between US
The witness then presented letter !
of introduction given him on that oc-
casion by Stanley Matthews to Mr..
Harlan, of the Harlan Mac Yeaoh
Commission, us follows:
CINCINNATI. March 30, 1877.
My DEAR SIR: This will be presented /
to you by Mr.. j. E. Anderson, who NAV
desire to communicate with you conf
dentialIy. Yours truly,
STANLEY MATTHEWS.
Ger eral j y. Harlan,
Anderson called on Harlan several
times, told him the whole story as to
East Feliciana and what he knew as
10 Louisiana generally and kept INN
posted on matters, giving him a com
)lete history of how The election had
Deen manipulated in Louisiana. Har
an sent for him tue day before leav@
ng New Orleans and said: 'Mr An
lersoni you have been rather badly
reateiin this matter, and when | get
% Washington l shall see that You
ire provided for and he asked me
ne what l wanted. l told him that
here was a vacancy in the Consulate
It Iien-Esin which.I would like 10
lave and which he promised to Get
ne imme lately upon his arrival,
But he said, 'in order for me to Sc
,ure tLis position for you | shonid
ike to have the copies of those docu-
nents that you have in your posses
ion TO show certain parties in Wash
ngton that you ought to be and must
'e provided for | went home and
lad the documents copied, wen: back
md gave them to General Harlan.
md that was the last that | saw of
he Documents or heard Of Harlan
either. 81
Anderson then Started back for
" Washington, stopped again at Gin
:innati, saw Matthews and got from
lin a letter to Mr.. Evarts, called on
lr- EYarts, who asked him where lie ,
wanted to go, and in few days alter
Yards he saw the announcement of
lis appointment as Consul to Funchal
which lie declined to accept.i II.
gain started for Cincinnati ard saw
Ilr. Matthews. who said to him
You go right back In the next train.
have just to day had letter from
he President in regard to your case.
md | have written him such letter S
$ will secure Your appointment to {
ONE position He said, There is
10 question about il: L have fixed it
low,' Said be, i had some doubts
bout doing 1t before, but l md
ave to do it. have not told him any
more about the particulars of these
matters than have been obliged to,
,ut think will have to do it, and
f you go down there and you have not {
,ot place you will find it,
@. What did you do? A. return ,
d to Washington, aud the same train
IN which l returned should have
Mr.. Matthews letter to the
'residens; i went. to the White
Iouse Mr.. Hayes said that he had
Tot received any letters from Mr.. Mat
hews the next day I went again to
he President. and I asked if I eoulG