Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-13
Louisiana, named in the list sent me by Mr..

Louisiana, named in the list sent me by Mr..
Shellabarger, will be summoned for as early
date as practicable. AS to Webers examina-
ton, neither Gen. Cox myself could re-
main over the Sd, and as he desired Weber to
be In New Orleans for further examination by
him on the 10th; it was arranged that Messrs.
Hunton and Springer should continue Weber's
examination SO far as they desired to do SO
that day, and that Mr.. Shellabarger should
attend for Gen. Cox. The stenographers
minutes of the session do not disclose any OBJ
lection by shellabarger which was not
assented to- nor any request of his
refused and understand from
these gentlemen they were not aware any
difference between them and Shellabarger as to
the conduct of the examination existed what
ever, nor that anything occurred to which he
took exception.
AS to the publication by you of your letters
any Misrepresentation. Your letters of the
twentieth Of May. first and tenth of June, and
eighth, were published in full when sent. That
to which Mr.. Morrison proposed a reply, was
not, indeed, itself published, but the sub
stance of it was given to the press at the time,
AS to the testimony of intimidation in the
parishes of East and West Feliciana proposed.
in neither of these parishes did the election
officers make any protest with the returns, and
as received by the returning board, the returns
of the election of 1876 in those parishes, stood
absolutely without objections. Afterwards,
Anderson, as supervisor of East and Weber,
as supervisor of West Feliciana, undertook to
furnish protests upon which the returning
board might reject the vote of these parishes.
1t is claimed they did this without
cause, solely for political purposes. and be-
cause of political promises, and it is in evil
dence they have themselves confessed this. 1t
| is also claimed as fact that the reason there
was not Republican vote cast in certain sec
lions which had heretofore been largely Re
publican was the result of conspiracy to
withhold the Republican vote there in order to
afford pretense for claiming that the result
was occasioned by intimidation and thereby
furnish ground for rejection of those parishes
The committee have not considered that the
evidence you propose, and which has been
taken by former committees, of certain alleged
murders, whippings and raidings, not known
the alleged conspiracy, and upon which neither
they the parties engaged in the conspiracy
acted, could have hearing on these questions
or upon the action of the returning board
or their protests, and they therefore decided
not to take the same. Where, in the course of the
examination, the Witnesses T. H. jerks. Pitkin
and Weber, have referred to intimidation ir
these parishes, it has been incidentally, AT
bearing upon the conspiracy. Should it Later
appear that the specific acts to which
the communication refers have any bearing up
on the conspiracy, or upon the good faith o.
| Weber or Anderson, or of the returning boarc
in respect to their protests, the committee viii
then consider the practicability of taking testl
mony. and that in contradiction of it, or per
hitting you to use instead the reports of suci
testimony taken before former committees
Respectfully your obedient servant,
CLARKsoN N. POTTER, Chairman.
| To Hon. John Sherman.