Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-07-11
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THE PRESInE ENTAIL ELECTION.
the Election of 1876 Under
the Potter RsAOluttOn.- Il. An
dersOl and Secretary Sherman ON the

Investigating the Election of 1876 Under
the Potter Revolutions f. An
derson and Secretary Sherman ON the
stand
TUESDAY, July 2.--Thomas c. Anderson
recalled. A long examination Of witnesses
regarding the pe'ations of the returning
board elected nothing new. Witness had
heard that Daniel Weber was killed because
he signed the p, otcst. Never heard he was
killed as Jldgc Campbell testified because he
vi lis Eomas 9 cnEs dencd e thst
he ever made an atiidavi+e in James E.
Ardcrson's hand writin" similar to the one
submitted before tlir Louisiana subcommittee
yesterday. James t. Anderson testified that
jerks dictated the advit and Anderson
copied it and then went to notary Scymour's
office and jerks swore to it. The object in
making the affidavit was to aid Anderson in
securing jerks position. Anderson was to
show the affidavit to Matthews. Emile Weber
testified that his brother Daniel and James
T. Anderson said the two parishes had gone
fairly Democratic. \ great influence had
been brought to bear on his brother to get
l!im to sign the protest. John Sherman was
spokesman tor the visiting statesmen, and
witness knew that Sherman had given his
brother assurances. Sherman assured wit
ness his brother would be cared for. His
brother showed his (Shcrman's) letter and
said he had received it direct from Sherman.
Witness was familiar with Sherman's hand
writing, and was satisfied the letter was writ
ten by Sherman. Great search was made for
the letter, and late in the summer witness
found and destroyed it. Mrs. jerks had been
in no way connected with the authorship of the
Sherman letter. The witness was shown a
long letter he had written in March, 1877 He
requested committee not to have it read. But
it was read. Witness denied the truth of
statements in the letter. He had written it
under transformation. He was subjected to
a long cross examination, aud before conclud-
ing, committee adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, July 81 Emil L. Weber
testified before the Potter committee that in
conversation with Senator Sherman witness
was assured that if his brother should stand
by the President he would be protected. Two
or three days after his brother showed him
the Sherman letter, and told him Sherman
gave it to him. Witness had the Sherman let
ter in his hand. 1t was written on double
before election by Kellogg, Thomas c Ander-
son and Packardto secure at1idavits of intimda-
ton in The parishes of East and West Fclciana
for the purpose of throwing out those par
ishcs. Witness testified farther as to the ex-
istcnce of the She1 man letter, and it's de-
struction; about the action Of Mrs. jerks.
Mrs. Dan Weber and her brother; about Eliza
Plnkston, ana other matters, averring that
Mrs. jerks had told Mrs. Weber the Sherman
letter was worth q thousand dollars, and said
she would pay her a good price for it. Mrs.
jerks did not intimate to Mrs. Weber that
she had any thing to do with the authorship
OF the letter, but always spoke of it as a letter
written by John Sherman, assuring Weber
and Anderson positions under the admin
istration. Witness produced letters from sew
eral parties, and his further examination was
postponed, and he was ordered to appear be-
bore the Subcommittee at New Orleans The
committee adjourned to July 10th.
MONDAY, July 8.-The Potter sub COM
mittee had session at New Orleans, Monday
July 8th., and witnesses were examined. But
nothing of Importance was elected, except
ing to bring out in holder relief the crooked
ness Of Louisiana political action. It was
shown that in 1872 Indictment had been found
against Thomas H. jerks for embezz,emcnt,
and had been nollied. and the records do not
show that any warrant, had been issued for
jerks, and he may not have known of the in
dictmert. No evidence of an indictment
against T. B. jerks was found