The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-04

nation. but not in mine. Now said |. i will
tell YOU what you can do. You can either return
Nush for tho 5 Nth Congressional District. or
Weber and | will burst this whole thing He
was standing on the steps, and laid my hand
pn his shoulder this way, and he said. by
YOU l'i 20 ahead Land and do t. lam Governor Of this
State. / control the police and control tho
COURTS said he a word to the wise is suiil-
cicnt. Said I. Now Gov. Kellogg. il you mean
that for Il threai it is thrown away You have
got to return Nash for ihe Sixth Congressional
utes and he said. You 20 and tell Nash to make
mp good case in st. Landrey. Livingston. and
Tangipahoa."
Q.-fiow soon after Mr.. Hayes was counted In
did you come to the city of WHshinRtonP Al
came to the city ot Washington the day or two
before inauguration. or the Inauguration day.
Q.-Givc to the committee an account OF the
persons whom you called to see and what took
arnment did YOU first see? A.-Wcll waited
here until about a week. think. aiter the inau-
guruion. and then got the, membors OF tho
rail, Judge Leonard. and Mr. Nash-to sign an
application for my appointment ns Consul. II
did not specify any particular place. eNceptthat
ii should be in a warm climate. That application
i filed at the state Department Then went TO
iae TrcaS@ry DepIT'ynsh r IiI ,n on
out his original agreement and give me u posi-
tion AS intended. 1t might excite comment. SO /
supposed by Hing this application, and after
wnrd going to Mr.. Sherman to get him to go 10
Mr.. Evarts and have my appointment made.
would be credited to Louisiana. and the matter
ury Department three different times. and failcd
to see Mr. sherman.
Q.-Who was the first officer that YOU saw
connected with the Government? Oh. saw
the President.
Q.-Then we will come to that first. Did you
60 to the President with this recommendation
A.-BelOre | filed that recommendation went
to the President with DR.. Darrall and Mr.. Nash.
Q.-Statc what pussed there. Al had u
private letter to the President from a friend OF
his in Ohio.
Q.-What was his name? A.-Mr. p. b. Conn
NJ fh.a Atan RNtlI la ,l
the PrSsGent S3" Yes 81 SIR ny Was Tys present T at
the interview with the President
Q.-What took place there. and what was said
to you2 What statements were made by YOU.
by Mr. Darral. or by Mr.. Nash? Abr. Dnr-
rail- made no statements. DR.. Darrall and MIR;
Nash urged my consulship. and. after they had
made their argumsnts DIR. Darral presented
this letter from Mr. Conn. The President
picked II up. read II over very carefully. put it
in his pocket and made a memorandum:
Please appoint this gentleman to consulship
signed it " r. B. H." and l took it over to the
state Department
Q-And filed il there? Ayes.
..Q..--How long did this application pend with
Mr.. Eyarts? A.-Well. after filed my applca-
tion. then went to the Treasury Department
without saying anything 70 DR.. Darrall or Mr.
Nash for the purpose OF getting Mr.. Sherman's
Influence for the appointment also. As said
house one evening aud sent in my card. He
came into, the parlor. and ! introduced myself
as Mr.. Anderson. as he pretended not TO rec,og;
position Sad he, haye F9t no position tor
expect II position IN mis- dapaitment. wanted
Il from the State Dep' tmsnt. Then, ne said
you had better call ou Mr. Evaris;" It9!d him
that had filed my application with Mr.. Evarts.
and what wanted him TO do was TO use his in.
nuence TO get me the appontment. lie replied
fuence for me in his department nor in any
other department: neither IN Mr.. Evaris's
6y n9y W II any o 9osr and
took up my hat and left and never saw Mr..
Shsrman until last saturday.
The witness then related how he had started
for New Orleans TO get the sherman letter: how
he stopped at Cincinnati, and had there seen
Stanley Matthews. ami this is the account which
Il won't into a general history OF the election
ln houisiana. / ioli nun what what pnrt p naq taHrn;;
of tho manner in which the election IN East
Eelciana had been conducted and in the State :
told him they had thrown out my parish on n
forged protect; that they had made me prom
ises which they had not fulfilled and had no
intention OF fulfilling; IN fact tod MIN the
whole story ot the whole tnng reht through.
/ omitted any mention OF Mr.. Shcrman's
name. did not mention his name at
and ald that Mr. MattheWs We; We're I frirndl.
and that anything | might say against Mr.
thews told him was going on for the pur-
pose of getting documentary evidence surren-
dered. He asked me whht wanted. told him
! did not want anything specially except that
wanted them TO carry out their agreement;
Then he said ] should go to New Orleans and
wait until the arrival Of the commits issiOn to de-
termlne the Louisiana affairs. that he would
send me a letter of Introduction TO one Of its
members. and that | should consult fully with
him. and that the matter would be arranged
between u.s.
Tie witness then presented letter OF intro
ductiOn given him on that OCCASION 10y Stanley
Matthew'S 10 Mr. Harlan tof tho Harlan Mac
Neagh COmmiAsionl. as follows:
ciScisSArr. March 90 1877
Ny DEAR s,R; This viii he pTe,snis. % yoa oy Mr =.
Anderson, who may desire to communicate with you con
ndennaliy; Yours truly, srASltr MATHEWS
Anderson called on Harlan several times, told
him the whole story rs 10 East Fcliciana. and
what he knew as to Louisiana generally. and
kept him posted on matters. giving him a COM
plote history OF how the election had been
manipulated in Louisiana Harlan sent for
leans ana said: "'Mr. Anderson. you have
been rather hndly treated IN tlls matter. and
when | get 10 Washington shall See that YOU
are provided FOR. ana he asked me what j
wanted. told MN mat therr was vacancy IN IN
the Consulate AZ Ilrnlsln when would Ike
to have. and which he promised 10 get me i'm
medinteiy upon MS arrival. But he said.
IN order for mo to secure tins position Tor
you. should like to have the copies Of those
documents that you have ~ your possession TO
ought to to ana must be provided tor went
home aud had the documents copied, went back
and gave them to Gen. Harlan, and that was
the last that saw OF the documents or heard of
Harlan either"
Anderson then started back for Washington,
stopped AGAIN tt Cincinnati, saw MHltutWS. nm
got from him "A letter to Mr.. Eyarts; called on
Mr.. Evarts. who asked him whore he wanted to
20. and Ia u few days afterwurd he saw the an
nounnement OF his appointment Us Consul to
FunehHl. which he declined 10 accept. He again
started from Cincinnati, and saw Mr.. Matthews,
VINO said to him: You 80 riEht back IN the
next tram. | have Just to-day had Il letter from
the Pres dent IN regard Ia your cnse, and have
written him such Il letter ns VIII secure ypur
appointment 10 some position IL sad.
There is no question about il; have fixed il
now" Said hr II had some doubts about
doing il before, but ! find / have TO do il. 1
have not told him any moro about the Imftlcu-
lars of these mattrrs thnn | hava been obliged
to, but think ! VIII nave 10 do It, and u you go
down there and you have not got Il place you
Will find it,
Q-What aid you do? Al rotuit ed to Wash.
ingtOn. and tie SAME tram On Whlt | returned
shuull have brought Mr. Mathews's leiter to
the President. ! went 10 the White House. Mr..
Hayes sand that he bad not received any letters
from Mr.. Matthews The next day went again
10 tho President, and uaked II ! could have q
short conversation With him. lie said could
not. hut | might come back in the afternoon.
about O'Clock. / went back nj about halt past
3. and was admitted 10 see Mr. Hayes. | told
him that Mr.. Matthew's had suggested that if
tnere was nny diihculty in my cuse. | should
have n plain talk with him and explain
matters tnnt he ought to know, ana ask
od HIM il he would give me, ten nin-
utes of his time. He said he would.
We sal down on the sofa, and sad to him;