The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-06-08
THE POTTER INQUIRY.
SECRET SESSION IN TIE MORNING
ELECTORAL COMMISSION RECORDS.
Irregularities Found Therein-Further
RRcy Correspondence in Regard to
JRa. T.. AnderSOu

least this is supposed, for the reason that
Capt. l.. G. Dennis for a long time hovered
near the committee room. At As D. M.
the committee took recess until $50 p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Potter investigating committee met in
open session about o'clock to-day and exam
ined James II. McKenny, deputy clerk of the
Supreme Court, who testified that he was
also clerk OF the Electoral Commission, and
he identified the paper, concerning which
Leyisee testified yesterday. as having been
| before the Electoral Commission. He said
| they were marked N. c. 1, and N. G. and du-
| pliCate, and n G. and duplicate. NJ l had
no duplicate.
| The chairman then announced that in an
Swer to communication addressed by him
to the President he had received the following
| reply:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Washington. June 6. 1878. J
SRI am in receipt of your note of yester-
day, including the following preamble and
| resolution adopted by the Committee on Inves-
tigation of the House of Representatives, name
! Whereas James Z. Anderson sWears that be-
tween May Is and June J., 1877. Hon. Stanley
! Matthew's told him / have just to- day recei> cd
a letter from the President in regard to your
case, and l have written him such letter as
| will secure your appointment to some position.
and that on June 2 the President said to witness
| that be had received p letter from Mr.. Matthews
requesting him to give him place;
"Rtesolred. That the President be requested to
| IufniSD 10 tnb cOHmlCteS the DrlkluHl letters
above mentioned, whi h he received. If any, or
| certified copies thereof with copies of any such
letters supposed to be, written by him, as he
/ may prefer, il oraar tn secure An ntelligent
| cross examination Of the witness on the subject
matter thereof"
In complying with the request Of the COM
| mttee. | have the honor to say that | have
no recollection Of rec"iving any such letter
from Senator Matthews as the ono de,
Scribed in the resolution, and that J. find
no, such letter among my papers. The
| only letters relating to the subject. received
within the period named. are on file in the De-
| partment Of State. Copies of same, and of all
| other communications on the subject which are
| In my possession or control are herewith
| transmitted.
have the honor to be, very respectfully, your
| Obedient servant, r. b. HAYES.
Mr., Irwin B. Linton, Clerk of the Committee on
Investigation, House of r representatives.
Received at the Department OF State, March
7 WASHINGTON, D. c.. March 10. 1877.
! His Excellency the President:
The undersigned respectfully recommend for
appQintment as foreign consul.p at either Ca
| lao, Belfast, Canton, or any place of some i'm
| DOrtanCe, Mr.. james T.. Anderson, of LOulsi-
ana. This has the approval Of the whole
Louisiana delegation. and we ask that the aD
| pointment be made at an early day.
Respectfully, etc. c, B. DARRALL.
Received at the Department OF State, March
WASHINGTON, D. c.. March 10, 1877.
SU-The undersigned, representing with one
exception the entire Republican delegation in
Congress from Louisiana, would respectfully
urge the 2ppOintm ent OF James Z. Anderson rs
consul to either of the following points: Callao
Demerara. Canton, Hankow or Bradford.
Very respectfully,
Member OF Congress Fifth Dtstrict Of Louisiana
W. P. KELLOGG.
New ORLEANS, April 1s, 1877.
! To Hon. Stanley Matthews:
| Dear Sr-When in Washington I filed an ap-
| phcation for consulship. sigued by the Repub-
| lican delegation from this State together with
q, written, request from the President Mr..
| Hayes, to have me appointed. Mr. Evart5 said
that a9Ii no vacancy exst9 and for the present he
be eab Of NM CmTnng paeP5 a.
lao, Perm, the placet to which desired especially
to go. This creates a vacancy and there would
appointment. | lite at Gen. Harlan's sugges-
tton that you secure the appointment or hold
1t 9peI until his arrival in y, va hngt0n;
On this letter is indOrsed the following: O
For important reasons. l especially request
STANLEY MATTHEW'S.
On the envelope is this Endorsement
EXECUTIVE MANSION. April 4. 1877.
Anderson, James E-ApplicatiOn for ap-
pOintment as United States consul at CallaO,
Peru Senator Matthews requests that this ap-
pointment be made for important reasons.
Respectfully referrrd TO the Secretary of State
by direction of the President.
W.K. RAQiERS, Secretary.
CINCINNATI, May IA, 1878.
Ny Dear SU-The bearer Mr.. James E. An
derSOn, Of New Orleans. is the gentleman in
reference to whom. when last in Washington. l
had private conversation with you, urging
his appointment to a cOnsulship Mr.. Anher-
son has had until now a subordinate clerkship
in the Custom House at New Orleans which
has been always unsatisfactory to him. and now
his residence there has become so unpleasant
that he has abandoned it and his clerkship.
The circumstances in which Mr.. Anderson has
been placed. and in which he has been COM
PEELED to act very difficult part, are such as to
give him very strong claims upon the admins
tratiOn. In the public interest, DO most ear
nestly urge that some satisfactory public en-
plOyment may be found f"r him ut once.
Very truly STANLEY MATTHEWS.
To Hon. VIM. M. Evarts, Secretary of State
Received at the Department Of State May a.
1877.
Hon. VIM. NJ. Evarts, Secretary Of State, Wash
ingtOn. u. e.:
SRI understand that Mr.. James E. Ander-
son, carpet bagger of New ORLEANS. is an ap-
ReaRt dTl 10r o S0aa ana nat bm ne THd
the liberty to enclose this to you. am the per
son who attempted to rid the State of him last
fall. lSee his testimony before the Congress
sivnal commit ee in New Orleans Being un-
fortunately, unsuccessful in my attempt, the
people Of this State look to you for relief. and
vacant cOnsulship at any earthquake shaken
point, any chOlera-infected citv and yellow
fever point. or any smallpox ridden cOmmu-
nifty, or any vacant commissionershiD to the
ferceat of our Iudian tribes, to send him to one
Of these places at once; becaase we consider
the said Anderson d person who has Just suf |
fcient tE character to serve the party that pays
no can best save their country by dying for it.
Hoping for an affirmative response. [ sub |
scribe myself JOHN ". BULLDOLEK.
Upon this there is the Endorsement:
May 25, 1877-Charges against James E. An
ders4n, OF, louisiana, preferred by Jno W.
BulldOz3r.''
GOVERNMENT PROOF Room. | !
Washington, May 26 1877. |
Hon. r. B. Hayes, PRESIDENT:
AS a friend of yours, and one who earnestly |
desires that your whole administration may be |
eminently successful, l ask you to withhold the |
appointment Of James E. Anderson, consul at
Funchal. who falsely represents himself as |
being from Ohio. H. is blowing around among
his acq1alntances in my presence, that he will
fra,her his nest while he is in office. The gen |.
erat reputation. he has amon< al that know
him is that he is totally lacking in any one re- |
deeming qualify. Whoever recommended him |
did not know him, evidently. His testimony |
before the Louisiana committee is sufficient
condemnation Of the man, as he tried to sell out
to the Democrats and did tverythng that was
low and dishOnorable. I will see you further
about it, if You wish, and show you proofs Of
what | say, Yours truly