West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-06-29
The Presidential Election Frauds.

the stand on the 18th, and General Cox sub.
lected him to lengthy cross-eNaminatio
The cross-eXamiuation amounted to about
thus: 30 lar as Senator Matthews was con.
cerned, that Darrall and his friends, learn
ing OF the Anderson letters and papers, at
tempted To use both to secure Matthews
/ assistance in the matter of the New Orleans
Collectorship. Darrall testified that Ander-
son always declared to him that the pro.
| ties w'N true in regard to intimidation in
/ FeIiciana. Nash also told him, in explana-
| ton OF his Signatu to the agreement be-
/ fore his name, that he signed il in a
/ foolish moment, when Anderson was
threatening that il he did not he wouId re-
woke his protest The three witnesses
called to establish the fact that Weber
\ signed the Anderson Weber agreement.
namely, the two witnesses to the paper and
/ the Notary who affixed the jurat, swOre that
/ the paper which Anderson declared to be a
| forgery was an original and genuine pa err
/ but none uf them knew that the person who
/ appeared before them aud signed the name
/ OF Weber was actually Weber so that the
/ question ofthe paper being forgery, so far
as Weber's signature is concerned, is still
! open.
General Smith, late appointment clerk.
was examined by General Butler, with the
| purpose OF showing that the President was
| party to trying TO reward Anderson, after
! its be ng proved what his character was
/ smiths answers were such as to contradict
I WIS tHtoTyt ana soon Butler, not receiving
! such answers as he wanted, began to brow
! beat the witness. A severe passage at arms
! TOOK place between the witness and Butler
ana at one instant there seemed to be dan
| ger OF an actual collision between the two
! General Cox reprOved Butler for his course
IN examining witness in a speech. The
Chairman finally commanded order, and the
excitement subsidei.
General Smith, late appointment clerk.
was on the stand again on the 18th, and the
"spatting" between Butler and Cox in re-
/ gar to Buffers manner of questioning wit.
uess was about the only thing OF interest
Smith testified that this morning he went
To the Secretary's office at the Executive
Mansion and looked over the record of let
ters, and found that there had been n letter
reierred TO the Treasury Department March
10, 1877, which had been written to the
President by personal friend recommend.
ing the appointment If James T.. Anderson.
The witness had but one interview with
the President in regard to Anderson's an.
polntment. lie produced a telegram from
Matthews bearing the date January 30 ad-
dressed to himself, taken from the files of
the Treasury Department, which he thought
was reply to the telegram sent by Secre-
tary Sherman. The telegram was read, as
follows:
1.-THE letter referred to has been received
No answer needed"
Witness had wri ten Mr.. Matthews, and
shown him one of Anderson's letters but
did not remember he contents of it.
GENERAL Butler questioned the witness at
length regarding the letter written by Mr.
Anderson declining the position Of Inspec-
tor OF Customs, and as to the time the let
ter was forwarded to Mr.. Matthews; witness
replied that, to the best of his recollection.
he sent the letter to Sir. Matthews the day
OF its receipt, June20.
At the request of General Butler, after
having said he had in his possession another
Wit
two letters and stated he had no particular
friendly relations with Anderson. Hal
ADVISED him on certain points, and had APP
pointed his brother in the Custom-house at
Baltimore. Another letter from Anderson
10 General Smith was resd by General But
Ter, inquiring whether Senator Mattheus
had said anything of his Anderson'sl friend,
n clerk IN the Philadelphia Custom-house
and upon being Intercepted whether he
lSmlthI replied to that letter, he said it
was ms recollection that he did, and stated
that he had not heard from Sena-
tor Matthews on the subject The
witness further testified that he had an.
/ pointed Anderson's brother upon the
/ recommendation of Stanley Matthews. Mr..
Buuers endeavor was to show that the
/ President understood the position of
/ Anderson, aud cODniyed at il, but the wit
ness testified that when he called the atten-
/ uOn OF the President to the fact that Ander-
/ son claimed to have had an agreement with
/ matthew's Tor an important place, the Presi-
cent distinctly and emphatically disclaimed
. any knowledge of any such agreement and
Internationally refused to give Anderson
anything more than an unmportant place
In fact, said General Smith, the President
showed decided aversion to appointing
/ Anderson 70 any place
1 he Potter Committee had long secret
session on TIE morning Of the l4th, for an
exchange OF observations with the sub.con-
| Ihlttee justfrO + Orida. The whole ground
was gone over, and future work for the com
lnittee laid out.
Tine mention Of a subcommittee TO Louis
lana awakened the unanimous response
That nobody wanted to 20 there. If il were
possible to avoid IL, as he weather is hot
and the climate supposed 70 be unhealthy
/ Den Butler has not yet volunteered 10 90
As 10 who should go, and when no cOnclu-
sion was reached.
Late in the afternoon Elector Brewster
was examined, but nothing startling was
developed The proceedings IN the House
\ took All interest away from the committee
f. ana Mrs. jerks, who was present to testify
was dismissed for the day.
The Potter Committee resumed it's session
on the 10th. II. Conquest 4 arke. formerly
private secretary TO Governor Kellogg. and
now Do the Internal Revenue De artment
was examined regarding Louisiana certiG.
Gates. lie recognized the first and second
set OF certificates i'm possession Of the com
'"i''t' ~ lut ones prepared by MIN. Auder-
son having stated that there was an error i'm
the certificates, Cover. or Kellogg requested
witness % examine them Witness was
present when Governor Kellogg signed the
second set OF certificates, and had himself
sealed them up and forwarded them TO
. washington. He also sealed the first set
and handed them 20 the District Judge. All
signatures oi the first set we're signed i'm the
I presence NJ witness Witness old not IRE.
/ pare the messengers authority charged
. with the delivery Of the second set of Ger.
tihcstes. lie was Of the opinion that the
authority which the bearer Of the second
seq OF certificates pres cnted was the
authority prepared for the messengers Of
INC hr-t set, General Anderson. Recess.
when the Committee reassembled Mr.
Clarke testified that he was under the ina.
preston That be saw also Brewster sign the
second set OF certificates, and that gentle.
man signed In the Committee room and
NOT ln The 6overnOr's office. az Brewster
testified yesterday He had read the state.
ment in Cincinnati paper, % the effect
that some ~ the signatures Of the Louis
. iana Electoral returns had been forced. and
thought Do clipped the paragraph from
the paper and subseqently iucIoeei il
ln letter ~ Gov. kellogg. inquiripg what
it meant but be had never received Il replv
~ The letter Never heard anything while
DO New Orleans n the SO called sherman let
/ ter. ln consequence Of the objections
/ made by Gov. Kellogg 10 The handwriting