The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-08
POTTER COMMITTEE.
PROGRESS OF The INvEsFIGA.
TION.
The republicans Said To He Buy Ing
WIIHesses-A Startling Story
About AndersOn-nOre Ia.
Ieresting Documents.
Special 10 the Register

Special 10 the Register.
WAsHINGTON, June :.
The Republicans OF the Potter Com
mittee are Industriously trying TO turn
the investigation against the other side
but with little success. When they goi
Levisee on the stand they endeavored tc
prove by hlm that Filden had made bid
for the electoral vote of Louisisns. In
this they met with signal failure, as they
did in their effort to break down Ander-
SOD.
1t is expected that Mrs. jerks, who
will shortly arrive here, will make some
very important contributions to the his.
tory of the fraud, unless, as there is res-
son TO lear, she has already been bought
up. From certain mysterious move
ments since the passage OF the resolution
10 olnvestig ate, the inference is warranted
and freely drawn that prominent Repub-
licsns have been in negotiation for dam
aging testimony st high prices. 1t may
vet be developed in this investigation
who has made the offer, to whom, how
much hss been offered in money and
how much in Federal appointments The
louisiana crowd Is increasing in num-
Der every day. They make their head
quarters At leading hotel, and all of
them are on the make. The scum of
Louisiana has hOated to Washington in
the hope Of being picked up and cared
for.
A startling disclosure was made TO day
by man who is in = position to know,
and who will probably be called before
the committee if be does not leave town.
He declared that he knew of his personal
knowledge, that within two weeks An
derson had been offered handsome sum
of money if he would leave the country
snd promise TO remain abroad until
Hayes successor shall be elected. Ander-
son is reported to have said that he would
not leave the country if they would give
him $4,000 year, and send the White
House along for him TO live IN
Levisee's testimony throws unexpect-
ed light on some things which the
Democrats did not hope to get mold Of.
By series of apparently harmless quos-
tlons, Mr.. McMshOn made the witness
confess that he was not in New Orleans
during the latter part OF December,
1876, and he clinched the thing by hsv-
in, Levsee tell where be was At that
time. Then the certificates OF the Elec-
torsl College OF Louisiana were pro
duced, and it was shown that two of
them we're signed on the 29th day OF De-
cember. OF course, there was nothing
left for the witness but TO maintain his
srs. statements, and swear that the sig
natures purpOrting 10 be mis- were for
gerIes. This he did in the most emphst-
ic language, and then the Republicans
discovered that they had caught Tar
tar.
The history of these certificates is IS
iollows: Kelloggs electors met on the
6.h of December, as required by law,
and voted, made out and signed the GER
t1ca,es. Us they believed, according to
law. On the 9th one of the certificates
was mailed 10 Vice. President, and he
received i in due time. A few days sf-
lerwsrd Returning Board Anderson sr
rived "a special messenger, with another
one OF the certificates, the third having
been deposited, according TO law, in the
District Court IA New Orleans. When
Anderson undertook to present the GER
,dcate he bore TO Ferry, the latter
refused 10 receive IT, because there was
DO written statement on the envelope
show ug what the contents were. The
.sw requires the contents of the envelope
- b., certified on the outside in writing.
Anderson posted back 10 New Orleans,
all Il was discovered that the original
certificates contained another irregular
iy. The vote of the electors had been
certified to as cast for President and Vice
President together, whereas the law
required that each vote should be certi-
bed separately. This was AL error that
could not be rectaed by simply cndorsing
'JmethiDg on the envelope, so the electors
We're called together to make out dupli-
cate returns. Levisse had lett the city
-ld could not be reached. He was
snow bound at Texsrkans. Time
|S short, and the certificates had
70 be IN Washington by the l4th OF
February. In this dilsmms, Levisee's
Aame was forged to the duplicate certif-
.".es, and one Of the latter was mailed
J. Ferry, and Anderson returned TO
Washington with snothe-, No doubt
-- Illrd was substituted for the original
W l.e 10 New Orleans, rs kellogg's
gang Was In full power then. Kellogg
"A
"" urged TO reLnquish the first or
Csilai certificate, which he bad re-
.7'red by mail, and present only the du.
HeAIe, which had also come 10 hand. He
s@ed to give up the original, but re-
s.'el the duplicate from Anderson. In
.Fning the certificates Ferry, when he
.'a'aed the original from New Orleans,
--~o-ucel that no one TO COrre-
Tla with it had ever been re
.s'sl by messeT ger. When he opened
7 duplicate when came by mail h. an
-..1ce1 lba, one to correspond with il
~ o-en received by messenger. Two
t"ea!e and forged certificates and one
a1A and irregular certificate went
"e The Electoral Commission, and on
'- 'Ae State was awarded 10 Hayes
secret o. the forgery, sEd the irregu'
~! TOO, we're religiously kept until
"'s'dsy, when Mr. McMahon brought
s. wi. So that it has been shown IN
s-ence that the vote Of Louisiana
III d! the fight over twas awarded
a.. ,1'!e' on irregular and forged certif-
y,,-, ,.' was what the investigation did
',,s'osy snd the end Is not yet. Kel.
rs ss s' Governor of LouisisBs, put the
Az. VI Inc Stste TO those forged certif-
On, Sho the committee intend to find
h Low much he knew about the forgery
s.s5 5A' been subIensed and may be
av On 10 make this explanation to.
,''ated Press Report,
ss ss%A'HISGToS, June The commit.
Lgyisnn.eSsNgsting the alleged frauds II
NH ,Su and Florida in connection
u,srt1: Ile Residential question as soon as
-oIllR tO-dau