The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-06-06
POTTER Purifiers.
They Assemble and Call Anderson to
the Witness Stand.
He Produces a lette- From Mr..
Sherman Promising to "Pro-
vide" for Himself and
Webb IL they Man
aged Things Sat-
isfactoriIy.
Mr.. Sherman Doubts the Authentic
ity Of the Document, but Says
He May Have Written it.
ANDERSON ON THE STAND.
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ANDERSON ON THE STAND.

he May rave Writteh u.
ANDERSON ON THE STAND.
Meeting OF the Potter Com
Sub-C0mmissee 90 e % Florida An.
nOunced-James E. AndersOn Gives
His Testimony.
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 1.-The Pot
ter investigating Committee met to-day
with all the members present. Mr.. Potter
announced as a subcommittee TO visit Flor
ida, Hunton, Springer and Hiscock. Jas.
Z. Anderson, OF Philadelphia, but previous
ly supervisor of registration OF East Fell
ciana parish, La was the first witness call
ed. and Representative MacMahon began
his examination. After giving deatiled
statement az to the duties OF supervisor OF
registration, Anderson said that he had
seen document known as
THE SHERMAN PROTEST,
and that it had been altered, not being the
same as when signed by him. In reply to
question AZ to its alteration, the witness
said there were two or three additional par
aeraphs in the document, and that ii was
filled in in several places. Several docu-
ments were read, giving detailed statements
life was endangered Regarding the intim-
opinion that because he would not carry
out the ideas Of Gov. Kellogg and others,
they were DESTROYS of driving him cut OF
the parish.
In an inview with Gov. Kellogg. he was
asked how his (Anderson's) parish was go,
ing. and he replied "about fifteen hundred
H, (,.,u oil saId
"That will never do" and suggested that
Anderson rally the colored voters of the two
polls and carry them and let the remain
I der Of the poles go, remarking, further,
/ that the witness then get up disturbance,
and, in consequence thereof, throw the Dem
ocratic votes out. A document was pro-
duced, purporting to be an affidavit which
| had been signed by the witness and Don A.
Weber, supervisor Of West Feliciana
parish, wherein those gentlemen refused to
sign a protest against the result Of their
parishes, as they knew that large Demo-
cratic gains had been obtain. by legiti
mate means. The original OF this affidavit
the witness said, was recently in the posses
sion Of Hon. Stanley Mathews.
WHILE IN NRw ORLEANS,
he heard that John Sherman was in the
city, desirous Of seeing Dan Weber and
himself, whereupon they called at the st
Charles Hotel to see Sherman, but failed tt
find him there, but later, succeeding IN ind
ing him at Maloir's restaurant, ON Cana
street. Weber advanced, and, addressing
Sherman, the later remarked: 'tientlemen
am glad to see you" Continuing, Sher'
man said 81 want to see you, as under
stand there is some difficulty in your re-
spective parishes, ami this is time wheI
the assistance Of every Republican AND
true patriot is needed and trust you will
STAND By w.
Weber remarked that in endeavoring to d,
their duty, they incurred the displeasure o
Packard and Kellogg, and were compelled
to leave their respective parishes, and, Ii
the event of Packard's election as Governor
we will get nothing from the adminlstra
ton, whereupon they were assured b.
Sherman that they would he cared Tor, a
Hayes would control the Federal patron
age. All desired of them was that the
stand firm and let the recordrun aloni
/ a. it had. After the course Of short time
Weber and Anderson concluded TO
FORWARD A LETTER
to sherman, informing him that they wer'
not satisfied with their conversation wiki
! him as regarded their being taken care o.
ar.d requesting that he inform them i,
writing A. to whor, they should look 10
, the IulGllment Of his pr.Tii-,a-
Hiscock, Batter and cox, 81 tlr 'na,--s' lie
objected 10 the read ug Cf uL1t vas s.a,me
by the witness To b. a cry o! tie reply :
this letter To- =. rman, ta,,in., the 3"u
tina, ~herr m hould first Sc. 4 40, d
,neut, a..a If De- r~cognized them as :; COZ
Of hi sey'v sheu nd not til then. T. .,
il he admitted IN sy,lence.
.!rdg She 'abe ger, ror:-s'i for chermar
said in eiiv o. est'on, that he had n
S,iow edrf q. ,-.H1r- ever having writ
r ten suGil a l.tlOT.
5 Butler of, red resolution, which wa
adopted, providing tina, paper identified
lie secured, but not read until Secretar
Sherman he called before the committe,
and have an opportunity to see it, where
/: u,on Chairman Potter notified Sherman Q
. the action Of the committee. A Letter wa
produced signed by the witness, and al
, dressed To Webb, stating that Packard wa
: 'rasing hell because Of their refusal {;
4 protest against Il returns in their respeC
i've parishes. \ recess was then taken.
AFTER RECESS,
Secretary Sherman appeared and the lette
which was claimed by Anderson to be
, reply to his letter, was shown to the Seer,
5 tary. who said: "Mr. Chairman, believ,
e from nv responsibility of the view hav
! taker, | never wrote such letter. VI
! was written, it must have been when tn
: returning officers convened to count the Re
! turns, and | do not believe i ever wrot
: this letter. At the same time, there ar
J II! things in this letter would have write
to these or any other men engaged in sue
e an occupation, but don't believe l wrot
this letter.
A vote was then taken on the question G
having the letter read, and it resulted j
the atfrmatively. 1t was in substance a
follows: "Your note of even date, Just n
3 ceived. Neither Mr.. Hayes, myself O
! !, other gentlemen with me, shall forget til
obligations under which you will hav
!. placed us, if you stand firm in the positio
! ! YOU are taking. From long conversafio
I with Mr.. Hayes. am justified in assurin
e you that you will be provided for as 500
Z after the 4th of March as is possible, ant
a in case you are compelled to leave tn
State, that will not materially interfere"