The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-08-02

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psu,esi made hs Andersen ~ ta East feslciAna,
n that II wA Interlin.si. Or that An,ler.
SON Wished 10 withdraw H.. Repre-.
tentative Engene Hale. u Maine. testified that
All the lspublican visitors maintained The po@s
tien that they should te careful 10 abstain
from any attempted influence On The Return
Ing Board. Witness ,hongAt u HAYES
Was siecscd President, Packard WAS
elected Governor of Louisiana. /. In.
Congressman J. Hale aypher, % l1ouisi.
AnA, testified that he WAS In New
Orleans during the sitsings Of tho Returning
DoAsd, and that hc was shown By Weber the
alleged NhermAn letter 10 Weber and Andse-
son, aud had no doubt Of i,s gsnuinsne&s
Witness did not read II carefully, aud could
not swear positively either ~ to the hand
writing or tho substance Of the document, but
believed tho copy that hAa Lcen printed l.
corrcc. !. Secretary sherman wAs called TO
the stand, aud testified that hs wsnt
10 Now Orleans II thu solicitation of President
Grant. On his way he stopped u Columbus
and raw Gov. Hayes. Maid his conversation
with Hayes was general about the election, All
thca being In the dark.
Tho examination Of Secretary Sherman
VAS ro.nmed on The 2Sth. Tho witncss
| stated that, while In Now Orleans, he was
never, privately or alone, with any member Of
tls Returning Beard that he treated tho
member. tho same ~ hc would have treated
| any other court or tribunal tcfctc which no
appeared ~ witne1s Or advocate, He do
niei empl,atically the truth of the testimony
of James r. Anderson and =. L.
Weocr, and certain conversations alleged
10 have taken place bctwcen them aud him
| tnhcrmanl, said ho never suggested 10 thess
| mon payment for any services that they might
render In connection with tho Returning
Board, or IN any other way, nor was any
Il
| gard to the celebrated y sherman letter 10
Anderson aud Weber, tho Secretary asserted
positively shAt ho Gid mt write IL, although
there were things M II that he would have
| written Ia thesa or any other mcn who
wore engaged IN tho performance u their
duty, IN reply 10 gncstion, Mr.. sherman
| said that while III Nex Orleans ha wrols letter
| 10 Mr. Hayes In uhlcl, hu .ail
Tho action ~ the Returning Hard Aas tAua far
heen opsn and fair, aad only crnArms ths general
result ~ known before w Ase now collecting to-
dnony ~ u thu bulldossd parishes. Il se~ms more
ks history u hell than of civilized aud Christian
communities The means adopted ara almost In
ercsiihie is we're fearfuy effective upon the lanc-
rant and suporssltnns people. That yon would have
received, n fair election. large majority In
Louisiana. no honest man cAn question; that yon
/ did not receive Majority I. equally clear; but
that Intimidation of every hind and nature pro-
stded against BY Louisiana law did enter Into and
control TIN election in more election polls than
would cnAnxe the result aud give yon tho vote,
believe hriIly - wrte this. Tss truth Ii pa
pAhie that yon ought 10 have the vote Of Louisiana
and W. believe that you will have Il by IN honest
md fair return according 10 The letter and spirit u
the law Of Louisiana. Very truly yours,
JoHM NMnMMAM.
Thia lsster WAS dated Nov. ". 1874, and on
Nov. n Gov. Hayes responded ~ follows.
II am greatly obliged Tor your letter Of The 9Sd.
Yca feel. Am SURE, - do about this whole bnsi.
nsss. 4 fair siectioa woald have given ~ about
forty electoral sotea u ths Houtn--aa least that
msny--but ~ sss not 70 allow our friends 10 dssca.
ono Outrage and fraud by another. There nnst be
noaAins "cscohsd" " on oHr part. La Ms. Tiidsn
have the place by violence Intimidation and fraud
rather than and~rtske 10 prsvent u BY meArs shAs
viii moi hsar the casest sora.iny. appreciate ~
work doing BY shs Rspuhllcans WIN have soas
South, snd mi especially proud 10 acknOwiedee The
honorable conduct of those luen frosn Ohio. The
Dsnocrsts made : mistake IN sending - many ~.
Republican,. New converts ~ provsshtaiiy hitter
AAd unfair toward those they have secenty LETT.
Il. \. HAvss.
Tho witness ~as iatsrrogaasd BY Ocn. hut.
ler In regard 10 Tho part b. and the President
played In tho appointment of certain Louisiana
l.epublicAns 1, oeics. Tue Secretary replied.
"ycn trench On delicate ground. ought nCl
10 toll yon what the President said 10 M, os
Whist sAad 70 tho presidsnt." Gen. Duticr--
- don't ~ you Tor Cabinet secrets,
but have como 70 thu coucluaion
that there ought 10 be no secrets la Ssss
0ossrn,usns. Tho secrstary- viii give you
tho cAaet faSts vhen ~ roaeh Washington"
,... 0sn. James A. uasdslA was Tho noxt witness
examined. but nothing % Importance was
eltcitcd. Hs waa questioned II longth - 10
Tho Testimony u y. i. Weber. denying Tho
general statements VI tho witness u regard 10
events In Lonisiana In connsclton with tho
Visiting Republicans. Many " Ais xlAlsmsuts
were utterly inconsiutsnt With truth.
Ex.Congrcssman J. Hale Hyphcr was
again before Tho committee on the 18th. The W.T.
nsss saad that, 10 tho besl of hts rccpllcction,
he thought that whom wsber showed him tho
shcrmkn lostsr Il wAs In tho handwriting u
John sherman. and was therefore genuine.
Mr. Potter asked whether The allegations Of