Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-23
The Electoral Investigation.


Representative HiScOck, of New York one
of the republican members of the Florida in
vestigatng committee, not having returned
to Washington, the first meeting of the Potter
committee has been deferred until tomorrow
morning. This at all events is the reason as
signed by the democratic members for the
delay, but there are others who say that the
meeting of the committee has been postponed
until the national democratic committee, now
holdlng It's session in this city, ''reSolute" on
tne suDlect. 1t is quite apparent that the
democrats are
NOT SO ENTHUSIASTIC
WaeI Oh Inc SUBJECT OF fraud, as they were one
fact is that southern members are receiving
daily letters from their constituents Discount
tenancing the movement. Some of them think
that Ihe action of the democracy in reOpenimg
the Presidential case will loose them twenty
aIstrlct in the south. Casey Young. of the
Memphis, Tenn, district, put the case aptly
said after 1t was decided to support the Potter
resolution, "Gentlemen, l will abide by the
action of this caucus, but assure you that in
so doing lose my seat in the next Congress-"
SECRETARY SHERMAN'S LETTER
l, something OF damper has been cast upon
the ardor of the investigators, by the manner
in which Secretary Sherman invites the
closest scrutiny into his acts His broad and
emphatic denial that either of the supervisors
OF East Fellciana parish, in Louisiana, have
that after all the political enthusiasts who
have been working up the Florida case, may
have been sadly sold. There has been at diff
1erent intervals in Washington, one. James
Anderson, woo was one of the supervisors of
this parish. 1t is susceptible of proof that he
bas frequently alleged that he had letter
from secretary sherman, calculated to prove
that the Secretary had Influenced his action in
returning the vote of East Feliciana parish.
1t is known that he has hung around news
paper Offices, possibly and very probably for
the purpose OF making sale of his alleged let
ter. Strangely enough, though, since the
agitation of the Presidential question, he has
denied by telegraph that he has any such let
ter. 1t is becoming now very serious ques-
tl0n, whether or not he has not been playing a
game to relieve his impecuniOuS condition
ana at the same time pulling the wool over
Illinois, who seem to be the CasSius aud Bru-
tuS of the new conspiracy.
1t is thought that the committee. when is
gets to work, will sit with open doors-that IS.
!et newspaper correspondents be preSent-but
it Will and ought to exclude the army of beats
and SensatlOn-mOngerS who will hang around
the doors.
Democratic Executive Committee.
THE DISCUSSION TO DAY ON PARTY PROSPECTS.
THE POTTER RESOLUTION, ETC.
The democratic executive committee met
this morning at O'Clock and ad journed short
ly before Il. There were number of new ar
rivals, and the States represented was swelled
to thirty-three. The whole session was de-
Voted TO the expression OF opinion by indi-
vidual members of the committee as to the
cOndltl0n or af1alrS III their respective States
ard slight reference to the Potter resolution.
The speakers all Represented the prospects of
the democratic party for the fall campaign to
be In their States fiatterng to degree. One
member OF the committee said after The meet
ing to STAR reporter, I'VE are as terrible as
an army in battle, and our victory shall march
at charging step" As before mentioned,
there was but Slight reference to the Potter
resolution.
1t is stated that this reference created
quite breeze in the meeting, some fav-
oIing and some opposing the resolution.
The question of endorsing the resolution was
laid over until this evening. The committee
will meet at S o'clock this evening, and the
question will be finally disposed of. There is
no doubt that a majority of the members are
i'll favor of endorsing the resolution, and that
such will be the final action of the committee
AN ADDRESS TO THE COUNTRY.
Hon Fred. X. Prince, the secretary, is en-
gagged in the preparation of an address to the
country which will take every advantage pos
Sible to the democracy in placing the present
condition of national affairs before the country
and the conclusion to be deduced therefrom
as to the merits of the democratic and repub-
lican parties, of course to the detriment of the
latter
1t is expected that the session this evening
Will be very long one, as most of the mem
bers hope to finish all the business before it. i'm
order to reach final adjournment tonight.