The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-07
MS; that is all the reason know Of for throwing oas
the precincts.
orugcr IN VIEW.

MS that Is all the know Of for throwing out
the precincts.
OBJECT IN VIEW.
OF course. the ohjec have The rcpublscaps
Win, VI possible. suggested should so:a
aasvils but Drigrcrs said we had authority 10 thfos
out The returns; irregularity pointed out
Tho lace OF tho returns, tho precincts thrown
The change II gave the reprbcans tho malarlty:
CoSc and the Justice had 81 The clerks
Office NIL day ma stayed l lark; got by Dr;.
grrs nnvrs KEY; Scxs there;
found returns on the Table; Drigecrs got them. Dui
wc made no return there. We iusl figured what would
be the result OF throwing tue two PRECINCTS: we
went over 10 captain Canoyas house and utica out
the blanks ana then wen. 70 the clerks Office and
only return; nothing iurthcr was done;
have never seen the return since; Judge
candidate for representative In tho Legislature; he
sa,d nothing 10 me; his father asked mo not to
with Coke; H. would not sign the returns
could have III. benefit Of pock etboos sail moth.
ing to that Cox. asked mo TO canvass the 18th aud
| cecincd don't ihink that any ono said TO
tho object to givs the republicans majority; a
OF All The votes would have gwen Iua
county TO the democrats: IN JonEsonyiile all Tho
votes were democratic and there was democratic
meioriy at the other precincts
cgoss-Ex.MixArIoS
In answer TO q question by Mr.. Hscock witness
said:
Coke a.ked the 10th to canvass, and do.
chncd; he sara no SHOULD 20 on: understood by
Drggcrs that they had gone ana mace canvass
day or TWO before NC made tho c,nvass; one
Bryant had told me that there had been intimiua.
townsville; that they would not lot republican
vote there wc hal tie registration oil Darbyvc whcr
We made The canvass aud tho poil list and
Ave had voted ngfulIy; there had
been ono or more names added; believe az Tho time
We made the canvass that tho names THAI hah boon
added not Residents Of tho country, aud that
oil tho excuse we had Tor throwing out the precinct;
mad heard OF int,midaion; oncJ. W. Burrctt. demo.
crai. asked sign Coxo's canvass; Il sad
! would not; no said l would there
now much; no SAID sia5, md il T. would come WITH
him he would snow me The had the money;
he took me 10 Paris store, where saw John r. Hart
Il n Iii gkhOl v hn / WpufA
sign tho return that Coke made out no would copcn
safe mo for my ,rouole tod him | coulan,t. Il
bride, but only to pay for my trouble.
STANLEY MATTHEWS sTATEMENr-AN INTER.
VIEW IN WHICH HE REVIEWS HIS CoNNEc.
TON WITH ANDEEsoS-rHE TAINTED DocU.
MENTs--How THE SHERMAN LETTER WAS
s'CUT OUT"
From tho Cincinnati Commercial, Juno 81
WASHINGTON, uno 4. 1878.
Senator Matthews gives TO yourcorrcspond dent to-
night some facts in relation to his possession Of tho
so-called Nasn aud Weber agreements
had never seen James T.. Anderson 10 know him.
says Senator Matthews, until the 23d oav OF April
1877. A gentleman called my Office In Cincinnati
and introduced himself as James 4. Anderson, OF
Louisiana
AxDBRsoN's PLANT.
10 stated that he hnd worked earnestly and. as Ia
thought, successfully TOR tho republican party.
pered his lie and sacrificed his property In tho
cause
His story was really pil,abIe and l was moved e
try to help him 10 position that he
might be compcicnt 10 NIL had been in Louisiana.
making study OF Affairs, particularly tho cases Of the
bulldozed districts. and knew something Of
The expressions ana hardships the republican,
bad had to endure. l believed then that tho
State iairy belonged TO Hayes, and bcllevc so now
Nothing In the testimony or Tho socalIcd develop
q
action oil the Returning Board ono iota Certainly
no republican frauds arc 10 light ca ua 20 the
overrunning OF the parishes With armed and the
sudden alton OF ABOUT i've thousand rcpub-
licau minority into about Ave thousnpd dcmo
cratic. ANDERSON remained IN my Office Tor
talking over Louisiana all ami the hardshps re-
pablcans like himsei, who had incurred the enmity
OF Kellogg and the ruling republican, powers thas
quarter lsympathized with him and promised use
my influence 10 get him place that would .nabo
" he chose
NOT WORD ABOUT TRIcKxRy
Mind you all this timc he said u word 10 lcao
me TO bolicvc that no had made ialse protect tho
Feliclana returns or done any otncr disnon oraoo
intinat,on Of wrong 90 ng or trcscry Il na had iod
his story then as hc IS telling u now ccriaiuy
anso, 70 put Tho case even thu. n,iaIy.
chilled Nash agree wasin o hurry ana Inerciy.
glanced az u. My nrst impulse was TO rctarn II, nus
Another glance ~ II convinced that docu.
mcnt VIII CHI would be less mischicvoSs safe than
published. stili dad not place the Importance IN Il
should nave done.
HEGaETs LATE.
Right there made a'mistakc--conmitied an error
which rcgrot should have handed II buckto Ani
derson aud shown MN oct OF tue office rupIdiy
than no oamo IN. Bu; no was gonc before had timo
70 iuiy consider The matted PIT u away and made
OF II At tho time. but lew Jpys alter
did mako an iIdorscmcEt. mo moro studied the
document tho moro regretted paving had anything
with safe keeping. sun thought ~ my
possession u could do no harm. and believed toas
the dlshonorible agreement IT rccors had never
carried out, ana SO the harm small
rnr WEBER AGsKENnsr.
remember after
ceivcd icttor from Anderson, isiei New orloaus.
Apr I. He ineosed too SPECIALIZED Weber ngrctm cn'.
1 believe now that this Is forgery and that Weber
never signcd II In tho letter Anderson stated thut
ihis was tho last private documtnt IN r,la;ion ~
Louisiana anirs for what no called tho Piisin "a al
agreement had that day been burned. had no idea
vast he meant by tao Pitkin II a.. agreement bat
ut 10 glad know that II burned Righl here
let say mat Anderson cuts out alleged
man letter. he stated hts letter me, which
have, that ms Weber fncnt was his oaIy
naming private docnmcnt bearing upon his coDnec.
ton with Louisiana AFFAIRS
A SOUTHERN SENATOR'S OPINION on THE por-
TER MOVEMENT NOT TEN FER CENT or rag
CoNcBgssMES DgsiEE TO SEE HAYES DE-
PosEp-KEYs LETTER
A reporter ofthc Memphis doaianche interviewed
senator harris, OF Tennessee, on Inst Tucs-
day The subject the Potter luvcsliga-
ton. senator Harris is democrat The
reporter asked, "ls there Congress desire to
20 into the question OF tho Prcsloenrs utc?"
The Senator was silent moment thcn
In words slow and emphasized, as " to
make every word tell that meant what
no said, no replied. ''Thcrc
than one man out OF cv,y ten 10 Congress that col-
tom plates reopcning tho question Ul the Prrsidcns
title. That question bccn settivd coLstutiouaiy.
beyond tho react. Of any une's hand. Gong
passed on the vote aud COUNTED u for Hayes That
settles H."
RgroRrEg--How about the Southern mcrnbcrs?'
Senator hAsRis--l do not know Of one man ron
the South desires to disturb mo President In ME
soat. shall Always rrcognzc him rs tue Chief Es-
ecutve OF tue nation, his acts the acts OF
Executive. When this matter OF Potier's res
oiution spoken OF to mo before Us IN.
tro fuctton. dlsapprovcd OF II Tor First,
said. ,Gcnicmou, II you goover THIS Testimony aud
get the facts OF the Louisiana fraud. MS You say,
In shape before tnc country, thcy VIII convince
who ~ not now convinced Second,
II you fail TO mako good every one OF Them
you break tho force OF the Impression which these
frauds have already made. y When tho mattor Was