The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-12
Potter and sherman Correspond
Some More.
WAsHIseros, July 1.-THE following
letter explains itself:

II
letter explains itself;
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, July 10.
SRI received this morning yours Of
the Sth and have laid II before the com.
mittee. Gen. Garfield and the other
gentlemen who visited Louisiana, named
In the list sent me by Mr.. shellabarger,
will be summoned for as early date a
practicable. As 10 the Weber examinl-
tion neither General Cox nor mySelf
could remain over the Sd, and as he de-
sired Weber to be in New Orleans for
further examination by himion the 10Th,
1t was arranged that Messrs. Hunton and
Springer should continue Weber's exami-
nation so far aa they desired 10 do 90
on that day, and that Mr.. ShellabarRer
should attend for General Cox. The
stenographers minutes Of the session
do not disclose any objection BY
Mr.. Shellabarger which was not assented
to nor any request Of his refused, and I
understand from those gentlemen that
they were not aware that any difference
between them and Mr.. ShellabArger ~ 10
the conduct Of the examination, existed
whatever, nor that anything occurred 10
which be took exception.
As to the publication BY you Of your
letters tO the committee, do not hnd
that was under any misapprehension.
Your letters Of Goth May, 1st and 10Th
June and 10th inst. were published In
full when sent. That TO which Mr.. Nor
rison proposed 4 reply was not indeed
itself published, but the substance of IL
was given to the press at the time:
As to the testimony Of intimidation In
the parishes Of East and West FelicianH
proposed, In neither OF those parishes did
the Election officers make any protests
with the returns, and as received BY the
Returning Board the returns Of the cleo.
tion Of 1875 ir those parishes stood abso-
lutely without objection. Afterwards
Anderson as supervisor Of East and
Weber as supervisor Of West FelicisnR
undertook to furnish protests upon which
the Returning Board might object 70 the
vote Of those parishes. It 10 claimed that
they did this without cause, solely for
political purposes, and because Of the
political promises and It In In evidence
that they have themselves confessed
this. It 10 also claimed that the tact
that there was not Republican vote cast
In certain sections which had heretofore
been largely Republican was the result Of
q conspiracy TO withhold the Republican
vote there in order TO afford pretense for
claiming that result rs occasioned by In
timidation and thereby furnish ground
for rejecting those parishes. Tho com-
mittee have not considered that the evi.
dence you propose, and which has been
taken by former committees, Of certain
alleged murders, whippings and raid.
ings not known to Weber or
Anderson nor connected with the
alleged conspiracy, and upon which
neither theyInor the parties engaged In
the conspiracy acted could have bear.
ing upon these questions, nor upon the
action Of the Returning Board on their
protests, and they therefore decided not
10 take the same. Where in the course Of
examination the witnesses T. II. jerks,
Pitkin and Weber have referred to In.
timidation in those Parishes. 1t has
been incidentally or as bearing up
on conspiracy. should it later appear
that the specific acts to which you refer
have any bearing upon the conspiracy or
upon the good faith Of Weber or Ander-
sou or Of the Returning Board.
In respect to their protests the Com.
mittee will then consider the practicable.
ity OF taking testimony, and that in con.
tradiction Of 1t, or Of permitting you to
use instead the reports Of such testimony
taken before the former Committees.
Respectfully your obedient servant
CLARKsos n. POTTER, CHM.
To Hon. John Sherman.