The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-06-04

WASHINGTON, y une 4.-Ino Potter committee
was not in session to-day. In the hurry of
mony on Saturday some interesting points
were overlooked by the reporter. The omissions
are now supplied. After the introduction of
Sherman's letter to Anderson and Weber
witness went on to testify as follows:
After receipt of that letter Weber was not
satisfied that we should be provided for in such
q manner as he thought we should be- Weber's
circumstances were rather worse than mine.
He had wife and children and as he said /
could get up at any time and leave Louisiana
but he could not. l think it was the day after
the receipt of that letter that went down to
the custom house and met Mr.. Nash. who as
a member of Congress from the 9th Congress
sional district in which East Felciana was
located. Nash came to me and stated that the
Returning Board were going to throw him out.
asked him why they could not make case
for him if they could make case for Hayes.
Re said that they could make the case equally
as good as with Hayes, of course, but that
Kellogg was his personal enemy and of course
would seat him. L said, Mash now you wait
for me few moments until have an inter-
view with Kellogg" Nash waited few
moments and 1 saw Kellogg coming up the
steps and 1 followed and said to him
Governor, what are you going to do in Nash's
case.'
He said,-"Nash is beaten of course, the
majority against him is G. 00O"
l said,-"rhe majority against Hayes is 1O,-
He said > "That may be ifferont thing"
I said,-"It may be a different thing in your
estimation but not in mine"
'Now," said I, 81 will tell you what you can
do. you can either return Nash for the 9th Con
gressional district, or Weber and 1 will burst
the whole thing" He was standing on the steps
and laid my hand on his shoulder and he
said, '.By God, if you want to put your neck
into halter you 60 ahead and do it. 1 am
governor of this state, control the police and
control the COURTS" said he, "a word to the
the wise is sufficient
8. ! said, NOW Gov: Kellogg if you mean that
to return Nash for the 9th Congressional dis
trict.''
We discussed the matter for few minutes
and be said: "You 60 and tell N ash to make
up good case in ST. Landry, Livingston and
Tangipatoa."
GLOW soon after 81 ayes was counted in
did you come to the city Of Washington?
A day or two before the Inauguration or
on inauguration day.
Q.-Give to the committee an account Of the
persons whom you called to see and what took
place, what official connected with the govern
ment did you first see?
A.-Well, L waited here till about week
think after Inauguration and then l got the
members of the Louisiana delegation-Gov
Kellogg, Mr.. Darrall, Judge Leonard and Mr..
Nhsu-tu SiRu an appilCaulOQ IOr my appoint.
ment as consul. did not specify any particu-
lar place except that it should be in warm
climate; that application 1 filed at the State
Department, then went to the Treasury De-
partment did that though for this reason
Ii Mr.. Sherman would carry out his original
agreement and give me position as intended
It would excite comment, SO L supposed that
filing this application and afterwards going to
sherman to get him to go to Evarts and
have my appointment made would DO credit
ed to Louisiana and the matter would excite no
attention. 1 went to the Treasury Department
three different tines and failed to see Sher-
man.
Q.-Who was the first officer you saw con-
nected with the government?
A.-Oh, saw the President
Q.-Did you go to the President with this
recommendation
A.-Before filed the recon- nendation L
went to the President with Mr.. Darrall and
Mr.. Nash.
Estate what passed there?
Al had private letter to the President
from friend of his in Ohio.
Q.-What was his name?
A.-Mr p. B. Conn of the Steuhenville, O.,
Herald.
QaWere you present at the interview with
the President?
A.-Yes sir.
Q-What took place there and what was
said to you, what statements were made by
you or by Darrall or by Nash?
A.-Darrau made no statements Darrall
and Mr. Nash urged my consuiship and after
they had made their arguments Darrall pre-
sented the letter to Mr.. Conn. The President
PICKED 1T up, read it over very carefully, put
1t In his pocket and made memorandum
"P1ease appoint this gentleman to consulship in
a warm climate. This is special CASE"
(Sgned) R,B.H.
l took it over to the State department.
Q.-And filed it there?
Ayes.
Q.-aow long did this application pend with
Evarts?
A.-Well after filed my application then
went to the Treasury department without saw
Ing anything to Mr.. Darrall or Mr.. Nash for
the purpose of getting Mr.. Sherman $ influence
Tor the appointment also AS said before
L failed to see Sherman so called at his house
one evening and sent in my card. He came
into the pSrlor and introduced myself as Mr..
Anderson, as he pretended not to recognizes me.
He sat down on the sofa. Said I,-"Mr Sher-
man !! came here for position"
Said he-"I have got no position for you
10 my department.
told him 1 did not expect position in his
department. Then he said, "You had better
,all on Mr.. Evarts" / told him [ had fled
ny application with Evarts and what l wanted
aim to do was to use his influence to get me
he appointment. He replied that he neither
proposed t, use his influence for me in his
department. nor in any other Department.;
neither with Mr.. Evarts' department, nor
q any other department. just then Gov.
Wells of Louisiana came in and took my hat
md left, and L never saw Sherman until last
Saturday.
Witness then related how he had sta rted for
New Orleans to get the Sherman letter, how
le stopped at Cincinnati and had there seen
stanley Matthews and this is the account
which he gave OF the interview. I went into
general history of the election IN Louisiana.
told him what part | had taken, of the
manner in which the election in East FeIiciapa
lad been cond ucted and in the state. Told
lin they had thrown out my parish on
orged protest, that they had made me
Promises which they had not fulfilled and had
lot the intention of fulfilling in fact told him
he whole story, OF the whole thing right
trough went into all the details with exec ption
hat 1 omitted any mention of Sherman's
anne. did not mention his name at all. L
opposed Sherman and Matthews were friends
nd that anything L might say against Mr..
herman would be reported to him by
iatthews. l told him L was going on for the
urpose of getting documentary evide nee sur
sndered. He asked me what wanted. l
Did him did not want anything specially ex-
ept L wanted them to carry out their agree
rent. Then he said L should go to New
'rleans and wait until the arrival of the COM
Mission to determine the Louisiana affairs,
nat he would send me a letter of introduction
alt fully with him aud tn at the matter would |
e arranged between u.s.
Witness then presented letter of introduce |
on gwen him on that occasion by Stanley |
Iatthews to Mr.. Harlan (of the Harlan Nc |
'eagh committee) as follows:
CINCINNATI. March 90, 1877.
Ny Dear SIT, This will be presented to you by |
II. D. =. ANDERSON, who may desire to communi- |
Yours truly
STANLEY MATTHEWS,
To Gen. j. NJ Harlan.
Anderson called on Gen. Harlan several
mes. Told him the whole story as to East
eliciana and what he knew as TO Louisiana
snerally, and kept him posted on matters, Civ.
g him a complete history of how the election
ad been manipulated in Louisiana. Gen. Har-
"a sent for him the day before leaving New
rleans and said: sMr Anderson, you have
cen rather badly treated in this matter and
hen get to Washington will see that you
Q provided for" He asked me what want
int hat fbo~o H. Al