Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-11
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Investigating the Election of 1876
Under the Potter ResOIutiOn-James Il.
Anderson and Secretary sherman Oh
the stand.
MONDAY, July Mrs. jerks was
briefly examined. She produced letters be-
tween herself and James E. Anderson, and
j. r. Sypher, in reference to Louisiana cleo
ton returns, Senator Mathews action &c,
and was discharged. At New Orleans Gov.
Packard was recalled to produce certain pa
pers to which he had referred. He testified
to an interview with Mrs. jerks when she
spoke mysteriously about the Sherman letter.
His inference, was that she really knew moth
ing about it, She wanted him (Packard) ap-
pointed collector, and wanted him to give her
husband place l.. the custome house. Sew
eral other witnesses were examined.
TUESDAY. July 2,--Thomas G. Anderson
recalled. A long examination Of witnesses
regarding the operations of the returning
board elected nothing new. Witness had
heard that DANIEL Weber was killed because
he signed the protest Never heard he was
killed as Judge Campbell testified because he
was supposed to have had the Sherman letter
on his person. Thomas E. jerks denied that
he ever made al affidavite in James E. Ander-
sons hand writing similar to the one SUBJ
mitted before the Louisiana subcommittee
yesterday. James E. Anderson testified that
jerks dictated the affidavit and Anderson
copied it and then went to notary Seymour's
office and jerks swore to it. The object in
making the affidavit was to aid Anderson in
securing jerks position. Anderson was to
show the affidavit to Matthews. Emile Weber
testified that his brother daniel and James
E. Anderson said the two Parishes had gone
fairly Democratic. A great influence had
been brought to bear on his brother to get
him to sign the protest. John Sherman was
spokesman for the visiting statesmen, and
witness knew that Sherman had given his
brother assurances. Sherman assured wit
ness his brother would be cared for. His
brother showed his Sherman's) letter and said
he had received it direct from Sherman. Wit
ness was familiar with Sherman's hand writ
ing, and was satisfied the letter was written
by Sherman. Great search was made for the
letter, and late in the summer witness found
ano destroyed it. Mrs. jerks had beGn in no
way connected with the authorship of the
Sherman letter. The witness was shown a
long letter he had written in March, 1877. He
requested committee not to have it read But
it was read. Witness denied the truth of
statements in the letter. He had written it
under transformation. He was subjected to
a long cross examination, and before conclud-
ing. committee adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, July 3.--Emile L. Weber
testified before the Potter committee that in
conversation with Senator Sherman witness
by the President he would be protected. Two
or three days after his brother showed him
the Sherman letter, and told him Sherman
gave it to him. Witness had the Sherman let.
ter in his hand. It was written on double
sheet note paper. Witness said it was arrang-
ed before election by Kellogg, Thomas G. An
derson and Packard to secure affidavits of in.
timidation in the parishes of East and West
Feliciana for the purpose of throwing out
those parishes. Witness testified farther as
to the examination of the Sherman letter. and
it's destruction; about the action of Mrs.
jerks, Mrs Dan Weber and her brother;
about Eliza Pinkston, snd other matters aver
ring that MIS-. jerks had told Mrs. Weber the
Sherman letter was worth a thousand dollars
and said she would pay her a good price for
it. Mrs. jerks did not intimate to Mrs. Web
er that she had any thing to do with the au.
thorship Of the letter, but always spoke of il
as letter written by John Sherman, assur-
ing Weber and Anderson positions in the ad.
ministration. Witness produced letters from
several parties, and his further examination
was postponed, and he was ordered to appear
before the subcommittee at New Orleans
The committee adjourned to July 10th.