The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-06-11

oeCreIory SernlanS Guarded Denial -
. The Original of the Famous Letter to
be Produced Suspicious Circum-
stances Collated--Why Parties Ac-
cused of Frauds Were Appointed to
Office.
! Correspondence Me,o Yors; Heradl
WASHINGTON, Juno 2.-The de-
velopments in the Potter committee
on Saturday have beon the subject
Of eager discussion here to-day in all
circles. The impression among those
who have become thoroughly iu
formed is that an important advance
was made by Anderson's documents
toward establishing the existence of
conspiracy among leading Rcpub-
lican politicians in Louisiana to so
manipulate the election there as to
fraudulently give its electoral vote
to the Republican candidates.
Prominent Republicans here do not
conceal, in private conversation,
their feeling that ii this can be con-,
clusively established it will be a
serious mattor, and this whether
any Of their visiting statesmen arc
involved or not. Further evidence
on this head is, therefore, awaited
with general anxiety. 1t is a fact
also, that Secretary Sherman's un-
Gel tain reply as to whether or not he
wrote the letter attributed to him
has left an unpleasant impression.
People friendly to him, as well as
those opposed, ask why he did not
answer at once, and decidedly, either
yes OF no. Some of his friends sug-
gest that he wishes to commit all
the witnesses the committee may
have to the assertion that he did writo
it, and then prosecute them crimi-
nally for perjury. But in that event,
others object, lie has weakened his
own case by testlfying he is himsolf
uncertain whether he wrote it ornot,
and at the same time to have com
mitted himself to doubts as to the
propriety of the letter.
AS to the documents traced to
Senator Matthews, they make m
/ extremely unpleasant impression,
for people recall tho notorious facts
that the administration has been
prodigal of Office and favorable to
every man conspicuously connected
with the Returning Boards and
prominent in Office in Louisiana and
Florida, and that Secretary Sherman
General Garfield, Senator Matthews,
and other of the visiting statesmen
fell into an agony Of fury about tho
trial Of Anderson and made haste to
write him foolish assurances OF pro-
lection. It has been stain on the
administration that it favored the
admission of Kellogg to the Senate,
kept Madison Wells in Office, gave
Anderson comfortable place, sent
Stearns, of Florida, to the Hot
Springs and Packard to Liverpool,
and took care in other places Of
multitude of men who were engaged
in the election in ways which made
them suspected and disreputable.
It was said that, though this
was not civil service reform, it was
yet but the usual rewarding Of par
tisan services but in the light of
Anderson's document regarding the
agreement between him and Nash,
to which other evidence seems to
show that Kellogg, at least, was
privy, and of the corresponce be~
tween Mr. Matthews and Anderson,
this whole business assumes more
sinister look.
Tho documents brought out to-
day, especially the agreement be-
tween Nosh, the colored candidate
for Congress, and Anderson, taken
in connection with Andersops tes>
timony, have certainly produced a
strong impression not only on
Democrats, but also on many Re
publicans that the Democrats right.
fully carried East Feliciana and
some other parishes enough to
have entitled them to the electoral
yoto of the State. On this point
Anderson has produced deep i'm
preston, and SO fur the investiga~
ton has undoubtedly, to-day, boen
marked success for the Democratic
side, and the Republicans will have
difficulty in overcoming that i'm
preston.
This result is especially unwel-
come to them. It is very we'll un--