San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-06-29
The Potter Investigation.

WASHINGTON, June 10.-The only thing of
especial interest in to-day's investigation
was the production by Gen. Butler of a long
telegram, dated Washington, Feb. "a, 1877, adj
dressed to Lieut.. -Gov. Young and Alfred ID.
Lee, Columbus, O., in care for Gov. Hayes,
telegram sets forth that at a conference of
Southern Republicans, Southern Unionists
and Southern Wings, in view of the new era
expected by the Inauguration of Governor
Hayes, and in order to non sectiOnalize
Southern politics, ETC., it was thought ad-
visable to recommend n suitable selection of
! Cabinet councillors from the South and South
west. The names OF the following gentle.
men are therefore suggested: Senator Pool,
of North Carolina; Hon. John Hancock, of
Texas; Col. X. L: Van Horn, of Missouri;
Gen. Joseph +. Johnston, of Virginia; Sem
ator Key, of Tennessee. The telegram
having been properly identified, Mr.. Cox
suggested that it had no connection with
the subject matter of the investigation. Gen.
Butler replied that it was his intention to
show that Mr.. Key, lone of the men suggested,
was appointed by Mr.. Hayes, and one of the
first acts of his Administration was to APP
point Mr.. Boulds Baker to the best Office in
his gift. witness was subsequently intro
duced from the Post Office Department, who
testified that Boulds Baker was appointed
Special Agent of the Department in the
spring of 1877 and went out of office about the
LIST of August following
WASHINGTON, June Thames E. An
derson was recalled to-day and questioned
by Mr.. Cox regarding the Anderson Weber
agreement, which he testified was acknowl-
edged by Weber over his own signature. A
letter was produced acknowledged by wit
ness to be in his handwriting, addressed to
Lieut. Gov Antoine, and bearing date Sept.
3, 1876, in which the writer speaks of his ef-
forts to induce the colored men OF the
parish to register, and intimates that
the Democrats would like to get rid of him
but are afraid to "bulldoze" him on account
of their belief that he was sent there by the
Republicans for the express purpose of being
killed I'm order to make political capital
Witness further testified that he first sug-
gested to Gov. Kellogg and other Republicans
the idea of Withholding the Republican vote
in the parish and then claiming it as an evil
dence OF intimidation, and the plan was sub
sequently adopted.
EX-Congrcssman Darrall was then eXamin-
ed ut length regarding the efforts made by
Packard, smith and Others, including himself,
to secure the appointment of Collector OF the
Port of New Orleans. lie testified that James
E. Anderson, the previous witness, was urg-
ing him (DarralD for the position, upon the
strength of the influence which he claimed
to possess over Stanley Matthews by reason
of the damaging letters i'm his possession.
He testified that Mrs. jerks came 20 wash
ington in January for the purpose OF assist
ing Packard, and that she told witness she
had the original of the Sherman letter (to
Anderson and Weber,. she subsequent!
published a card I'm the papers, saying that
she had no knowledge of the existence OF
Such letter several letters from Darrall 70
Anderson were introduced and ver1ned, the
subject matter being Ander-on's en0rt- u
secure Darral the position OF Collector
In these letters Darrall speaks Of in
terviews with stanley Matthews, in which
the latter saws that Hayes viii not appoint
Packard The letters in Ander-on's poses
sion were talked OF, and Mathews sAld ne