Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-02
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THE POTTER rNvEsT1aArING COMMITTEE.
Washington, July 2.-The Potter COM
mittee to-day recalled Thoe. Anderson, who
testified that he did not see any one sign a
certificate of the electoral vote, while in the
governors Office, in New Orleans; that
Mrs. jerks pleading the poverty of her
mother asked him to appoint her brother,
A. R. Murdock, to situation in the GUS
tom house. Witness promised to do some
thing for him this month, but has not yet,
Murdock has had letter from Senator Kel.
logg for some time, requesting witness to do
something for him.
A long examination of witnesses regard
ing the operations of the returning board
ilicitcd nothing new. In reply to Gen.
Hunter, witness said that: the returning
board as body, never attempted to fill the
vacancy with democrats. He had spoken to
one Smith, at present reporter on the New
Orleans Democrat, about accepting an ap-
pointment on the board, but he refused.
Never knew of the board having asked
Smith; never heard it stated by any mem
bers of the board the presence of demo-
Gratis was undesirable.
Witness in reply to Mr.. Cox said that he
had heard that Daniel Weber was killed
because he had signed his protest. Never
heard he was killed as Judge Campbell had
testified, because he was supposed to have
the Sherman letter on his person.
THos. II. JENKs
said he had never made an affidavit similar
to the one submitted before the Louisiana
sub committee, Thursday, and in the hand
writing of Jas. E. Anderson; never saw
Notary Seymour in New Orleans, before
whom the affidavit appears to have been
made.
JAS. E. ANDERSON
asking permission TO explain, stated
that on the eleventh of May he met jerks
in the street, and as he, Anderson, was 60.
ing to leave for the north at 2 o'clock p m.
jerks requested him to use his influence 10
securing him d position in Washington,
and after the above conversation, jerks went
with witness to his office in the custom
house and dictated the affidavit in question,
and he, Anderson, copied it and then they.
went to Notary Seymour's Office and jerks
swore to the document. The purpose Of
making the affidavit was to aid Anderson
in securing jerks a position. Anderson
was to show the affidavit 10 Matthews and
endeavor to secure linn an appointment on
the strength Of it.
EMILE D. WEBER,
brother Of Dan'l Weber was sworn, desiring
to read statement OF his connection with
the republican party.
Mr.. Cox objected to the statements being
read, being part Of the testimony, and
Weber retired for the present.
H. CONQUEST CLARKE,
the former private secretary Of Gov. Kel-
logg, retold his recollection Of the signing
o! the electoral certificates, and promptly
and emphatically denied all knowledge Of
who appended the supposed forged sigma
ture.
A secret session followed.
When the doors were reopened, Emile
Weber was recalled, and was given permis-
sion to read mis- statement, provided he
would swear to the facts contained in it.
The statement was read, and it set forth that
he had no personal knowledge that demo-
cratic intimidation had existed in the parish
Of East and West Feliciana. His brother,
Daniel Weber, and James E. Anderson, had
informed them that the two parishes
had gore fairly democratic. Great in
fluences were brought to bear on his
brother to make this protest, and he had
been approached very frequently TO use his
influence. with him, to effect the signing OF
the protest. He saw Anderson Sign
his protest, and sow blanks therein, after
Anderson had lett. Judge Campbell
attached the jurate to the paper. 1t was moi
sworn to by Anderson. It is a notorious fact
in the custom eouse that Kellogg, Packard,
and others were pressing Anderson and
Weber to make their respective protests
John Sherman Was the spokesman for the
visiting statesman, and he, (Weber) knew
that Sherman had given his brothe,
assurances, which caused him to allow hi.
protest to stand, after it had been made
Weber had no conversation with Sherman
and explained to him that his. brothe
thought his parish had gone democratic, an.
he was disposed to take back his protes.
Whereupon Mr.. Sherman assured him tha
his brother would be cared for. and re
quested that he send his brother 70 him
Had made search for the letter. and hat
found II in shoe box, aud had destroyed
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