Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-06-13
Fraud Investigation.
ANDERSON TEsTIM oNY BEFoREi TIL
IEVESTIG ATING COMMITTEE.

ry OF selecting from the notes of An
, dersoB's testimony on Saturday. som
interesting points were overlooked b
the reporter. The omissions are nov
supplied. After the introduction o
Shcrman's letter to. Anderson ant
Weber the witness went on TO testifl
as follows: -
After the receipt of that letter Mr.
!. Weber was not satisfied that we Should
l.be provided for in such agman aer a:
4 lie thonght we should be; Weber's
circumstances were rather worse thar
mine; he had a wife and children
ami. as he said, l could get mp at an,
time and leave Louisiana, but he could
not | think it was the day after the
! receipt of that letter that [ went down
to the Custom-House and met Mr.
| Nash, who was a member of Congress
from the Sixth Congressional District
In which East Fcliciana is located
| Nash came to me and stated that the
Returning Board were going to throw
him out; asked him why they conl
not make case for him if they could
case for Mr.. Hayes be said they
could make the case equally as good
as that of Mr.. Hayes, of course, but
that Kellogg was his personal enemy,
and, OF course, would beat him.
said: Nash, now you wait for
me a few moments until | have an in
lerview with Kellogg Nash waited a
few moments. and l saw Kellogg COM
ing up the steps and followed, and
said to him, Governor, what are
you going to do in Nash's case?'
He said: Nash is beaten of course
the majority against him is 5000. /
said The majority against Hayes is
10000
/ said: 1T may be a different thing
in your estimat OF, but not in mine
Now said |, Il will tell You what
you can do; you can either return
Nash for Sixth Congressional Dis
trict, or Weber and | will bust this
whole thlng;' he was standing on the
steps, and | laid my hand on his
shoulder, this way, and he said: by
God, if you want to put your neck in
a halter, you 60 ahead and do it; I
am Governor Of this State; | control
the police and the courts said he /
"a word to the wise is sufficient
Said |: Now, Gov. kellogg, if you
mean that for threat it Is thrown
away. You have got to return Nash |
for the Sixth Congressional District
We discussed the matter a few
minutes and he said 'Ycu 90 and tell /
Nash to make a good case in St. Lam
irey, Livingston aE'! Tangipahoa.'
Q. How soon after Mr.. Hayes Was
counted IL did you come TO the city OF
Washington? A. A day or two be-
fore Inauguration day.
@ Give to the committee an ac
count of the persons whom you called |
20 see and what took place. A. Well,
waited here until abont week. |
think, after the inaugur alton, and
hen ] got the members of the Lou
siana delegation--Gov. kellogg, Dir.
Oarrall. Judge Leonard and MI.
Nash, 10 sign an application for my
as consul; it did not
specify any particular place except
hat 1T should lie in warm climate
hai application | filed at the State
department ; then | went to the Treas
ny department | did that, though,
or this reason if Mr.. Sherman
hould carry out his original agree
nent and give me position, as in
ended. it might excite comment; SO
supposed by filing this application
lnd afterwards going to Mr.. Sherman
0 get bin to go to Mr.. Evarts and
lave my appointment made l would
'e credited to Louisiana and the mat
er would excite no attention; l went
0 the Treasury Department three
l'fferent times and failed to- see Mr..
sherman.
9. Who eas the first officer you
aw connected with the Government?
Oh, saw the President
q. Then we will come 20 that first.
)it ou go TO the President with this
recommendation? A. Before | filed
hat recommendation l went to tie
President with DR.. DarraIl and Mr..
Nash.
@. State what passed there. A. l
lad private letter to the President
rom a friend of his In Ohio.
q. What was hls name? A. Mr..
,. B. Conn, Sleui1envil!e Herald,
e. Were You present at the inter
Jew with tie President? A. Yes
Z. What statements were made bv
-ous by Dr. DarraIl or by MIR. Nash !?
DIR. Dar.all made no statements
Dr.. Darrall and Mr.. Nash urged con
ulship, and after they had made their
rgnments Dir. Darrall presented this
etter from Mr. Conn the President
licked it up, read it very carefully, /
'ut 1t in his pocke and made mem
randun1, please appoint this gentle
nan to copsulship In warm eli
nate; this is special case;' signed
R. B. H. and took it over to the
'tate Department.
Q. And filed it there?
A. Yes. v.lT
@ How long did this application
,end with Mr.. Evarts? K
A. Well, after 1 filed my applica-
ion | then went to the Treasury. De- !
,artment, without saying anything to
Dr.. Darrall or Mr.. Nash, for the pur-
'ose of getting Mr.. Sherman's inffu-
nee for the appointment also. rs I Ii