Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-03

and hatred with which large proportion of
the colored people regard the present State
government. But the electoral vote of Louisi-
ana being necessary to secure the election of
Hayes and Wheeler, and in order to secure such
vote it being necessary to throw out the parish
Of East Feliciana, and enough Democratic
votes in West Feliciana to make the parish
Republican, we have for this reason, and no
other, decided to protest against the counting
of the vote cast, and we have done this at the
candidate on the Republican ticket for gov
ernor, J. r. g. Pitkin, United States marshal,
VIM. 2. Kellogg, now governor of the State,
and Charles E. NASH member of Congress from
the Sixth district, and others.
(Signed.) D. A. WEBER.
JAS. E. ANDERSON.
This was signed in our presence Nov. Is, 1876.
(Signed, GEo. Dicks,
A. J. WILDER.
Sworn before me this 18th day of November,
1876, by the within named James E. Anderson
and D. A. Weber. WIN. SEYMOUR,
Notary Public.
ANDERSON CONTINUES.
The paper was signed Tuesday and part of
the visiting Statesmen arrived Wednesday, and
think they all arrived before Friday. The
copy was made in May, 1877, during the time
leans.
Mr.. Hiscock asked Mr.. Mcmahon whether he
expected to produaa. the original paper.
McMahon-I think that when We send for
another witness that witness will have it.
Mr.. Hiscock-This is a very important mat
ter, and we ought to have the original paper.
McMahon-We have no knowledge that the
original is in existence.
Witness-I can prove the original.
Reed-Who has the original?
McAIahon-We will develop that pre- ;eutly.
Witness know who has the original. Stan
ley Matthews has the original, at least gave it
to him. presume he has it. 1 know he had
it six weeks ago. According to my informa-
ton he exhibited it to MIR. Packard six weeks
ago.
McMahon-After the execution of this agree
ment Nov. Is, state what took place.
A. We swore to it Wednesday, and on Thurs
day I first learned, or it was intimated, they
Pitkin's Office and announced it as q forgery,
to which did not propose to submit. On
Friday E. L. Weber came to me and said some
of the visiting committee were in Cochran s
room and they desired to see l told Weber
! had no business with them, and declined to
see them Saturday. d. A. Weber came to me,
and stated Mr.. Sherman desired to see us; that
was the 18th. We called at the st. Charles
hotel that night, but failed to see him. Don't
rccollect whether he was out or not. The next
Sunday evening we started from my room to
the St. Charles hotel again, and going down
Canal street, we passed by Moreau' 8 restaurant
The upper portion of the door was glass. Mr.
Weber glanced in and said: 'There is Sherman
now" I said, Don, we may well hin
here as at any other place" and 1 said, ''yor
had better go in by the other door, but l vii
90 in by this door, lest it might excite suspicion
! if we went in together" I passed in by thu
lower door and walked into the saloon. +.
Burke was sitting at a table talking to gentle
man. and he called me, and went over to him
7 OF aud xual1yoC the
when Weber came in by the other door.
The following letters are among the CORES
pondence submitted:
MATTHEW'S TO ANDERSON.
Cincinnati, May Z, 1877.-My Dear Sir:
enclose letter to Gen. Thomas E. Anderson
| asking his influence in favor of your appoint
| the 5th inst, just received. Let us hear frOI
you as to result i0s srAs sna.y' MATTHEW'S.
Jas. E. Anderson, Esq, New Orleans, Louis
| lana.
Cincinnati, O., May z, 1s77.-My Dear Sil
The appointments of Mr.. James E. Anderson &
| one of the three deputy collectors, or Otht
| suitable place satisfactory to him, in tt
/ custom house, New Orleans, / would remark {
in the interest of public service and deserve
| recognition of his services, and a personal fave
i
influence in its favor. Yours truly,
STANLEY MATTHEW'S.
Gen. Thomas E. Anderson, New York.
MATTHEW'S TO SECRETARY EvARTs.
/ CINCINNATI, O., May IA, 1877-MY DEAR ST.
The bearer, Mr.. E. Anderson, of New
leans, is the gentleman in reference to who
when last in Washington, I had private conve
sation with you urging his appointment to
consulship. Mr.. Anderson has had until now
subordinate clerkship in the custom hous
New Orleans, which has always been unsati
factory to him, and now his residence there n
become so unpleasant he has abandoned it al
his clerkship. The circumstances in which NJ
Anderson has been placed and in which he b
been compelled to act a very difficult part q
such as to give him very strong claims up
the administration in public interests, and
do most earnestly urge some satisfactory pu
lie employment may be found for him at ons
Very truly, STANLEY MATTHEWS.
MATTHEWS TO ANDERSON.
CINCINNATI, O., May Is, 1s77.-My Dear S
received your telegram to-day and very IN
regret you are not satisfied with the appoir
ment rendered you, and which by the papl
this morning understand was the consulate
at Funchal. really am at q loss to know VIII
further to do. am quite willing to do an
thing you may suggest that gives promise r.
. sonably to success. Did you see Mr.. Eva
personally? Write to me and explain ever
thing fully, and let me know what you thinl
can further do to serve you. Yours truly,
r STANLEY MATTHEWS.
! Chas. E. Anderson, Esq, IS street, Washir
ton city.
TELEGRAM FROM ANDERSON TO MATTHEW'S.
= [Half-rate message by A. 4. P. & Franklin
Q WASHINGTON, June 7, l877.-Hon. Stanl
s Matthews, Cincinnati. O.: The Preside
l claims to have received no letters. Want
4 more correspondence and no more nonsen
Come here and arrange this affair you {
all face the music Telegraph me at on
, Care nothing about documents in your p
/ session, ANDERSON
LETTERS FROM ANDERSON TO WEBER.
Clinton, La, Sept. TO-, 1876.-Dear Don:
: in receipt of your letter. Everything is 60
smoothly with me. The Democrats are satis1
with my official course, more SO than the
, publicans. Payne, my Democratic clerk,
e well educated gentleman His selection sh'
/ the Democrats mean nothing more than to h
Ii fair deal and that propose to give them.
y for Butler, he is hell on the end of a poker,
It he is more of a mystery to me to-day t
20 when first came up. J. w. Harris has b
here looking after Packard's interests.
e says must return 10000 majority from
parish. If you were to rake this parish wit
r fine tooth comb, you could not find that m
er Republicans, and how they expect me to ret
Or more of Republican majority than ii
st are Republican votes is problem
e. have as yet failed to solve.
K information you can give me on the sub
Mt will be gratefully received. It is simply
lie possible to organize our party in this par
te Powers, DeGray, Butler, Campbell, &C., 81
b. they will have nothing to do with it unless
tn niggers are kept in the back ground, and
"a darkies are equally emphatic in asserting
We they will not oficiate with the above ment
3 ed individuals, alleging they are bulldo,
a and SO it goes In the meantime the De
Gratis are working like beavers; you can ga
he E. L., that the majority against him
be about /, 200. Not very consoling it's I
but nevertheless it is true. What is the
OIL pect in West Fell ciana? Ny impression is
We will lose the State, but Hayes viii
through. I ask nothing more.