Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-07-19
WARRINGTON, July 9.
Secretary sherman has sent the following
| reply to Chairman Potter's letter of July 1st; ;

Secretary Sherman has sent the following
reply to Chairman Potter's letter of July 1st: :
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, July 3.
Hon. CLARKsoH N. PorrER. Chairman. etc.
SIR; / have the honor to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of your letter of the 1st inst. upon my re-
turn to the city after brief absence. In re-
spect to the evidence rendered by me to prove
frauds and intimidation at the election have
TO say that since the date of your letter the ques
ton seems to have been settled by the commit
tee in favor of taking such testimony as r., H..
Weber, witness called by the committed has
been examined as to whether there was violence
and fraud at the election in East Felicinna, In
his prepared statement he was not only allowed
20 testlf thr extent Of the violence and fraud
n East a.id West Feliciana, but to the cause of
thab violence and its effect upon the election,
and the next day was examined by members of
the committee distinctly upon the causes and
grounds for the throwing out of these parishes
Surely when the committee thus seeks to prove
that violence and intimidation did not prevail in
these parishes, cannot be denied the right to
prove that murder, whipping. burning. raiding
and all forms of intimidation did prevail in both
those parishes, and that in East Feliciana these
were sufficient to deter every Republican from
voting, though there had previously been
recognized majority there of nearly 900 Repub-
lcans. As to whether testimony shall be taken
anew by your committee, or that taken by for
mer committees shall be received, will with
entire Difference await your decision.
With the view to identify the testimony of
fered by me have placed it in the hands of one
of your committee in the order in which it is
referred to in my written offer. In view of the
fact that your committee is now engaged in TAX
ing further testimony intended to show that the
declaration set forth in the various protests are
not true, 1t seems to me that should be allowed
to prove by additional testimony that these pro-
tests are true. | also call your attention to the
nature and character of the examination of Il.
l.. Weber on the Sd of July, when no member of
the minority of the committee was present to
object or to crOss-eXamine and when, by some
Misunderstanding, my counsel was denied the
privilege of cross-examination, unless he did so
against what was claimed to be the order and
fuIa Of aArTH
questions were not only in form leading, but he
was allowed to testify TO common rumor and to
his differences based upon common rumOr, and
this not only against me but against several
members of the House of Representatives, and
othvl-high officers of the Government.
int have 70 fpn in aYng tSa bod
given to the public communications designed
for you. The only communication have given
TO the public is my former offer of testimony of
violence and that l only gave several weeks
after it was sent you, and after Mr.. Morrison's
paper had been published; but now respectful
ly ask that my tender of testimony and my
memorandum to Gov. Cox and this letter may
be published in the official record. have also
to state that | am now prepared, at the conven-
here in Washington to repel the charges against
me- and have given to Mr.. Shellebarger list of
witness whom ask may be subponaed.
Very respectfully, JOHN L. SHERMAN.
WASHINGTON, July 10.
The committee met to-day, but Gen. Butler
being absent no testimony was taken. Ad-
journed until tomorrow
New ORLEANS July 10.
Before the Potter subcommittee, w. Will
Jams (colored) was examined relative to the
affidavit made by him and submitted to the
committee in Washington, as to the converse
tion between Dix, Fisk and Hobbs, that Web
er did not sign the Anderson Weber agree
ment and that Anderson did not swear to it.
Witness waited on them at the st. James Ho-
tel where he met a man who told witness he
was I'm a hurry; that parties had been after
him to sign paper which he did not intend
TO sign, but was going away; after this party
left the table Dix told witness the mans name
was y. A. Weber; this was on Saturday, the
10Th day of November, the day before Weber
was killed.
Il. T. Hobbs testified that Weldon told wit
ness that Weber did not sign the Veteran
derson agreement.
j. F. Kelley, Supervisor of Registration of
Rchland Parish, testified: Made up the re-
turns and brought them to the city soon after
the election; delivered them without protest;
enclosed with them were two atiidavits of in
timidation and violence; one of these parties
he would not believe on oath; did not make
oath to the paper published as my affidavit in
Mr.. Sherman's report; believe some of the
statements made therein are true and that
some are not, though the reports as stated
were made to me by the parties named.
Witness detailed at great length, occur
rences between the time he came to the city
with returns and the time of his final protest,
showing the efforts made by prominent Re-
publicans to induce him to make the protest.
Witness gave the names of persons in the par
ish who would swear to violence and intimida-
tion and went up and brought some of them
to the city. Witness did not feel justified in
making the protest, and would not have made
1t but for the persistent efforts of Gov. Kel-
loggi Campbell and Others importuning him
to do SO.
The committee adjourned till tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, July II.
Senator Kellogg testified that the election
in Louisiana in 1876 was entirely legal Wit
ness gave a detailed statement as to the COM
position of the respective houses of the Leg
islature, and claimed that Packard was legally
inaugurated.
Gen. Butler produced tables compiled from
the Returning Board figures which showed
that the board had thrown out parishes and
precincts until they had secured majority
for the Hayes electors.
Chairman Potter has sent letter to Secre-
tary Sherman and informs him that the wit
nesses asked for will be summoned at as early
a date as practicable, and says further: AS
| TO the testimony of intimidation in the par
| ishes of East and West Feliciana proposed, in
neither of these parishes did the election Off
GERS make any protests with the returns, and
as received by the Returning Board the re-
| turns of the election of 1876 in those parishes
stood absolutely without objection. After
ward Anderson, as Supervisor of East, and
| Weber, as Supervisor of West Feliciana, un-
dertook to furnish protests upon which the
| Returning Board might reject the vote of
| those parishes II is claimed that they did
this without cause, solely for political pur-
poses"
| NEW ORLEANS, July IL.
| Hiram Smedley testified that he saw the
name of d, A. Weber signed to the Anderson'
| Weber agreement by j. W. Jones.
E. L. Weber testified that his brother told
| him there were no grounds for protests in the
| parish Witness admitted that he had been
| indicted, forfeited his bond and afterward, al
the suggestion of the District-AttOrney, made
a false affidavit in order to have the bond re-
| stored.
WASHINGTON July II.
The examination of Senator Kellogg wai
continued to-day. He stated that I'm his Opin
ion Hayes recognized Gov. Packard by tele
| graph Immediately after the formers inau
! guratiOn; he considered Packard elected al
fairly as the Hayes electors; never attempted
to induce Anderson to make a fraudulent
protest; said Anderson was not man h'
would hold such conversations as he (Ander
som had testified had occurred between them
never employed jerks to watch him. He pro
nounced, as entirely imaginative, Anderson
testimony TO the effect that, If witness did no
return Nash to Congress, he and Weber wsulC
burst the election; and he stated he neve
used the language which Anderson attributed
to him.
NEW ORLEANS, July r.
4. L. Weber was recalled, and testified re
garding occurrences in West Feliciana. Wit
ness gave a detailed account in relation to hi
connection with the Legislature, and sal,
nineteen Packard Senators were interested i
the S500,000 scheme, and Packard promise
that the bill when passed should become
law. Witness stated that he was membe
of an association In the Senate in 1855, whic
included Gov. Antoine, j. G. Anderson
Twitchell, Burch and others, for corrupt pul
poses. They received $50, 900 for passing th
leyee bill, and 100000 for passing the Stat,
House bill. Each member Of the assOciatiO
received $1,000 of the money. Twitchell wa
President and }. G. Anderson Treasurer OF th