River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-06-13
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
Investigating the Election of 1875 Under
the Potter Northumberland f.. An
derson and Secretary sherman ON the
Stand.

TUESDAY. June 4,-The second session
of the investigating committee was heldto
day and Anderson was again on the stand for
cross examination. An effort was made TO
show discrepancies between his testimony on
the Ist, and his evidence before the Senate
investigating committee last winter He said
that he gave testimony only on one side OF
the question before the Senate committee and
suppressed the other on the ground that he
was carrying out his contract with Sherman.
He admitted that lac purposely misled the
committee while testlfying under oath claim
ing that he had different thing in his own
mind from that which he gave the commit
tee
WEDNESDAY, June 5.-Anderson's cross
examination was still continued and was
prin cipally devoted to copy of the Weber
Anderson agreement. This agreement was
sen. to Stanley Matthews and the document
produced by the committee Anderson claimed
was not his handwriting but counterfeit
thereof He claimed that the original had two
red ink spots which the paper produced did
not have. He swore that Pitkin promised
him that he should be taken care of if he
stood by the Republicans Stanley Matthews
rose to give personal explanation in the
Senate denying that he had connived at any
fraud in the Presidential count of 1876 and
asking an investigating committee of seven to
examine and report upon the matter.
THURSDAY, June 6.-Judge A b. Lee
virse of Louisiana was the only witness eX
amined to-day. He was one of the Republi-
can electors and he testified that pending the
election a man named Asher came to him with
a corrupt proposition saying he( Levirse) could
make from thirty to forty thousand dollars by
resigning his position. Witness entertained
the proposition not with view, as he said, of
selling out but for the purpose of ascertain
ing who Asher represented. Witness talked
about wanting one or two hundred thousand
thinking it would be so high that whoever
Asher represented would not pay it and in
that way he hoped to find who the offer really
came from. A resolution was passed asking
Stanley Matthews to appear and testify.
FRIDAY, June THE subcommittee
commenced work in Florida to-day. The Ba-
ker County returns were the subject OF in
vestigation, but nothing not previously pub
lished was elected. The washington branch
of the committee took no testimony to-day
but spent most of the time in secret session
in making comparison of the genuine and
forged election returns from Louisiana. In
response to a previous request of the COM
mittee, the President submitted letters which
had been received from Stanley Mathews,
James E Anderson and others asking that
Anderson be given consulship.
SATURDAY, June 8.--Senator Ferry APP
peared before the main committee of investi-
cation and testified at great length as to the
receipt of the returns in Louisiana. He knew
Of of no informalites of these returns except
through others, as he did not personally ex-
anime them. A letter was received from
Stanley Matthews refusing to appear before
the committee on the ground of wants of jur-
isdfction, his conduct having been referred
to the the senate committee appointed on his
own motion. A subpoena was issued COM
manding his presence ON Monday. The
Florida subcommittee held session at Jack
sonville and examined number of witnesses.
c. H. Edwards, clerk of Lion county, testified
that IS '.jolly jokers,' on fraudulent votes for
HAYES, had been placed in the ballot box at
precinct No Is, and the poll-list made to cor.
espond with the increased vote thus indicated
McLin was also examined as to the proceed
ings of the visiting statesmen while the cam
vass was being made. He stated that if all
the returns had been counted Tilden would
have carried the state by about IS majority.