The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-30
sherman. One Hundred Witnesses.

WAsHINGroN Juno % A draft of a letter
has been prepared by Mr.. Morrison. ut the re-
quest II Chairman Potter. in reply Ia Secretary
Shermans request 20 have suhpdnacd from
Louisiana one hundred Witnesses who are ak
pected 20 give material testimony touching the
freedom Of ee'tion and murder and ntimla-
tion of voters in all Of East Feliciana and parts
OF West Felciana Parishes in that State. Mr..
Morrison says. in the course Of his reply:
The record. Of Congress. to which refer and other
records Of congress with which you Doubt, fani
lar auhorlo ne statement that ne trnor To- imony ct
stl witness ma. been rnhirtichi hr witnesse> -
en,,,, ~ IT, eef i, M,f s 1 M, y, d" ea
ormer test 9iony I'VE hundred oiGcr wines. a
ss,, - credible a they WIN be ready asaiG 70 con
q a,se,anep Is made esmn, yoa IN MI ge.o'non q
the House o Repre- srntttNrs under which THIS nuWt
tee Is aeuhs rests. :" mr. A. nt i"sum"uN SET heart
en,e ana control u 4 Nencr and Jane, T. Hnder."gi
mcir oh.lal at, Won made ih,m ,ymoh po'ni.e,
gni promise Of rcwarl T. the ,9mmie, corr' Il nn
such letter and making such promises However, ma
etl hc evidence of the witnesses vou ash 20 have sum.
NIoi. Threatened, driven rom once OF otherwise
an M no. way you , p"r.onay n" S%nm,s
ha. correctly nder,o Nol T., d"n, the anesanon that
Anors tot such allegation wall hc neither established nor
FcNnS Ga.ne whether srd 6crs s s'' sat !" 6nG
Stolen The property Of others or bccsusc others sought 10
strained Tor 'he present respectfully TO dc,hue comph
the several person, naacd by an Of whom have
tih,l some OF thcm twice. and others thrre times
and now SCcessSe to ali in HE Rceo'i d to1lress
John sherman furnishes the following for
publication;
With respectful Difference 10 the investigating
committee. Secretary sherman refused To give
To- the press his offer Of rnimony nude June
until the committee should act upon II. After
long delay without notice 10 him, paper is
published this morning purl orting 20 I've the
proposed report II the committee 10 his formal
the very gist Of the whole mnitsr-- whether or
not there was n free and fair election in
Enst mud West Folioinna and the sUh-commit-
tee ~ now IN Louisiana acting upon this com
slruction. TN" pre'ence that he cannot prove
TINT there WIS not n free and inir election. he-
cause he denies the writing If nm imputed let
tor il frivolous 70 tho last degree. Whether he
wrote IN" letter or not, the real thing that the
committee wants t0 I'm w IL whether there WAS
actual fraud and violence in ihese two parishes 10
Justify tn" Returning Board in what they did.
II So that Is The end ot the inquiry, II not, and
If the action i'm Louisiana WIS unlawful and inn
proper. then II may become mntoru to asccr-
tain WHO participated in this The whole affair
has become ludicrlus bullesQue "A traNesty
ON justice and fairness.
I'm, Hul e. ~. pi4.e Nonrpu, g.
The rcsnlu'iou under Wluch Nour committee j.
the state Of Louisiana 10 laisry amt uandn"nuN rtrl"-
Su ami protest the cerunn ul Nov = l-7h. in East he
A. iu the ALLEGATION that sHil election was "n,e
and lair ami the protest io tr colhtN alse ami fraud
ulcnt ask mat hc Miuos,r, hereinafter named he sub
p"hNrd ana 'Nhhnrl AZ slch luNs ANT phcrs A. Won
may order sunoin uriet statement VI the matter
About which expect thc'r Witnesses 10 saw maforal
TESTIMONY iso The document and lugr where
their former hsn0uN 10 he found the end hHt te
committee mnN ueNny be enabled murr convene ntiy 10
Judge Of the propne Of ordering tho suhp"nas asked